How do Africans–ground zero for resource extraction by the world’s 1%–feel about the now global ‘Occupy’ movement? Thus far it’s mostly restricted to South Africa (according to OWS’s own data collection) and to small once-off protests by mostly white, middle class South Africans.* But now they’re joined by Senegalese musician Baaba Maal. That’s Maal above–in the video sound bite–talking […]
‘The Internationale’
October 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Eating Staten Island Crow
October 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
New Orleans-based historian Thomas J. Adams on Occupy Wall Street:
Occupy Africa
October 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Last week on Columbus Day, Sahara Reporters, the Nigeria-focused New York City-based website, sent a crew down to Zucoti Park where anti-Wall Street protesters are camping out. There they filmed Olga El, who runs “a dance theater for social change.” Topless (it’s legal in New York City) wshe went on about representing for Africa and […]
“Grandma’s going, so I am going too”
October 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
