Island Pieces

A trilingual newsletter by @KalayAmanda, @brinagoo & @AhneeMarek. Mauritius and islands politics through the prism of race, gender and class.

[Island Pieces @islandpieces]

Pssst! We're back! Vinn ekout nou dernie epizod podkas kot @KalayAmanda , @AhneeMarek ek @brinagoo koz lor laktialite dan Moris, la Frans ek lor seki pe pase dan Palestinn. Podkas-la dan an Kreol ek an Franse. Li disponib lor Spotify, Google Podkas, etc etc. Ekoute !

[Chagossian Voices @ChagossianVoic2]

UK drops plans to hand Chagos back to Mauritius https://t.co/isx1ebXLV7

[Island Pieces @islandpieces]

Spotify: https://t.co/Z8QWPzmuuw

[Island Pieces @islandpieces]

Pssst! We're back! Vinn ekout nou dernie epizod podkas kot @KalayAmanda , @AhneeMarek ek @brinagoo koz lor laktialite dan Moris, la Frans ek lor seki pe pase dan Palestinn. Podkas-la dan an Kreol ek an Franse. Li disponib lor Spotify, Google Podkas, etc etc. Ekoute !

[Island Pieces @islandpieces]

Substack: https://t.co/62LKv5r4UE

["Coffee is the aroma of the (lost) land" @AhneeMarek]

Aucun oubli et aucun blanc-seing à la classe politique mauricienne, qui de toute façon est dans un silence radio depuis mercredi.

Mention spéciale au MMM. Qui se remet à chanter L'Internationale en meeting, mais trop apeuré de perdre leurs électorats réactionnaires.

[Island Pieces @islandpieces]

"Pour arracher des droits LGBTI effectifs à l’île Maurice : aucune confiance aux impérialistes, ni à la bourgeoisie mauricienne."

[Révolution Permanente @RevPermanente]

L’Île Maurice supprime une loi coloniale homophobe : une victoire pour les droits LGBT !

https://t.co/Gap7TMGNWA

["Coffee is the aroma of the (lost) land" @AhneeMarek]

If 🇲🇺 folks ever wondered how Currimjee Ltd is so rich and well integrated in White plantocrat circles:

The Currimjees ran the main naval company managing "coolie boats" from India to Mauritius from the 1890s to 1907.
No Savarna innocence under plantation capitalism.

["Coffee is the aroma of the (lost) land" @AhneeMarek]

Extra🇨🇵 hot takes on France right now: remarkable dearth of concern for protesters, their demands and lives.

Please spare us the schandenfreude, the memes and the Trevor Noah humor and glee. Amplify racialized French voices, support the fight.
Ou fermez vos gueules.

[Island Pieces @islandpieces]

Nou tou ki'nn grandi Moris dan bann lane 2000s konn Océane - li ti souvan karikatire. Li'nn assim so lidantite dan enn pei omofob ek transfob. Li merit plis ki ladmirasion - nou bizin fer plis pou bann morisien ki fer parti komunaute LGBTQIA+.

https://t.co/h78iRKOCHF

["Coffee is the aroma of the (lost) land" @AhneeMarek]

Fanchette écrit "je ne suis pas d'ici, je ne suis plus d'ailleurs". Rapatriement ce soir au seul pays créole, le seul arpent de terre non-cédé : la langue. 🔴🟢⚫

[Island Pieces @islandpieces]

And of course Mauritius is up there on this ongoing list of countries that are racist to and unsafe for Black poeple. Very shabby for a so called rainbow nation!

https://t.co/c2yns9ftcM

[Island Pieces @islandpieces]

Yet another racist episode in Mauritius - in this TikTok, a Black woman shares her experience at the Mauritian border control. Anti-Blackness is a national, quadricolore sport.
https://t.co/5v0T053OJ4

[Island Pieces @islandpieces]

Another thread here with more testimonies: https://t.co/oNe9Ns6HcB

["Coffee is the aroma of the (lost) land" @AhneeMarek]

"Mo ti kwar lamour pa mor. Sa pa vre.
Pa bizen zetwal: dir zot nou andey..."

Pa bizin fer sa Monsieur Serge. Swing low sweet, gorgeous Prince of Creole hearts. Salam. 💚

[Estelle Coppolani @ECoppolani]

Jean Fanchette around 1947, Beau Bassin, Mauritius. All rights reserved.

Almost looks like an artist from 1930s Harlem. The budding poet was only 15 yo.

[Island Pieces @islandpieces]

Ek enn gran mersi a @ChagossianVoic2 pou zot kontribision a nou lartik 🖤✊🏾

[Island Pieces @islandpieces]

Nou finn piblie nou deziem epizod podkas avec lartis @oOAthaenaOo, Audrey Albert ek enn lartik pou donn zot plis kontex lor Sagos. Pas ezite ekoute, partaze, lir ek komante pou koumans ek kontign sa diskision importan-la.
https://t.co/QNb4WV9WT5

[Island Pieces @islandpieces]

à écouter également sur Spotify: https://t.co/6O0kzwLWzs

["Coffee is the aroma of the (lost) land" @AhneeMarek]

In this podcast, my @islandpieces colleagues sat with Chagossian-Mauritian artist Audrey Albert to discuss her work on displacement and memory.
The talk is in Kreol, but the article have Eng+Fr versions.

Follow and support @oOAthaenaOo !