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| Newsday: U.N. Commemorates Anti-Slavery Movement, |
| 2004-01-11 |
| With an African dance troupe recreating scenes from inside an ancient slave port, the United Nations launched a yearlong commemoration of the anti-slavery movement Saturday and noted many of the world’s people still lack basic freedoms. The UN’s vital role - organizing the dance troupe to pantomime the brave acts of others. Saturday’s ceremony should spark "rededication to the ongoing struggle against all forms of racism, discrimination, xenophobia, intolerance and injustice," said Koichiro Matsuura, director general of the U.N.’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO. Hey Kiochiro, how about rededicating yourself to erradicating SLAVERY? During 2004, the United Nations will organize exhibitions, concerts and studies meant to deepen knowledge about slavery. Maybe the Sudanese can provide a vendor’s stall with some how-to classes for those interested in the trade. The International Year for the Commemoration of the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition coincides with the 200-year anniversary of Haiti, the first independent black state in the Western Hemisphere. The country was founded by slaves who rebelled against the French. Why is this celebration not being held in Haiti? While slavery has been officially banned under international conventions for decades, its latter-day offshoots — including human trafficking, child labor, forced marriage and bonded labor — remain rife, the United Nations says. In other words, slavery was banned on paper and we declared victory. Slavery continued in practice so were renamed it so as not to spoil this hopping commemoration we have planned in Ghana. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #8 The International Year for the Commemoration of the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition The 22% U.S. share of the U.N. (not counting our military contributions in both blood and material)would be easier to take if we would see a U.N. sponsorship of "The International Year for the Condemnation of the Cult of Islam." |
| Posted by: Constitutional Individualist 2004-1-11 8:21:15 PM |
| #7 Glad we restored order in Haiti; the place might really suck if the US hadn't helped out. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2004-1-11 8:01:51 PM |
| #6 Why is this celebration not being held in Haiti? I was just in Haiti last year. Even the white UN Range Rovers cannot make it through the rubbish in the streets. |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-1-11 5:10:10 PM |
| #5 About 22% of the bill. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-1-11 2:27:54 PM |
| #4 I sure hope we don't get stuck with the tab for this B.S. |
| Posted by: 4thInfVet 2004-1-11 2:14:03 PM |
| #3 The biggest problem with the mystical illusion known as the United Nations is the utter failure to understand that all rights are the rights of individuals, that all freedoms are based on individual rights, and that the sole legitimate function of any government is to protect individual rights from being suppressed. The United Nations, like many in the United States, is trying to morph "individual" into "group", which is not only impossible, it's stupid. Of course, the concept of individual rights and freedoms would totally destroy the foundation of most nations, and would undermine most religions, especially islam. Universal acknowledgement of the rights and freedom of the individual would destroy the second-class citizenship of women, de-legitimize the rule of kings, potentates, and tyrants, including the tyranny imposed by religious "leaders", and put an end to many nasty habits, including the habit of slavery in any form. Unfortunately, it would also de-legitimize most of what the United Nations does, so it will never be considered. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-1-11 1:35:52 PM |
| #2 Saturday’s ceremony should spark "rededication to the ongoing struggle against all forms of racism, discrimination, xenophobia, intolerance and injustice," said Koichiro Matsuura, director general of the U.N.’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO. 'Cept the more practical and politically correct form of racism, discrimination, xenophobia, intolerance and injustice, AKA Islam. The International Year for the Commemoration of the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition coincides with the 200-year anniversary of Haiti, the first independent black state in the Western Hemisphere. The country was founded by slaves who rebelled against the French. I don;t understand this. Isn't identifying a nation a black or white itself racism, or can only the U.N. do that? It doesn't escape my notice they failed to mention then United States eradicated slavery 140 years ago, and the former slaves here enjoy a level of affluence and influence unknown in the rest of the world, probably forever. This is just another reason why the U.N. doesn't need the US anymore, and we don't need them either. I think Kofi and his crowd will be far more comfortable celebrating an end to xenophobia in the future Islamic shithole known as France |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-1-11 1:13:57 PM |
| #1 They're celebrating the abolition of the struggle against slavery?! |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-1-11 12:46:32 PM |