Resources

• Secret Power, #WikiLeaks and its Enemies, by Stefania Maurizi
  25 November, by siawi3

  The ‘secret power’ that Stefania Maurizi refers to in this book is the ‘highest level of power, where secret services, armies and diplomats operate.’ That power jealously guards its privacy so that the ordinary citizen does not see their machinations and crimes, there is no public control or accountability and no public scrutiny. At the heart of the book is the brutality of secret power and the unbearable price paid by Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and truthtellers. An uncovering of the terrifying depths of authoritarian power that hide behind the infamous story of WikiLeaks

• Inequality, injustice and violence: experiences of women from Iraq’s diverse ethnic and religious communities
  25 November, by siawi3

  At this critical juncture in Iraq’s political life, what can be done to ensure trauma is recognised and inequalities for ethnic and religious minorities are redressed?

• « Lumières de la gauche », par Stéphanie Roza
  21 novembre, par siawi3

  Pour la gauche laïque et singulièrement pour la « gauche de gauche » laïque, ces deux ouvrages fournissent des éléments précieux pour libérer la gauche de son fardeau identitaire. On peut même y trouver des outils intellectuels permettant de reconnaître dans la laïcité un paradigme culturel fédérateur, associant l’émancipation politique et l’émancipation sociale.

• Who wrote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ?
  17 November, by siawi3

  Each clause was voted on by member states. Many suggestions came from drafters from small and newly de-colonised states. Two of the most important drafters were Hansa Mehta of India, and Charles Malik of Lebanon, who was Committee Rapporteur. Hansa Mehta, an extraordinary activist and brave member of the Constituent Assembly in India, was responsible for the wording of the Article I ‘All human beings are equal in dignity and rights,’ arguing that if the word men was used, it would not be regarded as inclusive but rather taken to exclude women. She was the key figure who ensured gender equality in the document.

• Multi-Directionality and Universality: Global Feminisms and International Law in the Twenty-First Century
  17 November, by siawi3

  Much of so-called progressive and feminist academic analysis (and activism) today is dominated by a simplistic, one dimensional view which—in the name of anti-racism, anti-imperialism and post-colonialism—legitimates a focus on state-generated terror and authoritarianism from above, but allows little or no room to critique cultural relativism and authoritarianism from below.

• Postcard from Mauritius
  15 November, by siawi3

  Capital accumulation in Mauritius is no longer directly colonial, but the ruling class is busy investing the fruits of the labour of others overseas, with the finance sector effectively operating as a site of money-laundering. The future of an opposition movement is intimately linked to what is happening in the region and internationally. Much of the left is caught in electoral politics, but there are repeated attempts to break out of that, and as activists do so, they are linking different forms of resistance to envisage a real alternative to the form capitalism has taken here.

• USA: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency: An Interview with Dylan Rodriguez
  13 November, by siawi3

  ’Blood In My Eye’ completely changed my understanding of state power, capitalism, empire, fascism, and counter-warfare.

• Where to buy Stefania Maurizi’s Amazing book: ‘Secret Power WikiLeaks and its enemies’
  12 November, by siawi3

  At the heart of the book is the brutality of secret power and the unbearable price paid by Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and truthtellers. ‘I want to live in a society where secret power is accountable to the law and to public opinion for its atrocities, where it is the war criminals who go to jail, not those who have the conscience and courage to expose them.’

• France : sortie en salles de RIPOSTE FEMINISTE
  11 novembre, par siawi3

  Ces groupes féministes, organisés en 250 groupes en France, ont en commun de lutter pour réapproprier l’espace public par les femmes. Elles ont adopté principalement l’affichage de slogans féministes chocs sur les murs de leurs villes.

• Les hommes qui paient pour du sexe en Allemagne et ce qu’ils nous apprennent sur l’échec de la prostitution légale
  10 novembre, par siawi3

  Rapport d’une étude menée dans 6 pays sur le commerce du sexe, selon le point de vue de la catégorie socialement invisible des « friers » (acheteurs)

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