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RETURN of SDS P5 • BURNING with ECSTASY P14 • STUY TOWN Sept20_cover.qxd 09.20.06 3:06 AM Page 1 RETURN OF SDS p5 • BURNING WITH ECSTASY p14 • STUY TOWN GETS STIFFED p3 THE INDYPENDENT Issue #93, September 21 – October 11, 2006 A FREE PAPER FOR FREE PEOPLE REBEL SPIRIT Mexico rises up against a corrupt system. Reports from Mexico City, Oaxaca and East Harlem, p8 A delegate to Mexico’s National Democratic Convention, which installed a parallel “government in resistance.” PHOTO: JOHN GIBLER www.indypendent.org election analysis Brooklyn Politics: THE CHANGING SAME BY KAZEMBE BALAGUN panies (he also supports the Atlantic Yards the New York State assembly, was convicted project). He hoped to take advantage of the on embezzlement charges, it represented the n a race marked by racial tensions and the influx of white young urban professionals overall weakening of the Black political cen- declining fortune of the Brooklyn who are now forming a cultural and politi- ter in New York City. IDemocratic machine, Yvette Clarke cal bloc in central Brooklyn. Term limits for city councilmembers have NEW YORK CITY squeaked out a Democratic primary victory He moved three blocks into the 11th, led to a feeding frenzy in which traditionally INDEPENDENT in central Brooklyn’s 11th Congressional dis- with hopes of sailing to Washington on staid politicians are drooling at the chance to trict on Sept. 12. Clarke came in with 31 per- white support and a divided Black vote. gain a position of some stability. In Brooklyn MEDIA CENTER cent of the vote, just ahead of insurgent can- Two other African-American candidates, that means the continuation of a legacy sys- didate David Yassky’s 26 percent. State Senator Carl Andrews and Chris tem that looks like a scene from The E-mail Clarke is daughter of former political scion Owens, son of the district’s retiring Godfather. Various families, such as the [email protected] Una Clarke, and has, at best, a lackluster Congressman Major Owens, were also run- Boylands out of East New York, the Clarkes Web record in her five-year tenure on the city ning in the primary. and the Owens, fight for turf. With the council. Much to the chagrin of her con- Many in the Black community denounced impending retirement of the old guard indypendent.org stituents, she also supports the Atlantic Yards Yassky’s run as pure opportunism. During (Major Owens and possibly Charles Rangel if NYC: nyc.indymedia.org development project. But her victory was met Yassky’s campaign swing through the the Democrats don’t win the House), the pri- U.S.: us.indymedia.org by a collective sigh of relief for much of the Wyckoff Gardens housing development, a mary in the 11th signals a tremendous power GLOBAL: indymedia.org district’s Black and Caribbean community. chocolate donut was hurled at his contingent. shift among local Democratic politicos. Mail Her opponent, Yassky, was no ordinary can- Ironically, a police officer serving security Fear of losing this traditional Black district P.O. Box 1417 didate: He’s white and Jewish, two signifiers detail caught the fructose-glazed missile. No provided the impetus for political unity. For NY, NY 10276 that carry meaning in central Brooklyn, a com- one was hurt, including Mayor Bloomberg the first time in many years, a Black munity where many still bear the scars of the who accompanied Yassky to tout new secu- Brooklyn Empowerment Convention was Crown Heights riots in 1991. Created as a rity measures at the projects. called. Among the many topics were educa- WHAT IS INDYMEDIA? result of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the 11th “They wouldn’t let a Black candidate run tion, housing and police brutality. Still, the With autonomous chapters in more than elected Shirley Chisholm as the first Carribean in a white community,” one Wyckoff resident major draw was how to defeat Yassky and woman to Congress. Chisholm used the seat commented on Yassky’s campaign. maintain the gains of civil rights in the dis- 120 cities throughout the world, the for the benefit of her community, while creat- Still, a bigger question loomed in this elec- trict. Al Sharpton attempted to broker a deal Independent Media Center is an interna- ing a broad political base that eventually led tion: the question of political power, particu- where one of the candidates would drop out, tional network of volunteer media activists. her to run for president in 1972. larly in African and Caribbean communities. but none agreed. The IMC seeks to create a new media In contrast, Yassky is a political centrist When Brooklyn Democratic head Clarence Progressives feared that the Brooklyn ethic by providing progressive, in-depth who was backed by the city real estate com- Norman, one of the most powerful men in machine was only concerned with defeating and accurate coverage of issues. We are the Yassky threat without fielding progres- a community-based organization using sive candidates all around. A clear example media to facilitate political and cultural of this was the lack of support behind Chris self-representation. We seek to analyze Owens. Owens ran on a strong antiwar issues affecting individuals, communities campaign and is a vocal opponent of gen- and ecosystems by providing media tools trification. In addition, Owens was the and space to those seeking to commu- candidate of choice for many white pro- nicate. We espouse open dialogue and gressives, which would have made him an placing the means of communication attractive candidate. Yet Owens was a bit and creativity back in the hands of the too independent for the Brooklyn machine, people, away from the drive of profit. as indicated by his attempts to win the The Indypendent is funded by benefits, Green Party ballot. subscriptions, donations, grants and ads One would hope that this election would from organizations and individuals with become the staging ground for a broader similar missions. unity of Black activists ranging from moder- ates to radicals in order to work on issues like WHAT CAN I DO TO GET INVOLVED? schools, health care and ever-increasing gen- The IMC has an open door. You can write trification. Yet Clarke’s victory leaves one feel- and distribute for The Indypendent, video- ing that the Brooklyn machine is more than tape events and rallies, update the web- happy with the status quo. Without a real site, self-publish articles to the web, opponent in the general election in take photos or just help us run the November, Clarke is sure to become the next office. As an organization relying on vol- congresswoman in the district. It seems that unteer support, we encourage all forms David Yassky hoped to take advantage of the influx of white young urban professionals who are now form- the community may have won the battle, but of participation. ing a cultural and political bloc in central Brooklyn. PHOTO: AP lost the war. The print team reserves the right to edit articles for length, content and clarity. We welcome your participation in the entire AK GUPTA SMEARS ISRAEL too big an encroachment on the vast Arab world. editorial process. LETTER TO THE EDITOR There is a difference between criticizing Israeli policies To attack Zionism, the national liberation movement VOLUNTEER STAFF: (and U.S. financial backing of Israel) and delegitimizing of the Jewish people (and not only from Europe), in such Chris Anderson, Kazembe Balagun, it as a rightful member of the community of nations. In a way that Israel has any less legitimacy than any other Charlie Bass, Bennett Baumer, Betty “A Brief History of Zionism” (Aug. 10), A.K. Gupta raises country to exist betrays a prejudice that the planet’s Benitez, Jed Brandt, Mike Burke, Alex some important criticism of all “settler states” that have only Jewish and Hebrew-speaking state has no right to Campbell, Jessie Carpenter, Antrim Caskey, displaced the local population in their creation. exist among the nations of the world. This is indeed an Susan Chenelle, Orly Clergé, Ellen However, no one in the United Nations refuses to accept anti-Semitic perspective and I am disappointed that the Davidson, Ryan Dunsmuir, Sierra the United States’ legitimacy as a nation despite its editors of Indymedia have allowed such an analysis to Freeman, Karen Fu, Neela Ghoshal, genocidal treatment of its indigenous population. Nor be expressed within its pages as fact. are boycotts waged against Canada, Australia, New —MICHAEL KASSNER Lauren Giambrone, Antonio Golan, Zealand, Brazil, or other countries, that either extermi- A.K. Gupta Replies A.K. Gupta, Irina Ivanova, Ruth Kelton, THE INDYPENDENT nated their indigenous inhabitants or displaced them. Is In debating heated topics such as Zionism it’s hard for Ula Kuras, Jessica Lee, F. Timothy it because these genocidal activities happened long ago opposing sides to find agreement, which is why I com- Martin, Gary Martin, Diane Mason, that these countries have more legitimacy than Israel? mend Mr. Kassner. He is willing to admit upfront that Edgar Mata, Yoni Mishal, Nik Moore, Ana Or is it because Gupta feels that Jews aren’t a “real” Israel is a settler state, with all the history of “genocidal Nogueira, Donald Paneth, Nicholas people deserving of a state? activities,” as he puts it, that it entails. Powers, Mauricio Quintero, Frank If Israel is merely a product of European colonial- Curiously, Mr. Kassner’s concludes the article, “A Reynoso, Gabriel Riocabo, Ann ism, then the states of Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Brief History of Zionism,” delegitimizes the Israeli state. Schneider, Andrew Stern, John Tarleton, etc. carved up during the same period should not be I made no comment as to the validity of Israel because Xavier Tayo, Erin Thompson, Liz Tillotson, recognized as legitimate either.
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