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Dear Friends,
Typhoon Ondoy swept through the Philippines on Saturday, September 26, displacing some 250,000 people and according to the most recent reports, has left some 86 people dead. Urban centres, such as Metro Manila, were also badly affected with over 80% of the city under water. In some areas the water was around 4'-5' deep. Apparently one months rainfall poured down in a matter of a few hours.
We are conducting relief operations through our own networks and we are appealing for funds to support our relief work. The typhoon has now cleared and today we will be assessing the situation based on reports from our organisers on the ground. This will also include getting information on the state of the government's disaster management response. Reports are coming in about the inadequacy of the government's response -- in some areas people are still waiting for rescue operations to get to them and in other cases people are still waiting for food assistance.
According to one of our organisers around 30 people are buried in the mud in an urban poor community in Payatas and there is still no sign of assistance. This means that the media reports of the casualties are clearly under-reported. We are also receiving reports of some children of one of our members having perished in the floods as a result of electrocution – an especially dangerous problem during flooding. Our hearts go out to Alin Linda.
We will also be conducting local mobilisations over the next few days to ensure that people get adequate relief support.
We are appealing for donations from our overseas friends and networks to assist with our relief operations Please send donations to the following NGO associated with our networks.
Transform Asia
Account Number: 3042304004562
Swift Code: MBTCPHMM
Bank Name: Metro Bank
Address: Anonas Branch, Caly Building, Aurora Blvd cnr Castillo St, Project 4, Quezon City, Metro Manila
The office address for Transform Asia is 25 F Calderon St, Project 4, Q.C. Metro Manila, Philippines.
Please indicate that this is for 'Flood Relief'
In Solidarity,
Reihana Mohideen
International Desk
Partido Lakas ng Masa
... Det är också därför man inte gör utställningar över alla svenska resenärer som frotterat sig med diktatorer. 1977 åkte handelsministern och folkpartisten Hadar Cars till Indonesien för att äta middag med Suharto, som vid det laget hade lågt räknat en miljon avrättningar på sitt samvete: kommunister, fackföreningsledare, radikala präster, jordlösa, medborgarrättsaktivister, nunnor och östtimoreser. Med sig hade Cars ett gäng hungriga vapenkrämare från bland andra Bofors. Man kan säga mycket om Jan Myrdals resa – vi har pratat om den i 31 år nu – men han har trots allt inte levererat några vapen eller slutit några handelsavtal med en massmördare.
"Allsmäktiga presidenter är idag det största hotet mot latinamerikansk demokrati. Vad omvärlden framförallt bör oroa sig över, och uttrycka motstånd mot, är därför att latinamerikanska ledare utnyttjar folkets stöd för att på sikt urholka sina länders demokratiska statskick - oavsett hur populära de är eller till vilken politisk ideologi de bekänner sig."
Men kanske hade vi fel. Med verktyg hämtade från den enklaste och mest obildat populistiska tv-reklam söker myndigheten Levande Historia nu till exempel gestalta mig som bilden av en motkaraktär. I Tyskland för sextio år sedan kallades en sådan för "der Gegentypus", en intellektuell att förakta och, i den mån staten med denna film får verkan, publikt oskadliggöra.
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Detta öppna statliga ideologibeteende är faktiskt rätt nyskapande i vårt land. Det borde också upplevas som olycksbådande av åtminstone liberala och formaldemokratiska kolleger. Vilka debatter stryps i morgon? Och vem hänger statsapparatens myndigheter ut då?
During a news conference at the Gaza harbor Abu Zayd said, “I can refute allegations that UN school curriculum includes anything about the Holocaust. Anyone can have a look at the school books. Really we focus on human rights in curriculum.”
She went on to say, “Last year was the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and we found that the Palestinians were deprived of many rights.” The human rights curriculum also teaches some history, she said.
Abu Zayd explained that the curriculum for these schools was written in the regional UN office in the Gaza Strip, and that it is revised by a group of editors from Palestine and from abroad.
The UN official was responding to accusations from refugee camp committees in Gaza that UNRWA was teaching a version of history to Palestinian students that "confirms the Holocaust and raises sympathy for Jews."
In 2005, over 170 Palestinian civil society organizations united behind a call to the world to impose Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) on Israel until it complies with international law. Now, the Palestinian BDS Campaign National Committee (BNC) is calling on YOU to design a BDS logo for the campaign!!
This is an open call to all creative artists/designers who feel they can create a "brand" image for this fast growing Palestinian and international campaign. The new logo design must fulfill the following criteria:
1. The design must be new, unique, innovative and easily recognizable;
2. It must include the three letters B, D, and S – BDS has already
become a brand, but it needs a suitable graphic;
3. It should preferably use the four colors of the Palestinian flag;
4. It must express the spirit of the international BDS movement — a
campaign of civil resistance that is aimed at ending Israel’s occupation
and apartheid policies. Understand this in whichever creative way you like!
The last date to submit entries is September 8th 2009. Please submit entries ONLY via email to info@BDSmovement.net as JPEG or PDF files. In the email you send, please include
* your full name,
* country of residence, and
* phone number.
You will receive an email confirmation of your submission.
The winning design will be adopted as the official BDS logo, to be used in BDS publications and official communications worldwide. Designer of the winning logo will receive a symbolic cash prize. All submitted entries will be posted on the website in an online gallery of all submissions. The Secretariat of the BDS National Committee will decide on the winning logo.
This is YOUR chance to support the campaign to end Israel's regime of
apartheid.
Please send any questions or comments to info@BDSmovement.net.
We look forward to receiving your submission!*
The BNC Secretariat
*The BDS secretariat reserves the right to modify the winning entry in coordination with the winning artist/designer.
