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“Stop Malema” campaign
Monday, March 15, 2010
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This weekend AfriForum Youth launched a comprehensive “Stop Malema” campaign. This campaign comprises various actions, including a website, protest march, petition, SMS line, court case and Facebook group. The campaign was launched in response to Malema’s recent “Shoot the Boer / farmer” statements. This has been undertaken in order to give the public the opportunity to participate actively in the campaign and to contribute towards calling Julius Malema to account for his conduct.
All of the information re the campaign is available at www.stopmalema.co.za and the “Stop Malema” Facebook group. The website includes, amongst other information:
•A translation of Malema’s “Shoot the Boer / farmer” song;
•A petition to be used by AfriForum and AfriForum Youth in the Equality Court against Malema in order to prove the public’s objection to Malema’s conduct;
•A SMS line by means of which people can contribute R10-00 to the court case and campaign by sending the word “STOP” by SMS to 38655 (in other words each SMS is charged at R10-00);
•An announcement of and invitation to a protest march which will take place on Friday, 19 March 2010 at the ANC’s head office in Johannesburg;
•A link to the “Stop Malema” Facebook group, where more announcements re the campaign will follow;
•The court documents submitted against Malema to the Equality Court by AfriForum and AfriForum Youth.
AfriForum Youth’s National Chairman, Ernst Roets, explained that the website has been created after AfriForum Youth had been inundated with calls and e-mail messages from people distressed by Malema’s actions and who indicated that they would like to participate actively in a campaign of this nature.
“Malema has gone too far. As civil rights organisation and members of the public we all have a duty to make our voices heard and to protest against Malema’s conduct. If we keep quiet and accept this, it means that we condone his actions.”
The protest march will start on Friday, 19 March 2010 at 10:00 in front of the Johannesburg Library (corner of Simmonds and President Streets), from where the protestors will walk to the ANC’s head office (54 Sauer Street). There a document detailing the protestors’ grievances, as well as a list of 1 600 victims of farm attacks (previously refused by the ANC Youth League) will be handed to the ANC.
All of the information re the campaign is available at www.stopmalema.co.za and the “Stop Malema” Facebook group. The website includes, amongst other information:
•A translation of Malema’s “Shoot the Boer / farmer” song;
•A petition to be used by AfriForum and AfriForum Youth in the Equality Court against Malema in order to prove the public’s objection to Malema’s conduct;
•A SMS line by means of which people can contribute R10-00 to the court case and campaign by sending the word “STOP” by SMS to 38655 (in other words each SMS is charged at R10-00);
•An announcement of and invitation to a protest march which will take place on Friday, 19 March 2010 at the ANC’s head office in Johannesburg;
•A link to the “Stop Malema” Facebook group, where more announcements re the campaign will follow;
•The court documents submitted against Malema to the Equality Court by AfriForum and AfriForum Youth.
AfriForum Youth’s National Chairman, Ernst Roets, explained that the website has been created after AfriForum Youth had been inundated with calls and e-mail messages from people distressed by Malema’s actions and who indicated that they would like to participate actively in a campaign of this nature.
“Malema has gone too far. As civil rights organisation and members of the public we all have a duty to make our voices heard and to protest against Malema’s conduct. If we keep quiet and accept this, it means that we condone his actions.”
The protest march will start on Friday, 19 March 2010 at 10:00 in front of the Johannesburg Library (corner of Simmonds and President Streets), from where the protestors will walk to the ANC’s head office (54 Sauer Street). There a document detailing the protestors’ grievances, as well as a list of 1 600 victims of farm attacks (previously refused by the ANC Youth League) will be handed to the ANC.
6398 Nathan Blows
[ Friday, March 19, 2010 | 9:07:23 PM ]
I joined the Stop Malema Facebook group at the beginning of this week. I believe that he should not be allowed to ascend any higher than he already has in any power structure. He is a racist demagogue representative of a kleptocratic government who seeks nothing more than to divide this country with his racism.
I am a so-called "coloured" descended from the De Wet line. My first European ancestor was the provincial assistant to Simon van der Stel. My wife is "white" descended from the Visser line. When Malema threatens to Kill The Boer, he threatens part of my lineage and that of my wife. He also threatens the whole of South Africa.
I though the Stop Malema group was a noble idea and the noble intention it was started with would prevail. Sadly it hasn't.
The page now seems to be littered with various racist uttering and jokes - no different from the Malema fanpage.
This is one of them posted by Nicolas James: "A Black Baby was given wings by God. He asked God, "Does this mean I'm an Angel now?" God laughed and said, "N!gga Please…………you're a bat!"
Due to my past experience, I do not approve of racism of any kind. It is divisive and serves to further splinter an already fragmented society.
It is for this reason that I am leaving the Stop Malema group.
You cannot stop racism by being racist.
I am a so-called "coloured" descended from the De Wet line. My first European ancestor was the provincial assistant to Simon van der Stel. My wife is "white" descended from the Visser line. When Malema threatens to Kill The Boer, he threatens part of my lineage and that of my wife. He also threatens the whole of South Africa.
I though the Stop Malema group was a noble idea and the noble intention it was started with would prevail. Sadly it hasn't.
The page now seems to be littered with various racist uttering and jokes - no different from the Malema fanpage.
This is one of them posted by Nicolas James: "A Black Baby was given wings by God. He asked God, "Does this mean I'm an Angel now?" God laughed and said, "N!gga Please…………you're a bat!"
Due to my past experience, I do not approve of racism of any kind. It is divisive and serves to further splinter an already fragmented society.
It is for this reason that I am leaving the Stop Malema group.
You cannot stop racism by being racist.
6322 Lyndall Beddy
[ Monday, March 15, 2010 | 10:31:35 PM ]
Judges are not a source of wisdom. They do a technical job based only on the papers before them.
I suggest your attorneys research the following for inclusion in their papers
1.The criminal world knows they get special elevated status in prison if they kill a farmer. There is at least one case of an extremely gruesome such murder done simply because the repeat offendor knew he would be caught, and the murder was done only for that purpose. The details are in the book "The Number" by Jonny Steinberg
2. Patricia De Lille says "Kill the Boer" was a Zanu-PF slogan which PAC adopted.
WAS this an ANC song? Dispute it - and see whom they get to attest that they sung this song. That might be interesting - especially ask in which battles they sung it.
I suggest your attorneys research the following for inclusion in their papers
1.The criminal world knows they get special elevated status in prison if they kill a farmer. There is at least one case of an extremely gruesome such murder done simply because the repeat offendor knew he would be caught, and the murder was done only for that purpose. The details are in the book "The Number" by Jonny Steinberg
2. Patricia De Lille says "Kill the Boer" was a Zanu-PF slogan which PAC adopted.
WAS this an ANC song? Dispute it - and see whom they get to attest that they sung this song. That might be interesting - especially ask in which battles they sung it.
6316 Lyndall Beddy
[ Monday, March 15, 2010 | 5:33:33 PM ]
I have switched off SAFM. They are interviewing a group called "Ubuntu" about transformation etc.
Starts with "Cape Town discriminates against blacks"
The Western Cape is a coloured Homeland into which the ANC bussed unemployed blacks from the still undeveloped Ciskei and Transkei.
How would they like us to bus in whites/coloureds to their Homelands?
This is all American Kwanza again.
Neither black nor white is indigeneous in SA.
The browns are the only indigeneous people.
Blacks all originally come from the Congo; whites all originally come from Europe.
Starts with "Cape Town discriminates against blacks"
The Western Cape is a coloured Homeland into which the ANC bussed unemployed blacks from the still undeveloped Ciskei and Transkei.
How would they like us to bus in whites/coloureds to their Homelands?
This is all American Kwanza again.
Neither black nor white is indigeneous in SA.
The browns are the only indigeneous people.
Blacks all originally come from the Congo; whites all originally come from Europe.
6315 Lyndall Beddy
[ Monday, March 15, 2010 | 5:06:44 PM ]
I listened with fustration to Interface last night on this topic.
Over and over again the black speakers for Malema talked about "Farmworkers who have been killed" and your representatives did NOT dispute this.
WHAT farmworkers have been killed? This rubbish comes from the NGO "Workers on Farms". NEVER have they produced a single dead body! By not disputing this fact you left the impression the allegation was true.
Below is the 3rd post I ever did on this site, on 16th June, Youth Day:
Today, on Youth Day, like on Workers Day, Cosatu is trying to incent hatred against white farmers again with a "story" which is just that , "a story".
On Workers Day the airways and press were full of a story about a white "farmer" evicting "farmworkers".
The "farmer" had never farmed that land, and was a businessman who had bought the land from a mining house (BEE partners and all) to do mining not farming. So the people evicted were obviously never his "farm workers" as implied.
On Youth Day we have the story of a white man who shot black boys "stealing oranges".
Who was a farmer with a gang of boys on his farm.
How many times had the farmer been threatened/stolen from before?
Why should a gang of boys want to steal "oranges"?
Cosatu can't bear it when farmworkers wear DA T-Shrts, or won't co-operate in giving them access to farms.
The answer is for Agriforum to get together with Cope and Madisha's new union, and get the workers unionised.
Which would be a Union starting out like Morgan's MDC.
Farm workers want their jobs, but also want the bad apples in the farming industry policed.
So does Agriforum.
Over and over again the black speakers for Malema talked about "Farmworkers who have been killed" and your representatives did NOT dispute this.
WHAT farmworkers have been killed? This rubbish comes from the NGO "Workers on Farms". NEVER have they produced a single dead body! By not disputing this fact you left the impression the allegation was true.
Below is the 3rd post I ever did on this site, on 16th June, Youth Day:
Today, on Youth Day, like on Workers Day, Cosatu is trying to incent hatred against white farmers again with a "story" which is just that , "a story".
On Workers Day the airways and press were full of a story about a white "farmer" evicting "farmworkers".
The "farmer" had never farmed that land, and was a businessman who had bought the land from a mining house (BEE partners and all) to do mining not farming. So the people evicted were obviously never his "farm workers" as implied.
On Youth Day we have the story of a white man who shot black boys "stealing oranges".
Who was a farmer with a gang of boys on his farm.
How many times had the farmer been threatened/stolen from before?
Why should a gang of boys want to steal "oranges"?
Cosatu can't bear it when farmworkers wear DA T-Shrts, or won't co-operate in giving them access to farms.
The answer is for Agriforum to get together with Cope and Madisha's new union, and get the workers unionised.
Which would be a Union starting out like Morgan's MDC.
Farm workers want their jobs, but also want the bad apples in the farming industry policed.
So does Agriforum.
6314 Lyndall Beddy
[ Monday, March 15, 2010 | 5:06:43 PM ]