General Gordon Baker, Jr.: Pioneer in African American working class resistance

Abayomi Azikiwe
Jun 19, 2014

The lessons of the struggles waged by General Baker and his comrades must be taken into consideration in the present battle in the US over jobs, income, pensions and public assets

Amnesty International Job: Individuals at Risk Campaigner

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Jun 19, 2014
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Use your experience as a human rights campaign strategist to respond to some of our most critical campaigning issues. Working with the global Individuals at Risk Team, you will lead our work on behalf of Individuals at Risk (IAR) in Sub-Saharan Africa, assessing changing situations and reacting quickly to emerging priorities, capitalising on your political judgement and inspiring worldwide action within days.

A tribute to liberation struggle veteran Nelson 'Nana' Mahomo

Motsoko Pheko
Jun 19, 2014

Comrade Nelson ‘Nana’ Mahomo was a founding member of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania and an architect of the Sharpville Uprisings. On 1 June 2014 he passed away. He leaves behind a family, friends, fellow visionaries, a proud history and an as yet unfulfilled vision for Azania.

Boko Haram a blessing for imperialism in Africa: US training death squads

Glen Ford
Jun 05, 2014
HL

The danger of America’s military assistance to Africa – whether it is in fighting Boko Haram or Al-Shabaab - lies in the fact that the US has a lethal history of training death squads around the world. These death squads are now coming to Africa via the blessing of Boko Haram

Kidnapped girls become tools of US imperial policy in Africa

Glen Ford
May 21, 2014
EO

The Nigerian military has been carrying out atrocious extra-judicial killings of Boko Haram suspects. The Chibok abductions are serving the same US foreign policy purposes as Joseph Kony sightings in central Africa and will better grow AFRICOM with client states in Nigeria and the West African region in a very long war

South Africa - Executive Director

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May 13, 2014
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Amnesty International, made up of millions of individual members and supporters, is a truly global human rights movement. It is made up of people who are passionate about defending human rights for all, and who believe the world would be a better place if together we took injustice personally.

South Africa

Urgent call to Rwandans: Unite, mobilise and organise for a democratic revolution

Theogene Rudasingwa
May 08, 2014

President Kagame's regime is at its weakest since 1994, with little legitimacy among Rwandans and increasingly isolated abroad. This is the time to mobilise and organize to end the suffering of Rwandans. But the people must overcome their seven deadly demons

Rwanda

Mabel Robinson Williams, (1931-2014), leaves a legacy of struggle and community service

Abayomi Azikiwe
May 07, 2014

Along with husband Robert F. Williams they led a campaign for self-defense that shaped the 1960s

Research, Campaigns & Communication Assistant

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May 01, 2014
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The mobile revolution. Geopolitical power shifts. A radically altered global economy. The world is changing, and so is the way that people fight for their rights. Our East African regional office will work to ensure respect for human rights, and for equal and just societies throughout a vast and diverse geographical area. You’ll provide the support they need to succeed.

Campaigner – North Africa

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May 01, 2014
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The mobile revolution. Geopolitical power shifts. A radically altered global economy. The world is changing, and so is the way that people fight for their rights. Our East African regional office will work to ensure respect for human rights, and for equal and just societies throughout a vast and diverse geographical area. You’ll provide the support they need to succeed.

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