--- Sponsor's Message -------------------------------------- Get Only the Best Lists! Get a daily profile of the best lists at Topica, FREE! http://click.topica.com/aaaaPIbz8SnrbAjwjxa/BestLists ------------------------------------------------------------ __________________________________________________________________________ The Internet Anti-Fascist: Friday, 3 November 2000 Vol. 4, Number 89 (#484) __________________________________________________________________________ Latest Anti-Fascist Readings: Two new journals added Announcement: Call For Applications: 22 Annual International Human Rights Training Program, Montreal, Quebec, 10-29 Jun 00 Rightwing Web Sites of Interest: Who Still Puts the "Socialism" In "National Socialism?" American Front Black Front Corporate Watch National Bolsheviks Third Position Real Political Correctness: AP, "Council's Blacks Block 'Allegiance'," 1 Nov 00 What's Worth Checking: 10 stories -------------------------------------------------------------------------- LATEST ANTI-FASCIST READINGS The archives at <http://www.anti-fascism.org> have been updated to include: We have two new journals you might want to investigate. Evil Austria, Oct 00 is published by the Austrian anti-fascist group Rosa Antifa Wien (RAW) and Laura Watch is produced by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). Regular journals have been updated and include: anti-fascist journals: Antifa Info-Bulletin, 29 Oct 00 (#272) E-News from United, 24 Oct 00 PFAW's Rightwing Watch Online, 1 Nov 00 Skeptical Inquirer Electronic Digest, 24 Oct 00 technical/civil liberties journals: CDT Policy Post, 21 Oct 00 6:19 CRA Bulletin, 24 Oct 00 EPIC Alert, 31 Oct 00 7:19 NetFuture, 5 Oct 00 (#112) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENT: Call For Applications: 22 Annual International Human Rights Training Program Montreal, Quebec, 10-29 Jun 00 The Canadian Human Rights Foundation (CHRF) is a non-profit, non- governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to the defense and promotion of human rights through education, in Canada and around the world. Created in 1967 by a group of Canadian scholars, jurists and human rights advocates, the CHRF has 33 years' experience in human rights education and training. Through its programs, the CHRF contributes to the development of pluralistic civil societies, grounded in universal human rights principles. The CHRF's training and education programs are designed for activists who are engaged in human rights promotion and democratic development. Our Activities : * Annual International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) * Regional Human Rights Education programming in Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia * Specialized training for National Human Rights Institutions * Conferences on emerging issues related to human rights * Publications (educational documentation; conference proceedings; newsletter: Speaking About Rights) For information, contact: Lawrence Lefcort IHRTP Coordinator Canadian Human Rights Foundation 1425 boul Rene Levesque West Suite 407 Montreal, H3G 1T7 Telephone (514) 954-0382 Fax (514) 954-0659 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIGHTWING WEB SITES OF INTEREST: Who Still Puts the "Socialism" In "National Socialism?" Readers may wish to check the "left" wing of the contemporary fascist movement based on the politics of the Strasser brothers. This tendency, called "Third Positionalists" or "National Bolsheviks" has several web sites around the world. "American Front: Power, wealth and arms in the hands of the people" <http://www.americanfront.com/> "Black Front" <http://www.thirdposition.com/blackfront/index.html> "Corporate Watch: ... provides news, analysis, research tools and action resources to respond to corporate activity around the globe. We also talk with people who are directly affected by corporate abuses as well as with others fighting for corporate accountability, human rights, social and environmental justice. <http://www.corpwatch.org/> "National Bolsheviks: The Revolution, Like the Wind, Can Never Be stopped!" <http://www.nationalbolshevik.com/> "Third Position: A Collective Dedicated To A Way Beyond Left and Right, Beyond Capitalism & Communism" <http://www.thirdposition.com/blackfront/index.html> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- REAL POLITICAL CORRECTNESS: It's from the rightwing authoritarians and always has been Council's Blacks Block 'Allegiance' AP 1 Nov 00 CHICAGO -- Citing the nation's history of racial discrimination, black members of Chicago's City Council are blocking a proposal to require the panel to recite the Pledge of Allegiance before every session. The opponents highlighted the pledge's final phrase, "liberty and justice for all." "Unfortunately, this country has not embraced all of those concepts," Alderwoman Freddrenna Lyle said. "There is a lot of work to be done in this country," Alderman Ed Smith said. "There have been some problems. We all know that." The opposition surprised supporters and delayed a council committee's action on the proposal. "It seemed to me to be a no-brainer, something that would be passed almost without discussion," said Alderman Bernard Stone. The pledge, written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a socialist and Baptist minister, as part of a Columbus Day commemoration, has aroused objections for a variety of reasons, including its mention of God. The city council in Woodstock, northwest of Chicago, also debated a proposal to begin meetings with the pledge. The idea was rejected last year, with some members complaining the pledge has trappings of federal power. The Supreme Court ruled in 1943 that requiring anyone to stand for the pledge or recite it is a violation of First Amendment rights. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT'S WORTH CHECKING stories via <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story7/> AP, "Neo-Nazis sentenced for vandalizing concentration camp," 14 Oct 00, "Two admitted neo-Nazis were convicted and sentenced for vandalism at the former Buchenwald concentration camp, where they smeared swastikas on plaques the day before Germany celebrated 10 years of reunification." <1911.txt> John Hooper (The Guardian), "Anti-semitism raises its head in Germany," 19 Oct 00, "Conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim was at the center of a blazing fight over alleged anti-Semitism this week. It is a dispute that threatens to reach the highest levels of the German cultural and political establishment. In a open letter to the Berlin section of the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, a former city council member responsible for the arts, Ulrich Roloff-Momin, depicted the Argentina-born musician, who is due to leave the German capital in 2002, as a victim of ill- disguised anti-Jewish feeling. His claims came at a uniquely sensitive moment: a rash of attacks on synagogues earlier this month, during the holiest week in the Jewish year, left Jewish leaders in Germany questioning whether their community had any future." <1912.txt> Jim Vertuno (AP), "Man's appeal rejected in '98 dragging death: King team disputed Byrd was kidnapped," 19 Oct 00, "The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday rejected the appeal of John William King, the first man convicted and sentenced to die for the dragging death of James Byrd Jr. The nine-member court unanimously rejected Mr. King's claims that his trial had merely proved that he was a racist but not a murderer or kidnapper." <1913.txt> AP, "Two Men Face Hate Crime Charges In Synagogue Arson Case," 19 Oct 00, "Two men were indicted Wednesday on charges of attempted arson of a synagogue and will be the first to be tried under the state's new hate crime bill, officials said. Mazin Assi, 21, and Mohammed Alfaqih, 18, both of Yonkers, were indicted in the attack in which someone threw a bottle of flammable liquid at the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel, said Michelle Medley, spokeswoman for the Bronx District Attorney's office." <1914.txt> Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, "Seven Alleged Neo-Nazis Charged In Two Deaths," 13 Oct 00, "Four suspected neo-Nazis were charged on Friday with murder, and three others with manslaughter, in connection with the deaths of two homelesss men in separate incidents in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania this year. In the first case, four males aged 15, 16, 19 and 24 allegedly kicked to death a 51-year-old man...." <1915.txt> American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, "Outrageous Anti-Arab Racism From Florida GOP Candidate," 16 Oct 00, "Washington DC, October 16 -- Today the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) the nation's largest Arab-American membership organization, strongly condemned racist anti-Arab remarks by Ric Keller, the Republican nominee for the House of Representatives from central Florida's 8th district. At an event on Oct. 12, Keller said 'I think Palestinians are lower than pond scum' and endorsed Israel's bombing of defenseless Palestinian cities." <1916.txt> American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, "Pattern of Hateful Anti-Arab Remarks Must be Condemned," 16 Oct 00, "In a yet another disturbing example of the pattern of anti-Arab hate speech that has developed in recent days, Rev. Franklin Graham, vice chairman of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and son of noted evangelist Billy Graham, made a series of extraordinarily racist remarks at a televised revival in Kentucky on Oct. 14. Franklin Graham, who is his father's designated successor as head of one of the largest evangelical associations in the United States, said "The Arabs will not be happy until every Jew is dead. They hate the state of Israel. They all hate the Jews. God gave that land to the Jews. The Arabs will never accept that. Why can't they live in peace?" These remarks were broadcast to a huge television audience." <1917.txt> Chani Cohen (Jerusalem Post), "More than 200 attacks on Jewish targets," 20 Oct 00, "More than 200 attacks on Jewish targets have occurred world- wide since the beginning of the month, parallel to the violence in the Middle East, Simon Wiesenthal Center dean Rabbi Marvin Hier said yesterday." <1918.txt> AP, "Germans Demonstrate Against Hate," 21 Oct 00, "Thousands of Germans joined together in this western city Saturday to protest foreigner hate, the extreme right and a neo-Nazi demonstration. ... Organizers said 20,000 people attended the event in Dortmund...." <1919.txt> Janet McBride (Reuters). "Far Right Suffers Heavy Loss In Austria Poll," 15 Oct 00, "Austria's far right Freedom Party suffered heavy losses Sunday in a regional election in Styria seen as a first test of support for the national government of far right and conservatives. The Freedom Party's share of the vote in the province was 12.4 percent. It took 29 percent in last year's general election and 17 percent in Styria's last provincial vote in 1995." <1920.txt> * * * * * In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. __________________________________________________________________________ FASCISM: We have no ethical right to forgive, no historical right to forget. (No permission required for noncommercial reproduction) - - - - - back issues archived via: <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/tinaf/> ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
