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...the other hand, having being only partially settled by #colonists from the inventors of #democracy, #Athens, is a different story entirely, politically and geographically.
President #Erdogan has been leading the country towards an #authoritarian model of society, ever further away from the #EU's principles.
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Nguyá» n Thá» BĂŹnh is a granddaughter of the Nationalist leader Phan Chu Trinh. She grew up in a land that had been under French rule since 1858. The countryâs resources were plundered, & the people exploited as cheap labour & reduced to grinding poverty. So determined were the French to maintain their colonial hold at any cost, they collaborated in power-sharing with Japanese #fascist #occupiers who brought horror & starvation from 1940-1945.
Despite this, led by the #VietMinh Front, people of Vietnam triumphed in the #AugustRevolution of 1945 & the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam (DRV) was declared on September 2nd. Democratic elections took place in January 1946 but French troops, with the open support of the US & Britain, attacked the new Viet Minh administration in the south of the country & the #WarOfResistance against #France began.
Binh studied French at Lycée Sisowath in Cambodia & worked as a teacher during the #French #colonisation of Vietnam. She joined #VietnamCommunistParty in 1948. Upon joining, she immediately began work as a #grassroots #AntiColonial organiser. From 1945-1951, she took part in intellectual protest movements against French #colonists. She was arrested & jailed between 1951-1953 in #Saigon by the French #colonial authority in Vietnam. She was repeatedly interrogated under torture & sentenced to death but was reprieved & released in very poor health in 1954.
Upon release from prison, Binh went north to work in #Hanoi for the National #WomensUnion. Her job took her to many localities where she witnessed first-hand the impact of #colonialism & the French War on ordinary people & especially women & children.
1954 was a year of victory for the Vietnamese army. The defeated French were forced to sign the #GenevaAccords recognising the independence, sovereignty & unity of Vietnam. The country was temporarily split in two at the 17th parallel, with the French moving to the south from which they would withdraw, while the Viet Minh went to the north. A general election for the government of a united country was to follow within 2 years.
But it never happened. The #USA came centre stage to ensure that the Accords were never implemented. Driven by strategic interests in the region, it made sure that Vietnam stayed divided â preventing an election that would have swept Ho Chi Minh to power with 80% support, while bankrolling & controlling the reactionary #regime of Diem-Nhu south of the 17th parallel. This regime violently suppressed all opposition, executing of thousands of Viet Minh supporters & condemning hundreds of thousands to concentration camps and prisons.
In response, the NLF (for liberation of South Vietnam & unification) was formed in 1960. Nguyen Thi Chau Sa was assigned to the Foreign Affairs Section of its Re-unification Committee & given the name Nguyen Thi Binh (Peace). From 1962 onwards, her high-profile diplomatic work, took her across the world. She represented the aspirations of the people of Vietnam in every country & forum she visited, while the worldâs strongest #imperialist power made all-out war on her small country.
During the #VietnamWar, she became a member of the #Vietcong Central Committee and a vice-chairperson of the South Vietnamese #WomensLiberation Association. In 1969 she was appointed foreign minister of the Provisional #Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam. A fluent French speaker, BĂŹnh played a major role in the #ParisPeaceAccords - an agreement that was supposed to end the war & restore peace in Vietnam.
She was expected to be replaced by a male Vietcong representative after preliminary talks, but became one of the group's most visible international public figures. During this time, she was famous for representing Vietnamese women with her elegant & gracious style, and was referred to by the media as "Madame BĂŹnh". She was also referred to as the "Viet Cong Queen" by Western media.
After the war, she was appointed Minister of Education of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 1982-1986; the first female minister ever in the history of Vietnam. Binh was a member of the Central Committee of Vietnam's Communist Party from 1987-1992. She was the Deputy Chair of the Party's Central Foreign Affairs Commission & Chair of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee. The National Assembly elected her twice to position of Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the terms 1992â1997 & 1997â2002.
BĂŹnh has authored several op-eds, including a one on the state newspaper NhĂąn DĂąn in which she voiced concerns that the current personnel policy of the Communist Party of Vietnam have allowed some "incompetent and opportunistic" individuals to enter the party's apparatus. She also criticized the Party's focus on increasing membership at the expense of "quality."
From March 2009-2014, she served as a member of the support committee of #RussellTribunal on #Palestine.
Madame BĂŹnh became a source of inspiration & namesake for Madame Binh Graphics Collective, a #RadicalLeft all-women poster, printmaking, & street art collective based in NYC from 1970s-1980s.
Many Americans in the #AntiWar movement were proud to wear T-shirts printed with the portrait of "Madame Binh". By then, she had become a symbol for female soldiers of the legitimacy of Vietnam's efforts.
Madame BĂŹnh has been awarded many prestigious awards & honours, including the Order of Ho Chi Minh & Resistance Order (First Class). In 2021, President of Vietnam Nguyá»
n XuĂąn PhĂșc awarded her the 75-year Party Membership Commemorative Medal.
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, the Government of Vietnam commissioned the official portraits for 12 former foreign ministers from 1945-2020. Nguyá»
n Thá» BĂŹnh was included among them as the only South Vietnamese foreign minister & the only woman.
Ref: Nguyen Thi Binh". Northeastern Dictionary of Women's Biography (3rd ed.). Boston: Northeastern University Press. 1999. ISBN 978-1-55553-421-9
Ref: Triantafillou, Eric (3 May 2012). "Graphic Uprising". The Brooklyn Rail.
Ref: https://www.russelltribunalonpalestine.com/en/about-rtop/patrons.html
Ref: Hy V. Luong (2003), Postwar Vietnam: dynamics of a transforming society, Rowman & Littlefield, ISBN 0847698653
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Loss of #Indigenous land since the #colonists arrived
Balanced lessons on missions and the gold rush in California
đžThere is a flip side to the narrative about the cultural richness that Spanish #colonists brought to California.
đžThe discovery of #gold at Sutters Mill in 1848 did more than just spark the largest settler migration in the countryâs history.
đ„In both cases, the damage to the lives and cultures of the stateâs Indigenous populations was profound.
At the time, there were far more #Indigenous #people than the Spanish or European-descended Americans.
In its effort to provide Native-led historical instruction, the "National Museum of the American Indian" has developed curricula that provides perspective about the people who were there long before anyone else.
Join Native America Calling to learn about NMAIâs educational goal and how itâs being used
Ever wondered where the #zionist #colonists in #palestine comes from? Wonder no more!
Did anyone say #settlercolonial
#apartheid state? Did we mention #european #immigration to the region?
Suuuure. âHas a right to existâ. Of course. How about you go right ahead and fuck off to your home countries you bunch of #genocide proponents?
Source: @cemedia
#LisjanNation Welcome #ApacheStronghold, on the #PrayerJourney to the #SupremeCourt
By BaÌaÌseÌ Pike, Photos by Molly Peters, #CensoredNews, August 12, 2024
CONFEDERATED VILLAGES of LISJAN NATION -- "On August 8th, the Apache Stronghold gathered with the Confederated Villages of #Lisjan Nation for prayers. We were welcomed with open arms to the sacred site of the Lisjan people. Corrina Gould, the leader of the Confederated Villages of Lisjan Nation spoke about the history of the site.
"'It was heartbreaking to learn their #SacredSite was one of the oldest village and ancestral burial sites that was taken over for #CorporateGreed. After many years the people took their sacred land back through a legal battle and purchasing.
"'Throughout this journey, we are reminded of the system that only cares for #colonistsâ profits first. Their land was taken forcefully and then made them, the #IndigenousPeople people buy the land that was once their home. This is what the fight is about.
â'As #IndigenousPeople, we know through our history and culture that there is a spiritual connection to the land but this is what the United States wants us to prove in court. However, this case scares the U.S. because theyâll have to answer the question about spirituality. This case makes the United States confront the wrongdoing of the Indigenous people and all people.'
"So, we ask you to please keep us in your prayers as we continue our prayer journey to the #SupremeCourt to stop the shattering of the human existence and to protect #MotherEarth."
Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/08/lisjan-welcome-apache-stronghold-on.html
#RioTinto #BHP #CopperMine #CopperMining #NDAA #CulturalGenocide #Genocide #Arizona #ChichilBildagoteel #SanCarlosApache #Arizona #ProtectOakFlat #DefendTheSacred #IndigenousActivism #SCOTUS #SaveOakFlat
#WaterIsLife #SacredSite #RecycleCopper #MiningWithoutConsent
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Stunning bravery on display by the #resistance in #gaza facing the #genocide by the #settlercolonial #apartheid state of #israel: https://youtu.be/RkMIBj6WgVU?si=HXAP5aSVBPM39yFF
No wonder the European #colonists fear them. If #hezbollah has even a fraction of this energy someone is going to have a bad time. Itâs ironic considering the origins of the resistance movements opposing western colonialism. Sow the windâŠ
#colonists gonna #colonise: https://youtu.be/Y5_TIUHcR6A?si=fFrVDjB5wU7JMNyn
The entire world is watching the #apartheid #settlercolonial state of #israel flagrantly violate #internationallaw with a shrug. The #RulesBasedInternationalOrder only applies to #brownpeople - the Europeans are exempt of course. Make no mistake: this is the last vestige of European imperialism. It must be dealt with accordingly.
Is it known how many Russian colonists fled from Crimea over the past year and a half?
How many of these squatters had settled there from Russia since 2014?
And how many fled back to their home Russian Federation since AFU has started striking military ports, rail hubs, and Kerch bridge?
#colonists #crimea #colonisers #kerch #russianinvasion
text: #gaza has #oil, #congo has #cobalt, west #papua has #gold. all these #genocides are happening because the only #god #colonists #worship is #money.
#classwar #eattherich #killyourlocalfascist
The Continental Army was comprised of militia members from all 13 colonies. #Militia #Colonists
https://effortless.info/history/us-history/continental-army/
As we continue to create and imagine solutions to the ongoing #ClimateCrisis, we must ensure that extractive #industry isnât allowed to continue harming #Indigenous and #FrontlineCommunities in that process. Native territories have always been seen by #colonists and #capitalists as expendable virgin lands, there for the taking and exploiting. But recognize that the remaining undisrupted, undisturbed #ecosystems
5/20
European #Christian #colonists and #settlers systematically practiced #religiousdiscrimination, #persecution, and #violence against the #native religions of #indigenous #peoplesâŠleading to discussions on the #souls and #rights of Native Americans... #control over #Land and #resourcesâŠ#colonialgenocide of the indigenous population by the #missionaries under the British crown
#landback #Restitution #rematriation
Read more at: https://organiser.org/2023/08/09/188776/bharat/evangelical-annihilation-of-indigenous/
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What #BIPOC hear when making a deal with #colonists:
đ¶Uh, I like that, you like that?
Here's another one, and another one
And another one, and another oneđ¶
- #Biggie
Continue to build the colony 40 years after the first story--when the colonists realize the #fungus is #sentient in To a Fungus Unknown!
#scifi #mushrooms #colonists
#readersofmastodon
#BooksWorthReading
#NewRelease
https://amazon.com/dp/B0C2WL7PXP
Is the #coronation over yet? Do I have to keep hearing about some guy in #England getting a new hat or can we move on to something that doesnât involve #racist #colonists?
Sheesh đ
In the #US, and before the #colonists even thought to form a nation, most, if not all of, the elements of #fascism have existed in a significant percentage of the #political and #business "elite".
"Othering", cults of leadership, demonization of personal behavior, and more existed during colonial times and have persisted and grown since to the point where fascistic tendencies are so tightly woven into our national fabric, they're difficult to recognize due to our myths.
The Three Percenters, also styled #3Percenters, #3%ers and III%ers,[1] are an #American and #Canadian far-right #antigovernment #militia.[2][3][4][5]
The group advocates #gunownershiprights and #resistance to the #U.S.federalgovernment.[6][7] The group's name derives from the erroneous[8][9] claim that "...the active forces in the field against the King's tyranny never amounted to more than 3% of the #colonists..." during the #AmericanRevolution.[10]
#III% #UnitedStates #History
