Condolences to Comrade Joti Brar
The Editorial Board of Lalkar
and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain
(Marxist-Leninist) express their deepest and most heartfelt condolences to
Comrade Joti Brar, to her husband Carl Norburn, and to all their family members
on the tragic death of their baby son Josef. Josef was stillborn on the
morning of 22 July 2009, his heart having stopped beating some six hours
earlier.
Joti and Carl have established a fund raising page
with the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) to raise funds for the
children of Palestine in Josef’s name. Their appeal states:
“Nothing can undo what
has happened, but we take some comfort from the fact that your gifts will go to
help the children of Palestine, and especially of Gaza, who are the innocent
victims of Israel’s war against them.
“MAP works to treat the
illnesses, malnutrition and psychological damage caused to Palestinian children
by the brutal Israeli occupation, siege and bombardment. They are also working
to set up a midwifery hotline to give advice to vulnerable pregnant women.
“Anything you are able to
give will be very much appreciated.”
[Readers may donate online at https://www.bmycharity.com/V2/josefforthechildrenofpalestine
While sharing our grief
with Joti and Carl, we express our confident belief that they will surely turn
that grief into renewed and redoubled strength dedicated to the finest cause on
earth, the liberation of mankind, and the building of a world free of all forms
of oppression and exploitation, a world fit for Josef and for all our children.
“Bitter sacrifice strengthens bold resolve
To
make sun and moon shine in new skies.”
Mao Zedong