Friday, August 14, 2015
Black August: Hugo Pinell down in Cali, BPP Dhoruba Bin Wahad jaw broken in ATL clash with NBPP
Movement Activists Violently Attacked at Atlanta Conference
On Saturday, August 8, 2015, a group of six Black Liberation Movement activists were violently attacked at a downtown Atlanta hotel. The group included members of the Free The People Movement, including their Coordinator, Kalonji Jama Changa, members of the Nation of Gods and Earths and Dhoruba Bin Wahad, the internationally recognized former Black Panther Party leader and political prisoner of 19 years. The group was jumped by 25 to 30 members of The New Black Panther Party at “The Power Belongs to the People 2015 Summit” in Atlanta, Georgia, an event hosted by the New Black Panther Party.
According to eyewitnesses, 71 year-old
Dhoruba Bin Wahad and the others approached the side of the stage where
attorney Malik Zulu Shabazz was speaking. While standing there, Shabazz,
leader of the New Black Panther Party asked, “Who is that?” Bin Wahad
replied, “You know who I am!” Shabazz responded “WAHAD! We’ll deal with
you later!” Bin Wahad countered with “You can deal with me now…” Knowing
that Dhoruba Bin Wahad was there with information that would publicly
expose Shabazz’s government affiliations that contradict his stance as a
Nationalist and activist for Black liberation, Shabazz immediately
ordered the NBPP members in attendance to “Get his b*tch ass out of
here!” At that point the whole group was mobbed and violently attacked
by at least 25 members of the audience.
As they defended themselves, the men were
struck with chairs and other objects. Bin Wahad’s jaw was broken in
three places, one of his associates was choked unconscious and others
received head gashes that required staples.
As of this release, Bin Wahad
is undergoing a 6-hour surgery to reconstruct his jaw and the others
have been treated and released. More details will follow as information
is gathered.
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Blacks 4 Palestine needs your signature now!
Black Arts Movement Poet Marvin X at Gaza Rally, Seattle WA
To: Marvin X, Black Arts Movement District, Oakland CA
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 9:26 AM
Subject: Pushing for 1,000 signatures before our statement is published next week!
Peace everyone,
We wanted to give you a couple of updates on publishing the statement:
- The statement will debut in Ebony next week!
- The statement will remain open for additional signatures until the end of Monday
- We currently have 700 individuals and 29 organizations signed on and we'd like to reach 1,000 over the next five days
If we can add 100-150 signatures by Friday, we'll be in pretty good shape! Can everyone reach out to 5-10 people or organizing lists today? If everyone only gets one new person to sign, we'll still be at 1,500!
We encourage organizations to sign the statement as well. If your org has already signed on, please send another blast asking for individual signatures.
Sample appeals for signatures are below, as well as a list of the orgs and some of the notable figures who have signed so far.
We
recognize we've said that the statement is being
closed/re-opened/published a few times now and appreciate your
patience--it's taken us more time than expected to iron things out, but
the statement has only grown stronger in that time.
Kristian & Khury
Here are some sample social media messages. We still recommend posting on Facebook/mailing lists over Twitter, as the latter opens us up more to getting trolled by anonymous people.
700 Black activists, artists, and scholars have signed this statement of solidarity with Palestine. Help us get to 1,000 over the next five days!
A group of Black activists, artists, scholars, and writers are circulating a solidarity statement with Palestine. We're trying to add 300 signatures by Monday. Will you read, sign and share it? http://www.blackforpalestine.com/
Join Angela Davis, Cornel West, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and me in signing this Black Statement of Solidarity with Palestine! http://www.blackforpalestine.com/
Here is a list of organizations and notable signatories to help with your efforts:
Individuals
Angela Davis
Bill Fletcher, Jr.
Boots Riley
Cornel West
dream hampton
Emory Douglas
Jasiri X
Mumia Abu Jamal
Phil Hutchings
Robin DG Kelley
Rosa Clemente
Sundiata Acoli
Talib Kweli
Tef Poe
Marvin X
Organizations
Amistad Law Project
Assata's Daughters
Baltimore Bloc
Barry University Black Student Union
Black Arts Movement District, Oakland
Black Autonomy Federation-North East Branch
Black Bottom, LLC
Black Student Alliance at Yale
Black Student Alliance Executive Board
- St. Louis University
Black Unity Group
BlaQue UCLA
C
oalition of African Lesbians
Columbia University Black Students' Organization
Columbus Coalition on Mental Health, Addiction & Mass Incarceration
Dorothy Cotton Institute
Friends of the Congo
Hands Up United
Muslim American Society - South Florida
Muslims for Economic, Racial and Reproductive Justice Network for the Elimination of Police Violence
New Afrikan Independence Party
Organization for Black Struggle
Peace by Piece
Spoken Word Alliance at Tufts
Stanford NAACP Executive Committee
The Dream Defenders
Tribe X
UCLA Afrikan Student Union
Ujima People's Progress Party
Wisdom Within Health & Wellness
Abraham is not my father, Palestine is not my home
But I would fight any man
Who kicked me out of my house
To dwell in a tent
I would fight
To the ends of the earth
Someone who said to me
I want your house
Because my father lived here
Two thousand years ago
I want your land
Because my father lived here
Two thousand years ago.
Jets would not stop me
From returning to my home
Uncle toms would not stop me
Cluster bombs would not stop me
Bullets I would defy.
No man can take the house of another
And expect to live in peace
There is no peace for thieves
There is no peace for those who murder
For myths and ancient rituals
Wail at the wall
Settle in "Judea" and "Samaria"
But fate awaits you
You will never sleep with peace
You will never walk without listening.
I shall cross the River Jordan
With Justice in my hand
I shall return to Jerusalem
And establish my house of peace,
Thus said the Lord.
PALESTINE by Marvin X (El Muhajir)
I am not an Arab, I am not a JewAbraham is not my father, Palestine is not my home
But I would fight any man
Who kicked me out of my house
To dwell in a tent
I would fight
To the ends of the earth
Someone who said to me
I want your house
Because my father lived here
Two thousand years ago
I want your land
Because my father lived here
Two thousand years ago.
Jets would not stop me
From returning to my home
Uncle toms would not stop me
Cluster bombs would not stop me
Bullets I would defy.
No man can take the house of another
And expect to live in peace
There is no peace for thieves
There is no peace for those who murder
For myths and ancient rituals
Wail at the wall
Settle in "Judea" and "Samaria"
But fate awaits you
You will never sleep with peace
You will never walk without listening.
I shall cross the River Jordan
With Justice in my hand
I shall return to Jerusalem
And establish my house of peace,
Thus said the Lord.
© 1972 by Marvin X, published in Black Scholar Magazine, circa 1970
Two Poems for the People of Syria
how much water can run from rivers to sea
how much blood can soak the earth
the guns of tyrants know no end
a people awakened are bigger than bullets
there is no sleep in their eyes
no more stunted backs and fear of broken limbs
even men, women and children are humble with sacrifice
the old the young play their roles
with smiles they endure torture chambers
with laughs they submit to rape and mutilations
there is no victory for oppressors
whose days are numbered
as the clock ticks as the sun rises
let the people continue til victory
surely they smell it on their hands
taste it on lips
believe it in their hearts
know it in their minds
no more backwardness no fear
let there be resistance til victory.
--Marvin X/El Muhajir
Syrian poet/professor Dr. Mohja Kahf
Oh Marvin, how much blood can soak the earth?
The angels asked, “will you create a species who will shed blood
and overrun the earth with evil?”
And it turns out “rivers of blood” is no metaphor:
see the stones of narrow alleys in Duma
shiny with blood hissing from humans? Dark
and dazzling, it keeps pouring and pumping
from the inexhaustible soft flesh of Syrians,
and neither regime cluster bombs from the air,
nor rebel car bombs on the ground,
ask them their names before they die.
They are mowed down like wheat harvested by machine,
and every stalk has seven ears, and every ear a hundred grains.
They bleed like irrigation canals into the earth.
Even one little girl in Idlib with a carotid artery cut
becomes a river of blood. Who knew she could be a river
running all the way over the ocean, to you,
draining me of my heart? And God said to the angels,
“I know what you know not.” But right now,
the angels seem right. Cut the coyness, God;
learn the names of all the Syrians.
See what your species has done.
--Mohja Kahf
www.blackbirdpressnews.blogspot.com
jmarvinx@yahoo.com
Black August: Killing of San Quentin Six inmate Hugo Pinell sparks inmate reaction
Killing of 'San Quentin Six' inmate Hugo Pinell sparks New Folsom prison riot
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 6:14 PM
Updated: Thursday, August 13, 2015, 8:31 AM
Hugo Pinell, a member of the infamous 'San Quentin Six,' was killed on Wednesday during a prison riot at California State Prison-Sacramento, authorities say.
Hugo Pinell, 71, was once one of the country's most infamous prisoners. The convicted rapist was one of the "San Quentin Six" whose escape attempt ended the lives of six people, including two corrections officers, three inmates and George Jackson, founder of the Black Guerilla Family prison gang, a corrections spokeswoman said.
A fellow inmate attacked Pinell on Wednesday in the exercise yard, sparking a behind-bars battle.
The violence broke out around 1 p.m. local time in a maximum security general population yard of the state prison, authorities said.
"Inmate-made weapons were used" during the brawl, authorities said.
Long live the spirit of Yogi (Hugo Pinell), long live George Jackson, BGF!
The San Quentin Six
Bottom row, left to right: Johnny Spain, David Johnson, Willie Tate; top row, left to right: Fleeta Drumgo, Luis Talamantez and Hugo Pinell
During the escape, which sparked a riot on the cellblock, Jackson had a .32 caliber pistol allegedly smuggled into the prison by attorney Stephen Bingham (immediately after the incident, Bingham went on the run and fled the country for 13 years; he returned in 1984 to stand trial, and was acquitted of all charges in 1986). During the riot caused by Jackson and two dozen other prisoners, three corrections officers and two inmates were tortured and killed.
In addition to Jackson, those killed in the altercation were guards Paul E. Krasenes, 52, Frank DeLeon, 44, and Jere P. Graham, 39, as well as inmates John Lynn, 29, and Ronald L. Kane, 28.[3] Spain was found guilty in the shooting deaths of guards DeLeon and Graham, Pinell was convicted of cutting the throats of guards Charles Breckenridge and Urbano Rubiaco, Jr., and Johnson was convicted of assaulting Breckenridge.[3] There were no convictions for the killings of Krasenes, Lynn, or Kane.[3] Cleared of all charges, Drumgo, Talamantaz, and Tate were found not guilty on various counts of murder, conspiracy, and assault.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Amnesty International backs decriminalisation of prostitution
The resolution recommends that the full decriminalisation of all aspects of consensual sex work is supported by the organisation.
Salil Shetty, Amnesty's Secretary General, said about the resolution: "We recognise that this critical human rights issue is hugely complex and that is why we have addressed this issue from the perspective of international human rights standards."
Amnesty's announcement that they would consider decriminalisation was criticised by some prominent groups (AFP/Getty) "We also consulted with our global movement to take on board different views from around the world."
Amnesty International now joins a host of other groups in their support for decriminalisation, including the World Health Organisation, the United Nations AIDS programme UNAIDS, and leading medical journal The Lancet.
These groups see the stigma and criminalisation that surrounds prostitution as roadblocks to stopping abuse, trafficking and the spread of diseases like HIV and AIDS.
Some proponents also see the decriminalisation of prostitution as simply an extension of the idea that two consenting adults should be able to have sex without the interference of the government.
However, there is opposition to the idea, most prominently from actors like Lena Dunham, Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet and many others.
They were included in a list of signatories on a letter to Amnesty International written by the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women.
It said that the decriminalisation policy "flies in the face of [Amnesty International's] historical reputation."
It also said the organisation's proposal was "incomprehensible", and said the decriminalisation of prostitution would increase the rates of trafficking and abuse.
The English Collective of Prostitutes has been fighting for the abolition of laws that criminalise sex workers since its establishment in 1975 (AFP/Getty) In its statement, Amnesty makes it clear that it remains opposed to human trafficking, which it says should be criminalised "as a matter of international law."
It also calls prostitution "a form of violence against women and an affront to human dignity".
Much has been made of the 'Swedish model' of prostitution legislation - in which selling sex is legal, but buying it is punishable by hefty fines or prison sentences up to six months.
Marvin X calls for all Men to March who love ho's and multiple wives
Maestro Marvin X with his Black Arts Movement Poets Choir &
Arkestra; David Murray on sax, Earl Davis on trumpet; Malcolm X Jazz/Art
Festival, Oakland, May 17, 2014
After da nut, then what?
by
Marvin X
FROM THE MYTHOLOGY OF PUSSY AND DICK (EXPANDED VERSION): A POETIC DIALOGUE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL SEXUALITY by Marvin X, unpublished
If you love you
I love you
don’t make me love you
if you don’t love you
it’s yo thang
do what ya wanna do
just be true to you
to you yo life
to me mine
lakum dinu kum wa liya din.
no time to hate ya
let me live my life
don’t block me
me no block you
life is a micro second in time
moments precious
no time to hate
a waste
enjoy yourself
don’t worry bout billy and billy
sally and sally
enjoy yourself
organize yourself
like billy and billy and sally and sally
After da nut then what
satisfied bewildered overwhelmed
wow
smile to frown
a moment lost in the wind
The white boy told us
don’t live your life
like a candle in the wind.
Let people be happy
find your bliss
does it involve anyone else
except a friend who comes in love
love da one ya wit
praise them for loving you
let the other people be happy
don’t rain hate
do you know their story pain trauma
let them be
they smile
do you smile in your lover’s eyes
are you thankful and thoughtful
like Sly Stone
It’s a family affair
let lovers love
ease the pain express joy
the mystery of it all
a momentary thing
but standing tall in the night
be thankful for lovers
who know love is all there is
who find joy in the night or early morn
sing along with them their happiness
can you dance your dance of joy
can you say wow.
After da nut then what
it is the most sacred of things
precious
even among the sex workers
praise those with zest
Oriental touch
happy ending
tip for attitude
thank God he sent them to bless you in the night/early morn
treat them with kindness
God sent them to you
Didn’t Jesus love dem ho’s
they washed his feet
who touched the hem of his garment?
After da nut then what
in all your joy look for spirit person
dwelling in the higher self
a tuning fork
steel sharpens steel
water finds itself
drink from the well of love
nothing else
goin on
up in here.
—Marvin X
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
I AM
I have a majick life
unlikely but true fiction
worthy times are mine
I have a majick life
attracting the miraculous
the preciously unpredictable
surrounded by confirmation
unfolding from nothing
taller than MT Thai
on time every time in time
& it rhyme a lucid dream of a life
end of the rainbow and back again
lavish Godz overflowing abundance
here glowing touched by ancestors
blessed I have a majick life
I attract majick beings in
process of
miracle making walking like
everyday ordinary folk extraordinary
reality for real done seen 'em walk on
water and turned it to wine
& live to remix the story
been touched by soothsayers
embraced by prophets
mentored by genesis
talked to by the dead
fed by the universe
blessed to serve light bread
feeding many being fed by many
in the womb of the circle remembering
rich beyond measure not weighed down
by the material praying to birds who
carry messages to other realms
answers delivered gratefully received
meant to be shelter arms open
candles lit doors unlocked embracing
I am that I am who I was sent to be
and so it is and shall be
oil on the door
cowrie in my pockets
pennies on the door steps
miracles happen here
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