Kiilu Nyasha The commemoration of Black August is inseparable from the lives and struggles of revolutionary freedom fighters: “George and Jonathan Jackson, James McClain, William Christmas, Khatari Gaulden, and sole survivor of the August 7, 1970 Courthouse Slave Rebellion, Ruchell Cinque Magee.” “As a slave, the social phenomenon that engages my consciousness is, of course,…
Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man
Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man is a 2006 documentary film about Thomas Sankara, former president of Burkina Faso. Sankara was known as “the African Che”, and became famous in Africa due to his innovative ideas, his devastating humor, his spirit and his altruism. With a gun in one hand and Karl Marx’s works in the…
Investigations of Shell’s Nigeria Spills a Fiasco
Inconsistencies have been found in Shell’s claims about sabotage contributing to oil spills in the Niger Delta. © Amnesty International The investigation process into oil spills in the Niger Delta has been challenged today by Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD), as inconsistencies in Shell’s claims about sabotage were…
Zimbabwe Moves Forward Despite Western Sanctions
Conditions for African farmers improve under land reform, indigenization Abayomi Azikiwe Libya 360° Over the last 14 years the government of the Republic of Zimbabwe in Southern Africa has been under vicious attack by the imperialist states. In 1998 it became clear that some action would be taken on the long-delayed promises of land redistribution…
Queen Mother Moore: A Life of Struggle
“You’ve got to be prepared to lose your life in order to gain your life.” Queen Mother Moore Queen Mother Moore, a long time revolutionary activist and fighter against the oppression of Black people, died on Friday, May 7 in Brooklyn, New York. Queen Mother Moore was one person about whom it could truly be…
Statement On Armed Militias, Political Prisoners And The Libyan Judiciary
الميليشيات المسلحة وتفعيل القضاء في ليبيا. بقلم عمران بن ضو ابتليت ليبيا بعد أحداث 17 فبراير 2011 بمحنة خطيرة ، قل نظيرها . – فهي وإن زامنت التحركات الشعبية التي اطلق عليها الربيع العربي . فقد كانت تمردا مسلحا استهدف مراكز الشرطة ، وثكنات الجيش ، حيث تمت السيطرة علي كل شرق ليبيا بالعنف ….
Nhrumah’s Literary Contributions: Propagandist For Pan-Africanism And Socialist Revolution
From the United States, Britain and back to Africa the Osagyfo has continuing resonance Author’s Note: The following are excerpts from a presentation delivered in a class for the Marxist School of Theory and Struggle in New York City on June 16, 2012. The class was entitled Revolutionary Voices From the Oppressed World. The class…
Statement On International Youth Day Anti-Imperialist Protest
بيان الحركة الشعبية الوطنية الليبية ان الحركة الشعبية الوطنية الليبية التي تضم مكونات مؤسسات الجماهيرية “النظام الشعبي القائم علي سلطة الشعب” الاداة الشرعية المختارة من الشعب الليبي من خلال المؤتمرات الشعبية الاساسية , الممثل الشرعي الوحيد للشعب الليبي بكافة قبائله وفئاته الاجتماعية وهي تحيي حركة الشباب السندياني والقوى الثورية الشبابية العالمية بهذا الحدث الذي يهدف…
Statement From The Forum Of Libyan Tribes, Sabha, July 18, 2012
Editor’s Note: The tribes are demanding the immediate release of all political prisoners and that Libyans in exile be granted the right to return without fear of imprisonment so that the nation can be restored and the process of healing and reconciliation begin. ~ Viva Libya! Approximate Translation (Poor) Emphasis on the critical importance of…
Revolutionary Perspectives: Nicaragua And Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya
Link >> Lizzie Phelan and toni solo discuss events since the 2011 elections and their context Part one: Witnessing Revolution and counterrevolution over three decades in Nicaragua Women and the Sandinista Revolution Part two: Renewable energy revolution Psy-warfare against Nicaragua by European and American media and intellectuals The background of the solidarity between Gaddafi’s Libya…
The Hour Of The Furnaces: Neo-Colonialism, Violence And Liberation
Part I Part II Part III “The camera is the inexhaustible expropriator of image-weapons; the projector, a gun that can shoot 24 frames a second.” Fernando Solanas and Octavio Getino, “Towards a Third Cinema” (via thevirtualself) “This legendary underground film criticized neo-colonialism and called for the overthrow of the Argentine government. Intended to be a…
Statement Of The Chiaan Tribal Council
بيان أبناء قبائل الصيعان الأشراف وإد يتابع أبناء قبائل الصيعان الأشراف عن كتب الأحداث التي تشهدها البلاد من إقتتال بين القبائل ونزاعات الساسة على بسط النفود والوصول الى سدة الحكم للتسلط على الشعب الليبي و عدم المبالات من قبل ما يسمى بالمجل س الانتقالي وحكومة الإنتداب لكل الإختراقات التي تشهدها البلاد ، والإستمرار في الانتهاكات…
