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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 576: THE DANGERS OF KONY2012 The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of Pambazuka. KEEP PAMBAZUKA FREE AND INDEPENDENT! BECOME A FRIEND OF PAMBAZUKA NOW! http://www.pambazuka.org/en/friends.php Follow Pambazuka @pambazuka Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 CONTENTS: 1. Features, 2. Announcements, 3. Comment & analysis, 4. Advocacy & campaigns, 5. Books & arts /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 1 Features THE DOWNSIDE OF THE KONY 2012 VIDEO What Jason did not tell Gavin and his army of invisible children Mahmood Mamdani A 30-minute documentary ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc ) about Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony has been watched by tens of millions online. But will this mobilization of millions be subverted into yet another weapon in the hands of those who want to militarize the region further? http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/80787 ****** THE ARAB REVOLUTIONS: A YEAR AFTER Samir Amin Arab regimes achieved success within a short period but then ran out of steam as a result of their internal limits and contradictions. The ruling circles have given in to neo-liberal globalization, leading to rapid decline in social conditions. That is what caused the revolts. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/80745 ****** EGYPT: YEAR OF THE SCAF A timeline of mounting repression Wael Eskandar A year has passed since the military assumed power after President Hosni Mubarak was ousted. But is Egypt any closer to the freedom and justice it sought when its people rose up against the Mubarak regime? http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/80778 ****** THINKING FANON, 50 YEARS LATER Fanonian translations in and beyond ‘Fanon Studies’ Nigel C. Gibson Translations are not neutral; they are products of history and are highly charged politically. Yet despite this, Fanon’s thought in his translated works has remained clear, inspiring people from Steve Biko to Abahlali baseMjondolo. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/80744 ****** THE CONGO CONUNDRUM: TRUTH CATCHES UP WITH OBAMA Antoine Roger Lokongo Africa is being recolonised. American interventionist activities in the continent’s Great Lakes region provide a perfect example. African peoples must rise up to protect their own interests by demanding a new relationship with the West. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/80773 ****** A MOTHER'S FEARS FOR HER LESBIAN DAUGHTER Akinyi M. Ocholla A mother is not easily convinced that her daughter is okay in the head when she admits to being gay. She thinks that there must be some underlying psychological and emotional problems. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/80783 ****** THE ETHIOPIAN LGBT COMMUNITY Elyas Mulu Kiros It has been reported frequently that clandestine homosexual groups exist in Addis Abeba, many of whom lead double lives, since being openly gay or lesbian could cost them their lives. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/80776 ****** PRESIDENT OBIANG AND KLEPTOCRATS IN AFRICA Uche Igwe Africa’s greedy rulers have looted the immense resources of their own countries, leaving the people poor and desperate. The continent’s people must rise up and hold the rulers to account through proper governance mechanisms that will ensure transparent management of national resources. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/80746 ****** LAMU PORT MAY SLOW DOWN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Erick Komolo The notion that modern day development is achievable purely through mega projects is perhaps misplaced as it ignores the place of technology and, for Africa, the contribution of ‘small’ industries at this stage in achieving sustainable industrialisation. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/80777 ****** REMEMBERING GENERAL OJUKWU Conversation with my stream of consciousness Cameron Duodu ‘We’ve agreed to so many things before – but it’s always in the implementation that we get bogged down.’ http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/80785 ****** OJUKWU: DID THEY NOTICE HIS SIMPLICITY? Uchenna Osigwe Biafra secessionist leader Odumegwu Ochuku has left a legacy for a new generation of Nigerians who must now see personal sacrifice as a prerequisite for public service. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/80784 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 2 Announcements CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Fahamu - Networks for Social Justice Journalists visit to the 19th African Union Summit - Lilongwe, Malawi, June 2012 http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/Announce/80774 ****** TALK WITH ANURADHA MITTAL The Oakland Institute Land Grabs in Africa: Economic Growth or Re-colonization? http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/Announce/80771 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 3 Comment & analysis A CONSTRUCTIVE COMPARISON OF ISRAEL AND APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA Kenya Palestine Solidarity Committee Comparisons between Israel’s control over the Palestinians and apartheid South Africa can yield crucial clues on how to move towards the end of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/80768 ****** KONY 2012: WIDENING THE CRACKS, LETTING THE LIGHT IN? Mildred K Barya Forget that the Kony 2012 video has flaws. Rather, bring on the help and catch Joseph Kony. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/80769 ****** NEW ZIMBABWEAN CONSTITUTION NOT A PANACEA FOR FREE AND FAIR POLLS Dewa Mavhinga A new constitution for Zimbabwe is only one step in a series of fundamental reforms that are needed before Zimbabwe can hold elections. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/80775 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 4 Advocacy & campaigns ABAHLALI MEMBERS WHO WERE DISPLACED IN SEPTEMBER 2009 STILL HOMELESS Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement On the 26 September 2009 a political attack took place in Kennedy Road. Nothing has since been offered by eThekwini municipality to Kennedy victims who lost their homes. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/80779 ****** CANADA OPPOSES RIGHT TO WATER AT WORLD WATER FORUM Brent Patterson Media Release March 13, 2012 http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/80742 ****** JOBLESS PEOPLE SPEAK ON THE RIGHT TO SANITATION AND BASIC SERVICES Unemployed People’s Movement Submission of the Unemployed People’s Movement to the SAHRC public hearings on the right to sanitation and basic services. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/80770 ****** LAND GRABBING SHOWS THE URGENT NEED TO PROTECT PEASANTS' RIGHTS La Via Campesina Geneva, 11 March 2012 http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/80743 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 5 Books & arts A WIFE'S NECK SAVED George Chijioke Amadi ‘Beyond the all-too-familiar message of violence against women, Amadi's epigram-clad poem is like the very best straight out of a Holy Book’- Akwasi Aidoo http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/80741 ****** NEW BOOK: ‘REMUNICIPALISATION: PUTTING WATER BACK IN PUBLIC HANDS’ New book uncovers private failures leading cities to take back control of water worldwide. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/80780 ****** ON ‘A WIFE’S NECK SAVED’ Akwasi Aidoo ‘Beyond the all-too-familiar message of violence against women, Amadi's epigram-clad poem is like the very best straight out of a Holy Book.’ http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/80740 ****** PAPER ON PHILIPPINE WATER SECTOR IDENTIFIES CRITICAL SITUATIONS; PRESENTS MODELS FOR WATER SERVICE PROVISION The authors of the paper ‘Treading Troubled Waters’ speak of the critical situations faced by the water sector on the strength of a process that involved partnerships, network of academic institutions, peoples and non-government organizations, and local communities. This process undertaken through the Development Roundtable Series (DRTS) program initiated and anchored by Focus on the Global South-Philippines, involved consultations, roundtable discussion, research and case studies across the country. These activities have produced both anecdotal information and hard data from the field and existing documents. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/80781 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ Fahamu - Networks For Social Justice http://www.fahamu.org Pambazuka News is published by Fahamu Ltd. © Unless otherwise indicated, all materials published are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. 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