Lolenga Mock, Mogens Palle med flera arrangerar en välgörenhetsgala i Tanzania 29 augusti för hjälpa till i kampen för albinos rätt till ett värdigt liv. Nedan följer en press release från IBF Africa som förklarar problemen i detalj:
By Marunda Kitaru, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: in the prostrated duel to protect the lives of Albinos who are been prosecuted and killed for their body parts, boxers from different parts of the world would congregate in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania in August to put their lives before Albinos.
The point of contention is the Albinos killings by those who seek power and wealth using Albinos body parts for witchcraft charm.
This is election season in Tanzania and already the murders of Albinos are on the raise.
While rumors of organ stealing and the efficaciousness of albino body parts have been going on for a long time in Tanzania, there seems to be spike in the killing of albinos.
These killings are an intensification of an old story that began in pre-colonial Central Africa. People materialize and utilize fetishized notions of the productive magic of albino body parts.
The consumption of magical paraphernalia supposedly made from albinos’ bodies is imagined to counteract the decline of the fishing industry.
The story of albino killings is about the fantastic speculation of value, and this value supports the localized economy.
This illustrates the desire to create and sustain specific market commodities out of albino body parts. Some say this is a story about the economy, the neoliberal, or a functionalist explanation of albino killings.
Others suspect this is ultimately a story of the cumulative effects of the circulation of rumor and discourse.
These contrasting views are woven to tell the story of alleged albino killings while presenting an alternative interpretation, which suggests that Tanzanian elite utilize these rumors to gather social authority and political legitimacy while benefitting from the moral hierarchy of modernity versus tradition.
NOW, the boxers from Denmark (Lolenga Mock), Egypt (Ahmed Said), Malawi (Chimwemwe Chiotcha and Ousborn Sayuni), Zambia (Francis Zulu), Tanzanai (Cossmas Cheka and Ramadhani Shauri), Kenya (James Onyango), Ethiopia (Sammy Retta), Iran and UAE (), are rallying behind a campaign to sensitize people about the plights facing Albinos in Tanzania and other African countries.
“There would be plenty of blood while protecting the lives of our brothers and sisters” intoned one boxer participating in the tournament and did not want his name to be quoted saying that he is not a spokesperson of the event.
One thing is real true that while Albinos are been persecuted for being who they are, something must be done to educate people about the wrongfulness basing on the myth of Albinos being chasm for power and wealth.
The campaign Christianize Knock-Out-Albinos-Killers is been coordinated by International Boxing Federation Africa (IBF/Africa), Tanzania national Sports Council (NSC) and Miss Tanzania 2012 Brigitte Alfred through her organization Brigitte Alfred Foundation.
The specific boxing tournament on August 29, 2015 will be promoted by Lolenga Mock Promotions and Mogens Palle Boxing Promotions (Denmark), Lion Heart Production (USA), Prana Vayu (Dubai, UAE) and Kango Productions of Tanzania respectively.
Prominent boxers like Lolenga Mock, Francis Zulu, Philip Ndou, Ahmed Said, Shaurij Ramadhani and many others would feature in the event for several IBF/Africa titles that would be televised live by Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC1) and Streamed Live by online radio and TVs.
It is do or die for the boxers who have resolved to stand between the killers and Albinos saying enough is enough and if we cannot protect our sisters and brothers of albinism disorder then, boxing is doomed.
Crediting the event as a meaningful and noble one, Onesmo Alfred McBride Ngowi, the president of IBF/Africa call upon organizations, companies and individuals to help dominate in the welfare of Albinos by buying them sunglasses and hats.
Albinos have impaired vision caused by pigment deficiency in their iris causing the sunlight to overpower their visual field. They can only read size 16 fonts etc. It is this they leave school and many end up being either prostitutes or beggars and become easy prey for the merchants of their body parts.
The US Rapper Nitro Da’Kid Delemar who owns Zombie Fresh Wear down in California is one of the celebrities who will support the campaign materially. Nitro is also preparing a song in the benefit of Albinos that would be sold and the money would buy sunglasses and hats for Albinos.
Nitro Da’Kid Delemar whose offices are at Oscenside, the States of California, United States of America is a man of all seasons in the music industry who have absolutely made his way from the bottom to the top of the chat.
With his best numbers such as “Busy Loving You- Delyno Nitro Da Kid” and “Brock London”Nitro Da’Kid Delemar has come a long way.
He is also revered for his latest single-Track after Track- from the Mixtape “Got Barz” that is available now on www.datpiff.com that have official videos on YouTube.
Nitro has also released popular singles like “Certified Nitro Da Kid ft and Gorilla” also from Mixtape and a huge song.
Several other celebrates and people from diverse backgrounds are supporting this campaign.