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ancianita
ancianita's Journal
ancianita's Journal
May 1, 2020
Freedom. Justice. They come slowly for women in the moral arc of the universe.
Sudan Criminalizes Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Source: BBC
Women were at the forefront of the movement that toppled Mr Bashir in April 2019.
Campaigners accused the former government of discriminating against women in various ways - including preventing women from wearing trousers.
In November Sudan repealed a restrictive public order law that controlled how women acted and dressed in public.
The FGM amendment to the criminal law was approved on 22 April, Reuters news agency reports.
Under the amendment, anyone who performs FGM either inside a medical establishment or elsewhere faces three years' imprisonment and a fine.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52502489?fbclid=IwAR2n5r9qGj7SoyUSqEw0OFaZ7nO96hEVsLhBt4HYZLP1l1_7d7h2aY5JsqE
Freedom. Justice. They come slowly for women in the moral arc of the universe.
May 1, 2020
solidarity forever
John Lennon. “Working Class Hero”
Chumbawumba. “The Day the Nazi Died”
Billy Bragg. “Which Side Are You On”
Tierra Whack. “Unemployed”
Sham 69. “If the Kids Are United”
Dropkick Murphys. “Workers Song”
(lyrics)
Yeah, this one's for the workers who toil night and day
By hand and by brain to earn your pay
Who for centuries long past for no more than your bread
Have bled for your countries and counted your dead
In the factories and mills, in the shipyards and mines
We've often been told to keep up with the times
For our skills are not needed, they've streamlined the job
And with sliderule and stopwatch our pride they have robbed
We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die
The first ones in line for that pie in the sky
And we're always the last when the cream is shared out
For the worker is working when the fat cat's about
And when the sky darkens and the prospect is war
Who's given a gun and then pushed to the fore
And expected to die for the land of our birth
Though we've never owned one lousy handful of earth?
We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die
The first ones in line for that pie in the sky
And we're always the last when the cream is shared out
For the worker is working when the fat cat's about
We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die
The first ones in line for that pie in the sky
And we're always the last when the cream is shared out
For the worker is working when the fat cat's about
We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die
The first ones in line for that pie in the sky
And we're always the last when the cream is shared out
For the worker is working when the fat cat's about
And all of these things the worker has done
From tilling the fields to carrying the gun
We've been yoked to the plough since time first began
And always expected to carry the can
Alicia Keys. “Good Job”
MMM -- MayDayFriday
Plantation workers with no guarantee: A working class hero is something to be. solidarity forever
John Lennon. “Working Class Hero”
Chumbawumba. “The Day the Nazi Died”
Billy Bragg. “Which Side Are You On”
Tierra Whack. “Unemployed”
Sham 69. “If the Kids Are United”
Dropkick Murphys. “Workers Song”
(lyrics)
Yeah, this one's for the workers who toil night and day
By hand and by brain to earn your pay
Who for centuries long past for no more than your bread
Have bled for your countries and counted your dead
In the factories and mills, in the shipyards and mines
We've often been told to keep up with the times
For our skills are not needed, they've streamlined the job
And with sliderule and stopwatch our pride they have robbed
We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die
The first ones in line for that pie in the sky
And we're always the last when the cream is shared out
For the worker is working when the fat cat's about
And when the sky darkens and the prospect is war
Who's given a gun and then pushed to the fore
And expected to die for the land of our birth
Though we've never owned one lousy handful of earth?
We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die
The first ones in line for that pie in the sky
And we're always the last when the cream is shared out
For the worker is working when the fat cat's about
We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die
The first ones in line for that pie in the sky
And we're always the last when the cream is shared out
For the worker is working when the fat cat's about
We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die
The first ones in line for that pie in the sky
And we're always the last when the cream is shared out
For the worker is working when the fat cat's about
And all of these things the worker has done
From tilling the fields to carrying the gun
We've been yoked to the plough since time first began
And always expected to carry the can
Alicia Keys. “Good Job”
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