Altab Ali: Whoever confected the committee that had set the agenda for the maiden speech did Brick Lane a disservice

Thursday, 10 June 2010

Whoever confected the committee that had set the agenda for the maiden speech did Brick Lane a disservice

0850 Hrs GMT
London
Thursday
10 June 2010

Whoever confected the committee that had set the agenda for the maiden speech did Brick Lane and the UK Bangladeshis another disservice.

The alleged maiden speech delivered in the UK House of Commons reportedly by the ‘new’ member for the Bethnal Green and Bow constituency, contained glowing promotional references in praise of Oona king!

Not a minor achievement by Oona King!

Indeed!

We shall look in full detail at that reported speech, here soon.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.

The 'East End community' is having to defend itself against racism. Rally at Altab Ali Park 19 Jun

0935 [0925] Hrs GMT London Thursday 10 June 2010. ALTAB ALI was the first Bangladeshi martyr to racism whose murder was the focal point for the historic politicisation of the UK Bangladeshis in 1978. As a result of that, the key organisers of that mobilisation brought back references to Tosir Ali who had been martyred just less than 10 years previously. Until then, Tosir Ali was a mere, a very hazy footnote hidden in obscure notes that could only be retrieved with the assistance of really specialist help. Not any more. Not since May 1978. Both murders took place in Tower Hamlets. The borough [Tower Hamlets] is now the destination of a threatened invasion by racists on 20 June 2010. On the day before, 19 June 2010, Altab Ali Park will hoist the community's new demonstration in defending the East End from the culture of racism..[To be continued]

The 'East End community' is having to defend itself against racism. Rally at Altab Ali Park 19 Jun

Brick Lane to Drummond Street and back! From May 1978 to May 2010, the story so far

0258 Hrs GMT [0358 UK local time] London Thursday 13 May 2010. By © Muhammad Haque. Tower Hamlets Borough Council has a new councillor. Abdul Mukit [left] is a first time councillor elected to represent the Weavers ward in the borough. Here he is seen with a local businessman Mr Miah. Abdul Mukit has been an active member of many local groups and was involved with a youth group in 1978. Where is that group today? I shall be updating on that here in the near future. This in the context of the euphoria that has been the central theme that the Bangladeshi community-linked ‘newspapers and media’ in the UK have promoted in the past month around the 6 May 2010 elections. So strong has that contrived euphoria been that some Even confused Altab Ali’s martyrdom with a perceived [but factually totally untrue] ‘community ambition’ to have representatives on the local council. As Abdul Gofur from Camden recalled earlier this week, ‘Tara eeta bishhaashoo korto naa-ae’. They won’t believe it! The ‘they’ being ‘the packaged leaders’ appointed by the ‘powers that be’ to pose as the legitimate voice of the Bangladeshis in the UK. Things were not so ‘perfectly [packaged’ in 1978. NO! The atmosphere was a million miles different from that of May 2010. Back in May 1978, the community was in a state of siege! Fear of being attacked was a daily, no, hourly reality and it defined the agenda of every individual adult’s day.. And night. Thirty-two years on, what are the lessons in the inner cities UK of the struggle for safety in the streets that everyone joined. In their mind if not with their body! One street, Brick Lane, London East One, is forever associated with the community’s struggle that we mobilised in the wake of Altab Ali’s martyrdom. But another London street deserves mention in the true story of the Bangladeshis fight back for survival in the UK. Drummond Street! [To be continued]

Action history of universal resistance against violence: The story of UK Bangladeshis

0240 Hrs GMT London Tuesday 11 May 2010. Editor © Muhammad Haque. I took this picture of Abdul Gofur, ‘from Camden, London’ in Brick Lane at 0126 Hrs GMT today. We were talking in the Lane about the Bangladeshis in the UK. And we recalled the early 1970s. Abdul Gofur said that although he used to live in Camden, he still felt the need, at times. To accompany Bangladeshi acquaintances in Hanbury Street on their walk back ‘home’ in nearby streets. “Such were the terrors of being attacked by racists”, [To be continued]

Altab Ali

Thursday, 10 June 2010

Whoever confected the committee that had set the agenda for the maiden speech did Brick Lane a disservice

No comments:

Post a Comment

The 'East End community' is having to defend itself against racism. Rally at Altab Ali Park 19 Jun

The 'East End community' is having to defend itself against racism. Rally at Altab Ali Park 19 Jun

Brick Lane to Drummond Street and back! From May 1978 to May 2010, the story so far

Action history of universal resistance against violence: The story of UK Bangladeshis

Renewing allegiance to the values of universal humanity: at Altab Ali memorial in London

Followers

Blog Archive

About Me