(2023-06-27). 2023 Oakland Juneteenth – Bay Area Culturally Competent Mental Health Services. indybay.org June 19, 1865 remains our agreed upon date to collectively celebrate the holiday, Juneteenth. Freedom is never free… Post Traumatic Stress is often imposed upon people of Pan African Descent, still. Our journey from Slavery to Freedom continues… Barriers to Mental Health Services are slowly coming down and healthy solutions bound with lasting cost savings to our communities.
(2023-06-27). Ralph Gonsalves: CARICOM Will Be Bridge Between Africa & Latin America. orinocotribune.com The prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines participated in CARICOM's 5oth anniversary celebration. | Referring to the potential of the Caribbean community, Ralph Gonsalves, the prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, said on Monday that CARICOM will be the bridge between Africa and Latin America. | Gonsalves made the comments during a presentation titled "Historical Perspective of CARICOM's Achievements and Challenges 50 Years after its Foundation" at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) 50th Anniversary Symposium, which took place at the Casa Amarilla, headquarters of the Foreign Ministry i…
(2023-06-27). How BRICS Expansion Threatens U.S Dominance. infobrics.org The expansion of BRICS, an acronym for five regional economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has the potential of cutting the influence of the United States in global politics and trade…
(2023-06-27). BRICS Vaccine Research & Development Center Can Play a Vital Role in Providing Equitable Access to Vaccines. infobrics.org Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health & Family Welfare, addressed the BRICS Health Ministers Meeting 2023 on the side-lines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The meeting brought together health ministers from BRICS member countries- Brazil, China, Russia, and South Africa…
(2023-06-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: Preventing cancer for future generations of Black families. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The statistics are staggering. Black people are more likely to die from cancer than other racial and ethnic groups. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African Americans have the highest death rate from cancer overall. National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week is June 15—21. Dr. Kim Barbel Johnson, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, says educating patients is essential to reducing and preventing cancer deaths…
(2023-06-27). African Book Festival in Germany and the attack on Mohamedou Ould Slahi—another case of political censorship. wsws.org A pernicious form of political censorship is developing in German cultural circles and the media, involving the persecution of progressive artists and critics of the establishment on the basis of false accusations of anti-Semitism.
(2023-06-26). Africans Rise Up Against IMF-Imposed Neocolonial Debt. towardfreedom.org As anger over incoming tax hikes boils over in Kenya, African Stream takes a deep dive into the role the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has played in ramming austerity down Africans' throats. It boils down to neocolonial debt slavery, a system designed to oppress Africans, while oiling the wheels of otherwise faltering Western economies. African Stream's Kenneth Kaigua breaks down this complex issue.
(2023-06-26). Mali and MINUSMA: Pseudo-Science and Imperialism Caught Red-Handed. libya360.wordpress.com Dr Franklin Nyamsi, President, Institut de l'Afrique des Libertés / African Freedom Institute In a study[1] published on June 19, 2023 on the reference site of the Egmont Institute, based in the capital of the European Union and NATO, Brussels, a duo of researchers from this organization set out to analyze the correlation between the action…
(2023-06-26). What Does Dedollarisation Mean for Africa? libya360.wordpress.com David Hundeyin Kenyan president backs Pan-African payment system as a step toward the de-dollarization of the continent Dedollarisation may be invoked as a diplomatic hot button issue where China, Russia and India are concerned, but for Africa it is very much an existential one. "Russia and China: Partners in Dedollarisation." "Will India Support China and…
(2023-06-27). Headlines for June 27, 2023. democracynow.org Putin Tells Wagner Mercenaries to Join Russian Military or Face Exile in Belarus, Zelensky Visits Frontline Troops; Biden Administration Announces New Arms for Ukraine, UNICEF Warns 100,000 Sudanese Child Refugees in Chad Face New Dangers, Israeli Settlers Storm Palestinian Village in West Bank, Torching Homes and Firing Guns, Supreme Court Orders Louisiana to Redraw Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Map, Supreme Court to Allow Sexual Assault Survivors to Sue Ohio State University, Supreme Court Sides with Biden on ICE Deportations, Audio Reveals Trump Showed "Highly Confidential" Document to Publi…
(2023-06-27). The Bolshevik Color Revolution of 1917 and Prighozin's 2023 Gambit: Trotsky, Russell, and the War on Civilization. thelastamericanvagabond.com Amidst this week's strange attempt to instigate a military coup from the head of Russia's Wagner Group, President Putin took a loud stand calling out the operation as a foreign directed insurgency with parallels drawn from the chaotic revolution of 1917. Just as in 1917, the nation was at war with an enemy on the
(2023-06-27). Ukraine: How the Green Party in the US and Canada Stumble on Matters of International Law. libya360.wordpress.com Roger Annis Green Party figures in U.S. and Canada condemn the NATO provocations leading to conflict in Ukraine, but muddy the waters with condemnation of Russia. Those who choose to accept a Western interpretation of the already-loose concept of 'international law' are doing a disservice to the people of Russia and Ukraine. Jill Stein, former…
(2023-06-27). An Independent Audit of US Funding for Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Heather Kaiser, Anya Parampil, Max Blumenthal In the absence of official scrutiny of Washington's spending spree on Ukraine, The Grayzone conducted an independent audit of US funding for the country. We discovered a series of seemingly wasteful, highly unusual expenditures the Biden administration has yet to explain. During a recent discussion with New York Times columnist…
(2023-06-27). Suicidal Attacks, Horrendous Losses and Insubordination Plague Kiev Regime Forces. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Worn-out artillery pieces that they have received from the US as part of Washington's military aid to Kiev Back in mid-January, retired United States Army Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, who previously led the US Army Europe Command and still holds several high-ranking positions within NATO, gave an interview to the CIA front Radio Free…
(2023-06-27). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Interview with RT Television, Moscow, June 26, 2023. libya360.wordpress.com Question: What is the international reaction to the failed mutiny? Sergey Lavrov: It makes no sense to go over everything that has filled the media in the last few days. Everyone can see and hear the international reaction. Every adult can assess it. Question: Did Russia's allies express support? Sergey Lavrov: In their numerous phone calls to President Vladimir…
(2023-06-27). What Happens in Russia After the Longest Day? libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Following Wagner's 'rebellion' — which was nothing more than a blatant coup attempt, and a PR stunt demonstrated by Prighozin's top-notch theatrics — NATO and the Collective West's excitement over the possibility of Russia descending into chaos and civil war were quickly turned into utter disappointment. The first draft of the extraordinary events that took place…
(2023-06-26). Lessons in Freedom: Agroecology, Localization and Food Sovereignty. libya360.wordpress.com Colin Todhunter Farmers from across the Americas are working together to envision a new food system based on food sovereignty and political justice. Industry figures and scientists claim pesticide use and GMOs are necessary in 'modern agriculture'. But this is not the case: there is now sufficient evidence to suggest otherwise. It is simply not necessary to have…
(2023-06-26). FSB Spooked the CIA on Prigozhin Coup. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar The CNN, followed by the New York Times, broke the story on Sunday that the US and western intelligence were indeed aware of the failed coup attempt on Friday night by Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group of Russian military contractors, "for quite some time and making preparations for such a move, including…
(2023-06-27). An Independent Audit of US Funding for Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Heather Kaiser, Anya Parampil, Max Blumenthal In the absence of official scrutiny of Washington's spending spree on Ukraine, The Grayzone conducted an independent audit of US funding for the country. We discovered a series of seemingly wasteful, highly unusual expenditures the Biden administration has yet to explain. During a recent discussion with New York Times columnist…
(2023-06-27). Suicidal Attacks, Horrendous Losses and Insubordination Plague Kiev Regime Forces. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Worn-out artillery pieces that they have received from the US as part of Washington's military aid to Kiev Back in mid-January, retired United States Army Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, who previously led the US Army Europe Command and still holds several high-ranking positions within NATO, gave an interview to the CIA front Radio Free…
(2023-06-27). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Interview with RT Television, Moscow, June 26, 2023. libya360.wordpress.com Question: What is the international reaction to the failed mutiny? Sergey Lavrov: It makes no sense to go over everything that has filled the media in the last few days. Everyone can see and hear the international reaction. Every adult can assess it. Question: Did Russia's allies express support? Sergey Lavrov: In their numerous phone calls to President Vladimir…
(2023-06-27). What Happens in Russia After the Longest Day? libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Following Wagner's 'rebellion' — which was nothing more than a blatant coup attempt, and a PR stunt demonstrated by Prighozin's top-notch theatrics — NATO and the Collective West's excitement over the possibility of Russia descending into chaos and civil war were quickly turned into utter disappointment. The first draft of the extraordinary events that took place…
(2023-06-26). Lessons in Freedom: Agroecology, Localization and Food Sovereignty. libya360.wordpress.com Colin Todhunter Farmers from across the Americas are working together to envision a new food system based on food sovereignty and political justice. Industry figures and scientists claim pesticide use and GMOs are necessary in 'modern agriculture'. But this is not the case: there is now sufficient evidence to suggest otherwise. It is simply not necessary to have…
(2023-06-26). FSB Spooked the CIA on Prigozhin Coup. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar The CNN, followed by the New York Times, broke the story on Sunday that the US and western intelligence were indeed aware of the failed coup attempt on Friday night by Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group of Russian military contractors, "for quite some time and making preparations for such a move, including…
(2023-06-26). Guatemala: Beaten, but not Defeated. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Mam. woman Community meeting The results of the general elections 2023 in Guatemala position the country, for the second round of the presidential elections next August 20, between two options: fighting corruption (Bernardo Arévalo, of the Semilla party) or the "obsession for corrupt power" (Sandra Torres, of the UNE party). The popular indigenous…
(2023-06-26). Food Is Not a Commodity, It's a Human Right: Pueblo a Pueblo Builds Food Sovereignty. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina and Chris Gilbert Pueblo a Pueblo is a grassroots plan for organizing the production, distribution, and consumption of food that connects agricultural producers with urban dwellers. In so doing, the project breaks with the despotic dictates of the capitalist market. In the first of this three-part piece in the Communal Resistance Series,…
(2023-06-26). Why are NATO ISR and Heavy Weapons in the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant? libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Amid numerous disturbing reports about possible false flag operations involving nuclear devices and weapons, the Kiev regime seems to be escalating its actions in this regard. According to various local sources, the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), located in the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk in the Nikolayev region (oblast), has been effectively taken…
(2023-06-27). Will revamped constitution herald stability in war-torn Mali? peoplesdispatch.org A recent referendum has brought about major changes to Mali's constitution and laid the foundations for elections next year. Despite challenges posed by separatist groups and Islamist insurgency, there is hope that the referendum is a step in the right direction…
(2023-06-27). ECLAC seminar in Chile to analyze labor inclusion. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The Third Regional Seminar on Social Integration will be held in Chile from Tuesday to Friday with the purpose of discussing options to achieve labor inclusion, as a way to overcome inequalities and informality.
(2023-06-27). Syria-Arab League Normalization Signals Change in Strategies. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, President Bashar al-Assad appointed Houssam al-Din Ala as Syria's ambassador to Cairo and the Arab League, following the 22-member council's decision to give Syria its seat back in the league in May. | RELATED: | Political expert Osama Danura said that the change reflects that Arab countries are acknowledging that combating terrorism, rejecting foreign intervention, and other factors are key to solving the Syrian cri…
(2023-06-27). Grupo paramilitar sudanés anuncia tregua unilateral de dos días. telesurtv.net "Esperamos que estos días sean una oportunidad para la tolerancia", afirmó Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.