#Malawian

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Black and white dreaming.

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The Artist Profile Archive: Billie Zangewa

Billie Zangewa is the subject of The Artist Profile Archive latest short documentary. Born in Blantyre, Malawi in 1973, the artist Billie Zangewa has gained an international following for the intricate collages she creates with fragments of hand-sewn raw silk.

Billie Zangewa is a half Malawian half South African artist who works on silk fabrics. She lives in Johannesburg. Since 2004, her art has featured in international exhibitions including at the Paris Art Fair at the Grand Palais in Paris. Via Wikipedia

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8 tips to jump-start your marketing strategy 2023

It is important to set effective marketing targets for brands that seek benefits from using this strategy. Nowadays, it is very important to use influencers to generate visibility and impact in different events. This is a technology that is widely used in marketing.

read this full article - https://gomistores.com/8-tips-to-jump-start-your-marketing-strategy-2023/

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One of Many Mizimu -- LAMBI CHIBAMBO

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Conclusion: May Day today

The Haymarket Tragedy remains a symbol of countless struggles against capitalism, the State and oppression. Freedoms won in recent times rest on the sacrifices of martyrs like the IWPA anarchists, and the Malawian workers of 1959, 1992 and 1993.

May Day is a symbol of the unshakeable power of working class solidarity, and of remembrance for martyrs. It can serve as a rallying point for new anti-capitalist, participatory-democratic left resistance.

We need to defend and extend the legacy of the Haymarket affair, and to build the working class as a power-from-below for social change.

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Modern Day Shorts #18

This is the lovely Theresa Kachindamoto, Inkosi of the Dedza District in the country of Malawi. In current day times, and like she has always been, Kachindamoto is a woman on a mission. She's a women's and children's rights activist who advocates for the education of children, abolishment of child marriage, and equality of young women in several African nations.

She is the first female African chief. She was simply informed one day as a college student that she was made senior chief of the Dedza District. Returning home she witnessed first hand the chaos of child marriage and intense poverty plaguing Malawi. Malawi itself has one of the highest child marriage rates in the world.

Kachindamoto took her new role incredibly seriously, and got to work immediately. She's annulled thousands of child marriages in the past years, through commands, lawmaking, and cultural authority.

Education of children, especially young girls is very important to Kachindamoto. The woman has created parent ran networks that help keep children in schools as well, and her work doesn't stop in her home district. She is a strong activist. Despite receiving death threats and resistance, Kachindamoto refuses to back down.

She plans to be chief until her death, and fight until that happens.

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Chikondi Cholawa by Madalitso Band, live at Les Suds, à Arles x Sourdoreille

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FRUITFUL HARVEST

Acrylic and aerosol on panel

30” x 32” (76cm x 81cm)

My second piece for the upcoming Thinkspace Projects’ 2 person show, HYBRID w/ Carl Cashman.

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Context: Malawi has an economic crisis and job shortage, and in November 2023 suddenly announced a labour deal which had prreviously been kept secret. On Nov 25, 220 Malawian workers (and prospective 5,000 in the next few months) were sent to Israel to replace Palestinian workers who had been barred from employment or fled due to the crisis.

They are also replacing migrant workers who were being quickly repatriated back to their home nations, a stark contrast to the Malawi government sending their workers into the war zone a month after the Oct 7 attack.

These Malawian workers are desperate, with one prospective worker hoping to be sent to Israel sayiing “It’s better to die trying to earn a living than to languish in poverty here in Malawi.”

The Wikipedia page for Israel-Malawi relations mentions this deal, quote: "The deal is viewed by Malawians and Israelis alike a beneficial to both countries, as Malawi faces an economic crisis and Israeli faces labor shortage due to the war". It's source is the Times of Israel's puff piece on the deal, despite several sources which are critical of the secrecy of the deal or the concern for the welfare of the Malawian workers. [Voice of America] [Al Jazeera] [The New Arab] [Andalou Ajansi (Turkey)] [The Star (Kenya)]. If you are concerned that Al-Jazeera and The New Arab are Qatari-owned, the piece by the Times of Israel also included a short paragraph of the concerns:

But not everyone in Malawi supports the labor export program. Opposition leader Kondwani Nankhumwa described the labor deal as “an evil transaction” because of the threat from the war that has left thousands dead. Rights groups have demanded more details of the government’s deal with Israel so that Malawians are better informed of the risks.

Sounds like israel got slavery

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PATRICIA SHANIL DZIMBRIRI MULUZI (1964-Died June 10th 2024,at 59.Plane Crash).Malawian politician,teacher and former First lady of Malawi,as then-wife of President Bakili Muluzi.She died alongside Malawi's Vice President Saaulos Chilima,amongst others,in a plane crash in Malawi,on June 10th 2024. Patricia Shanil Muluzi - Wikipedia

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Russian babies will stand up and say "no i won't be Russian" snap their fingers and magically be born again

Ugh, how dare they continually chose to stay with their Russian parents 🙄

They always pick to be born under a dictatorship or under military control!

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The Malawi government has finally spoken out on the arrest of Malawian farm workers in Israel, clarifying that 12 out of 40 individuals detained are from the country. According to Minister of Information Moses Kunkuyu, the 40 individuals, representing 13 nationalities, were arrested for leaving their designated work stations and seeking employment in town without proper authorization. Kunkuyu revealed that the group, including the 12 Malawians, had abandoned their farm work to seek jobs at a bakery in Bnei Brak, violating Israel’s labor laws and regulations.

Malawi and Israel signed a labor export deal in 2022, allowing Malawi to send unskilled laborers to Israel to work in various sectors, including agriculture and construction. The deal aimed to generate more foreign exchange revenue for Malawi and provide employment opportunities for its citizens. Under the deal, Malawian workers are expected to work in Israel for a maximum of 5 years, with a minimum salary of $1,500 per month. The deal also includes provisions for workers’ safety, health insurance, and protection from exploitation. However, the deal has faced criticism and controversy, with some opposition politicians and human rights organizations expressing concerns about the secrecy surrounding the deal and the potential risks to workers’ safety.

The arrest of the Malawian workers has raised concerns about the treatment of foreign workers in Israel and the effectiveness of the labor deal in protecting their rights. Human rights organizations have called on the Malawian government to take action to ensure the safe return of the detained workers and to review the labor deal to prevent similar incidents in the future. The incident has also sparked debate about the benefits and risks of labor export deals and the need for greater transparency and accountability in such agreements.

The mistreatment of foreign workers in Israel is well documented and would explain why the 45 workers escaped the farm to look for work elsewhere

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When it Comes Together -- LAMBI CHIBAMBO

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Storm centre

Chicago was the storm centre: the third largest US city where the elite flaunted its wealth in the face of poor American and immigrant workers. Chicago saw the largest 1 May demonstrations, against the backdrop of terrible working conditions and poverty, worsened by economic depression.

The power of the Chicago movement rested not just on numbers, but also on revolutionary ideas. It was the anarchist International Working People’s Association (IWPA) that led the massive march of 80 000 people through Chicago, growing during the following days to 100 000.

IWPA leadership included black women like ex-slave Lucy Parsons, immigrant workers like Spies and Americans like Oscar Neebe and Albert Parsons.

Its Pittsburgh Proclamation called for ‘the destruction of class rule through energetic, relentless, revolutionary and international action’ and ‘equal rights for all without distinction of sex or race.’

Internationalist in outlook, the IWPA and the Chicago-based anarchist Central Labour Union (CLU) it led, fought for all working and poor people, regardless of race or nationality. It published 14 newspapers, organised armed self-defence and mass movements, and created a rich tapestry of revolutionary counter-culture like music.

Anarchists rejected elections in favour of mass organising and education. Elections, the IWPA said, achieved nothing much: the State was part of the system of elite rule; politicians were corrupted into the ruling elite. Instead, most IWPA activists stressed unions as the basis for genuine workers’ and farmers’ democracy: unions should undertake factory occupations, leading to an anarchist (free) society.