July 19th, 2007 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Activism, Advocacy, Africa, Human Rights, Media, Nigeria
This is what is causing Sokari (Black Looks) some grief:
A Unicef-sponsored advertisement in Germany which one of her readers call - “well meaning but insulting and paternalistic activism“. The ad features some mud-faced white kids posting as out-of-school African kids - German kids appealing for solidarity with their contemporaries in Africa.
But while some foreigners are […]
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May 25th, 2007 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Activism, Darfur, Governance, Human Rights, Sudan
This is the kind of message members of the African Union need to send to Khartoum:
“On Wednesday May 23, Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed Senate File 1075, a targeted divestment bill which will divest Minnesota’s State Board of Investment from companies that support the genocidal government of Sudan. “Minnesotans can be proud that we are taking […]
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May 21st, 2007 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Activism, Blogosphere, Conflict, Darfur, Governance, Human Rights, Media, Sudan
This following was insured by folks at Global Voices (GV):
On Thursday May 24, Reuters will be holding another of their Newsmaker events, this time on the subject of Darfur.
The event takes place in New York, staring 930am EST, and the event page is here -
http://www.reuters.com/news/globalcoverage/newsmakerDarfur. I’ve also pasted the basic information below. If any of […]
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May 5th, 2007 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Activism, Democracy, Governance, Human Rights, Nigeria, elections
IRIN: Response to flawed elections more a whimper than a bang.
I can’t blame my Nigerian brethren - protests are typically subdued through the use of overwhelming force. This is perhaps one strategy the Nigerian security forces have perfected over the years. So the people have realized that getting killed or maimed for Nigeria isn’t […]
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May 2nd, 2007 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Activism, Nigeria
There are certain traditions that have lost their meaning and relevance in Nigeria. One of such is the yearly workers parades that are organized nationwide on the first day of May - the Labour Day.
A Wikipedian entry on Labour Day reads:
“A Labour Day is an annual holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from […]
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