a revolution in 4-part harmony

i posted about this film amandla! once before. but now, the entire thing is on youtube. i think it must have just recently been posted because yesterday the views were at about 400 and now almost 64 thousand. it seems like it's some corporate-sponsored black history month thing. never mind, cause it's a really beautiful film with some amazing archival footage... if you haven't ever seen it, you really should!!

this is the text from the opening sequence :

in 1948 the white government of south africa began creating one of the most brutal systems of racial segregation the world has ever known... apartheid made africans of color aliens in their own land. millions were forced to leave their homes and live in impoverished townships where they were denied the most basic rights of african citizenship... for over forty years africans fought back with non violent protest. eventually some turned to armed struggle... throughout the struggle, there was music.


amandla! a revolution in four part harmony : lee hirsch




go well comrade,
you are a spear of the nation
we, the comrades are ready to kill...

: mk song

death to apartheid! everywhere!!

update : speaking of death to apartheid everywhere, cosatu (the congress of south african trade unions) and the palestine solidarity committee have released this statement...

In a historic development for South Africa, South African dock workers have announced their determination not to offload a ship from Israel that is scheduled to dock in Durban on Sunday, 8 February 2009. This follows the decision by COSATU to strengthen the campaign in South Africa for boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Apartheid Israel.

The pledge by SATAWU members in Durban reflects the commitment by South African workers to refuse to support oppression and exploitation across the globe.

¡¡abajo el apartheid¡! ¡¡viva viva palestina!!