Flash mobs are sprouting up everywhere in Europe in peaceful protest against Coronavirus restrictions. Governments are slowly reopening and the yearlong confinement is taking a toll not only on the service industry, but again on the performing arts.
At the Gare du Nord terminal in Paris, trained opera singers joined in, as well as professional musicians. They have a peculiar unified message that is propagating like wildfire. This is what the chorus could look like in North America:
Dance again
We continue to dance again
watch our thoughts engulf our bodies
bet our lives in common accords,
saying, O no, no, no, no, no, no, no !
we are birds that flew by,
neither obedient, nor wise.
We have no allegiance,
by dawn, in all circumstance,
we're coming to break the silence,
And when at nightfall on TV,
his majesty the king spoke,
to announce the verdict...
we will pay no attention,
but always with elegance,
saying, O no, no, no, no, no, no, no !
We continue to dance again
watch our thoughts engulf our bodies
bet our lives on common accords
saying, O no, no, no, no, no, no, no !
We continue to dance again,
watch our thoughts engulf our bodies,
bet our lives on common accords,
cars, trains, work and consumption,
prepared statement, rules,
absurdities by decree,
And beware to those with powers of thought !
And beware to those who dance !
Every authoritarian decision.
Every security measure,
see our confidence fly away,
They show such determination,
to bury our conscience,
we say, O no, no, no, no, no, no, no !
Translation service by Weiner Marthone
Allo, oui, c'est à propos du référendum ? Très bien. Attendez une minute ! Mais avant, ayez l'indulgence de regarder cette vidéo pour vous rafraichir la mémoire.
But, my colleague is exercising his free speech rights, so there you go.
Mr. president, after two weeks of hard work and bi-partisan collaboration, the United States Senate is poised to take real action to confront the wave of anti-Asian sweeping our country.
Although we still have some damaging amendments to defeat, I ah confident that in a few hours, the Senate will pass the COVID-19/Hate crime Act as amended to substitute the Hirono/Collins amendments.
By doing so, we will send a powerful message of solidarity to the AAPI community that the Senate will not be a bystander as anti-Asian violence surges in our country.
Over the past years, hate crimes targeting AAPIs has risen 150% as noted. More than 3,800 incidents have been reported across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
These statistics paint a disturbing picture of what's happening in our country. But, they only quantify part of the problem. Why?
Because hate crimes and other incidents are notoriously under represented. These attacks had not ceased in the two weeks since the Senate began debating this bill.
Last Sunday, an 80 year old woman and her 79 year old husband, both of Korean descent, were taking an evening walk near a local park near their home in Southern California.
Suddenly, without warning, an assailant approached the couple and punched them in their faces. That same assailant is also suspected of threatening Sakura Kokumai, a Japanese-American karate athlete, who incidentally was born in Hawaii.
These unprovoked, random attacks and incidents are happening in supermarkets, on our streets and take-out restaurants. Basically, wherever we are. These disturbing and horrifying attacks are in many ways a predictable and foreseeable consequence of the use of racist and inflammatory language...
Transcription service by Weiner Marthone
21 ans après l'assassinat d'un homme de radio, le pays est toujours en ébullition. Jean Do c'est l'homme qui aimait son pays et qui mit tout en œuvre pour s'impliquer dans un changement de paradigme politique. Jean Do était témoin de l'accord signé entre Cédras et Aristide au Governor's Island. Voici les notes qu'il prit en juin 1993, relatant la chronologie des événements...
Source: Duke University - Radio Haiti Archives.
Aimer son pays, cela veut dire quoi pour l'Haïtien ?
Si nous prenons en exemple, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, qui est sans conteste l'un des meilleurs écrivains politique de som temps. On constatera très vite que c'était par amour pour son pays qu'il écrivit le Contrat Social.
Cet auteur a bienveillamment instruit toute une génération. Machiavel, avant lui, avait fait de même.
La prise de la Bastille aura été pour rien, ainsi que notre indépendence nationale si certains hommes et femmes ne s'opposèrent pas au fascisme, à l'oppression et au despotisme de l'heure...
Les Américains d'une manière générale, disent leur pays est le meilleur au monde...après de longues années d'expérience on demeure stupéfait. Car, une fois cette pensée anime le citoyen, de son esprit, son cœur et son âme, un enthousiasme s'ensuivit et se propagera d'un individu à l'autre comme un virus.
Homme de principe, le travail de Jean Dominique, comme signe avant-coureur de l'actuelle saison dont nous vivons, est immortalisé loin des côtes de son pays d'origine. Précisément, c'est à Duke University, en Caroline du Nord qu'il faut faire un pélérinage pour revivre les moments de triomphe et de pleurs subis par toute l'équipe de Radio Haiti-Inter...
Est-ce que le mot bienveillance a un sens pour l'Haïtien ?
Après les menaces de mort, le dernier acte politique de Michèle Montas, devait nous dessiller les yeux sur l'état réel de choses au pays.
Il y a de la vérité dans ce que disaient les anciens combattants des droits civils aux Etats-Unis: Pas de Paix sans Justice.
