Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Rises! Africa Rises! PAN-AFRICANISM LIVES
BRICK BY BRICK
STONE BY STONE
ZIMBABWE WILL NEVER BE A COLONY AGAIN
As Zimbabwe Rises – Africa Rises, and Pan-Africanism lives! Zimbabwe, under the leadership of ZANU-PF, has continued to develop their country and maintain the self- determination that liberated the country 46 years ago. The will of the Zimbabwean people, at home and throughout the diaspora, fuels their advances in all economic sectors. The consistency of their unity, and the unity of their action serve as a shining example for brothers and sisters for the need for organization and organizational discipline.
The continued fight again sanctions is critical. Sanctions have nothing to do with justice or the conditions of people – they’re weapons of unjustified war, used to advance colonization. Over the years, the world has voted against sanctions and blockades which strangle the economies of independent nations from the outside. The United States, which has no legitimate human rights interest, has continued to declare the supremacy of imperialism and corrode the institutional efforts of the United Nations as a center for building understanding and peace.
As indicated by the battle for reparations, more and more people recognize the link between the political economy and the struggle for liberation. Decolonialization laid the basis for the final battle for the economy. As Kwame Nkrumah said: political independence is meaningless, without control and self-determination of a nation’s own economy.
On Saturday, September 19th, the December 12th Movement held a support rally for Zimbabwe at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. We gathered as a demonstration of unity with the Zimbabwean people and ZANU-PF to declare: as Zimbabwe Rises, Africa Rises & Pan-Africanism Lives!
Speaking during the Zimbabwe Diaspora Engagement held on the margins of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Chairperson of the Decemeber 12th Movement, Omowale Clay, urged Zimbabwean youth to embrace their history, understand their identity and recognise their role in shaping the country’s future.
Addressing the younger generation, Mr. Clay emphasised that acquiring skills in fields such as technology, medicine and engineering must be matched by an understanding of 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞.He highlighted the sacrifices made during Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle, urging young Zimbabweans to learn from the nation’s history and the contributions of those who fought for independence.Mr. Clay also underscored the importance of Zimbabwe’s land, liberation heritage and Pan-African identity, reaffirming the December 12th Movement’s support for Zimbabwe and its vision of a rising Africa.