Malachi burns himself alive to protest Iraq war

Appollynon

Appollynon

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Found this article on indymedia today whilst getting a few mintues at lunch. Unsurprisingly enough although Malachi is only the 10th person ever in the US to burn themselves alive as a form of protest, there has been little or no coverage of this story on any mainstream site I have seen in the days since it happened. Control of the press indeed.

Link here: http://cleveland(dot)indymedia(dot)org/news/2006/11/23624(dot)php

Malachi burns himself alive to protest Iraq war
by MJ Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006 at 12:46 AM
mjm@notinourname.net

Activist and artist Malachi Ritscher burns himself alive in Chicago in front of morning rush hour commuters to protest the war in Iraq.

The press has almost completely blacked out this news in mainstream press .

A long time Chicago activist, artist and contributer to the Chicago jazz scene has burned himself alive in an act of protest against the iraq war. He is only one of 10 Americans in history to have done this .
Buddist monks did this during the VietNam war.

On Friday, November 3, a man doused his body with gasoline and set himself afire to protest the war in Iraq . He died quietly in flames. His name was Malachi Ritscher.

Haven't seen it in the news? Me neither, which is kind of strange if you ask me, considering that it happened right here in downtown Chicago in front of hundreds of commuters during morning rush hour. The only conventional newspaper coverage to date was a tiny paragraph that appeared in the Saturday edition of the Chicago Sun-Times. Since then...nothing.

His death must not be in vain please spread the word...Chicago activists are planning a protest for Malachi and against the war saturday Nov. 198 in Chicago to get this out into the mainstream news.
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I put it on shoutwire if anyone wants to shout it:

http://www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/40447/I_Heard_You_Malachi

Herondancer
 
My apologies for just creating noise, without searching to see if this had already been covered Henry and Herondancer, I had overlookd the editorial, but Im about to read through it as I just found it on the Cassiopedia section. IF I hav any further comment on the editorial I'll edit this post and add them after Ive read it through. Thanks for the links
 
Some findings on his name......

"Malachi" means "my messenger."
And as many may know was a prophet.....
(by the way)
"The prophet addressed the restoration community of Israelites who had returned to the
land not many years earlier from Babylonian captivity. His purpose was to confront them
with their sins and to encourage them to pursue holiness."
(!!!)
http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/malachi.pdf
 
absolutely shocking, especially because it got a COMPLETE media lock-out. this man's ultimate and horrific sacrifice was effectively wiped from the face of the earth, as if it meant NOTHING.

THIS is the kind of story that people really need to know about.

someone has set up a dedicated website called 'I heard you Malachi':

http://www.iheardyoumalachi.org/story.html#diaz
 
Also an article on Pitchfork media.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/39663/Malachi_Ritscher_19542006

His website is here.

http://www.savagesound.com/

And probably the most amazing set of photos I've ever seen. starts at Gallery one through to Gallery number 80

http://www.savagesound.com/gallery01.htm
 
Johnno said:
And probably the most amazing set of photos I've ever seen. starts at Gallery one through to Gallery number 80
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Amazing, indeed.. A peculiar view on the world...
 
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