CONGOLESE DEMO in Manchester

Congolese Protesting against deportations, theft of mineral resources, President Kabila and Western Media silence.

Voice of a People

Silence NOT Golden

Dying to tell the Truth

Congo Safe ? Think again !

Stop Stealing whats ours !

We will not go Back !

Kabila is a Terrorist !

We will stay !

We die, while you ignore us !

Deportation ... an Evil Practice !

Kabila ! We know what you are !

With immense economic resources, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been at the centre of what could be termed Africa's world war.

This has left it in the grip of a humanitarian crisis. The five-year conflict pitted government forces, supported by Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe, against rebels backed by Uganda and Rwanda. Despite a peace deal and the formation of a transitional government in 2003, people in the east of the country remain in terror of marauding militia and the army.
The war claimed an estimated three million lives, either as a direct result of fighting or because of disease and malnutrition. It has been called possibly the worst emergency to unfold in Africa in recent decades.

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Thanks

13.03.2010 18:59

Thanks for the article, and informing of us of this deplorable situation.
Good to see that the Anarchist Federation was at this - the woman in the sixth picture down is clasping a copy (along with a worrying Respect placard...).

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13.03.2010 19:38

Manchester No-Borders were also there...

What was the demo about?

14.03.2010 00:25

What exactly was it that you were protesting about? who organised it? where did you march from and to? who was there? how many people?

this is the kind of info needed from reports of demos, not old news and old photos (these photos are two years old, i know we were there!)

3m dead is old news, it is actually 6.4 million dead in DRC now and there is no mention of the role of France, US and Britain in the wars in your report - they are the ones behind the war and who benefitted from it: who is the main prop and support for Rwanda and Uganda? Britain and the US.

you may also try getting other refugees to join you next time, not just Congolese people, not to mention other British people

Peter Malo

@ Peter 'shitstirrer' Malo

14.03.2010 12:11

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2010/03/447491.html
There is more information in the report above.

It was organised by the Congo Support Group.

The photos are from yesterday, I know I was there, and I'm in one of the photos!

was there

Fair enough

14.03.2010 17:37

Fair enough the pics seem to be from yesterday, my mistake; but all other points still stand.

there is no attempt to 'shit stir' as suggested, but there was no mention of who organised this demo and no attempt to mobilise for it outside of the Congolese community as afar as i'm aware - all migrant workers face deportation and these actions need to be widened or the Labour government will pick migrant workers off one by one.

Petr Malo

Regarding the previous comments ....

14.03.2010 21:18

Good to get some postive feedback for a change,
point taken about facts will take that on board (fair comment)

Glad to be there and have the opportunity to highlight this issue,

It was a privilige to Photograph these brave people.

Stillshooter

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