Engaging this kind of moral showman(woman)ship, though may obfuscate our prime concerns, is certainly imperative . This is bound to play an important role in challenging the politics of hatred and mistrust in the guise of some disciplined righteousness, which essentially reveals nothing but authoritarianism.
On Apr 7, 11:28 pm, salimtk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > isnt it the real cowardliness to let the party in power, which is searching > for cia backing n israel connection, dictate the way the solidarity > movements should be? isnt it the nasty kairali way to quash all civil > society vigilance and responses to the Chengara struggel? do we need to turn > our 'acitivity work' to palastine issue leaving the Chengara struggle to the > people at struggle only with no response from civil society? > > (hope a better discussion is taking place between the civil society > initiatives and the people/representative of the struggle by now). > > more and more social/personal activities are coming under the definition of > anarchy. nobody will say that the smoking was part of the solidarity action. > but which table and how much focus is recommended? are people at chengara > not allowed to smile, joke, sing,.... just because that they are on > struggle? > > On 4/7/08, Dileep Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > CPIm, Kairali Channel,Deshabhimani jointly taken, is a > > 'machine' capable of leading successful slander campaigns. > > they are up in arms against Chengara struggle for quite some time. > > As in UPjayaraj's story, Resistence continues.. Struggle continues.. > > Please don't ascribe victory to kairali so easily. > > > Mr. V.K.Joseph was seen in a channel couple of weeks ago > > exhorting women to come out more actively for IFFK. > > Well, comrade, what for? To fall prey to "Sakshi"? > > remember how thwy 'showed' young women participating in IFFK > > couple of year back ( Especially Kani, who was captured again in > > Night Vigil) > > > Mr. Joseph, it is ironic that Kairali turned against women in public > > sphere on so called 'womens day". It is ironic and sad that in revolutionary > > Kerala, > > it si not RSS or any othet fundamentalist group that threatens women > > coming actively in public sphere, but Kairali and Deshabhimani. > > > Isn't it an issue work contesting when Chengara struggle is going on? > > Please don't juxtapose such issues as if they are mutually exclusive > > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 11:14 PM, Bobby Kunhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > So it looks like the agenda is prescriptive and Chengara is being > > > sidelined for the Night Vigil - precisely what the silences and absurd > > > accusations from GPR stood for > > > As of now, Chengara is an issue, regardless of whetherotherissues still > > > exist or have been killed in Kerala > > > Can we turn tables and get our focus on people on a strike for > > > livelihood, and have not focus on whether one smoked a cigarrette or not - > > > the kind of implausible demand for a state inquiry > > > > On 07/04/2008, Dileep Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > "Did we inquire at any point of time with Laha > > > > Gopalan, who seems to be the Leader, who should give what kind > > > > of > > > > solidarity to the struggle? If our efforts are unwanted then we should > > > > spent > > > > our energy else where. it is not that there are no issues in Kerala > > > > that we > > > > all have to go to Chengara." > > > > This is the most insensitive statement I have read in recent times. > > > > > If laha Gopalan or struggling people want any particular support > > > > activity to be stopped, we should unconditionally accept that, I > > > > believe. > > > > > Here the attempt is to silence certain agents. CPIM want to silence > > > > the struggling people in Chengara. CPIM and certain activists want to > > > > silence whoever voices support to the struggle. > > > > And Mr.Santhoshkumar advises that 'we' should better remain silent. > > > > > Friends says kairali yesterday showed 'exclusive' visuals of Chengara > > > > solidarity meeting on 29th March , Trivandrum. It was organised by the > > > > existing solidarity committee led by MDThomas and Sanni Kapikkad in > > > > order to > > > > form aa state level solidarity committee. K.K.Koch presided over the > > > > meeting. Various community organisations and political party > > > > representatives > > > > participated in it. > > > > > "sakshi" showed visuals of K.Ajitha, Rekha Raj, K.K.Koch, Sonia ( > > > > Strevedi Convenor),ReshmaR, Deepa,C.S.jayachandran, Sanjeev, Dileep > > > > etal.. > > > > accompanied by nasty anti--women comments. > > > > > I remember, while we ( K.K.Koch, Rekha, Sonia, CSJayachandran,Sanjeev > > > > and I) were chating after the programme in front of the hall, Laha > > > > Gopalan > > > > was standing near us. Fortunately, they haven't 'captured' him in the > > > > frame. > > > > > Even Ajitha or Sonia can't escape being reduced to mere bodies in > > > > Kairali's 'reporting' of > > > > Chengara struggle. ( Remember, this was an 'official' meeting). Can we > > > > help what we are? > > > > Shall Ajitha, ReshmaR, Deepa , Sonia and Rekha Raj cease to be women > > > > or remain silent > > > > as long as they participate in Chengara struggle? shouldn't K K Koch > > > > "smoke" till the struggle is over? > > > > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 8:06 PM, Santhosh Kumar < > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Dear friends who are organising support meetings for Chengara, > > > > > > 1) P. Geetha and her kind of revolutionary budhijeevis are upset > > > > > because they were not the FIRST ones who came in support of Chengara > > > > > struggle. Unfortunately for them, the Night Vigil got lots of > > > > > coverage (any > > > > > publicity is good publicity for them if you take some usages). Geetha > > > > > always > > > > > had this problem of sitting on the fence approach, if you analyze her > > > > > earlier positions, for please the ruling CPI(M). It is good that > > > > > if Govt. > > > > > is ready to inquire about Night Vigil and Geetha (the one and only > > > > > Geetha > > > > > in Kerala) can use her good office with CPI(Did we inquire at any > > > > > point of > > > > > time with Laha Gopalan, who seems to be the Leader, who should give > > > > > what > > > > > kind of solidarity to the struggle? If our efforts are unwanted then > > > > > we > > > > > should spent our energy else where. it is not that there are no > > > > > issues in > > > > > Kerala that we all have to go to Chengara.M) to do so. But it will be > > > > > nice > > > > > if she can also explain her position on morality issues in Kerala and > > > > > whether she is taking an about turn in her past positions. (This > > > > > could be > > > > > the middle age blues too.) > > > > > > 2) Basing on Laha Gopalan's interview and his dismissal of Night > > > > > Vigil as unrelated to them, I wonder do Chengara struggle expect or > > > > > want > > > > > support from the same group? There are feeling that this group is > > > > > imposing > > > > > their solidarity on Chengara struggle. Did we inquire at any point of > > > > > time > > > > > with Laha Gopalan, who seems to be the Leader, who should give what > > > > > kind of > > > > > solidarity to the struggle? If our efforts are unwanted then we > > > > > should spent > > > > > our energy else where. it is not that there are no issues in Kerala > > > > > that we > > > > > all have to go to Chengara. > > > > > > Any way these are some of my thoughts. > > > > > > In Solidarity, > > > > > > Santhosh > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 11:51 PM, bharadwaj reshma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > We base this response on a news report published in Madhyamam > > > > > > Daily (not read, but was reported to us by our friends in > > > > > > Kozhikode) today. > > > > > > As per this report P.Geetha, during a public speech has demanded > > > > > > governmental enquiry into 'night vigil'. She also appealed Kerala > > > > > > society > > > > > > not to 'tolerate' such 'anarchists'. She repeated the already > > > > > > circulating > > > > > > argument that the discussion on night vigil has dampened the > > > > > > discussions on > > > > > > Chengara land struggle. > > > > > > We are very happy to hear this public demand. Though we are not > > > > > > much bothered by this mantle of 'anarchists' discarded on our > > > > > > backs, the > > > > > > baggage of 'ganja' and alcohol it is filled with, is at times a bit > > > > > > heavy to > > > > > > carry. So it would be good if those who are raising these > > > > > > accusations have > > > > > > solid evidence to base them upon. > > > > > > And another thing which made us happy is that the demand is made > > > > > > to the 'government'. If AIDWA took brooms and cow dung, P.Geetha is > > > > > > 'taking' > > > > > > state to clear off the civil society of political adversaries. This > > > > > > is not > > > > > > in the least surprising as Savarna hindutva and state have always > > > > > > been > > > > > > natural allies. Poor AIDWA, they haven't yet learned the trick of > > > > > > sugar > > > > > > coating it in revolutionary rhetoric. > > > > > > Let us play a mind game. What will happen if 'Revolutionaries' > > > > > > like P.Geetha assume absolute power? Who will be 'left' in Kerala? > > > > > > Let us ask a very simple question to those who raise hue and cry > > > > > > over the diminished importance for Chengara agitation. > > > > > > nammude natile 'rashtreeya' budhijeevikal evideyayirunnu ithuvare? > > > > > > .We attempted to make public protest out of the guilt that such an > > > > > > important and massive agitation is being suppressed by the state, > > > > > > party and > > > > > > media. We don't make tall claims as we feel that whatever we did was > > > > > > insufficient. Even this 'we' is not an unchanging group, but > > > > > > individuals > > > > > > coming together in an issue based/ programme based manner. > > > > > > To list the activities we were part of till now.. > > > > > > 1. Raising this issue in "KariNiyamaVirudha Convention" In calicut > > > > > > , November 1st. > > > > > > 2.Continued internet and media interventions by posting appeals > > > > > > and facts and other issues connected with this agitation.Folloing > > > > > > this , Mr. > > > > > > Shaji gave a > > > > > > Report in Thehelka which helped in attracting national attention > > > > > > on the issue. > > > > > > 3.A protest demonstration by Non CPIM forum for Democracy in IFFK > > > > > > in December 2007.. About 40 concerned people participated. > > > > > > K.Gopinath, > > > > > > J.Devika, Janaki, Elizabeth,K.K.Baburaj et al participated. > > > > > > 4.Night Vigil in front of secretariate Trivandrum, in the context > > > > > > of agitators resorting to suicide threat to ward > > ... > > read more ยป --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
