The 53rd Venceremos Brigade brought together 37 African, Indigenous, and Palestinian organizers to study the Cuban revolution and build solidarity across national liberation movements. This report covers the political preparation, the sub-brigade structure, and the lessons that grounded the contingent before and during their time on the island. . . .
Local Organizing Updates
Why The Prairieland Nine Convictions Are a Warning to All Movements
The Black Alliance for Peace stands in solidarity with the Prairieland Nine following their convictions in federal court. These verdicts are lawfare against people’s movements, the War on Terror turned inward. As the U.S. wages aggressive wars abroad, repression intensifies at home. This case is a warning to all who resist. . . .
DHS Targets Black Muslim Activist: Border Policing & Political Repression
Statement from Hood Communist editor and organizer D. Musa Springer after being targeted by DHS, detained, and having their devices seized. Returning from international travel, Musa was detained and interrogated for over three hours at Tampa airport before having their phone and computer confiscated. . . .
“We Are Worthy of Control Over Our Lives” – A Conversation with Erica Caines
Erica details the importance of political education and changing our perspectives on what we deserve and can demand as people struggling for self-determination. . . .
We Ain’t Afraid or Concerned about Trump’s MAGA Machine
The MAGA Machine reflects a fascist agenda, but revolutionary organizers reject fear and push for systemic change beyond capitalist elections. . . .
PACA Condemns the U.S. Settler State Murder of Sonya Massey
We denounce this murder as one more in the persistent war waged on Black people by the U.S. settler state. . . .
“Parenting for Liberation”: An Interview with Erica Caines
“Parenting liberated from this model should challenge these capitalist structures and create spaces where families can thrive outside of traditional constraints.” . . .
Crisis in the Carolinas: The Lowcountry and Climate
Africans are largely left out of conversations about environmentalism, despite the fact that we suffer from the triple threat of climatic, environmental and human rights crises. Our communities bear the brunt of the climate catastrophe, and this is especially true in the South Carolina Lowcountry. . . .