An extract from the film Metropolis this segment deals with "The State".
Wednesday 29 April 2015
And More On Greece.
What is happening in Greece is both a struggle for the people of Greece and an opportunity, an opportunity to change the structure of their society to something much better.
The Concept Of The Other!
Today and then tomorrow, then it is the end of National Poetry Month. What will you do with all that extra spare time!!!!
Fashion Conscious.
Pretty pretty butterfly people
fluttering in the midst of
Armani, Gucci, Versace,
aimlessly ambling arrogance.
Each, a born again narcissus
who venerate
their own frivolous existence.
Hearts saturated in self-adulation
oblivious to a brother's cry of anguish,
wrapped in a mind that failed to grasp
the concept of the other.
Pretty pretty butterfly people
fluttering in the midst of
Armani, Gucci, Versace,
how I long to see you live
for more than one brief moment
in reality's rigorous narrative:
perhaps to see Serbia's plight,
hear the Kurds cry,
feel enough of Iraq's pain
to make you question why.
People Versus The Financial Mafia.
Greece is fast running out of money, during the
month of May the Syriza government has to find the staggering sums of
€750 million to pay the IMF, (international Mankind Fuckers) plus
another €400 million in interest payments. May is considered an
easy month, but June will prove to be more difficult as the sums are
€1.5 billion to be paid to the IMF, €700 million to European
institutions, and a further €500 million in interest payments. This
is a monthly pouring of money out of Greece into the coffers of the
financial Mafia. This from a country where the economy has crashed,
where unemployment is sitting at over 27%, and youth unemployment is
above 50%. social services have disintegrated, poverty, substance
abuse, suicides, homelessness and sleeping rough have all rocketed.
Physical and mental health problems have reached staggering
proportions, in a collapsed health service.
To try to alleviate some of the suffering of the
people of Greece, and to try to keep some of its promises to the
people, the government has suggested that it lower some taxes to help
the poorest, and raise the minimum wage and pensions for those on
lowest pensions. Of course the Financial Mafia in charge of Europe,
has condemned this action, stating that it is a backward step. Saying
that this action would put their negotiations at risk. The financial
Mafia in the shape of The Troika, (EC, European Commission, ECB,
European Central Bank, IMF, International Mankind Fuckers) are
refusing to pay Greece its entitlement of €1.9 billion profits made
on Greek debt bonds, until it complies with its demands of “reforms”,
which in reality means just get on and do as your told or go bust.
The Financial Mafia are not in the least
interested in the condition of life in Greece, or any other country
for that matter, all that matters is that governments keep pouring
public money into the bottomless pit that is the financial world.
Even if it means that populations of entire countries slide into the
morass of deprivation, so be it, all that matters is that the
financial Mafia don't lose a Euro of their ill-gotten gains. This is
capitalism at work, greed, inhumane treatment of entire populations,
a total disregard for humanity in any shape or form, a financial war on people.
Baltimore And Police Brutality.
An Appeal from Color Of Change:
It has
been more than two weeks since Baltimore police killed Freddie Gray
and no officer has been fired, arrested, or prosecuted. Local
officials don't even have answers to the most basic questions:
Why did police violently arrest Gray? Why was this healthy
25-year-old's voice box crushed, his spleen ruptured and 80% of his
spine severed after 45 minutes with Baltimore law enforcement? 1
The lack of accountability
for Gray's killing is unacceptable and the solution to Baltimore's
policing crisis is not martial law or more militarized policing.
Right now, we need widespread public pressure to ensure the
necessary leadership and independent oversight to bring Gray's
killers to justice and overhaul the Baltimore Police Department.
Without independent oversight it's unlikely that Gray's killers will
be held accountable. Local prosecutors work too closely with police
on a day to day basis to hold them accountable — and they almost
never do.2
To be Black in Baltimore
means every day is a risk.
In a city overcome with racism, police violence, and a police union
blocking reform,3 even the most simple activities — a walk down the
street or the drive to work — could mean an unlawful arrest or
deadly attack at the hands of law enforcement. According
to an investigation by the Baltimore Sun, in just 5 years, 100
Baltimore residents have won $5.7 million worth of settlements
relating to police brutality and civil rights. The stories are
shocking, yet almost none of the officers were held accountable:4
Following Freddie Gray's killing, a community tired of living under
siege and facing decades of employment discrimination and decimated
public housing is rising up to demand change.5 Last
night, as the National Guard moved into Baltimore, images of
militarized police tear gassing and beating protestors, fires, and
outrage once again flashed across our TV screens.
The best way to restore peace to Baltimore is for Governor
Hogan and local leadership to undo the structural racism targeting
its people. But right now, police are preparing to announce even
harsher measures to crack down on the protests — like a curfew for
youth6 — that will likely continue to escalate an already
unacceptable level of confrontation and violence between police and
citizens.
Protestors in Baltimore are
showing the same courageous resistance and vision for a better
country that we see coming out of Ferguson, Madison, New York,
Cleveland, Milwaukee, and other cities across the country. And
just as in Ferguson, justice for the brutal police killing of Freddie
Gray depends on Governor Hogan's leadership to do more than ramp up
law enforcement.
Tell
Governor Hogan and Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby to bring
in Attorney General Brian Frosh to help secure justice for Freddie
Gray.
1.
"Nonviolence as Compliance," The Atlantic 04-27-2015
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4768?t=6&akid=4316.2196388.TAFzlj
2.
"Why I Don’t Trust Baltimore Prosecutors with Freddie Gray
Case," Legal Speaks 04-22-2015
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4769?t=8&akid=4316.2196388.TAFzlj
3.
"Maryland Cop Lobbyists Helped Block Reforms Just Last Month,"
Intercept 04-28-2015
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4770?t=10&akid=4316.2196388.TAFzlj
4.
"Undue Force," The Baltimore Sun 09-04-2014
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4771?t=12&akid=4316.2196388.TAFzlj
5.
"Baltimore’s shame is America’s shame: How job flight and
police brutality spelled doom for Freddie Gray’s neighborhood,"
Salon 04-28-2015
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4772?t=14&akid=4316.2196388.TAFzlj
6.
"Gov. Larry Hogan promises more than 1,000 additional troops,
vows to prevent rioting," The Baltimore Sun 04-28-2015
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4773?t=16&akid=4316.2196388.TAFzlj
Tuesday 28 April 2015
Lest We Forget.
We must keep hammering home the real reasons behind the First World War, the blood that was shed for empire, markets and resources, and oil was one of those resources that the British empire wanted, and was prepared to let hundreds of thousands die in unbelievable horror, to attain that wealth. To the imperialists, people were expendable, and to the modern imperialist, they still are.
Poison Romace.
Saw this on arrezafe, Jack Vettriano with a difference?
To Say, "This Is Mine".
Just a couple of days left in this National Poetry Month.
A Scarred Heart.
I tossed a heart at life
saw it dance in the morning sun
watched it through a field of nettles run
felt it warmed by passion's breath
heard it crack between love's teeth
was proud, as it turned its back on fear
sighed so when it near' drowned in an anguished tear,
scarred and bleeding it came back, aged like wine,
with a quiet pride I said, "This is mine".
May Day, May Day, May Day.
May Day, Workers Day, Labour Day, call it what you will, but it is Our Day. A day of celebration, of all our struggles, victories, and a chance to renew old friendships. Take to the streets, pick up a leaflet, a book, chat, celebrate with friends and comrades.
Here are some of the events celebrating this May Day in Glasgow.
Today (Glasgow TUC) event, Tuesday, 28 April, 12 noon People's Palace/Winter Gardens G40 1AT.
Friday, May 1st. May Day, there will be stalls in Buchanan Street at Gordon Street, come along, bring the kids, bring noise, bring what you would expect to find, meet and chat, discuss what matters to you. there will be people, books leaflets and other bits and pieces.
Later on May 1st.
Friday 1st May 2015, 6.30 - 9.00pm
Gilmorehill Centre, University of Glasgow
Document Human Rights Film Festival in association with Screen Seminars at Glasgow University and Glasgow Human Rights Network present a May Day screening of Miners Shot Down, a documentary about the 2012 Marikana mine massacre in South Africa, which is currently winning prizes at film festivals around the world. Thirty four workers were killed by police during a strike at the mine. The British lawyer representing the families of those killed, James Nichol, will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening, chaired by Dr David Archibald.
Sunday 3rd May, organised by Glasgow Trades Union Council, march and rally. Assemble 11.00 for 11.30 at George's Square,
Rally at 02 Academy, Eglinton Street 12.30.
GLASGOW Friends of May Day
Download the Glasgow Friends of MayDay Celebration Programme here
Here are some of the events celebrating this May Day in Glasgow.
Today (Glasgow TUC) event, Tuesday, 28 April, 12 noon People's Palace/Winter Gardens G40 1AT.
Friday, May 1st. May Day, there will be stalls in Buchanan Street at Gordon Street, come along, bring the kids, bring noise, bring what you would expect to find, meet and chat, discuss what matters to you. there will be people, books leaflets and other bits and pieces.
Later on May 1st.
Friday 1st May 2015, 6.30 - 9.00pm
Gilmorehill Centre, University of Glasgow
Document Human Rights Film Festival in association with Screen Seminars at Glasgow University and Glasgow Human Rights Network present a May Day screening of Miners Shot Down, a documentary about the 2012 Marikana mine massacre in South Africa, which is currently winning prizes at film festivals around the world. Thirty four workers were killed by police during a strike at the mine. The British lawyer representing the families of those killed, James Nichol, will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening, chaired by Dr David Archibald.
Sunday 3rd May, organised by Glasgow Trades Union Council, march and rally. Assemble 11.00 for 11.30 at George's Square,
Rally at 02 Academy, Eglinton Street 12.30.
GLASGOW Friends of May Day
Download the Glasgow Friends of MayDay Celebration Programme here
A wee blast from the past, Glasgow May Day 1962.
Visit ann arky's home at www.radicalglasgow.me.uk
Monday 27 April 2015
TTIP Must Be Stopped.
The corporate/financial Mafia hope to have TTIP all wrapped up and functioning by October. That's not a lot of time, we can't wait until then, and then start to complain when TTIP moves in and kicks us in the teeth. We have to continually keep pushing to get this take over by corporatism flushed down the tubes. Sign the petition HERE:
This appeal from 38 Degrees:
Big corporations are staging their biggest power grab yet - with TTIP, the dodgy EU-US trade deal. But this week, we have a chance to deal a blow to those trying to get the deal passed without a fuss.
On Wednesday, MSPs will vote on whether to reject the worst parts of TTIP. They’ll be voting on the part of the deal that lets private companies like McDonald’s sue our government if they raise the minimum wage. [1] The vote won’t stop TTIP. But it’ll send a very clear message - that together we’ll stand against corporate power.
We need our MSPs to be there, and to vote the right way. The vote’s on Wednesday so we don’t have much time. Can you email your MSP today? Click here:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/msps-stop-TTIP
It would be a nightmare scenario for corporations is every MSP turned up on Wednesday. They don’t want to have to defend their flagship trade deal. So together, let’s make sure every MSP is there. And let’s get as many as possible to listen to their constituents and vote the right way.
It’s no surprise that public pressure against TTIP is growing across Scotland. This dodgy deal could make more NHS privatisation inevitable. And it could hand American corporations the power to sue our Scottish government if Holyrood passed laws they didn’t like. Plans to de-privatise our services would be scuppered. [2]
The vote this Wednesday is a huge opportunity for us to raise the political stakes on this dodgy trade deal before next year's Holyrood election. The more of us who email our MSPs, the clearer the message: we won’t sit back while our democracy disappears into corporate hands.
Please click here to tell your MSP to turn up on Wednesday and vote to on principle against TTIP:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/msps-stop-TTIP
Thanks for being involved,
Jen, Nat, David and the 38 Degrees team
NOTES
[1] The report being discussed on Wednesday is the result of months of work by the parliament to find out whether TTIP really threatens our democracy - and the conclusions are stark.
The report recommends that ISDS, the part of the deal that lets companies sue our government for ‘lost profits’, should be scrapped. It says that TTIP could harm our environment and food safety, and could allow runaway privatisation of our services. MSPs will be voting on whether they agree with this report.
You can read the full report here:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S4_EuropeanandExternalRelationsCommittee/Reports/eur-15-02w.pdf
Or find a handy summary by Global Justice Now here:
http://www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/2015/mar/17/our-response-holyroods-ttip-report
[2] Liz Murray: It’s more than just the NHS that’s at risk in Scotland from TTIP:
https://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/liz-murray/it%E2%80%99s-more-than-just-nhs-that%E2%80%99s-at-risk-in-scotland-from-ttip
Ending This Infernal Night.
Four more days left of National Poetry Month, four more poems, so here is today's.
An Unjudging Eye.
All that happens under this unminding sky
appears to be seen by an unjudging eye,
pitiless famine spread by unbridled greed
as the powerful pillage with unprincipled speed.
See war and hunger sour this lovely land
with crippled justice making a fragile stand,
pompous power sail in manner grand
selfish duplicity the helmsman's hand.
What now to the common man is due
is grasped by a wealthy swaggering few,
still compassion turns a blind eye
to let the many, in poverty die.
Observe greed and tyranny strutting bold
until perfidious men all power hold
who seal the power with stolen gold
their tale of treachery seldom told.
Blind to honety's wasted light
the rich can't see poverty's plight
nor hear youth's anguished tear;
greed has dulled their listless ear.
When will justice spread her light
putting selfish greed to flight
crushing tyranny with righteous might,
ending this infernal night.
We Are Being Conned.
As all of the competitors in the present Crooks and Liars
competition, (the general election), continue to spout the need for
“cuts”, which translates into cuts in our standard of living, the
claim is the same, these are tough times, and we have to make
sacrifices. Tough times for who, and who is doing all the
sacrificing?
Since “the crisis” of 2008, the UK's wealth has rocketed,
before that “dreadful” event, to get into the UK's richest 1,000,
all you needed was a paltry £15 million. Today, according to the
Guardian commenting on the Sunday Times UK Rich List, to get into that club you need a personal
wealth of at least £100 million. According to that list, the top
1,000 have accumulated a combined wealth of £547 billion, this is
more than double what it was just ten years ago. Poor ordinary
struggle millionaires just can't make it any more. The number of
billionaires in the UK has risen from 104 last year to 117 this year.
Since 2010, bankers salaries have risen by 35%, FTSE 100 directors
have had to get by on an increase of 14%, while MPs are struggling
with a modest 11% increase.
Compare these figures with those that refer to us, the ordinary
people, the people that actually create all that wealth. We have seen
wages cut, frozen, or had trifling increases of 1%, like teachers and
nurses. On top of this we have had rising inflation, rocketing energy
prices, cuts in social spending with the inevitable destruction of
social services and our standard of living. Since that excuse for
austerity, “The Crisis”, we have seen our incomes fall by more than 3.5% in
real terms. And proof of the pudding, we have seen food banks pass the 1 million mark.
Now ask yourself, who is seeing the “tough times”? Who is
doing the sacrificing? A bigger question is, do we NEED austerity, or
is it just a dogma being forced on us, so the the rich can continue
to get richer, while the poor get poorer? After all we live in a very
rich country, and the figures prove that it is getting richer at an
incredible rate. The problem is that it is all going in the one
direction, the wrong direction, upwards.
Let's take control of all that wealth that we create, and spread
it among our own people. We don't need, nor do we gain by increasing
the number of billionaires. We don't need FTSE 100 directors, top
bankers, and we certainly don't need nor do we gain, by having MPs.
MPs are people that the Crooks and Liars competition proves to be the
best liars in the country. They need us, we don't need them. It is a massive con perpetrated by a small bunch of exceptionally rich and greedy people, it is not an inevitable, set in tablets of stone, system. Like all man made systems, we can destroy it, we can create a fairer and more just system, one based on co-operation, sustainability and fairness, why are we waiting?
Sunday 26 April 2015
Medical Murder Of Mumia Abu Jamal.
Stop
the attempted murder of Mumia
through medical neglect!
Demand that Mumia be
released
to a hospital immediately!
Keep
the pressure on!
APRIL
25, 2015 UPDATE:
U
R G E NT ►
Mumia's
Condition Grave
Take
Action NOW!
On Friday, April 24,
Mumia Abu-Jamal was visited by his spouse, Wadiya Jamal, who reported
that his condition has worsened.
She saw him again today and he appears even more gravely ill. Everyone is asked to call the prison and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections immediately.
If they hang up, call again. Please continue to call on Sunday, Monday and throughout the coming week.
She saw him again today and he appears even more gravely ill. Everyone is asked to call the prison and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections immediately.
If they hang up, call again. Please continue to call on Sunday, Monday and throughout the coming week.
Mumia was released from the prison infirmary three days ago even
though he was in no condition to be in general population. His
request to be seen by independent medical specialists was denied by
the PA Department of Corrections. Yet he is in need of 24-hour care
and supervision. He is too weak and in this state he may not be able
ask for help. He may lose consciousness.
This is what happened before he was rushed to the hospital on March
30 when another prisoner, Major George Tillery, complained to the
guards that Mumia needed immediate medical attention. In retaliation
the prison moved Tillery to another unit.
Mumia has severe swelling in his neck, chest and legs. His skin rash
is worse than ever with open sores. No longer in a wheelchair, he can
only take baby steps. He was nodding off during the visits with his
wife and unable to feed himself. These are symptoms that could be
associated with hyper glucose levels, diabetic shock, diabetic coma,
and with kidney stress and failure.
Please call the numbers below, and any other numbers you
have for the Prison and the Governor. Along with Mumia's name his
prison number is AM 8335 Call local news sources in your
area that would report on this crisis. Share this email with your
contact lists. Get out the information via any social media you use
especially Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #MumiaMustLive.
Demand that prison officials call Mumia’s wife and his
lawyer Bret Grote to discuss his condition. Demand that Mumia
Abu-Jamal see a competent doctor immediately, that he be taken to
the hospital for emergency care and not be left to go into a
diabetic coma.
It is clear that Pennsylvania prison officials are intent on
carrying out their plans to murder Mumia through medical neglect.
This situation is urgent. Every call matters Every action
matters. We need to be in the streets. Call your friends, your
neighbors. We must speak out now before it’s too late.
1) John Wetzel Secretary of the
Deparment of Corrections ra-crpadocsecretary@pa.gov
717-728-4109 • 717-728-4178 Fax
1920 Technology Pkwy, Mechanicsburg PA 17050
717-728-4109 • 717-728-4178 Fax
1920 Technology Pkwy, Mechanicsburg PA 17050
2) John Kerestes, Superintendent
SCI Mahanoy: 570-773-2158 x8102
570-783-2008 Fax
301 Morea Road, Frackville PA 17932
570-783-2008 Fax
301 Morea Road, Frackville PA 17932
3) Tom Wolf, PA Governor:
717-787-2500 • governor@PA.gov
508 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg PA 17120
508 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg PA 17120
Susan McNaughton, Public Information Office PA
DOC
DOC Press secretary: 717-728-4025 PA DOC smcnaughton@pa.gov
DOC Press secretary: 717-728-4025 PA DOC smcnaughton@pa.gov
sbensinger@pa.gov
Department of Corrections Deputy Press Secretary
717-728-4109 • 717-728-4178 Fax
1920 Technology Pkwy, Mechanicsburg PA 17050
Department of Corrections Deputy Press Secretary
717-728-4109 • 717-728-4178 Fax
1920 Technology Pkwy, Mechanicsburg PA 17050
Public Information Officer, SCI Mahanoy,
Jane Hinman 570-773-2158; then dial zero
SCI Mahanoy: 570-773-2158 x8102 • 570-783-2008 Fax
301 Morea Road, Frackville PA 17932
Jane Hinman 570-773-2158; then dial zero
SCI Mahanoy: 570-773-2158 x8102 • 570-783-2008 Fax
301 Morea Road, Frackville PA 17932
National Security And Child Abuse.
Though most of us find the Crooks and Liars competition, (the general election) similar to an avalanche of bullshit, our babbling brook of bullshit, the mainstream media, are covering us in shovelfuls of the crap. This of course knocks a lot of other stuff off the front page, and keeps the smoke and mirrors functioning well.
On of the subjects that our lords and master are very keen to keep of the front page is the long running saga of paedophiles in high places. The whole sorry mess of Savile and his closest friends and acquaintances, all shuffling their vile way of life through the corridors of power, is something that they will do anything to keep in the locked cupboard. When anything surfaces connecting our "good and great" to this deep dark secret, it is dismissed as groundless or worse. Then when they die, we find, oh well, there might have been something in his life, that was slightly "askew", Leon Brittan comes to mind, then we find that Lord Jenner, might have "blotted his copy book", but alas, he is too sick to testify, how very convenient. Most sane and rational people will accept that there has been far, far too many instances of leaks and cover-ups in this vile secret of our "betters" for there to have been "no case to answer". Let's raise the roof on this matter, after all it was working class kids that were being brutally abused by those so called "upper class" and wealthy.
Read the full article HERE:
-------The broadcaster then drove the question home, and asked if there had been a “big political cover-up”. Tebbit was vaguely forthcoming: “I think there may well have been. But it was almost unconscious. It was the thing that people did at that time.”Concurrent with this informal admission is a video clip that is equally casual in its admittance of cover-ups and impunity for high-up paedophiles. A short extract from the Michael Cockerell documentary Westminster's Secret Service broadcast by the BBC in 1995 is available on YouTube. The clip shows an interview with Tim Fortescue, a Whip under Edward Heath between 1970 and 1973. In it, he revealed that MPs came to him if they were:“in trouble … it might be debt or it might be small boys. They would come and ask if we could help. If we could, we did, and we would do everything we can because we would store up brownie points … If we can get a chap out of trouble, he will do as we ask for ever more.”Fortescue is referring to the practice known as the little black “dirt book” which contained information about MPs, and which was used as a method of political control. One could almost call the MPs who “got into trouble with small boys” state-sponsored paedophiles.-----
Grand Plans.
GRAND PLANS.
In this world where we serve oblivion
with a blind pride and sure conviction
creating plans to land a man on Mars
grandiose schemes to conquer the stars
eyes on horizons ever further afield
believing, to us the universe will yield.
Yet here on Earth we fail to see
a chaotic world of human debris,
our magnificent results thus far
a planet dying from a human scar,
oblivious that our plans sublime
are mere litter scattered in space and time.
ACE In Edinburgh.
Some interesting dates if you are in or around Edinburgh in the next few days. It is always a worth while visit to drop by and say hello to folks at the ACE centre there.
SUNDAY 26 APRIL
ITALIAN ANTIFA SOLIDARITY
7pm - 10pm at ACE
On the 25th of April 1945 Italy was liberated from
nazifascism with the crucial support of working class, communists and
anarchist partisans. 70 years later we want to celebrate Italian
liberation day with a solidarity event with Italian Anfitascists and
Autonomous attacked by the repression of the state and neofascists
groups supported by the establishment. We believe that anti fascism
today means fighting for housing and welfare for all against
austerity and neoliberal reforms, against borders and
discriminations. The event also is aimed at providing solidarity with
specific struggles like the one of Dordoni Autonomous Centre
(Cremona), under attack from fascists and the state.
More info below
MON 27 APRIL
ECAP Monthly organising meeting
7pm at ACE
TUES 28 APRIL
EDINBURGH CHIAPAS SOLIDARITY GROUP
7pm at ACE
Monthly organising meeting
WED 29 APRIL
No to Sanctions and Workfare
Demonstrate at High Riggs Jobcentre, by Tollcross,
Edinburgh
11am - 1pm
Organised by Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty
as part of the Week of Action co-ordinated through Boycott Workfare
http://www.boycottworkfare.org/?p=4239
Supported by Edinburgh Anarchist Federation, Greater Leith Against
The Cuts, the Industrial Workers of the World, Edinburgh Anti-Cuts
Alliance, Edinburgh Solidarity Federation
No workfare. No sanctions. Whoever wins we will
resist!
Facebook event
https://www.facebook.com/events/453449884807359/
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