Racism as a means of perpetuating colonialism and imperialism in Africa

Description:

Racism is a form of discrimination, a violent hostility towards a human group, which both incites hatred and encourages verbal or physical violence.

For several decades now, racist practices have been observed within our communities, aimed at excluding one category of people to the detriment of others on the grounds of race, etc. Before the independence of African countries, the black man lived through the worst moments of his life on this earth. All forms of unprecedented violence were inflicted on him. And in the event of the least resistance, he would suffer a great deal of torture, even to the point of losing his life. Blacks were completely excluded from the management of public affairs, and for the rest of their lives served as slaves to their white masters. The animal was more valuable than the black man. So much so that even in large meetings, animals such as cats and dogs were given reserved seats, while black men were denied them because of their race.

Women and men who devoted a large part of their lives to fighting against the racism of which they were victims, and were thus violently repressed or even murdered. Such is the case of people like Harriet Tubman, Steve Biko in South Africa, Malcolm x, Martin Luther,Assa Traoré, etc. In Africa, for example, racism manifests itself in almost every area of life (education, health, politics, economics, etc.).

In the humanitarian world, racism has become a mode of governance for NGOs. This can be seen in living and working conditions. A black worker and a white worker don't get the same treatment when it comes to wages. We always see white people with a lot of advantages that black people don't have. A good example of this is the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which always send their staff to African countries to supervise the money they give you in the form of loans, which always ends up back in Erupoe and the USA at the exorbitant salaries of the white man. And so, for them, the black man doesn't have the capacity to manage the money he's given and always needs the presence of the white man to manage it rationally. And this is purely colonialism in perpetual development, which must be stopped.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

As anti-racist social movements of the North and South, the fight against racism should be one of our priority fronts for putting an end to the system of exploitation and domination into which the imperialists have plunged developing states. This week dedicated to the fight against racism is an opportune moment for everyone to commit to abolishing these kinds of practices, which are at the root of the underdevelopment of Africa and its people. In other words, it's in the interest of all movements to join forces to enable black people to feel respected and capable of bringing about the positive change they want to see.

Language: English

When? February 15, 6:30–8:30pm

Where? Online, dial-in link:https://uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/64974560620?pwd=76Za33l0qITlFxaxywB6HORaSb45fo.1

Background: Between January 31 and February 16 the Anti-Racism-Weeks will take place - be there and join the online events.