Secularism is a Women’s IssueIt is one of the defining moments in the story both of rock and of black expression. Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock 1969, finishing his set by deconstructing the Star Spangled Banner. A black man on stage, claiming the anthem as his own, stripping it of its reverence, and, against the backdrop of the Vietnam War – in the midst of the song Hendrix recreated the sound of gunfire and falling bombs – and of American cities burning in civil rights protests, infusing it with fury and pride. Hendrix, as Paul Gilroy has observed, was always defined by “transgressions of redundant musical and racial rules”.
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‘SCUSE ME WHILE I KISS THE SKY
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Jimi Hendrix, 50 ans après
20 septembre, par siawi3Voici donc, trois disques à écouter pour plonger dans les racines d’Hendrix, se souvenir de sa fougue sur scène et tenter de deviner ce qu’aurait pu être la suite de son œuvre.
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USA: Hold The Line: A Guide to Defending Democracy
20 September, by siawi3On June 1, 2020, President Trump ordered members of the military to repress nonviolent demonstrators in Washington, DC. Seeing this as a severe abuse of power—and an indication of the lengths Trump might go to try to stay in office—the four of us got together and produced this guide over the course of several months.
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FAITES-VOUS UN BOULOT À LA CON ?
16 septembre, par siawi3Il n’est pas de punition plus terrible que le travail inutile et sans espoir.
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Erri de Luca, la littérature en quête de vérité
16 septembre, par siawi3La liberté de chacun n’est pas à disposition de l’Etat. Il ne peut l’atteindre par l’incarcération. La liberté, c’est tenir ensemble ce que je dis et ce que je fais.
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Tell no lies, claim no easy victories”: Remembering Amílcar Cabral
16 September, by siawi396 years after the birth of revolutionary Amílcar Cabral, his life, struggle and contributions continue to guide us.
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Remembering the many lives of our friend David Graeber
15 September, by siawi3A collective tribute to our friend, colleague and comrade David Graeber, whose brilliant work and tireless organizing were like a spark for us all.
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The Black Panther Party’s multiracial anti-fascism
15 September, by siawi3I would encourage younger people who are righteously angered to look at the BPP — not necessarily as a model to be replicated or a perfect organization, but as one piece of history which may have something to offer, an organization with a program and a platform, with the intention of transforming society through concrete actions and organizing. The BPP organized, defended and uplifted the Black community with a leftist, class analysis, which recognized the common issues poor and oppressed communities faced.
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Guinea-Bissau & Cabo Verde : The legacy of a ‘simple African’ revolutionary
13 September, by siawi3As a revolutionary practitioner, Cabral was uncompromising about contextual specificity, believing strongly that revolution is not exportable. He pursued the goals of the liberation struggle with an incredible display of integrity, insisting with his comrades to: “Hide nothing from the masses of our people. Tell no lies. Expose lies whenever they are told. Mask no difficulties, mistakes, failures. Claim no easy victories.” Cabral’s legacy remains inspirational for Africans and non-Africans challenged by injustice, deprivation, exploitation, and oppression.
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USA: How “Prerequisite Cases” Tried to Define Whiteness
11 September, by siawi3A law of 1790 said that only “free white persons” were eligible to be naturalized. But courts struggled for years afterward to tell who was white at all.
