gcreptile 10,966 Posted January 24, 2023 New Zealand activist Titewhai Harawira, associated with the Ngati Hine Hapu of Ngapuhi and Ngati Wai has died tomorrow at age 90: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/483043/titewhai-harawira-dies-aged-90 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,583 Posted January 26, 2023 Micheál MacGréil, Irish activist and Jesuit priest has died 91. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,174 Posted February 8, 2023 Mendelson Joe (Wiki), an activist, musician, and artist being reported dead on Twitter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 9, 2023 7 hours ago, Summer in Transylvania said: Mendelson Joe (Wiki), an activist, musician, and artist being reported dead on Twitter. Mendelson Joe cause of death: medically-assisted suicide. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mendelson_joe_canadian_singer-songwriter_visual_artist_and_activist_dies_at_78 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,035 Posted February 14, 2023 Marshall "Eddie" Conway, a member of the Baltimore branch of the Black Panthers who was imprisoned on a charge of murder for over 40 years on an irregular trial (for a black man? In America?) and released on parole in 2014, reportedly dead: https://therealnews.com/eddie-conway-1946-2023 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7860973/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted February 15, 2023 Australian gambling industry whistleblower Troy Stolz has settled the court case with ClubsNSW: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/07/clubsnsw-settles-case-with-terminally-ill-whistleblower-troy-stolz A DDP pick of mine, and while the Guardian has been on the case, I do wonder about the obit chances now. Also makes me wonder if the settlement was finished because Troy Stolz is running out of time, with his end-stage cancer and all. The tweet in here doesn't have the best spelling, maybe a sign of failing health. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 15, 2023 Peter Cyril Jones, a South African activist and Black Consciousness advocate, and the last person to see Steve Biko alive, has died. He was 72. Jones and Biko were arrested in August 1977 and tortured by apartheid security police. https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-02-15-peter-jones-arrested-and-detained-with-steve-biko-has-died/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 22, 2023 James Joseph, a civil rights activist and the former U.S. envoy to South Africa during the Nelson Mandela administration, has died. He was 87. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/02/21/james-joseph-mandela-ambassador-dies/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 5, 2023 Judy Heumann, a renowned activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, has died at age 75. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,035 Posted March 11, 2023 Reports that Pun Plamondon, US activist who founded the White Panther Party and was once on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list has died: 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,583 Posted March 15, 2023 Khatijun Nissa Siraj, Singporean women's rights activist has died aged 97. Obit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,583 Posted March 18, 2023 Ahlem Belhadj, Tunisian psychiatrist and women's rights campaigner.has died aged 59. Obit (In French). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,937 Posted March 27, 2023 On 09/09/2020 at 23:57, Ulitzer95 said: Seeing as all the lawyers and defendants are now deceased, here are the last living people associated with the Rivonia Trial: Denis Kuny b. 1932 – defence counsel on the trial. Still enjoys a lot of coverage, interviewed as recent as 2019. Abdulhay Jassat b. unknown – arrested and intended to be put on trial as a defendant, but escaped. Still making appearances a few years ago. Moosa Moolla b. 1934 – arrested and intended to be put on trial as a defendant, but escaped. Still making appearances a few years ago. Mac Maharaj b. 1935 – last living defendant of the Little Rivonia Trial, associated with the main one which preceded it. F. W. de Klerk b. 1936 – latter President of South Africa who freed Mandela. Still quite active. Ronnie Kasrils b. 1938 – latter Deputy Defence Minister who awarded the defendants medals for their activism. Also can't find evidence of Lionel Stanley Gay being alive or dead. He was a defendant turned informer in the Little Rivonia trial so would have every reason to "disappear" afterwards for his own safety. Very little out there on him. Moosa Moolla dead at 88. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilham 752 Posted March 27, 2023 On 11/03/2023 at 07:24, YoungWillz said: Reports that Pun Plamondon, US activist who founded the White Panther Party and was once on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list has died: Is he dead? The wiki shows him as alive, and googling doesn't conjure an obituary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,174 Posted March 28, 2023 Randall Robinson, lawyer, anti-apartheid activist, and founder of TransAfrica, dead at 81. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 597 Posted March 29, 2023 On 27/03/2023 at 08:47, lilham said: Is he dead? The wiki shows him as alive, and googling doesn't conjure an obituary. I can't establish his death on wiki or via any other source either! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,937 Posted March 31, 2023 Hong Kong politician and dissident Albert Ho (wiki) reportedly suffering from lung cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilham 752 Posted April 1, 2023 Boston civil rights activist Mel King died on March 28 at 94 https://apnews.com/article/mel-king-boston-civil-rights-activist-c43b5299abedc7317476046a9db4ede2 Was in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, ran for mayor of Boston, started the Rainbow Coalition Party, founded the South End Technology Center (teaching computing to low income people) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,035 Posted April 12, 2023 Guyana born British Black Power activist Roy Sawh reportedly dead: Regularly used Hyde Park Speakers Corner for his speeches and author on the subject. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted May 8, 2023 Tireless Writer, social justice and Hillsborough campaigner Dan Kay has died. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted May 17, 2023 Mark Gietzen, a noted anti-abortion activist who forced a recount of the Kansas vote that affirmed abortion rights, has died. He was 69. Gietzen was killed in a plane crash. https://www.kansas.com/news/local/news-local-obituaries/article275501041.html (Behind paywall, but still visible) 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted July 22, 2023 Not so revealing update on the other Simon Cowell, the wildlife protector. His foundation gets a grant, they quote Cowell from earlier in the year while he was apparently fine and "in denial": https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/wildlife-aid-foundation-could-28m-27363719 Doesn't rule him out for later this year though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted August 5, 2023 Haris Ibrahim, Malaysian pro-democracy activist, has died of terminal cancer at 63: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/activist-haris-ibrahim-dies-bout-092902358.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 6, 2023 22 hours ago, gcreptile said: Haris Ibrahim, Malaysian pro-democracy activist, has died of terminal cancer at 63: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/activist-haris-ibrahim-dies-bout-092902358.html DL Cup pick of mine at least once Edit: nope, just a name I targeted in 2022 and 2023, but never used. In the end he dies outside of Cup season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted August 16, 2023 Bindeshwar Pathak, India's "Toilet man", died at 80: https://www.arabianbusiness.com/culture-society/renowned-toilet-man-of-india-bindeshwar-pathak-dies-at-80 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66519696 A campaigner for sanitation standards in India, which you know, is the real sign of a civilization. Initially made fun of, but extremely important. To quote the article, "He founded Sulabh in 1970 and it became synonymous with public toilets and activism against open defecation in no time." 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
