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Arm the Spirit P-0. Box 320! R0- Box 3201 B«fata»r>* ^.BerkalevCA T>r\RC Jan./Feb. '92 >Trm The Spirit No. 11 For Revolutionary Resistance OpenBordersForAll! As the East-West tensions of the "Cold War" era Inside the 12 EuropeanCommunity (EC) nations, disappear into the annals of history, Third World people there are residing at present, out of a total of some 340 arenow comingunder the even more chilling grasp of the million persons,only about 6.1 millionforeigners- less New World Order. After the dissolution of the "Cold than 2%. Nonetheless, politicians in Europe are scream War", we are seeing a new war being further developed ing about how "The Boat is Full!" But it's not only - clearly it has been in existence for decades, but it is now Christian Democrats and the parties of the right who are becoming more visible and defined - and that is the toblamefortheriseinracism.Criesfrompoliticians,very current North-South struggle. One aspect of this struggle often social democrats, for stricter immigration controls is the currentsituationfacingThird World refugeesand have led to tactic support for right-wing extremist vio immigrants in the northern industrializednations. With lence. Far-right political parties such as the National this issue of Arm The Spirit, we are focusing much Front in France, the Vlaams Blok in Belgium, and the attention on thenewasylum-policiesbeingimplemented Lombard League in Italy have actively campaigned on across Europe. We have reprinted documents and com anti-immigrant political platforms. Both the National muniqueson the issue of refugees and migration politics, Front and Vlaams Blok have openly called for the forced but as these issues are also of relevance to the current removal of refugees and immigrants and further cur- situation in North America, we would also like to offer an tailemnt of their rights. Recent electoral successes by overview ofthe ideological issues involved in the ques theseparties showsthat theirpoliciesare beingmet with tion of refugees and asylum-politics. As well, we touch growing acceptance. Indeed, the National Front, under uponthe organizingefforts of refugees/immigrants and the leadership ofJean-Marie LePen, recently captured an the autonomist-left to thwart both these specific policies averageof 15%of the votenationwidein recentmunici and the growing tide of right-wing extremism across pal elections,insomeareascapturingahigherpercentage Europe in general. thanFrance's rulingSocialists.In this atmosphere,other political parties are using anti-immigrant hysteria to Asylum Politics In The New Europe bolster their popularity. Rightist political candidtates Just by looking at the statistics, it's clear that the suchas ParisianmayorJacquesChirachave complained paranoid fear which is sweeping Europe with regard to continued on page5~. the present "flood" of immigrants has been carefully Oka Is All OfUs crafted by the ruling powers to serve their ideological needs. Most migration takes place within the nations of the Three Continents themselves; only a very few people ever reach the wealthynorthernmetropoles. Warriors Go Down But OkaAin't Over Although life in the northern metropolesprovides The so-called Oka crisis opened a new chapter in an all-white jury in the Quebec Superior Court found refugees withobvious materialadvantages overtheirlife thehistory ofindigenous resistance inCanada, igniting a Cross guilty of 20 of 40 charges, and Gordon Lazore back in the Three Continents, their situation is hardly prairiefireofangerandrenewal thatspreadto aboriginal guiltyof9 of 17charges.Bothwereconvictedoncharges enviable. They face new (and sometimes not so new) communities from coast to coast Other Nations were of assault causing bodily harm and several counts of forms of anoppression which manifests itselfwithinthe inspired to blockaderoads,topplehydro-electric towers weapons possession. Only Cross was convicted in rela entire social-political-economic framework of society. andtake theirownmilitantstandsin solidaritywiththeir tion to incidents during the standoff with the Canadian UponreachingEurope,many refugees and immigrants Mohawk sisters and brothers in that long hot summer of Army, on counts of assault and uttering threats against a run into immediate obstacles. For example, in many 1990. Canadian soldier (several similar charges were dis Europeancountriesthey are not allowedto havejobs for Despite the "military defeat" by the Canadian missed). The charges of rioting and obstructing Quebec anywhere up to 5 years. Denied any economic self- Army, the Mohawk Nation emerged victorious. They police (S.Q.) and soldiers were thrown out by Justice sufficiency, theyare forced to seek to State assistance. managed to put sovereignty firmly on the agenda and Benjamin Greenberg after the prosecution "failed to This economic assistance, which is minimal at best, galvanize other First Nations to up the ante in their properlydiscloseall evidence".The evidencein question invariably forces theminto camps runby boththe State negotiations withthefederal government. Atthattimewe involves hundreds of hours of videotape of the siege now andprivateagenciessuchastheRed Cross.Thesecamps thoughtnothingcouldstopus- ifthe Mohawks coulddo in the hands of S.Q. cut off their freedom of movement and ability to or it, so could we all. Despite daily courtroom support from solidarity ganize, and in some cases allowsfor their use as cheap After almost a year of court proceedings,the two organizations,the press-whiteout on the trials hasmade it labour. Outside the camps the situation is not muchbetter. Mohawk Warriors codename Lasagna and Noriega difficult to inform and mobilize people. The Canadian Institutionalized racism forces refugees and immigrants (Ronald Cross and Gordon Lazore) Were convicted of a left has been placative at best and at worst, unresponsive to assimilate into a European society that does not take total of 29 charges in relation to the defense of Kanesa- to pleas for support and donations for their defense. The into account their different linguistic and cultural back take MohawkTerritory in the summer/fallof 1990.On many political divisions which have rent the Mohawk grounds. Thismakes gettingjobs or job training, access February 19,Ron Cross was sentencedto 4 years and 4 communities before and since the crisis are exacerbating to proper education, seeking social assistance, etc., diffi months in prison. Gordon Lazore was handed a sentence the isolation of the detainees. cultoralmostimpossible to obtain.Women, in particular, of 2 yearsless a monthforhis role in the Mohawkrising. The rich legacy of Oka - where Mohawk women, must cope with the double oppression of being both Roger Lazore, who faced trial alongsidethe other children, elders and men overcame deep political differ refugees and women. Indeed, Europe's asylum-policies, two, was acquitted of all 10 charges against him. "We ences, and for a short time united against occupational in addition to their obvious racist overtones, are also wererightforwhatwedidoverthere,"RogerLazoretold forces in defense of their lands - was all but forgotten inherentlysexist.Women who seek divorce or separation reporters as he walked out of the courtroom."We pro during the first trial ofthose who fought, were vilified and fromtheirimmigranthusbands,forexample,cannotseek tectedour land,thepeople,andwe'd doit again if we had faced the possibility of death at the hands of the Canadian an individual asylumrequestif their initial entranceinto to." Army. Europewas grantedas the spouse of an asylum-seeker. Following five days of deliberations in St.-Jerome, continued on page 3... , Big Mountain Under Siege The Dine (Navajo) people of Big Mountain, Teesto, Hopi spiritual tradition. Despitea lack of support from MosquitoSprings,Coal Mine Mesa, Red Lake, Jeddito, many if not most Hopi, the Tribal Council continues to CactusValleyand other communitieson Black Mesa in press for the relocation of the Dine in the name of all the northernArizonaarefacinga criticaltimein their 17year Hopi. struggleto resist forced relocation from their ancestral Navajo traditional elders and spiritual leaders are lands. Harassment from Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) also excluded from their Tribal Council. While the Na rangers has been increasing significantly over the past vajo Tribal Council has paid lip service to supporting few months. Confiscation of livestock, upon which the theirpeopleresistingrelocation, itspoliciesoverallareas Navajo families depend, has become commonplace. pro-development and pro-mining as those of the Hopi Demolition of buildings and homes has also begun. On Tribal Council. Realizing they wouldnot receive support November 15th the community roundhouse at the Sur from the politicians in their tribal council, nor anywhere vival Camp at Big Mountain was torn down, and the else, in 1979 the traditional elders and their families at Big community roundhouse at Mosquito Springs and the Mountain declared themselves a sovereign independent Sundance Arbor at Camp Grey Hills at Big Mountain are nation. now threatened. This is justified by a ban on any new The creation of the Independent Sovereign Dine construction or maintenance of buildings on land af Nation (SDN) marked a key point in the people's resis fected by Public Law 93-531, the relocation order which tance to relocation. They had seen their relatives and Congresspassedintolawin 1974.Thislawalsospecified neighbourswhocooperatedwiththegovernment'sRelo thereductionof upto 90%of the livestockownedby the cation Commission
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