BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//InvisionCommunity Events 5.0.18//EN METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN REFRESH-INTERVAL:PT15M X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT15M X-WR-CALNAME:RMWorkCalendar NAME:RMWorkCalendar BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London TZURL:https://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Memorial Day - GOOD NEWS CALENDAR DTSTAMP:20250619T103936Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:336-5-c3fe8195a3dde498d013e477e2142422@aalbc.com ORGANIZER;CN="richardmurray":noreply@aalbc.com DESCRIPTION:\n Memorial Day <\;last monday of may originally may 30t h\, originally called decoration day>\; - create writing or art that in volve the the death of Black soldiers who died serving on the battlefiel d for the us military or others. I ask a query? https://aalbc.com/tc/blog s/entry/261-aphelion-day-art-or-text-craft-parade-good-news-blog/?do=findC omment&\;comment=914  \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n PROSE\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n Wh ile my favorite war movies are: Paths of Glory<\;second phase of the wor ld war>\;\, Das Boot<\;second phase of the world war>\;\, Buck and t he Preacher<\;war between the state>\;\, Posse<\;hybrid spanish amer ican war-war between the states>\;\, The Young Lions<\;second phase of the world war>\;\, Seven Samurai<\;I will use the white european term \, Feudal era in japan>\;\, Throne of Blood <\;said feudal era in nipp on\, even though it reference macbeth\, the history of the fall of osaka c astle is what is referenced in it>\;\, The Outlaw Jose Wales<\;war bet ween the states>\;\, Apocalypto <\;European invasion of the commonly c alled Americas>\; \;honorable mention to some moderns\, not favorites fo r me yet\, but warranted mention: Alexander\, Valkyrie.\n \n But\, when I think of soldiers who died in all armies\, all wars\, no restriction to th e usa. This year\, I think to one film in particular: Born on the fourth o f July.  \n \n Yes\, Oliver stone made it as a reply to \"Top Gun\" <\; a truly shameless modern propaganda film>\; \, yes he demanded tom cruis e be in it. Yes\, many say it is a war film. But I do not\, unlike all the other films I mentioned\, “Born on the Fourth of July” is an anti-pro paganda film\, that masquerade as a war film.  It opens with a lie\, Amer ican supremacy\, american exceptionalism\, american goodness\, and that is a massive point.  \n \n When people say they want to honor the spirits o f the fallen soldiers\, who does that exactly include? I always say\, the first Black soldiers in the context of the USA black people in the usa his torically must consider is the Black soldiers fighting against the colonie s for the british. It is well known more Black soldiers fought against the colonies than for the colonies. Sequentially\, the first Black soldiers i n the context of the usa were against the Usa.  \n \n I wonder do people in germany honor the german soldiers of the second phase of the world war\ , usually demonized in usa based film fiction?  Memorial is a thing of me mory\, the earlier title of decoration day is about decorating those who d ied fighting for the confederacy.  Do people\, any community\, honor what the losing soldier fought for?  \n \n Historically\, during the age of g lobal white european imperialism the only successful Black soldiers in the global white european imperial global era was in the : american continent soldiers of haiti under Dessalines who died killing whites of the usa/eng land/spain/france\, in africa was of Menelik II in ethiopia against the it alians aided by russia oddly enough. Excluding the japanese a white asian peoples as people of color\, people of color defined as non white european people\, everywhere else was controlled directly by white european powers for hundreds of years absent a break. Do Black Americans\, America as can ada to argentina\, honor the memory of the old haitian soldiers?  Do Blac k Africans\, Africa as yemen to cape verde or iraq to south africa\, honor the memory of the Ethiopian soldiers?  \n \n The idea of Black Nationali sm that the soldiers of Dessalines died for was not about sitting at a whi te table\, it was about making Black tables by any means necessary. Again\ , why have Black people in the USA or any other country in the american co ntinent started a black party of governance?  The religiosity in Africa i s huge. But\, why is it the religion of ethiopia is not highlighted\, sure ly the christianity of ethiopia is a better suit for christian black afric ans than the italian catholicism\, the german protestanism or some thing m ade out of the usa?  \n \n Remember the memory to fallen soldiers folks\, but don't lie about why some soldiers died. Black soldiers in the usa dyi ng for white man's wars is not honor\, is not to be praised\, even if it i s your father or uncle or mom or sister. Don't turn your love for them int o a manipulation of why they died. Don't tell me that a black woman died f or the betterment of the world in iraq. Don't tell me that a black grandfa ther died for the betterment of the world at midway. Don't tell me a black uncle died for the betterment of the world at d-day. Don't tell me a blac k aunt died for the betterment of the world at the border between the usa and china controlled zones in Korea.  \n \n Don't lie and find the time t o honor the soldiers that make your current life seem traitorous or uneasy . There is no shame in working for whites\, marrying whites\, befriending whites\, living mostly around whites in a mile radius. But\, don't turn yo ur phenotypical lack of negative bias toward whites as the purpose of the Black soldiers of Dessalines\, the black or native soldiers of Jonas Cabal lo\, the black soldiers commonly called slave revolters\, the black soldie rs who fought for the british against the creation of the usa. Those foreb ears represented the best interest of black people in the american contine nt. Don't lie about why they died. They did not die for you to have a whit e friend\, befriend white people\, marry whites\, sit at a white table\, o wn a piece of a white table. They died hoping you will continue their figh t and kill all white people who can.  \n \n To all others\, who are not B lack \, honor your soldiers as well. Don't Knock down the nazi's because t hey lost\, because they are criminalized in history books written by those they faced. Don't criminalize the soviets. Soldiers at their best die for their communities to be free\, completely\, totally\, using all means inc luding murder. You can dishonor the death of the modern soldier who applie s to militaries whose actions are not about freedom to those in their coun try but slavery over those in others. But honor the soldiers in the past\, who fought to make the lives in their community better. They may have los t\, they may not have been aracial\, but those soldiers died to make your community free from outsiders influence. Honor that in your memory.\n\n\n\ n  \n\n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250530 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR