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Santanfara
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 Posted - 13 Jun 2007 : 18:31:25
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the officail website of ANC SOUTH AFRICA ( africa national congress)www.anc.org.za . let us be connected as africans .let the barriers be brought dowm .every part of the world are uniting .it is our time to stop sleeping .one by one we can improve relations, we can trust each other. we can be respected .
yong black men/women need to stop being too casual. dress speaks a lot about us. we can't change others perception about us we if make them have preconsive judgements. the frequent casual dressing is not a good marketing tool of our strenght,determination and purposefulnes.
let us be professional and business like.
too often i see brother in jeans in broad working days. where are they going? be professional .dress cheap but cool .self-respect start with dress.
peace to humanity.
there is no animosity except for the oppressor.
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Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
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Edited by - Santanfara on 13 Jun 2007 18:34:21 |
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Sister Omega
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Jun 2007 : 22:46:57
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Santafara congratulation for finding the ANC website I've been on their mail list since 2002.
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sab
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Jun 2007 : 11:30:53
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Santanfara, you might like to read 'Sisulu - In our lifetime'
I cannot imagine another book so detailed on the history of the ninety year struggle.
Sister Omega - you were not a member when you attended the Free Mandela 70 Birthday Concert at Wembley? - nice to see you have made up for that..and you kept Tracy Chapman along with you all that time until Bantaba!
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The world would be a poorer place if it was peopled by children whose parents risked nothing in the cause of social justice, for fear of personal loss. (Joe Slovo - African revolutionary) |
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Santanfara
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Posted - 16 Jun 2007 : 15:14:48
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Originally posted by sab
Santanfara, you might like to read 'Sisulu - In our lifetime'
I cannot imagine another book so detailed on the history of the ninety year struggle.
Sister Omega - you were not a member when you attended the Free Mandela 70 Birthday Concert at Wembley? - nice to see you have made up for that..and you kept Tracy Chapman along with you all that time until Bantaba!
sab.
sab ,thanks for telling me about the book .i will surely place my order .i have not heard of the book . |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
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sab
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Jun 2007 : 19:49:45
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I sincerely hope you seek it out.
I have only noticed 'Kondorong' on bantaba familiar with Walter Sisulu. (google him) The saying goes; without Walter there would be no Mandela, but you have to read the book!
In Our Lifetime - Elinor Batezat Sisulu - Abacus.
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The world would be a poorer place if it was peopled by children whose parents risked nothing in the cause of social justice, for fear of personal loss. (Joe Slovo - African revolutionary) |
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Santanfara
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Posted - 16 Jun 2007 : 20:03:31
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sab ,kondorong is an historian  but i will buy the book and time permitting google him as well. |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
www.suntoumana.blogspot.com |
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Karamba
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 Jun 2007 : 00:44:47
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Brother Santanfara,
Your advice is very sound and relevant. The ANC link is superb. You are right on the observation about dress and appearance. Fine feathers make fine birds. Respect can be cultivated and be earned. Presentation is a special art and mode of dress is no small affair. I have once picked a wording that goes: " A household is a personal statement, about people living in that house." Personal appearance speaks volume on character. Personal appearance is to some extent a "personal statement" about the person in perspective.
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Santanfara
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Posted - 17 Jun 2007 : 15:42:08
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karamba ,thanks for elaborating on my thread. yeah ,brothers are very less self concious. wearing of jeans all the time is very unprofessional and hardly accord any respect. now the over size american basketball shirts are the worst offenders. you see this guys wearing this dress in many occasitions ,and one wonder why ? i like most gambian civil servant now for the fact that they wear our local dresses to work from kaftan to ,tube cloths ,and some waranbas .this is not bad.
good image pave the way for so many things. many suspicious cases in europe against young blackmen is mostly to do with improper dress code. i am not making any excuses for those bigots but it a mind set .let us be self consicious and trustworthy.
in the summers as well our sisters push the hot weather beyong acceptable norms. you now see african born young ladies pretending as if the sun is about to suffocate them .they even dress more skinpy than the average western sun tan seekers. .why all the unnecessary imitation? if they are hot find .wear decent and respectable light cloths ,but showing every detail part of your body i think is unnecessary. Gambian girls in east end of london are worst culprit in this recent phenominum. i don't know may be i am over sensitive or outdated. but self respect starts at home. |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
www.suntoumana.blogspot.com |
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Sister Omega
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 Jun 2007 : 20:01:22
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Sab, unfortunately I couldn't make it in person. However I was jammin in my living room with some family and friends just soaking up the atmosphere from the TV. I used to attend some ANC meetings in Islington though. One of my South African Mentors held an exhibition on his bronze sculptures at a venue in Upper St Angel, Islington. He was under heavy survillence from the Apatheid Police. It's ironic that he is now Minister of Arts and Culture for South Africa it's funny how life goes. Amandla, Nga Wey Tu (Our strength belongs to Us!)
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jambo
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Posted - 25 Jun 2007 : 10:49:13
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Santanfara
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Posted - 25 Jun 2007 : 18:42:57
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Originally posted by jambo
i was a volunteer for the Free Mandela campaign in london, for some people it influenced their everyday life, from food to eat, places to shop. it was a campaign that united so many people.
jambo , there are lots of good people in the west who when need arise can sacrifice there time and energy to defend the truth. if you follow the social movements there is ample evidence to atest to that. from ken livingston ,tony ben ,galloway ,pilger and many others accross the western world. even university students are understanding of third world people. mandela was supported by many .also current corporate exploiters of third world resources are facing tough challenges from concern westerners. we have to acknowledge this people's involvement in our affiars.they don't need to do any thing since we have to fight for our survival. there are many other westerners who feel we deserve what we get and this people don't care about us .they have their own problem to think about .mutual love in the human family still exist ,only that those with the voice and power silence the voices of reason. i was watcing cherie blairs sister advocating for a free palestine just this morning. she has travel to palestine and have seen the blantant oppression unreported by the world press .all they report is reaction of frustrated and caged humans beings to control populic opinion . |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
www.suntoumana.blogspot.com |
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sab
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26 Jun 2007 : 00:05:10
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Santanfara, I see Pilger name mentioned above - assuming you are referring to John Pilger - have you seen his film 'War on Democracy' at the cinema or read his book The New Rulers of the World?
www.myspace.com/thewarondemocracymovie
You're right about the news reporting with regard to Palestine; it is always - Israelis are 'murdered by terrorists' whilst Palestinians are 'left dead' after a clash with security!
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Santanfara
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Posted - 26 Jun 2007 : 11:37:11
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Originally posted by sab
Santanfara, I see Pilger name mentioned above - assuming you are referring to John Pilger - have you seen his film 'War on Democracy' at the cinema or read his book The New Rulers of the World?
www.myspace.com/thewarondemocracymovie
You're right about the news reporting with regard to Palestine; it is always - Israelis are 'murdered by terrorists' whilst Palestinians are 'left dead' after a clash with security!
SAB, THANKS MAN .you never know those with you untill when in the struggle .I don't go to cinema's but i will try looking to buy the film .is it in dvd yet ? jah rule a rap star once commented ''we sell our soul to the dollar and the devil ,what else do people expect ? he said from main stream singers to policy makers they are all in it for the money . i mean glamourising gun culutre and disrespect for the law .sab try listening to former cia chief Gahouva.he said ''they delebarately let drugs flow into poor neigbourhood to let crime take over the young concious minds'' .this way he said ,''the black awakening will be detroy forever''. and look after 40 years what as happen .gangstar rap and hood life style which should be outdated by now is still glamourise by devilhoood .yet the policy makers kept tiptoeing over the issues pretending they don't know which ware to unplug .similarly in london crime riden areas ,this kind of systems are in place .in halesdine ,brixston ,some parts of east end ,tower hamlet (now target is young asian youths in that area) the police don't don't know what to do in those area's yet try seling drugs in kings road chealsea ,westminster borough ,high street kensington ,mansion house ,liverspools street .or boy they come down so hard on you the drugdealers usually believe that there world is ended.
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Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
www.suntoumana.blogspot.com |
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