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Pray the Devil Back to Hell

In Moments of Grace, Tearing Ourselves Apart on November 24, 2009 at 4:51 pm

by Nekessa Opoti, Kenya Imagine

The rebels fought for resources. Charles Taylor fought to stay in power. Young boys were recruited to fight in a war they barely understood. And the women of Liberia, they fought for survival, theirs and Liberia’s.

Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a gripping, tear-jerking, yet empowering story of the resilience of the human spirit and the capacity of our survival instinct to triumph over the greatest challenges.

Gay People Under Attack in Uganda

In Tearing Ourselves Apart on November 3, 2009 at 6:50 am

Gay Uganada

DENOUNCE THE ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL IN THE PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA. PROTEST AT THE UGANDA DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN YOUR COUNTRY

Dear Partners, Allies and Friends,

As you already know, the “Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009.” was recently tabled before the Parliament of Uganda. The Bill’s provisions are draconian

Jacques Depelchin on the Attack on Abahlali baseMjondolo

In Cities, Tearing Ourselves Apart on October 24, 2009 at 10:01 am

In solidarity with Abahlali base Mjondolo (AbM) 1

Dear Friends, Foes and all those in between,

Before May 2008, we only knew of Abahlalibase Mjondolo. (AbM), then in May 2008, we met members of AbahalalibaseMjondolo, at the Kennedy Road Settlement. Each one spoke, expressing in various ways the meaning of emancipatory politics; and then, the next day, we met again with S’bu Zikode, the President of AbM.