Decolonization

The Demand For a Ceasefire is Necessary But Not Sufficient

November 10, 2023 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine

The Demand For a Ceasefire is Necessary But Not Sufficient: The Demand Must Be for Decolonization and Palestinian Self-Determination by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, November 8, 2023 “The nightmare in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis. It is a crisis of humanity,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters in New York, adding that the need for a ceasefire[…]

World’s Largest Imperial Power Sponsors Calls for Russia to ‘Decolonize’

July 16, 2022 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Imperial Lies and Liars, Imperialism, Lawfare, Russia, US Foreign Bases, US Hypocrisy

by Daniel Kovalik, published on Orinoco Tribune, July 2, 2022 I’m a little late with this, but U.S. hypocrisy is palpable and this clarification is notable. [jb] On June 23, 2022, an organization funded by the US Congress, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe – also known as the Helsinki Commission – held a virtual conference calling for the “decolonizing of[…]

The Necessity of Dismantling the U.S.—A conversation with Ajamu Baraka

March 16, 2021 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Capitalism, Colonialism, Militarism, Neocolonialism

by Kollibri terre Sonnenblume, published on Counterpunch, March 12, 2021 On February 26th, I interviewed Ajamu Baraka for my podcast. Baraka is a veteran grassroots organizer whose roots are in the Black Liberation Movement and anti-apartheid and Central American solidarity struggles. He is an internationally recognized leader of the emerging human rights movement in the U.S. and has been at[…]

International Tribunal to expose U.S. colonial crimes in Puerto Rico

October 30, 2018 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Indigenous peoples, Neocolonialism, Protest

By Berta Joubert-Ceci , from International Action Center (IAC) website, July 24, 2018 This year marks the 120th anniversary of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Puerto Rico during the Spanish-U.S. war, which ended with the U.S. capturing Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Philippines and Guam. July 25, 1898, was the day when U.S. ships, commanded by General Nelson A. Miles[…]

Interview with Puerto Rican Revolutionary Activists

July 26, 2018 UNAC Editor Caribbean, Puerto Rico

Photo: Yasmin Morales Torres, 41, washes laundry by hand in her yard in Playa El Negro, a neighborhood in the town of Yabucoa. As of March the area had still been without power since the storm. Interview By Mike Larson Translation By Azza Rojbi first published on Fire This Time, “We are the best example of the disaster that has[…]

North Korea Issue is Not De-Nuclearization but De-Colonization

June 14, 2018 UNAC Editor Featured, Imperialism

by Ajamu Baraka, originally published on Black Agenda Report, June 13, 2018 “The psychopathology of white supremacy invisibilizes the absurdity and illegitimacy of the United States being in a position to negotiate the fate of millions of Koreans.” The critics had already signaled their strategy for derailing any meaningful move toward normalizing relations between the United States and North Korea.[…]