DEFENDERS OF GIBRALTAR MEET WITH NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE FREEDOM OF CEUTA AND MELILLA

DEFENDERS OF GIBRALTAR MEET WITH NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE FREEDOM OF CEUTA AND MELILLA

 

This past weekend, members of the committee of the DoG were invited to meet with Yahya Yahya, a Moroccan Senator and President of the Committee for the Freedom of Ceuta and Melilla. This relationship has been the fruit of the committees hard work and labour to establish contacts around the world and is one of many to come.

Yahya Yahya offered Gibraltar and its people its full support and expressed that the people of Morocco stand with us against the fascist actions of this PP Government. I can personally tell you that Gibraltar has plenty of solidarity and support in Morocco, and more should be done to nurture this and help it grow.

We were treated with the utmost respect and given the opportunity to speak to many people, including prominent Moroccan journalists as well as other politicians. It was extremely interesting to see Spain's actions through the eyes of another culture.

With a bit of time to spare after one of our very interesting and enlightening discussions, we decided to pay a visit to the Spanish Consulate in Tangiers and make a very unequivocal statement:

"Morocco stands side by side with Gibraltar - we have plenty of friends around the world, and many are willing to step forward and be counted"

This video is a taster - another video with subtitles will be uploaded on youtube at a later point today.

Lastly - for those who wish to get more involved with the work of the Defenders of Gibraltar, and are willing to set aside singular political party aims or ambitions, please get in touch with one of the members of the committee who will be happy to listen to your views and ideas.

The right to self determination MUST be paramount. That is the Spanish hypocrisy. When Spain starts acting hypocritically, they invite problems with Morocco and quite frankly they deserve it. Apart from the Spanish hypocrisy on the right to self determination, and its bullying of Gibraltar, we had lots of discussions on the mistreatment of muslims in both Ceuta and Melilla. 

 Watch the video online - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4sfz78SwxY&list=UUWaF56tCdVi13pX5Oyt0cbQ&feature=c4-overview

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In Gibraltar Chronicle - http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=32559

DoG draws flack after meeting Moroccan nationalist

 The chairman of the Defenders of Gibraltar, Gareth Gingell, travelled to Morocco recently to meet with Moroccan nationalists from the Committee for the Coordination of the Liberation of Ceuta and Melilla.
 In a video posted by the DoG on Youtube yesterday, Yahya Yahya, a Moroccan nationalist politician, said the encounter was a way of offering support to Gibraltar in the face of “brutal oppression” from Spain.
“No more repression, no more outdated demagogy,” he said in the video, in which he also reflected on Spain’s “repression” of “Moroccan Muslims” in Ceuta and Melilla.
The video also shows Mr Gingell standing next to Mr Yahya against a backdrop of the flags of Morocco, Gibraltar and the United Kingdom.
Speaking to the camera, Mr Gingell said he had discussed in detail the “repressive and medieval” actions of the PP government against Gibraltar.
He said the exchange of personal experience and history had established much common ground and the beginnings of a working relationship.
He said he had found “plenty of solidarity for our cause” and that DoG would work to strengthen this.
Mr Gingell also reflected on Spain’s “glaring hypocrisy” in denying self determination to Catalonia, the Basque region and Gibraltar, while defending it for Ceuta and Melilla and calling for that right in the western Sahara.
The video drew a hostile reaction from many people on social media who questioned the wisdom establishing links with nationalist groups in Morocco, in particular those that clamoured for the return of Ceuta and Melilla to Spain on the grounds of territorial integrity.
Others argued that it was the elected politicians who should represent the people of Gibraltar abroad, rather than non-governmental groups.

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So Defenders of Gibraltar are not dying or silenced! - we are all very much alive and as such watch this space as more of our strategy will come out in the open. 

THE SKY ABOVE US - THE EARTH BELOW US - FIRE WITHIN US!

Remember our aim and strategy:

GROUP PHILOSOPHY

The Spanish Government continue to deny us our universal rights and ability to determine our own future. They have always been the same! Us Gibraltarians need to stick together more than ever now in the face of what can only be perceived as obvious bullying tactics and incompetent diversionary tactics.We feel it is time for us as citizens to let the world know what we have suffered at the hands of the Spanish government and what we continue to suffer.

Enough is Enough.

We aim to lobby, demonstrate, and laugh in the face of overwhelming odds. In Gibraltar, our voices are strong and many. It is time we took that voice to the world and screamed that the constant political oppression must stop. We are not a pawn in the 21st Centuries Great Game. Democracy and Justice are on our side.

We are a NON-VIOLENT movement - we have to be smart and not give the Spanish the excuse they are looking for.

As a Defender of Gibraltar, you pledge to Defend not only your land, but also your people. This is regardless of your political affiliation, as the love of your homeland should transcend such things which only serve to divide us

ORGANISATION

The movement is a collective of like minded individuals who have pulled together to take a stand against Spanish harassment and oppression. 

Remember doing nothing means nothing changes!

I will leave you with some great thoughts from our Chariman and Leader of Defenders of Gibraltar- Gareth Gingell

"What I do, I do. It is not for me, or for popularity or fame. What I do is not just down to my nature, my genes, my character, my upbringing or circumstance; It is all of these things woven together.

All of us have this beautiful gift of life - I have chosen to live my life standing up for others, standing up to the bully and sticking up for the little guy because that is one of my purposes in life. I do not ask for anything material, for none can buy my allegiance or my voice. I am a free human being in a free world, and I will never be shackled. I am not perfect, and do not aspire to perfection - I would rather be criticised for being different, than for being the same as everyone else. I will fail in many things, but these failures are what shape my future victories - you cannot have one without the other.

When my time comes to an end in this world, regardless of what my opponents think of me, I will leave with my head held high knowing that no matter what, I tried to leave this world a little better for the next."

For all my fellow comrades - a great motivational video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pEBz6PzF50

Anne-Marie Struggles