Gunmen came to Dr.Mukwege’s house in Bukavu, killed his security guard, and almost killed him.
Here is a profile I wrote of Mukwege in 2009 for The Progressive Magazine.
Here is the press release from PMU.
Author: Justin Podur
Author of Siegebreakers. Ecology. Environmental Science. Political Science. Anti-imperialism. Political fiction.
The Latest Colombian Peace Process
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has reinitiated a dialogue with the FARC. Talks began in Oslo and will continue in Havana. The Colombian government suspended orders to capture the 29 members of FARC’s negotiating team as long as the negotiations take place, but have warned that they will be arrested if they try to leave Cuba.
The talks will deal with five issues: the end of armed conflict; land reform; guarantees for the exercise of political opposition and citizen participation; drug trafficking; and the rights of the victims of the conflict.
Rabble podcast about Haiti’s New Dictatorship
Matthew Adams from rabble.ca just did a podcast with me about Haiti’s New Dictatorship. Check it out.
My little review of Fanfare for the Future: Occupy Strategy
I just wrote a review of Albert, Azulay, and Marty’s Fanfare for the Future: Occupy Strategy at amazon:
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Full disclosure: I write for ZNet and come from this school of thought, so this is a knowledgeable review, but not an ‘objective’ one.
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Updating my archives – Palestine 2002, Chiapas 2000
I have been updating my Writings Archive (see the tab above) and making sure that all of the links are working, putting copies of the material published elsewhere into this blog so it’s all searchable and such. Part of this is re-posting work that hasn’t been on the internet in a long time, so it’s been interesting memories.
One of the most was this photo essay from Palestine in the summer of 2002, 10 years ago now.
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The “Innocence of Muslims” video
A few notes on the video that has sparked ongoing mayhem in West Asia.
* The production values are very poor – it seems to me that no film professionals were used in the making of this film.
Two small outrages
While these aren’t the worst things in the world, a couple of things from the world of information and journalism that were surprising enough to me, even though I think I ought to be pretty hardened to these things by now.
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Through Wikileaks’ twitter feed, I saw this story about one of the founders of the Pirate Bay – a statement, by one of said founders, Peter Sunde. Lots to find outrageous in here, but one aspect of the story that Sunde quoted was amazing:
Haiti’s New Dictatorship – Book Tour in November
Hi everyone,
In case you didn’t notice the new tab above, my first book, Haiti’s New Dictatorship, is set to come out at the end of October.
I will be doing talks about the book all over Canada and probably in NYC in the US as well. Check the book tab for updates on the book tour. It’s in the process of being organized now, the largest, Canadian part of which is thanks to the hard-working folks at Between the Lines.
Paraguay: Weaving Peoples Resistance Against Corporate Occupation
Hello friends. We at En Camino put this together and it has gathered signatures since the coup. We are hoping to work together to find ways to support FDD in the coming weeks and months. -Justin
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The undersigning organizations, collectives and individuals working towards a coordinated initiative of popular resistance from and with the peoples of Paraguay clearly and unequivocally declare:
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