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PRESS RELEASE "Sailing to Gaza"
Info & news - Freedom Flotilla Coalition Announcements
Athens, 23/6/2011
“Freedom Flotilla II – Stay Human” Press Conference on Monday, June 27, 12pm at ESIEA Hall (20 Akadimias Str. Athens)
The international “Freedom Flotilla II - Stay Human” is ready to sail within the next few days to Gaza. The Greek “Ship to Gaza” initiative, one of the organizers of last year’s mission, is also participating in this year’s international mission, expressing in this way its solidarity in action with the Palestinian people.
The international “Freedom Flotilla II - Stay Human” will include 10 ships, two of which are cargo boats carrying aid, while the rest are passenger ships carrying hundreds of people, among them, politicians, MEPs, writers, religious faiths representatives, people of arts and culture and activists. Many TV crews will be also on board (CNN, NBC, Al-Jazeera, et.al.) as well as journalists sent by various world media and newspapers.
Our peaceful Flotilla will sail amidst threats from the Israeli government, which is unashamed to boast that it will stop the mission at all costs, even with violence, trying to remind us of the terrible events of last year’s Flotilla.
Our peaceful Flotilla will sail on despite lies, pressure and blackmail from the Israeli government to the international community and to other governments in order to prevent by any means, administrative or repressive, the ships from sailing. Thus the Israeli government is trying to shift the political responsibility and the political cost of its own inhumane policy of occupation of Palestine, to the governments of other countries.
Our governments bear great responsibility, since they are avoiding making Israel accountable to observe international law, as well as they are avoiding necessary actions in order to protect their own citizens, which are unarmed and who are participating in this peaceful, humanitarian action.
In this press conference, which will be the last before sailing, will also participate internationally known individuals that will board the ships.
“Ship to Gaza - Greece” Offices: 6 Notara Str., Athens, Greece.
Tel/Fax: 210 -3800933
Email: office@shiptogaza.gr
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“ In my travels to Africa I have seen a lot of African brothers and sisters that know who the conscious hip hop artists are. For example, the last time I was in Ghana, I didn’t even say anything to the brothers but they were like, “Yeah, Dead Prez came through!” Even though I didn’t say anything about Dead Prez. Maybe they got the vibe. I think a lot of the conscious artists do reach Africa’s shores. But you’re right, in the sense that they are not reaching in the same kind of capacity that a 50 Cent would. That is a result of Viacom and these corporations that have so much power in the dissemination and distribution of culture and music. It is not getting there as much. What is powerful though is to see African musicians and African hip hop artists using hip hop for their own political means. What I mean by that is, that each country in Africa where I have studied hip hop, whether it is hip hop in Ghana, in South Africa, Tanzania or Egypt; in each of these countries, hip hop is being used for what it was intended to be used for, as a weapon of resistance, as a way to organize and mobilize young people, a way to critique and analyze and reflect and sometimes uncover the system. Systems of oppression. Systems of corruption. That is what hip hop is. When you look at hip-hop life in Ghana, most of the majority of the music is political. Yes, there is a lot of commercial hip hop imported over there which isn’t necessarily effective in terms of building any kind of movement, solidarity or sustainable development. But there are also local artists who are doing their thing. I think that is really a blessing and a beautiful thing.”
“Each generation must out of relative obscurity discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.”
—Franz Fanon
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“First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.”
—Carlos Santana
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