Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: My Chapter in Decolonizing Justice

Thanks Cornelius,

It is no mystery

We making history

It is no mystery

We winning victories - LKJ

Linton Kwesi Johnson - Making History

Abolitionism is never just talk, it has always been backed with action. The victories against apartheid, Jim Crow segregation, colonial empires, Nazism, female disenfranchisement, slavery, capital punishment, prohibition, just to name a few, go to show that decolonization is an activist intellectual paradigm.

Your question on 'How soon all the calls for decolonization will be translated into action' is legitimate but reflects the fact that the legal realm of struggles will not be enough in isolation from, say, the broader political and economic struggles. Legal reforms alone will not be enough to satisfy the yearning for a more humane world free from war, poverty, racism, sexism, imperialism, and all sorts of phobia. La luta continua.

Those who want to download the book on Open Access should follow this link:

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003176619/routledge-international-handbook-decolonizing-justice-chris-cunneen-antje-deckert-amanda-porter-juan-tauri-robert-webb?_gl=1*y2q71d*_ga*MTY2MTIzNTc1LjE2Nzk4OTA3NDA.*_ga_0HYE8YG0M6*MTY4ODAxMTgyNC45LjAuMTY4ODAxMTgyNC4wLjAuMA

Biko

On Wednesday, 28 June 2023 at 15:17:57 BST, Cornelius Hamelberg <corneliushamelberg@gmail.com> wrote:

One more Mighty Congratulations to y'all

"We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery, for though others may free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind."

"Decolonizing Justice" is such a beautiful title. It sounds like the title of a South African poetry anthology, with an introduction by Marcus Mosiah Garvey  in the same spirit as his poem titled, "The Tragedy of White Injustice"  

De-colonizing Injustice

De-colonising your mind

De-colonising your brain

De-colonising your grammar 

Talking about "The Grammar of Being."  

How soon will ideas be translated into action - reform? Systemic change? Overhauling the whole rotten system: those parts that are rotten. One bad apple spoils the whole barrel.

I suppose that the book itself, "The Routledge International Handbook on Decolonizing Justice" is the kind of long letter that the writers would like to forward to the likes of Julius Maada Bio, his henchman Mohammed Konneh, and last but not least, the current Chief Justice of Sierra Leone and whoever they are or think that they are who are competent enough to judge that declaring Bio winner of 56.1 % of the popular vote is, in fact, a travesty of justice.

The only Justice system that I suppose doesn't fall within  Biko and Co's ambit, is Sharia  Law and the Sharia Courts. The Islamic gold standard of justice. Obviously, those don't have to be " decolonised"  - Islamic Law, Epistemology and Modernity , yes but not 

 " decolonisation"

I'm just warming up to respond to Ken's question, "cornelius what is your take on this election?"

On Tuesday, 27 June 2023 at 19:44:32 UTC+2 Biko Agozino wrote:

This may interest you:

The Routledge International Handbook on Decolonizing Justice

The Routledge International Handbook on Decolonizing Justice The Routledge International Handbook on Decolonizing Justice focuses on the growing worldwide movement aimed at ...

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