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Workers and oppressed peoples of the world unite! workers.org Vol. 58, No. 39 Oct. 6, 2016 $1 Monica Moorehead and Lamont Lilly, WWP presidential & vice-presidential candidates, Police terror ignites spoke at the UNC-Charlotte campus Sept. 26. CHARLOTTE UPRISING By Cathey Stanley and Alissa Ellis Charlotte, N.C.

“We are freedom fighters and we must be in the street with our people!” With this powerful statement, Lam- ont Lilly kicked off the People’s Caravan from Durham to Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 24. Lilly’s statement foretold of the powerful people’s presence in the national march unfolding that day as part of the Charlotte Uprising. Lilly is the vice presidential candidate of Workers World Party in the 2016 elections. WWP had scheduled a southern regional conference on socialism, liberation and revolution titled “Hard Times Are Fighting Times” for Sept. 24. After the struggle erupted in Charlotte, or- ganizers decided to cancel the conference and mobilize all participants to join the Charlotte march. Charlotte Uprising is the movement led largely by The Tribe CLT and the Charlotte Trans and Queer People of Color Collective, which jointly responded to the Sept. 20 shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by the Charlotte-Meck- lenburg Police Department. Scott was a Black man with disabilities killed while waiting for his son to be dropped off from school. Many organizations pledged support to the Charlotte Uprising and mobilized, including Charlotte SURJ, Ig- nite NC, Black Youth Project-Durham Chapter, Beloved Community Center, Youth Organizing Institute, South- PHOTO: WISCONSIN BAIL OUT THE PEOPLE MOVEMENT ern Vision Alliance, Durham Solidarity Center, Workers Charlotte march, Sept. 24. World Party, Queer People of Color Collective GSO, NC TROUBLMakers, Million Hoodies and Black University. Scott’s murder is not the sole police killing Charlotte Activists say: is rising up to protest. The CMPD has a history of killing people of color and killed only Black people during 2015, according to Charlotte Uprising. During the first night ‘Black Lives Matter’ The Tribe, a majority people of color of the uprising, the CMPD killed protester Justin Carr, queer and transgender group, organized an shooting him at close range in the midst of a peaceful occupation at the main entrance in front of at Panthers game the Bank of America stadium, home to the protest in plain view of the marchers. National Football League’s Carolina Panthers Charlotte Uprising’s statement calls for the tangible on Sept. 25. The occupation was part of on- eradication of all forms of oppression. Their list of ten going protests to put pressure on the mayor demands focuses on the demilitarization and defunding and police chief to release the entire footage of the police, as well as justice and reparations for the showing the police murder of Keith Lamont murder of Keith Scott and Justin Carr (see demands on Scott. The protest took place in 90-degree page 6). heat before the Panthers played the Minneso- ta Vikings in front of 70,000 fans. March takes to streets Hundreds of chanting protesters, Black, Hundreds of people met Sept. 24 at Marshall Park to Latinx and white, locked arms as a security begin a march in the streets. Speakers at the rally before measure in front of riot cops armed with guns, tear gas and plastic handcuffs. Right be- the march placed the murders of Scott and Carr in the fore the game, the protesters kneeled during historical context of the hundreds of years of oppression the playing of the national anthem with fists faced by people of color. held high in the air. The protest was covered “We’ve been having sleepless nights for a while,” said by national and international media including march organizer Bree Newsome at the opening rally. ESPN and the NFL.com. The protest lasted at “This isn’t just about what happened to Keith Scott. This least three hours until the end of the game. is about what has been happening for 400 years.” –Dante Strobino and Energy was high and chants strong as over 2,000 Monica Moorehead people filled the streets of Charlotte with demands for WW PHOTO: PETER GILBERT justice and an end to racial oppression. The beats of the Continued on page 6 JAIL KILLER COPS! Prisoners on strike 3 Subscribe to Workers World • Charlotte Uprising demands 6 Fight for 4 weeks trial $4 1 year subscription $30 • WWP candidates’ solidarity statement 7 Sign me up for the WWP Supporter Program: affordable housing 5 workers.org/articles/donate/supporters_/ • Atlanta and Cleveland actions 6-7

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Cop doesn’t shoot Black man,  In the U.S. Charlotte Uprising ...... 1 By Benji Pyles and Jeremy Bauman Activists say ‘Black Lives Matter’ at Panthers game . . . .1 is fired Weirton, W.V. West Virginia cop fired for not shooting Black man . . . . 2 Prisoners hold first national work stoppage ...... 3 “[S]ociety is split into antagonistic, and, moreover, irreconcilably Williams was Black. Whistleblower Manning punished for suicide attempt . .3 antagonistic classes, whose ‘self-acting’ arming would lead to an armed When Mader tried to return to work Lead poisoning in East Chicago, Ind...... 3 struggle between them. A state arises, a special power is created, special on May 17, he was told to report to Po- ‘Solidarity in action’ Boston union aids struggles . . . . 4 lice Chief Rob Alexander. bodies of armed men, and every revolution, by destroying the state Chicago Streetz Party: Fists up for Fred Hampton Sr. . . . 4 ­apparatus, shows us the naked class struggle, clearly shows us how the ‘Failure to eliminate a threat’ Detroit activists demand fed funds to stop foreclosures . 5 Brooklyn march mourns death of affordable housing . . 5 ruling class strives to restore the special bodies of armed men which “We’re putting you on administra- serve it, and how the oppressed class strives to create a new organization tive leave, and we’re going to do an Venezuela in the Bronx ...... 5 of this kind, capable of serving the exploited instead of the exploiters.” investigation to see if you are going to Charlotte Uprising fights for change ...... 6 be an officer here. You put two other Cleveland in solidarity with Charlotte ...... 6 — V.I. Lenin, State and Revolution officers in danger,” Mader recalled the Atlanta: ‘Midnight is here’ ...... 7 Former West Virginia cop Stephen Mader has come chief saying. On June 7, he was given a termination no- Justice for Terence Crutcher ...... 8 forward, saying he was fired from the Weirton Police De- tice that he “failed to eliminate a threat” by not shooting Still no justice for Kayla Moore ...... 8 partment because he did not shoot an armed Black man, Williams. International meeting of women in Bogotá ...... 8 who, he says, was looking for “suicide by cop.” Two other The following day, Hancock County Prosecutor Jim Overturn the Hyde Amendment! ...... 8 officers arrived and killed the man, who was carrying an Davis announced the shooting had been justified, and Leonard Peltier writes on Standing Rock ...... 9 unloaded gun. Chief Alexander told reporters that “all three officers” Labor groups strengthen solidarity with Standing Rock . 9 Weirton is a city of about 20,000 in the West Virginia were back at work and doing well. #NoDAPL battleground: Iowans resist pipeline ...... 9 panhandle, 36 miles west of Pittsburgh, Pa., and across “It was like [Chief Alexander] was a good guy, and the the river from Steubenville, Ohio. next second he’s throwing me under the bus,” Mader said, Wash. state: Clock ticking to ‘Free Leonard Peltier!’ . . . 10 Mader answered a call May 6 from a woman who said speaking out for the first time since the incident. Netanyahu, Kissinger protested in NYC ...... 10 her boyfriend was trying to commit suicide. The cop told Mader does not think the other two officers were wrong Message to U.N.: Zimbabwe will never be a colony again! .11 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he tried to defuse the to shoot, however. Protests in Boston, NYC condemn U.S. for war on Syria . . 11 situation. “They did not have the information I did,” he told the “I saw then he had a gun, but it was not pointed at me,” Post-Gazette. “It’s a shame it happened the way it did, but  Around the world Mader said, describing a silver handgun that Ronald I don’t think they did anything wrong.” Leftist landslide in British Labour election ...... 10 Williams of Pittsburgh allegedly held in his right hand, “I think I’m right in what I did. I’ll take it to the grave.” Non-Aligned Movement meet in Venezuela ...... 11 pointed at the ground. Williams, 23, known as “RJ,” told Chanda Robinson, a Weirton resident, spoke with  Editorial the officer to “just shoot me,” according to Mader. Workers World about the case. “As a Black mother, it is “And I told him, ‘I’m not going to shoot you, brother,’” sad I have to teach my own son how to act when around Wells Fargo and capitalist fraud ...... 10 Mader told the Post-Gazette. “I thought I was going to be the police, because I fear for his safety. This incident is a  WWP Presidential Campaign able to talk to him and de-escalate it. I knew it was a sui- frightening reminder of how the police are awarded for ‘Full solidarity with the rebellion in Charlotte’ ...... 7 cide-by-cop.” killing Black people and punished when they do not.” At that point, two other officers arrived. Williams al- Robinson also spoke about the recent murder of  Noticias en Español legedly walked toward them, waving the gun, and they 13-year-old Tyree King in Columbus, Ohio: “The police Trump y Clinton ...... 12 shot him. Police later established that the gun had not should be held accountable for their actions, and people been loaded. Mader and the two other officers are white; of color should have a right to defend themselves.” Workers World 147 W. 24th St., 2nd Fl. New York, N.Y. 10011 Phone: 212.627.2994 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.workers.org Vol. 58, No. 38 • Oct. 6, 2016 Closing date: Sept. 27, 2016 Editor: Deirdre Griswold Who we are & what we’re fighting for Managing Editors: John Catalinotto, LeiLani Dowell, Kris Hamel, Monica Moorehead; Web Editor Gary Wilson Hate capitalism? Workers World Party fights for a ­degrading people because of their nationality, sexual or ­socialist society — where the wealth is socially owned gender identity or disabilities — all are tools the ruling Production & Design Editors: Coordinator Lal Roohk; and production is planned to satisfy human need. This class uses to keep us apart. They ruthlessly super-ex- Andy Katz, Cheryl LaBash outmoded capitalist system is dragging down workers’ ploit some in order to better exploit us all. WWP builds Copyediting and Proofreading: Sue Davis, living standards while throwing millions out of their unity among all workers while supporting the right Bob McCubbin jobs. If you’re young, you know they’re stealing your of self-determination. Fighting oppression is a work- Contributing Editors: Abayomi Azikiwe, future. And capitalism is threatening the entire planet ing-class issue, which is confirmed by the many labor Greg Butterfield, G. Dunkel, K. Durkin, Fred Goldstein, with its unplanned, profit-driven stranglehold over the struggles led today by people of color, immigrants and Martha Grevatt, Teresa Gutierrez, Larry Hales, means of production. women. Berta Joubert-Ceci, Terri Kay, Cheryl LaBash, Workers built it all — it belongs to society, not to a WWP has a long history of militant opposition to im- Milt Neidenberg, John Parker, Bryan G. Pfeifer, handful of billionaires! But we need a revolution to perialist wars. 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Does this not place you in the words, these heroic inmates have gone strike. (iwoc.noblogs.org, Sept. 14) mind the time when slaves were punished on strike “not only [to] demand the end to An inmate at Alabama’s Holman Cor- prison. (chipleypaper.com, Sept. 9) for learning to read or write?” (facebook. prison slavery, [but to] end it ourselves by rectional Facility relayed this message: According to an anonymous source at com/BlkJailhouselawyer, Sept. 22) ceasing to be slaves.” (iwoc.noblogs.org, “12:01 Sept 9th, all inmates at Holman Washington (state) Corrections Center for Due to the mainstream media white- April 1) Prison refused to report to their prison Women, at least three inmates refused out, heightened repression by prison In facilities across the country, in- jobs without incident. With the rising of to report for work at the prison library guards and the refusal of prison staff to mates, who are disproportionately Black, the sun came an eerie silence as the men on Sept. 9. For this they were each sen- respond to independent media inquiries, Latinx or Indigenous, are forced to labor at Holman laid on their racks reading tenced to 20 days in solitary ­confinement. it is impossible to determine the full ex- for only a fraction of the legal minimum or sleeping. Officers are performing all (support­prisonerresistance.noblogs.org, tent of the strike. But based on what little wage. In many state facilities, prisoners tasks.” (supportprisonerresistance.no- Sept. 21) information is available, it is clear that are not paid at all for their labor. blogs.org, Sept. 9) When a group of inmates at South Car- the Sept. 9 strike has been the largest The superprofits generated by this olina’s maximum security Perry Correc- coordinated prisoner action ever to take slave labor have fueled the mass incarcer- Florida prisons join strike tional Institution refused to return to their place in the United States. ation epidemic, prolonging the imprison- Inmates in at least five Florida pris- cells Sept. 9, guards initiated a total lock- Whether the strike continues to spread ment and enslavement of millions. ons joined the strike. (miamiherald. down, confining approximately 1,000 pris- or whether business as usual is tempo- Despite a near total suppression of the com, Sept. 13) More than 400 inmates at oners to their cells throughout the week- rarily restored in the prison system, it is story by the corporate media, the strike Holmes Correctional Facility participat- end and preventing any inmate labor from undeniable that the solidarity in action spread to at least 46 state and federal ed in a righteous uprising Sept. 7, briefly being performed. (wyff4.com, Sept. 12) both within and outside the prisons has prisons. The actual number of affect- taking control of the prison. An anonymous report from a prisoner propelled the movement forward by leaps ed prisons is likely much higher, as this According to a guard at Holmes, inside South Carolina’s Broad River Cor- and bounds. number only reflects reports received “[Prison guards] would get one dorm un- rectional Facility described the guards’ Organizers and people of conscience from inmates who are able to send out der control and then it would start in an- retaliation against strikers: “Prison pigs on the outside can help further advance updates amidst prison repression. other dorm. It was every dorm, as if it was here at Broad RV Corr, hit us with ev- the struggle by writing letters to inmates Prison officials in at least 31 facilities planned.” (miamiherald.com, Sept. 8) By erything they got after we exposed these and forming prison solidarity networks instituted total lockdowns in apparent Sept. 9, inmates had begun a series of sit- inhumane living conditions. They even among communities most affected by retaliation for the strike. Based on the ins, refusing to perform any labor for the bought and came through with new mass incarceration. Whistleblower Manning punished for suicide attempt

By Kathy Durkin This is the longest In 2015, military authorities charged Additionally, Manning’s attorneys sentence ever meted Manning with possessing LGBTQ materi- filed an appeal on May 19, arguing her In an arbitrary and inhumane out to a whistleblower. als and having an expired tube of tooth- sentence was “grossly unfair and un- decision, a U.S. Army disciplinary The anti-war hero and paste, among other infractions. They precedented.” They argued for dropping board sentenced heroic whistleblow- transgender activist’s threatened her with solitary confinement the charges and the prison sentence, or er Chelsea Manning to solitary con- real offense is expos- then, but a national petition campaign and reducing it to a 10-year term. The ACLU finement as punishment for her July Chelsea Manning ing evidence of U.S. protests helped to stop the military from and the Open Society Justice Initiative 5 suicide attempt. This Sept. 23 deci- war crimes to the world. imposing that punishment. Manning’s filed briefs on her behalf. sion followed a hearing barring Manning Because of Manning’s principled ac- supporters organized a similar campaign International letters and messages from having legal representation. tions, courage and integrity, the military to oppose the latest charges and threat of of solidarity and concern from friends, The Army leveled three charges against has never let up on its campaign of ha- “indefinite solitary confinement.” family and supporters sustain Chelsea Manning and convicted her of “conduct rassment and abuse. She has been held In September, Manning went on a five- Manning. She issued a statement on Sept. which threatens charge” (the suicide at- under conditions the United Nations day hunger strike objecting to guards’ 23, which said in part: “I am touched by tempt) and possessing “prohibited prop- deems “torture.” mistreatment and ignoring her request to your warm messages of love and support. erty” (a banned book, “Hacker, Hoax- This cruel mistreatment — and denial have gender reassignment surgery. When This comforts me in my time of need.” er, Whistleblower, Spy”). The charge of of necessary medical care — drove Man- the military agreed to the operation, she (fightforthefuture.org) Send mail to the “resisting the force cell move team” was ning to try to end her life. The Army then ended the protest. If it occurs, she would address below, exactly as written here. dropped. (theintercept.com, Sept. 23) piled on more abuse by charging and then be the first transgender prisoner to re- Chelsea E. Manning 89289 Manning was sentenced to 14 days in punishing her for a desperate act that ceive this treatment, setting a precedent 1300 North Warehouse Road “disciplinary segregation,” but could be their continual maltreatment provoked. for other incarcerated trans people. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027-2304 released within a week if authorities don’t add further “transgressions.” She plans to appeal the ruling. EAST CHICAGO, IND. Manning’s attorney, Chase Strangio of the American Civil Liberties Union, explained that solitary confinement can Lead poisoning hits African Americans the hardest “exacerbate” problems of recently suicid- al individuals. By Lyn Neeley worse and deeper in the soil. Calumet Lives Matter The Sept. 24 British Guardian newspa- In July, residents were suddenly told Angry residents have organized a per reported that the military’s decision Hundreds of children living in the West that their homes will be demolished, their group called Calumet Lives Matter. They to enforce “a reprimand for a suicide at- Calumet housing projects in East Chicago, elementary school will be closed, and are demanding answers about why it tempt has provoked shock and outrage Ind., have tested positive for excessive lev- they will have to relocate. But many res- took so long to be told how dangerous among … mental health practitioners els of lead in their blood. They have played idents don’t have the money to pay mov- the soil was. Black Lives Matter, several who warn that it risks aggravating the in topsoil containing up to 30 times more ing expenses or make down payments in environmental groups, National Nurses soldier’s vulnerable state of mind.” Stud- lead than safety levels established by the a city with scarce housing. Some will be United and Northwestern University’s ies show that “even short spells in solitary U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. forced to move to an old vacated project environmental law clinic are all support- confinement can dramatically increase The complex houses 1,100 low-income, called Harborside, located out of town in ing the residents. the risk of suicide.” mostly African-American people. It lies North Harbor. The group is asking why Indiana Gov. The 28-year-old Manning is serving a atop the toxic remains left by companies The EPA gave West Calumet “Super- Mike Pence — Donald Trump’s vice pres- 35-year sentence at the U.S. Disciplinary like Anaconda Lead Products and is near fund” status in 2009 and started to re- idential candidate — visited flood victims Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, the huge U.S. Smelter and Lead refinery. move topsoil in a few “hot spots.” The EPA in Baton Rouge, La., but has not found having been held in military custody for The complex was built in 1972 in what was Superfund is responsible for cleaning up time to go to East Chicago. They want na- six years. once known as the most industrialized major land contamination and respond- tional publicity for what state Sen. Lon- As an Army private, Manning was city in the United States. It is now a bitter ing to environmental disasters. Since nie Randolph has called “a potential ca- charged and convicted in July 2013 for example of deadly environmental racism. June, the EPA has warned families to stop tastrophe that could be approaching the releasing “classified” military documents The area’s soil was repeatedly test- children from playing in the soil. It spread same level as Flint, Michigan.” (indystar. to WikiLeaks. Her intention was to ex- ed for lead in 2008, 2011 and 2014, but mulch on contaminated ground and of- com, Aug. 22) pose the truth about the U.S. wars in Iraq results were not released until July. The fered “deep cleaning” to families. But Randolph asserted: “I’ve lived here all and Afghanistan in what she termed “the soil also contains hazardous levels of ar- these acts are token safety measures when my life, but I never heard this was a Su- war diaries.” senic. The lead contamination is much the soil below is so badly contaminated. 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By Martha Grevatt ‘family-supporting jobs’ and enous Peoples Day and “Thanksgiving” Boston ‘makes the U.S. more compet- to the annual National Day of Mourning; itive.’ and passed resolutions of solidarity with On Sept. 22, the Bos- “Be it therefore resolved Mexican teachers’ unions and with Puer- ton School Bus Drivers that the Boston School Bus to Rican unions fighting austerity. Union, Steelworkers Drivers Union, USW Local This local of less than a thousand Local 8751 held its first 8751, pledges our wholeheart- members, 98 percent workers of color membership meeting ed solidarity to the resistance and primarily Haitian, committed signif- since the start of school. at Standing Rock. … icant resources to assist oppressed work- This writer had the rare opportunity to ‘Solidarity in action’ “Be it further resolved that Local 8751 ers in other states and other countries. witness the union’s 40-plus-year tradition PHOTO: TEAM SOLIDARITY will forward this resolution to President This meeting was not exceptional in of solidarity in action. While in Boston, I youth of Charlotte, N.C., in resisting Trumka, urging that the AFL-CIO pledge that regard. Anti-racist and anti-imperi- was asked to give the membership an up- racism and capitalism. Motions to con- full labor solidarity to this just struggle alist solidarity is what defines Local 8751, date on the case of Michigan political pris- tribute funds to the Red Warrior Camp and pledge the vast human and material from the days its founders began driving oner Rev. Edward Pinkney. and the bail fund for youth arrested in resources of the AFL-CIO towards assist- Black schoolchildren through crowds of Last November Local 8751 passed a Charlotte passed unanimously, with the ing the occupation at Standing Rock.” brick-hurling racists in the early 1970s to resolution demanding Pinkney’s freedom. latter drawing a friendly amendment to its current daily battles with the monster What solidarity looks like Rev. Pinkney in turn sent a letter of sup- increase the amount originally proposed. multinational corporation Veolia/Trans- port to the four fired Bus Drivers Union The Standing Rock resolution read in The membership also voted to support dev. The union covered its workplace bat- leaders, who later won their 26-month bat- part: a campaign by teachers’ unions against tles in depth, bringing the rank and file up tle and were reinstated by the union-hat- “Whereas the Standing Rock Sioux are Question 2, a ballot measure to impose to date on the massive grievance backlog, ing Veolia/Transdev corporation. At their in a life-and-death struggle to block con- more privatization on Boston’s public new charges with the National Labor Re- recent meeting, the bus drivers listened struction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in schools through budget transfers to ex- lations Board and in federal court, and attentively and voted unanimously to do- North Dakota, a struggle of the most vital panded charter schools; to support a local routing and payroll problems created by nate to Pinkney’s defense. import to environmental justice and the demonstration against police brutality Transdev’s misuse of GPS technology to This was only one of nine solidarity ac- very survival of the planet. and in solidarity with Charlotte and Tul- speed up work. tions taken at just one meeting. “Whereas unfortunately and regretta- sa, Okla.; to assist the U.S. delegation to This kind of class struggle unionism, The members and leadership gave bly at the height of this battle, the AFL- the 17th Congress of the World Federation fostered by the revolutionary Team Sol- recognition to the vanguard role being CIO issued a statement attacking Stand- of Trade Unions; to support the Sept. 30 idarity leadership of Local 8751, is what played by the Indigenous communities at ing Rock defenders and defending DAPL Day of Action for Haitian Workers; to sup- sorely needs to be revived across the la- Standing Rock and the Black and Brown using the company line that it provides port changing “Columbus Day” to Indig- bor movement in this country. Fists up for Fred Hampton Sr. CHICAGO STREETZ PARTY

By Erich Struch roe Street apartment in the early morn- ganizations as that. provided for our Chicago ing of Dec. 4, 1969, and slaughtered him An organization that people, it can’t be and Defense Captain Mark Clark. Hamp- turned the communi- told in words.” Fred Hampton Sr., a dynamic leader in ton would have been 68 this year. ties into classrooms. The celebration the Black Panther Party, born August 30, As always, the Streetz Party began One of the programs marched from 1948, was assassinated in Chicago in 1969 with a silent salute, arms raised, fists is the triple C — that’s Ground Zero to by the U.S. government in an infamous clenched at Ground Zero — the location Children, Communi- The Wall, a Reb- Cointelpro raid. He was 21 years old. of Hampton and Clark’s martyrdom. ty and Cubs. el Díaz Arts Col- Every year on Aug. 30, his son, Chair- Speaking after the salute were Comrade “I hear a lot of lective mural of man Fred Jr., throws the Streetz Party, a Mother Akua Njeri (Chairman Fred Sr.’s people talk about the Chairman Fred Sr. celebration of his father’s life and work. partner), and BPP veterans Stan McKin- youth, but they say it at Madison and Fred Hampton Sr. was chair of the ney and Harold Bell. in an abstract type Fred Hampton Sr. California streets. Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther of way. I’m learning There the Streetz Party and deputy chair of the national Black Panther Party legacy more and more through my life, more Party continued in the parking lot with BPP. During his short tenure on Chica- Chairman Fred Jr. shared his thoughts and more through the work, correlating DJs, a BBQ and free haircuts for youth. go’s West Side, he built the party up as a on the legacy of the party: what Frederick Douglass said: It’s easier Later on the South Side, panel dis- powerful revolutionary organization that “We’re coming up on the 50th anniver- to raise children as opposed to repairing cussions included “Cointelpro Then and successfully implemented the BPP’s sur- sary of the Black Panther Party, October broken adults. A lot of what people call re- Now” with Chicago State University Afri- vival programs and political education 15 next month — one of the most revolu- lationship problems are unresolved child- can-American Studies professor Dr. Kel- classes while uniting Black, Puerto Ri- tionary organizations the world has wit- hood problems people have. And it im- ly Harris and Chairman Fred. Another can and white street organizations into a nessed. I came up in [a climate] deprived pacts every aspect of our community, and panel, “Police Terrorism/People’s Pain,” “Rainbow Coalition.” of such an organization — where the only the state exploits that. But to be able to featured Comrade Mother Akua Njeri; Illinois State’s Attorney Ed Hanrah- options in life were to become a Boy Scout take that, and to understand, there must Dorothy Holmes, mother of Ronald an and Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley or a banger. However, the Black Panther be a politic and a structure to gauge it. Johnson; Samir Rice, mother of Tamir colluded with the FBI to carry out covert Party gave us the light. “We must acknowledge we have con- Rice; and Panzy Rice, mother of Dakota Cointelpro actions against the BPP. A “We want to build up the Black Panther tradictions, and acknowledge on our Bright. The final panel was “Forward to Chicago Police Department death squad Party Cubs so there’s not another gener- terms, so the state can’t exploit [that]. the 50th!” with BPP vets Comrade Moth- broke in on Hampton asleep in his Mon- ation that comes up deprived of such or- And I cannot stress this enough: The con- er Akua Njeri, Stan McKinney, Harold tributions that [the Black Panther Party] Bell and Henry Nesbitt.

East Chicago, Ind. Lead is stored in bones, so adults ex- social programs have been cut to the bone posed throughout their lives can suffer and the killer brutality of police toward Lead poisoning hits African Americans the hardest from cardiovascular disease, tooth de- Black people is a terrifying epidemic. cay, miscarriages, kidney disease, mental In 2000, Congress allocated $2.1 bil- Continued from page 3 the immune, endocrine and cardiovascu- decline and cataracts. Pregnant wom- lion over the next 10 years to eliminate perfund site until last week. What I want lar systems. Some children have suffered en with stored lead risk poisoning their lead poisoning. But that insufficient to know is: who’s responsible?” (think- coma, convulsions and even death. (CDC, babies since lead leaches from the bones amount has fallen by 43 percent since progress.org, Aug. 15) Jan. 2014) into the blood and the uterus. 2003. Money for lead testing in children West Calumet residents have filed a Lead affects brain function because Nationally, half a million young chil- has also been cut by 40 percent. The Pen- housing discrimination complaint with it is a neurotoxin. It affects verbal rea- dren tested positive for excessive BLL tagon war budget and the cost of prisons, the National Center on Poverty Law in soning and causes emotional problems in 2013. That’s 1 in 38, or 2.6 percent. however, have steadily increased. Chicago. It claims East Chicago’s reloca- and attention deficit disorder. A BLL of Among African-American children, the A 2009 study calculated that every tion plan violates federal civil rights laws. 10 micrograms can reduce IQ by nearly rate is 3 times that amount — 7.7 percent. dollar spent on preventing lead poison- 4 points. A BLL of up to 30 shows an IQ (CDC, April 2013) ing would generate up to $221 in benefits Effects of lead poisoning drop of nearly 7 points. (Environmental — in increased productivity and lower Symptoms of blood lead poisoning are Health Perspective, July 2005) Lead-fueled racism health care and education costs. irreversible. The Centers for Disease Con- Because lead is chemically similar Lead poisoning fuels the school-to- “We know how to fix it,” said David Ja- trol and Prevention (CDC) set a “blood to calcium, it settles in the brain and prison pipeline for at-risk children who cobs, a chief contributor to the task force, lead level of concern” (BLL) at 5 micro- prevents calcium ions from working. live in low-income communities. Some who ran the federal lead program from grams per deciliter in 2012. But studies According to one study, lead may slow children are born with inherited lead poi- 1995 to 2004. “The technology is there. show that even less than that can reduce communication between brain cells and soning, a disadvantage that makes it even It’s just a matter of political will to prop- IQ and academic achievement and harm cause permanent damage. (Neurotoxicol- harder for a person to survive, especially erly appropriate the money.” (New York organs. Higher amounts can compromise ogy, Nov. 2009) in a capitalist country like the U.S. where Times, March 2015) workers.org Oct. 6, 2016 Page 5 Protest called in Detroit Activists demand fed funds be used to stop foreclosures

By Detroit Workers World Bureau ter shutoffs. That would at least halt the vices, and Ted Phillips of the United Com- Now! Coalition, thanked Councilwoman devastation. munity Housing Coalition, exposed how Sheffield, calling her the first government A public meeting in Detroit Sept. 22 de- Since January of this year, the federal MSHDA has made the Hardest Hit Funds official to take up this fight. Goldberg manded that federal Helping Hardest Hit government has given the state of Michi- virtually inaccessible to the poor. They noted that if Hardest Hit Funds were Funds be used to stop tax foreclosures re- gan an additional $260 million in Hard- exposed bureaucratic impediments to used for their intended purpose, it would lated to evictions and water shutoffs. est Hit funding. These funds — the peo- access and demanded that regulations be actually put money into government cof- The meeting was organized by City ple’s tiny share of money allocated in the rewritten to maximize their effectiveness. fers that could be used for blight removal Council­woman Mary Sheffield and co- Trade Recovery Adjustment Act, which Monica Patrick, of We the People of and infrastructure. hosted by the Moratorium Now! Coalition bailed out the banks and auto companies Detroit, joined the rally to express the Goldberg emphasized the role of the to Stop Foreclosures, Evictions and Utility to the tune of hundreds of billions of dol- urgency of tying together the fight to stop banks in destroying Detroit’s neighbor- Shutoffs; the United Community Housing lars — were earmarked to aid families water shutoffs with evictions caused by hoods and demanded that the banks be Coalition; and Michigan Legal Services. and communities especially affected by foreclosures. She showed slides reflecting made to pay to remove and remediate the One of every three homes in Detroit the housing crisis. how neighborhoods throughout Detroit blight they caused. has been foreclosed in the last 10 years. In an anti-people decision, the Mich- are being devastated by this joint scourge. A demonstration has been called for That’s since the beginning of the housing igan State Housing Development Au- Linda Jourdan, of the American Civil Wednesday, Oct. 5, to press the demand crisis brought on by the racist, fraudulent thority, which administers Michigan’s Liberties Union, described the legal or- for a moratorium on foreclosures/evic- lending practices of the major banks. Hardest Hit program, has allocated 80 ganization’s lawsuit. It exposes how tax tions and water shutoffs and for freeing In addition, 65,000 homes have had percent of the funds to tear down homes, foreclosures in Detroit are based on illegal Hardest Hit Funds to keep families in water shut off since 2014. At that time rather than keep families in them with assessments that overinflate the value of their homes. The protest will be held at the Detroit Water and Sewerage Depart- running water. homes throughout the city and how thou- the Wayne County Treasurer’s Office, ment (DWSD) began targeting homes for In Detroit, the funds are being turned sands of Detroiters have been denied pov- 400 Monroe in Detroit, at 12 noon. disconnection where owners are behind over to the Detroit Land Bank and Blight erty exemptions to which they are entitled. For more information, call 313-680- at least $150 on their bills. Task Force headed by subprime lender Jerry Goldberg, of the Moratorium 5508 or visit moratorium-mi.org. In October, thousands more families Dan Gilbert. While they give these enti- will face eviction when their homes are ties the funds, at the same time the feds auctioned off to complete foreclosures for are investigating the Land Bank for crim- failure to pay property taxes. Some 14,000 inal fraud and cronyism in its adminis- March mourns death families have had their water shut off since tration of the “blight removal” program. April of this year, with 11,000 more on the At the meeting on Sept. 22, organizers list scheduled for termination. demanded that the Hardest Hit Funds This total omits the tens of thousands be used to pay overdue property tax and of affordable housing of families who have been placed in prop- water bills. That would keep families in erty tax or water payment plans. If these their homes. They also want the county By Anne Pruden Brooklyn families miss just one payment, they will treasurer and DWSD/Great Lakes Au- Brooklyn, N.Y. face the loss of their homes. And, truth thority to place an immediate moratori- be told, they can’t afford these payments. um on foreclosure-related evictions and Angry tenants, most- water shutoffs while the funds are real- ly people of color, came The funds are there located. from three of New York As organizers pointed out, funds are Two tireless housing advocates, Mar- City’s five boroughs for available to stop these evictions and wa- ilyn Mullane from Michigan Legal Ser- a funeral march Sept. 22 in Brooklyn to mourn the death of affordable hous- ing. The event was part Venezuela in the Bronx of the National Renters’ Day of Action, which By Bill Dores took place in nearly 50 South Bronx, N.Y. cities across the country. Coming from East In 2006 Venezuela’s rev- New York, Bushwick, olutionary President Hugo the Bronx, East Harlem Chávez visited the South and other working-class Bronx in New York City. WW PHOTO: ANNE PRUDEN communities, people In an act of international Brooklyn, Sept. 22. gathered at Brooklyn’s solidarity, his government famous sports and entertainment arena look for other housing. “The truth is that launched a program to called the Barclay Center. This site was we are poor. And under the city’s rezon- provide free heating oil specifically chosen because locating the ing, people are being forced out.” to the people of that op- WW PHOTOS: BILL DORES mega-bucks project there caused the dis- Brooklyn Anti-Gentrification Network pressed community. Left to right, Karen Jarrett, placement of thousands of low- and mid- organizer Imani Henry announced a pro- Ten years later, on Sept. of the New York State Nurses dle-income tenants and signaled the be- test against developers in Brooklyn on 22, over 100 activists Association; Estela Vazquez, of ginning of gentrification in Brooklyn. Sept. 28 and noted that the nationwide gathered at The Point, a 1199SEIU; Venezuelan Foreign Tenants representing at least 12 hous- housing movement plans to coordinate community center in the Minister Delcy Rodriguez; and ing and community organizations were more actions throughout the fall. These South Bronx, to welcome Wanda Salaman, of Mothers on led by Families United for Racial and will take place to protest skyrocketing Venezuelan Foreign Min- the Move. Economic Equality, the Brooklyn group rents and rampant displacement. ister Delcy Rodriguez and Charlotte, N.C., and the strug- that organizes public housing and New After the rally, protesters marched to dedicate a three-story gle against the Dakota Access York City Housing Authority tenants. downtown to picket Housing Court where mural in honor of President Chávez. Pipeline in Standing Rock, N.D. At the rally speaker after speaker talk- people face evictions. There they chant- The mural, painted on the wall of The Rodriguez also denounced the U.S. gov- ed about unfair, racist landlords who ed, “Come out and face us, don’t displace Point by Bronx artist Andre Trenier, ernment’s plan to give $38 billion worth subject tenants to high rents and dis- us!” Chanting “No housing, no peace,” shows Comandante Chávez, as he is af- of arms to Israel to terrorize the Palestin- placement. Rosa, a Latina from Casa, de- they marched to Wyckoff Gardens, a fectionately known, singing along with ian people, while so many in the U.S. live clared, “We’re part of humanity!” public housing neighborhood where ten- community activist Omar Freya whose in poverty. Speaking to the U.N. General A Black man from East New York spoke ants are fighting privatization. There the band was performing in honor of Chávez. Assembly on Sept. 23, Rodriguez deliv- about people who pay for housing with working-class fighters sang the famous Speaking at the dedication, Freya re- ered a scathing indictment of capitalism Section 8 vouchers in unregulated build- civil rights song, with some slight word- counted how Chávez had spoken with as a “threat to the future of humanity.” ings. Landlords are purposefully refus- ing changes, but with the same strength every one of the hundreds of people gath- Among those welcoming Minister ing to do repairs so their apartments will and militant determination: “We shall ered to welcome him, then picked up an Rodriguez to the Bronx were The Point fail inspections and tenants will have to NOT be moved!” instrument and played with the band. President Maria Torres; Estela Vazquez, “Comandante Chávez had a special of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers feeling for this neighborhood,” Minister East; Shep Sadiki Ojore Olugbala, of the Rodriguez told the gathering. “That is original Black Panther Party and the Uni- Capitalism at a Dead End why we are here because we feel that you versal Zulu Nation; Dr. Raymond Rivera, Job destruction, overproduction and crisis in the high-tech era are like us.” She expressed solidarity with of the Latino Pastoral Action Center; and For more information on these books and other writings by the author, Fred Goldstein, the protests against police brutality in Wanda Salaman, of Mothers on the Move. go to LowWageCapitalism.com Available at online major booksellers Page 6 Oct. 6, 2016 workers.org Charlotte Uprising fights for change Charlotte Uprising issued the following demands in response to the police killings of Keith L. Scott and others in Charlotte, N.C., and throughout the U.S.

1. The immediate end to the state of emergency, curfew and the removal of the National Guard. 2. The immediate demilitarization of the police department and the immediate return of all military equipment. 3. The defunding of the police department (2017 budget: $246,644,617) and the redirection of those resources to the needs of our communities (including resources for jobs programs, affordable quality housing, transportation, holistic health and quality schools). 4. An independent investigation in the killing of Keith L. Scott and an investigation into the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department by the Department of Justice and a freeze on the nearly $1.5 million Ashley Williams, Bree Newsome and Tamika Lewis, Charlotte rally, Sept. 24 awarded in federal grants annually to the department. 5. A release of the police report and body camera footage connected with the killing of Keith L. Scott and all other killings to the public and imme- diate repeal of HB 972, which restricts the ability of the public to access police body camera footage. 6. The immediate and unconditional release of all those arrested in connec- tion with the uprising resulting from the killing of Keith L. Scott and the dropping of all charges. 7. The release of all the names of the officers involved in the killing of Keith L. Scott to the public, followed by their firing, arrest and prosecution. 8. Reparations for the family of Keith L. Scott and all victims of police violence, as well as the families of those who have been killed. 9. Community control of the police, starting with the creation of a civilian oversight board that has the power to hire and fire officers, determine disciplinary actions as well as dictate police policies, priorities, and budgets. The board shall not include police representation, and will be controlled by the communities most impacted by policing and incarceration in Charlotte. 10. An end to the repression and targeting of protesters and all those Charlotte engaged in the Charlotte Uprising. WW PHOTO: PETER GILBERT Cleveland Police terror ignites In solidarity CHARLOTTE UPRISING with Charlotte Continued from page 1 of violence in Charlotte: the courthouse, the jail and po- percussionists of Cackalack Thunder energized the pro- lice department headquarters. Marchers reconvened at testers, while banners and signs spread statements of the end of the route in Marshall Park, which has contin- anti-oppression throughout the city. ued to remain a space held for convergence and pre-ac- Folks marched past the capitalist corporations of up- tion unity. town Charlotte. Protesters shared water, resources and At the post-rally at Marshall Park food was provided checked in with one another throughout the march. for the people. Speakers and musicians were invited to the Many on the march were white allies demonstrating mic, uplifting the voices of the people. The release of the their support for dismantling the racist police system. tapes of Scott’s murder were once again demanded and the In contrast to the love, solidarity and militancy of jus- crowd echoed the call. Before the event closed, marchers tice shared among the marchers was the threat from po- were invited to celebrate and relax after the march and lice and National Guard soldiers, large weapons gripped called to reconvene at Marshall Park at 8:30 p.m. in their hands. They lined menacingly along the sides of Shortly after the march, the CMPD conceded to the the streets and particularly focused on protecting the people’s demands and released a clip of the brutal mur- Bank of America headquarters and the posh Omni Hotel. der of Scott. The clip was missing audio, but it clearly showed the murder of Scott in cold blood. Clevelanders United for Justice Reform Now! held a Cops serve capitalist class In response to the incendiary video recording of Scott’s solidarity picket line at the newly opened African-Amer- The police and military presence, designed to intim- death and the lack of responsibility for Carr’s murder in ican Cultural Gardens on Sept. 26. idate and deter fighters for social justice, once again the streets, marchers again took to the streets that night. Donnie Pastard, spokeswoman for this ad hoc group demonstrated clearly that the cops’ role is only to serve The Charlotte Uprising has sustained continued support of community activists, said at the picket line: “Cleve- the capitalist class — to protect the property of the cap- from the people, and actions are planned through the land stands with all the cities in the USA who have ex- italists over and at the expense of the masses of people. week to demand justice for Keith Scott and Justin Carr. perienced the trauma of recent police violence against The root of the problem of racist police brutality lies For more information on Charlotte Uprising and to Black people in Charlotte, Columbus, Tulsa and Milwau- not within individuals, but within the structure of the sign a petition to police and government officials pledg- kee. There must be justice reform now! We also salute capitalist system. To survive as an economic system, ing support for the ongoing struggle against killer cops, all the athletes and students around the country who are capitalism needs police to maintain the wealth of the few go to charlotteuprising.com. ‘taking a knee’ against the systemic racism which infects while maintaining racism and all forms of oppression. The writers are members of the Durham, N.C., WWP not only policing but the entire criminal justice system.” The march wound its way past the major institutions branch. — Report and photo by Susan Schnur workers.org Oct. 6, 2016 Page 7 WWP ELECTION CAMPAIGN ‘Full solidarity with the rebellion in Charlotte’ olice and National Guard out of Charlotte and Black and Brown communities! Full amnesty for all arrestees! Smash racist police Pterror and the capitalist system into the ground! Sept. 22 — The revolutionary socialist Workers World Party presidential campaign of Monica Moorehead and Lamont Lilly expresses our full and complete solidarity with the uprising that broke out Sept. 20 in Charlotte, N.C. — the Wall Street of the South. The heroic Black and Brown youth on the front lines of this tremendous and growing rebellion are inaugurating a new period of heightened struggle against the police war on Black and Brown people and the intolerable con- ditions imposed on oppressed communities in the belly of the beast. It is right to rebel! At the time of this writing the rebellion is entering its Ashley Williams, Bree Newsome and Tamika Lewis, Charlotte rally, Sept. 24 third day after the city has been rocked by thousands taking to the streets, shutting down highways and ex- During both nights of protest, the state pressing the righteous anger in response to the police has violently repressed the demonstrators PHOTO: WISCONSIN BAIL OUT THE PEOPLE MOVEMENT murder of Keith Lamont Scott. by using chemical weapons, flash bang Charlotte, Sept. 24. The uprising in Charlotte comes days after the po- grenades, rubber bullets and mass arrests lice execution of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Okla., the in an attempt to shut down the Black community that is the prisons, the courts, the military and the corporate tremendous strike against slave labor by prisoners on in open revolt. The governor of North Carolina has de- media. We say: ABOLISH THE POLICE! the 45th anniversary of the Attica rebellion on Sept. 9, clared a state of emergency in the city and has called in The irresolvable crisis of the capitalist system at a three years after the police murder of Jonathan Ferrell the National Guard and State Highway Patrol. dead end is to blame for racist state repression whose by Charlotte cops, and on the heels of rebellions in Mil- objective is to divide the working class and imprison and waukee, Baltimore, Ferguson, and elsewhere. But the people have so far prevailed murder Black and Brown and other oppressed people We urge the rest of the movement to do whatever pos- During protests on the night of Sept. 21, police shot with impunity. sible to come to the defense of the uprising in Charlotte a Black man in the head with a rubber bullet — he is in Charlotte is itself caught in a deep contradiction. The in this critical hour as the state is carrying out a full- critical condition in the hospital. The police — in collu- city is the second largest financial center in the U.S., scale mobilization of all its repressive forces against the sion with politicians and the corporate media — have put home to huge multinational banks and corporations like rebellion. forward an outrageous lie that this man was shot by an- Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Duke Energy. The tre- other demonstrator. mendous wealth of these institutions — the product of We must be clear that this lie is an effort by the state to wages stolen from the workers — stands in stark contrast divide and distract from the central issue at hand — the to the intolerable conditions imposed on the working escalating police war on Black and Brown communities class and particularly on Black and Brown communities. that has created the conditions the masses of people are We fight for a revolutionary socialist future that can rising up against. abolish once and for all the rule of the capitalist class and The police are an occupying army in the Black and their many agents of repression and finally rid society of Brown communities. They are the most parasitic social all forms of oppression. grouping in society. They play the role of hired merce- We stand unequivocally on the side of the Black com- naries of the ruling class to keep workers and the op- munity that is rebelling in Charlotte against police ter- pressed in complete subjugation. ror! It is right to rebel! The cops’ job is to protect the class rule of the 1%, the Black Lives Matter! banks and the corporations against the interests of the National Guard Out of Charlotte! multinational working class and oppressed people. The Full Amnesty for All Those Arrested! police are one of the tools of repression and violence uti- Abolish the Police & ICE! lized by the 1% against the masses of people, along with Abolish Capitalism! Fight for Socialism!

Charlotte, Sept. 24 PHOTO: WISCONSIN BAIL OUT THE PEOPLE MOVEMENT Atlanta: ‘Midnight is here’

Charlotte WW PHOTO: PETER GILBERT

PHOTO: STEVE EBERHARDT Sept. 22 — A multi-hour demonstration titled “Mid- lanta police headquarters and then on to the city jail. night in America” gathered on the grounds of the Na- They marched with drums and chants of “Black Lives tional Civil and Human Rights Museum, then filled the Matter” and “Indict, convict, send those killer cops to streets of downtown Atlanta on its way to the famed jail.” The corporate media covered the largely youthful Ebenezer Baptist Church on Auburn Avenue. Located protest in Atlanta in tandem with the ongoing struggle across the street from the tombs of the Rev. Dr. Martin in Charlotte. Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, the church where A large coalition of organizations, including the state Dr. King pastored is part of the Historic King District. NAACP, Black Lives Matter Atlanta, Malcolm X Grass- Protest organizers aimed to show solidarity with the roots Movement, #ATLisReady, AUC Shut It Down and victims of police violence in Tulsa, Okla., and Charlotte, others all heavily engaged in the movement against racist N.C., as well as Atlanta. The marchers continued to take and police terror, had quickly mobilized for the action.

PHOTO: WISCONSIN BAIL OUT THE PEOPLE MOVEMENT their demands for accountability and justice to the At- — Dianne Mathiowetz Page 8 Oct. 6, 2016 workers.org Justice for Terence Crutcher Tulsa killer cop’s indictment not enough By Deirdre Griswold The fatal shooting of Ter- elected officials. Damario Solomon-Simmons, said, “We ence Crutcher by a cop in It was excruciat- are happy that charges were brought, but Hardly a day goes by without a new the city of Tulsa, Okla., on ingly unambigu- let me be clear — the family wants and name added to the horrific roll of people Sept. 16 is a case in point. ous. Crutcher had deserves full justice. of color cut down by police bullets in the Crutcher, 40, was a student been shot down in “Not only for this family, not only for United States. It is no wonder that the at Tulsa Community College cold blood. Terence, but to be a deterrent for law of- Black Lives Matter movement has sprung and had enrolled to begin a ficers all around this nation to know that up in these dangerous times to embody music appreciation course Cop walks free you cannot kill unarmed citizens.” the spirit of resistance that beats in the on the day he was shot by after being More rallies are planned in Tulsa — hearts of millions, who are pained and officer Betty Jo Shelby. charged both by the Black community, who want outraged, again and again, not only by At first, the police sto- On Sept. 22, justice, and by the police, who are treat- the police murders but because the so- ry was that Crutcher had a Photo of Crutcher at his funeral. prosecutors in- ing the indictment as though the killer called “justice system” abets and indeed gun and the officer felt her life was threat- dicted officer Shelby — on a charge of cop were the victim in this case. Shelby’s encourages this reign of terror. ened. But immediately people took to the first-degree felony manslaughter. The cop spouse, also a cop, was present in a heli- Under these circumstances, even a streets demanding that police release was released immediately on a $50,000 copter above the scene when she gunned minimal charge against the uniformed their videotapes of the shooting. The vig- bond after being in custody for only 20 down Crutcher. perpetrator gets counted as a small victo- ils were peaceful and clergy-led, but the minutes, according to court records. Oil-rich Tulsa was the scene in 1921 of ry for the protesters, at least by the cor- authorities knew it might not stay that The prosecutors’ documents confirm a racist assault on what was then a well- porate media. As for the grieving families way if nothing was done. that Crutcher was unarmed, had his to-do Black community that left 300 res- and friends of those gunned down, they Within two days the video of his death hands in the air and was walking away idents dead and the whites in control of are not so easily satisfied and continue to was released to Crutcher’s family, who from Shelby when she shot and killed all the wealth. The job of the police is not demand justice. viewed it together with Black pastors and him. (New York Times, Sept. 24) to protect the people — if so, why shoot Demonstrators cheered at the indict- them? — but to perpetuate the status quo Still no justice ment. The attorney for Crutcher’s family, that works for the super-rich. for Kayla Moore International meeting By Terri Kay San Francisco of women in Bogotá Kayla Moore was a Black trans- gender woman who was diagnosed as schizophrenic and weighed 350 pounds. She was killed by the Berkeley police on Feb. 13, 2013. There was a hearing in San Francisco federal court on Sept. 23 where the judge was expect- ed to rule on the city of Berke- ley’s motion to dismiss a civil suit WW PHOTO: TERRI KAY for wrongful death brought by Maria Moore speaks at federal court rally. Moore’s family. The suit had been the call. They decided to arrest her, sup- scheduled to begin on Oct. 17. posedly based on a warrant that was ac- In anticipation of the court hearing, Women from all over the world met in an people in their critical path to peace. tually issued for an elderly person in San there was a demonstration in front of Bogotá, Colombia, for the XVI Congress The final resolution of the Congress in- Francisco with the same name. Berkeley City Hall on Sept. 20, while the of the Women’s International Democratic cluded a joint effort by all groups present At the end of the hearing, the judge Berkeley City Council was meeting inside. Federation (FDIM). Close to 300 women to defend the struggles for social and eco- said he would consider the arguments After rallying at the City Hall steps, the from 85 organizations in 44 countries nomic justice throughout the world. presented and make a ruling at the Oct. — Report and photo group of over 100 people marched through who attended the Sept. 15-18 gathering 17 court date. by Berta Joubert-Ceci downtown Berkeley. Stopping in front of also stood in solidarity with the Colombi- the building where Moore had lived and been killed, the marchers held a short ral- ly, eventually heading back to City Hall. There was another rally Sept. 23 in Overturn the Hyde Amendment! front of the San Francisco federal court building. After the rally, people headed inside to the hearing to show support for By Sue Davis ly 29 million women of reproductive age be interfering with a woman’s health care Moore’s family. (15 to 44) who get health insurance under decision just because she is poor.” The bill This reporter is not a legal analyst, but The Hyde Amendment turns 40 on the federal Medicaid program. currently has 122 sponsors. from a layperson’s perspective, the judge Sept. 30. This reactionary legislation Guttmacher estimates that between Lee told Truthout, “Accessible, afford- made the following points: He didn’t mandates that if you are poor and receive 18 percent and 35 percent of Medicaid able reproductive healthcare is a human accept the legal basis for the plaintiffs’ your health care via Medicaid, you can- recipients — about 1 in 4 — who have right. All women, no matter their income, (Moore’s family) wrongful arrest chal- not get coverage for an abortion unless had an unwanted pregnancy have been employer or ZIP code, should be able to lenge. However, he was willing to consid- your health is endangered by the preg- forced against their will to carry it to make the health care decisions that are er a ruling on excessive force. nancy or you were impregnated through term under Hyde. right for them and their family.” (Sept. 14) The question of whether or not the po- incest or rape. Polls show that opposition to Hyde is A wide range of organizations are lice who killed Moore did so under “pro- The amendment has not been a per- especially strong among African Amer- working in A*AA’s coalition. A number of tected” status as police officers was the manent law but a “rider” that has been icans, Latinxs and youth from 16 to 36 them address the special needs of Black subject of much debate. The judge seemed routinely attached to annual appropri- (millennials). and Latina women, including In Our to question the city’s position that the of- ations bills since 1976. It disproportion- The reproductive justice organization Own Voice: National Black Women’s Re- ficers could not have known that Moore ately affects young women of color, who All* Above All, led nationally by young productive Justice Agenda and the Na- was unable to breathe and was suffering are more likely to be poor and depend on people and people of color, called for pro- tional Latina Institute for Reproductive from asphyxiation. Medicaid in this racist society. tests against Hyde in United for Abortion Health. The city challenged the capability of A poll released Sept. 15 by Hart Re- Coverage Week of Action, from Sept. 25 Yamani Hernandez of the National the family’s expert witness, who did an search Associates shows that 76 percent to Oct. 1. Over 130 activities hosted by 68 Network of Abortion Funds notes that independent autopsy and found that of voters agree that “However we feel organizations in 38 states have been or- its nearly 100 affiliates “hear from over Moore had died from asphyxiation re- about abortion, politicians should not be ganized to demand an end to federal and 100,000 people who have to make im- sulting from undue pressure on her allowed to deny a woman’s health cover- state bans on abortions for low-income possible decisions, like choosing between chest. The judge didn’t respond to the age for it just because she’s poor.” The poll women. paying for utilities or abortion care.” city’s challenge of the witness. also found that a majority support a bill The current campaign to stop Hyde While the movement against Hyde is The police were called to Kayla Moore’s requiring Medicaid to cover abortion. started when Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) growing, reactionaries in Congress try- apartment on the night she was killed Studies by the Guttmacher Institute introduced the EACH Woman Act (Equal ing to convert the amendment into a per- because a friend was concerned that she show that Hyde has imposed an “undue Access to Abortion Coverage in Health In- manent law have been boosted by Donald was suffering from a psychotic episode burden” — the measure the Supreme surance) last year. Calling Hyde “shameful Trump, who actually called for “punish- and needed help. Instead of sending Court used last June to overturn a re- and discriminatory,” Lee noted that “none ing” women who have abortions. They mental health workers, police answered strictive Texas law — on the lives of near- of us, especially elected officials, should Continued on page 9 workers.org Oct. 6, 2016 Page 9 RESISTANCE GAINS SUPPORT ROCK Leonard Peltier writes from prison Following are excerpts in a statement King said shortly before his death, I may moral and political symbolism of peace- Grandmother Earth. I also call upon my from U.S. political prisoner Leonard Pel- not get there with you, but I only hope ful protest today is as necessary for us as supporters and all people who share this tier. It can be read in full at workers.org. and pray that my life, and if necessary, [it] was necessary for the people of Pine Earth to join together to insist that the I have been asked to write a solidarity my death, will lead my Native peoples Ridge in the 1970s. The 71-day occupa- U.S. complies with and honors the pro- statement to everyone about the Camp closer to the Promise Land. tion of Wounded Knee ended with an visions of international law as expressed of the Sacred Stones on Standing Rock. I refer here not to the Promise Land agreement to investigate human rights in the UNDRIP, International Human Thank you for this great honor. I must of the Christian bible, but to the modest and treaty abuses; that inquiry and prom- Rights Treaties and the long-neglected admit it is very difficult for me to even promises of the Treaties our ancestors ise were never implemented nor honored Treaties and trust agreements with the begin this statement, as my eyes get so secured from enemies bent on their de- by the United States. The Wounded Knee Sioux Nation. blurred from tears and my heart swells struction in order to enable us to survive Agreement should be honored with a Finally, I also urge my supporters to with pride, as chills run up and down my as distinct peoples and live in a dignified Truth and Reconciliation Commission immediately and urgently call upon Pres- neck and back. I’m so proud of all of you manner. established to thoroughly examine the ident Obama to grant my petition for young people and others there. It should be remembered that Standing U.S. government’s role in the “Reign of clemency, to permit me to live my final I am grateful to have survived to see Rock was the site of the 1974 conference Terror” on Pine Ridge in the 1970s. years on the Turtle Mountain Reserva- the rebirth of the united and undefeat- of the international Indigenous movement I have to caution you young people to tion. By facing and addressing the injus- ed Sioux Nation at Standing Rock in the that spread throughout the Americas and be careful, for you are up against a very tices of the past, together we can build resistance to the poisonous pipeline that beyond, the starting point for the United evil group of people whose only concern a better future for our children and our threatens the life source of the Missouri Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indig- is to fill their pockets with even more gold children’s children. and Mississippi rivers. enous Peoples. The UNDRIP was resisted and wealth. They could not care less how Again, my heartfelt thanks to all of you It has been a long, hard road these 40 by the United States for three decades un- many of you they have to kill or bury in a for working together to protect the water. years of being caged by an inhuman sys- til its adoption by the U.N. in 2007. prison cell. Water is Life. tem for a crime I did not commit. I could While some of the leaders of this move- I call on all my supporters and allies to not have survived physically or mentally ment are veterans of the 1970s resistance join the struggle at Standing Rock in the In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, without your support. at Pine Ridge, they share the wisdom of spirit of peaceful spiritual resistance and Doksha Along the lines of what Martin Luther our past elders in perceiving [that] the to work together to protect Unci Maka, Leonard Peltier Labor groups strengthen solidarity

By Martha Grevatt of Black, Latinx, Asian/Pacific, women “As we just recently recognized Na- celebration of Native American Heritage and LGBTQ union members and acting as tive American Women’s Equal Pay Day Month — we will continue to campaign The Communication Workers issued “unions’ bridges to diverse communities.” and as we approach November — a time and organize for a broader agenda that a strong statement on Sept. 9 expressing The statement read: “Together, the that marks not only a significant change secures the rights for all working people solidarity with the Indigenous peoples’ Labor Coalition for Community Action, in our country’s leadership but also the in all communities.” resistance to pipeline construction at which includes the A. Phillip Randolph Standing Rock in North Dakota. Other Institute, the Asian Pacific American La- unions soon followed, including National bor Alliance, the Coalition of Black Trade #NoDAPL battleground: Nurses United, United Electrical work- Unionists, the Coalition of Labor Union ers, Amalgamated Transit Union, Nation- Women, the Labor Council for Latin Amer- al Writers Union and many locals. ican Advancement, and Pride at Work, Then, most unfortunately, the AFL- rises in solidarity with Native Americans Iowans resist pipeline CIO national leadership issued a narrow, and our allies in protesting against the backward statement calling for the Dako- Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and de- By Mike Kuhlenbeck ing Iowa and North Dakota “the key bat- ta Access Pipeline construction to go for- fending Native lands from exploitation by Boone, Iowa tlegrounds left in the pipeline resistance,” ward because jobs were being affected by corporations and the U.S. government. according to Iowa CCI organizers. the standoff. “We advocate for a progressive labor Standing Rock Solidarity demonstra- In an additional victory in this fight, Despite this statement, AFL-CIO af- movement rooted in dignity and respect tors gathered here on Sept. 22 to protest suits filed against Bold Iowa and its di- filiates have continued coming out for of all peoples, including Native Amer- Dakota Access Pipeline construction and rector, Ed Fallon, as well as against Iowa Standing Rock. Significantly, on Sept. 19 icans and their families. Though cited “to put people and planet first.” The Iowa CCI and Mason, have been dismissed by the Labor Coalition for Community Ac- to bring 4,500 jobs, the Dakota Access Utilities Board, appointed by Gov. Terry a federal judge. Mason said the company tion issued a support statement. The coa- Pipeline seriously threatens tribal sov- Branstad, in March voted to approve the had “aimed to silence our ongoing peace- lition comprises the federation’s six Con- ereignty, sacred burial grounds, and the use of eminent domain, or seizure of per- ful, nonviolent, direct actions to stop con- stituency Groups, representing millions water supply of the Standing Rock Sioux sonal property by the state, for the pipe- struction of this pipeline that threatens and potentially 17 million others. As or- line’s construction. The pipeline, which land, water and climate.” ganizations dedicated to elevating the is slated to run through both North and Since the start of construction, peace- called a Sept. 23 congressional hearing struggles of our respective constituen- South Dakota, Illinois and Iowa, is owned ful demonstrators have been harassed to argue that the “right to life” of a fetus cies, we stand together to support our by Energy Transfer Partners L.P., a Hous- and arrested by local police and state is “the ultimate civil right” and hosted a Native American kinfolk — one of the ton, Texas corporation. troopers. Some 28 Iowans were arrest- number of pro-Hyde speakers, allowing most marginalized and disenfranchised The Midwest Mobilization was formed ed on Aug. 31 for “blocking the roadways only one against, Unite for Reproductive groups in our nation’s history — in their in response to the pipeline, comprised of into Dakota Access’s worker staging area and Gender Equity (URGE) Executive fight to protect their communities from such organizations as Iowa Citizens for outside of Boone,” according to Mason. Director Kierra Johnson. further displacement and exploitation. Community Improvement, Bold Iowa, Bakken Pipeline Resistance activist “We recognize this systematic oppres- 100 Grannies, the Bakken Pipeline Re- Mark Edwards said on Sept. 5, “One spill, Women of color lead struggle sion that so intimately resonates with sistance and others to show solidarity for 1 hour, has the potential to leave 1 Johnson testified: “As a Black woman, many communities of color and margin- with the resistance of Indigenous Nations million gallons of toxic crude” in the Des I am outraged that the ... Hyde Amend- alized populations, whether it be fighting against DAPL, with allies from Illinois, Moines River and contaminate other wa- ment has been permitted to persist for so for lead-free water in Flint to uncontami- Minnesota and South Dakota. ter supplies.” long. It is a source of pain for many wom- nated water in North Dakota. Iowa CCI organizer Adam Mason said Christine Nobiss, founder of Iowa to en and should be a source of shame for “We remain committed to fighting the in a Sept. 23 press release, “175 water pro- the Camp of Sacred Stones and a descen- those who support it. Each of us, not just corporate interests that back this proj- tectors from across the Midwest — tribes, dent of the Plains Cree and Saulteaux na- some of us, should be able to make our ect and name this pipeline ‘a pipeline of students, farmers, nurses and more — tions, said the endgame of the anti-DAPL own decisions about pregnancy.” (Huff- corporate greed.’ We challenge the labor united in Boone County where Dakota movement is to confront climate change. ington Post, Sept. 23) movement to strategize on how to better Access is currently drilling under the Des “We are being led toward a mass extinc- In summing up the struggle for repro- engage and include Native people and Moines River [near Pilot Mound].” tion event by our greed and amazing abil- ductive justice, Destiny Lopez, co-chair other marginalized populations into the The Midwest Mobilization rally kicked ity to evade the obvious and scary truth.” of A*AA, told Truthout, “As we wrestle labor movement as a whole. off at the Boone County Fairgrounds, Organizers want to continue putting with issues on economic, gender and ra- “Lastly, we applaud the many labor where three activist workshops were pressure on the Obama administration, cial justice in particular, the perspectives unions working to create a new economy conducted. Afterward, a 60-car cara- the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and oth- and leadership of women of color must be with good green jobs and more sustain- van traveled from the fairgrounds to the ers complicit in the pipeline’s construction. the center of our policymaking. Women able employment opportunities for all. Iowa DAPL construction site. Using 12 Activist Sylvana Flute, a member of of color are leading the movement to end We also encourage key stakeholders — la- vehicles, they blocked an access road on the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate nation, told the Hyde Amendment... .” bor unions including the building trades, 130th Street to stop Dakota Access trucks Iowans, “We are going back to Standing Unless otherwise cited, the main the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and others from entering or leaving. Rock, and we are going to spread the source for this article is a Sept. 15 who would be impacted — to come to- DAPL construction in Illinois and word. We are all in this together, and we All* Above All press release. gether to discuss a collective resolution. South Dakota has been completed, mak- are here to support you.” Page 10 Oct. 6, 2016 workers.org Leftist landslide in British Labour election Wells Fargo By John Catalinotto members of Parliament (MPs) immedi- ately ganged up on Corbyn. Those who and capitalist fraud Rank-and-file party members, union- didn’t call him a traitor said he was too ists and new Labour adherents all voted far left to ever win a general election and It’s called cross-selling. new accounts. Workers who failed to by a large margin to continue leftist Jer- predicted his defeat. Wells Fargo cultivated this strategy, meet Wells Fargo’s “sales goals” were emy Corbyn’s leadership of the British But workers, youths, people from the pressing its customers to enroll in several often fired. Other workers who brave- Labour Party. Muslim and Caribbean communities of the bank’s various types of accounts. ly reported this activity to Wells Fargo’s The Sept. 24 inner-party election gave and hundreds of thousands of new La- These include checking, savings, mort- “ethics hotline” found themselves out the Corbyn 62 percent of the total of more bour Party members joined the struggle gages, credit cards and more. With mul- door in short order. than 500,000 votes. This outdid his to support Corbyn because he represents tiple accounts, it becomes a hassle for the Meanwhile, Carrie Tolstedt, head of surprise victory a year ago, when he re- what they want. customer to leave the bank. Wells Fargo’s community banking de- ceived 60 percent. Even though the Labour MPs maneu- In 2012, Wells Fargo averaged 5.9 partment, at the heart of this scandal, is Corbyn’s landslide re-election is a vered to stop several hundred thousand products per customer, more than any retiring with a cool $124 million bonus. healthy antidote to the anti-immigrant new members from voting — people who other bank in the country. Cross-selling CEO Stumpf himself had his stock hold- Brexit vote of June, pushed by the Conser- had joined in order to support Corbyn had grown Wells Fargo into the largest ing increase by $200 million during the vative Party. His victory shows that a large — the voting constituents still trashed bank in the country, with $1.67 trillion in bank’s cross-selling campaign. section of the masses in Britain — which rightist Labour MP Owen Smith. assets, until September, when it slipped The senators at the hearing excoriated now has a broad, multinational working A leftist newspaper called Red Flag, to second place behind JPMorgan Chase. Stumpf and Wells Fargo management for class — is ready to break out of electoral produced within the Labour Party, eval- Wells Fargo went far beyond simply coax- this fraud. But the U.S. government actu- politics that have offered Labourites only uated the Sept. 24 vote: “Jeremy Corbyn’s ing its customers to open up different ally helped Wells Fargo fleece its account a choice between right and center tenden- overwhelming victory now presents the types of accounts. Starting at least as far holders. cies and instead support a left alternative. possibility of consolidating Labour as back as 2011, the bank: This is not the bank’s first crime. Beth Labour is a social democratic party a left-wing socialist party — a task that • Opened deposit accounts and trans- Jacobson, a Wells Fargo loan officer and that historically has delivered benefits to means there is no room for compromise ferred funds without customer whistleblower, reported in 2008, when some of the workers without challenging with the right wing. ... authorization, sometimes resulting in current CEO John Stumpf was a top bank capitalist rule or British imperialism. In “We have secured a convincing victory insufficient funds fees for customers; executive: “One means of falsifying loan the 1990s, former Prime Minister Tony because the vast majority of the Labour applications that I learned of involved Blair’s “New Labour” — something like Party — and millions of working-class • Applied for credit card accounts cutting and pasting credit reports from Bill Clinton’s centrist grouping in the supporters — want to see a committed without customers’ knowledge, hit- one applicant to another. … IDs decep- Democratic Party — pushed the Labour and credible alternative to austerity, in ting them with annual fees, interest tion by the subprime loan officer would Party far to the right. Parliament and on the streets.” charges and late fees; artificially increase the creditworthiness Generally, members of the Labour Marxists know that even a principled • Created phony email addresses and of the applicant so that Wells Fargo’s un- Party in Parliament have been to the Labour Party leader cannot simply use PINs to enroll customers in online- derwriters would approve the loan. … I right of the party’s members or constit- an elected post to overcome the power of banking services. reported this conduct to management uents. But Corbyn, a longtime member those who control the enormous banking, Wells Fargo created 2 million fake ac- and was not aware of any action that was of Parliament, has always been at the far media, police and army power of British counts. Not only did these cost its cus- taken to correct the problem.” (boingbo- left of the Labour Party. Not only did he imperialism, including the monarchy. tomers millions in fees, they also ruined ing.net, Sept. 21) oppose all austerity and denationaliza- They must also organize outside the elec- the credit rating for thousands, which, in This deception by Wells Fargo and oth- tion programs, he supported rights for toral arena. turn, ruled out new loans or mortgages. er giant banks sparked the 2007 Great lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and After the city of Los Angeles and the Recession, which cost 8 million workers queer communities; opposed the war on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau their jobs and 6 million families their Iraq and NATO’s 2011 attacks on Libya; fined Wells Fargo $185 million for five homes. spoke out against Israeli attacks on Leb- years of “misbehavior,” the Senate Bank- Were Wells Fargo executives pun- anon and Gaza and in solidarity with ref- War criminals ing Committee held a hearing on Sept. 20 ished? Did any of them go to jail? Of ugees and immigrants. that summoned Wells Fargo CEO John G. course not. Instead, Wells Fargo received His surprise victory in the inner La- Stumpf. a $36 billion taxpayer-paid bailout from bour Party struggle in September 2015 protested Stumpf testified that the bank’s meth- the federal government. sent a shock through British politics. It od of dealing with this robbery of its own So now Wells Fargo got caught. But this was similar to what might have happened customers was to blame and fire 5,300 is just the tip of the iceberg. The entire if grass-roots support had won Bernie New York mostly low-paid workers. Of course, capitalist system depends and thrives on Sanders the Democratic Party nomina- Stumpf pleaded ignorance of any crimi- the oppression and exploitation around tion in the United States. nal behavior by Wells Fargo executives. the globe of the real producers of wealth, The British corporate media, all the But investigations revealed that man- the vast working class. Its extinction is Conservative (Tory) Party politicians, agement had squeezed workers to open long past due. some generals and 210 of the 230 Labor

Washington State Clock ticking to ‘Free Leonard Peltier!’

By Jim McMahan prosecutors collabo- Thompson and Bryson Chap- WW PHOTO: ANNE PRUDEN Olympia, Wash. rated by withholding lin, shot and severely wounded evidence that would by Olympia cops — also gave a Demonstrators at the front door of Marching behind a “Free Leonard have proved his in- strong solidarity statement. New York City’s luxurious Plaza Hotel on Peltier” banner, demonstrators demand- nocence. The event was organized by Sept. 22 boldly protested against Israe- ed presidential clemency for the Native Eddie Little Crow, the Leonard Peltier Defense Of- li Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu American political prisoner at the Wash- a Dakota elder who fense Committee of Olympia. and former U.S. Secretary of State Henry ington State Capitol in Olympia on Sept. himself was impris- Steve Hapy, of the LPDOC Taco- Kissinger. The ultra-right Hudson Insti- 17. People also carried signs in solidarity oned for over 30 ma chapter, stressed that Peltier, tute was honoring these war criminals at with the Standing Rock struggle to stop years, spoke at the despite his conditions of impris- the swanky hotel. the Dakota Access Pipeline. Peltier, born Olympia rally: “Leon- onment, has never shied away The think tank bestowed its 2016 Her- in North Dakota to the Anishinaabe and ard sits in Florida in from taking a stand. “Leonard man Kahn Award on Netanyahu — who Dakota Nations, strongly supports the a maximum securi- has always used his position to ordered the military assault that killed #NoDAPL struggle. ty prison. He’s been CREDIT: POASTERCHILD stand up for the people, like the 504 Palestinian children in Gaza in 2014 The rally in Olympia was one of many moved and moved, and we want him out people of Big Mountain or Standing Rock.” — “for signal contributions to global se- actions around the U.S. demanding clem- of there. What are they thinking when they Leonard Peltier urgently needs people curity and diplomacy.” ency for Leonard Peltier on or around the lock up a man who just turned 72?” to stand up for him NOW. Supporters are The late U.S. military strategist Kahn, occasion of his 72nd birthday. Peltier has Those attending the rally also heard fighting for clemency for Peltier from the who founded the Hudson Institute, ar- been imprisoned for nearly 40 years for from Ray Kingfisher of the Northern Obama administration before his term gued during his lifetime that nuclear war defending his people from an FBI attack Cheyenne who, like Peltier, participat- ends. More people and organizations are was survivable. He was a model for the on American Indian Movement support- ed in the cross-country Trail of Broken needed in the U.S. and around the world title character in Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 ers at the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975. Treaties in 1972. Crystal Chaplin — the to “Free Leonard Peltier.” For ways to movie “Dr. Strangelove.” He was framed up by the FBI, and federal mother of two young Black men, Andre help, see whoisleonardpeltier.info. — Steve Millies workers.org Oct. 6, 2016 Page 11 Non-Aligned Movement summit 120 nations meet in Venezuela, assert self-determination By Abayomi Azikiwe United Nations High Commissioner for ering of 29 countries was a response to and domineering inclinations are incon- Editor, Pan-African News Wire Refugees says has reached an unprece- the growing threat of another world war trovertible reality. Alignment towards dented level. The UNHCR reports that following World War II. That period was military polarizations and blocs is anoth- The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) by the end of 2015, 65.3 million people characterized by U.S. intervention in Ko- er dominant feature in the mentality and held its 17th summit Sept. 17-18 on Mar- worldwide had been forced away from rea, French imperialism’s defeat in Viet- behaviors of some of the players. garita Island, in the state of Nueva Espar- their homes. In this population, approx- nam and the beginning of the Algerian “Arms race, warmongering, intensifi- ta, in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezue- imately 21.3 million were refugees; more people’s armed struggle for national lib- cation of conflicts and violence, and in- la, to mark its 55th anniversary. Its theme than half were under the age of 18. (ti- eration. These developments heightened terfering in the domestic affairs of devel- was “Peace, Sovereignty and Solidarity nyurl.com/zaq2e67) military and political conflicts between oping nations by the holders of power and for Development.” UNHCR also noted: “There are also 10 the U.S. and the Soviet Union, then the wealth … are only examples of such be- Over 120 nations attended, including million stateless people who have been major global powers. havior which cannot be interpreted unless many heads of state, amid a growing denied a nationality and access to basic Liberation struggles, anti-colonial with the logic of hegemony-seeking and economic and security crisis for oil and rights such as education, health care, movements and political parties aimed predominance.” (Iran Times, Sept. 18) commodity producing regions. Venezue- employment and freedom of movement. to end colonialism and imperialism. The la has lost revenue due to U.S.- induced … [Globally], nearly 34,000 people are USSR, and later, the People’s Republic of Right to self-determination affirmed overproduction of petroleum resources. forcibly displaced every day as a result of China, sought to ally their foreign poli- Consequently, the summit’s declara- Venezuela, Nigeria, Brazil, Angola, Ec- conflict or persecution.” cies with peoples aspiring to end colonial tion stressed “the inalienable right of all uador and other countries are experienc- Many of the displaced are fleeing Pen- and semicolonial rule, as well as those peoples, including those of non-self-gov- ing economic difficulties, which in some tagon and NATO instigated wars of con- who had gained national independence. erning territories, as well as those of terri- cases have resulted in political instability. quest and regime change. Additionally, By 1961, the need arose for a more tories under foreign occupation or under The United Socialist Party in Venezuela is unsustainable economic growth in many permanent organization. In Belgrade, colonial or foreign domination, to self-de- facing profound challenges to its authority African, Asian, Middle Eastern and Latin Yugoslavia, then a socialist federation termination. by a U.S.-supported opposition coalition. American states has prompted millions led by Marshal Tito, NAM was founded “In the case of peoples who are subject The summit’s concluding declaration of people to seek employment in North by leading figures, including Gamal Ab- to foreign occupation and colonial or for- said the nations and governments rep- America and Europe. The large influx del Nasser of Egypt, Kwame Nkrumah of eign domination, the exercise of self-de- resented were “mindful of the fact that of people from oppressed nations into Ghana, Jawaharlal Nehru of India and termination remains valid and essential to the history and reality of [today’s] world world capitalist centers has created social Sukarno of Indonesia. securing the eradication of all those situa- ... demonstrates that it is the developing tensions manifested in electoral politics. The decolonization process in Africa tions and ensuring the universal respect of countries … who suffer more intensely Right-wing governments and politi- was well underway by then, and the NAM human rights and fundamental freedoms.” from the disregard of international law, cal parties have made substantial gains sought to form a bloc of emerging states Pressing issues addressed at the sum- from invasions, from the ravages of war in industrial states fueling institutional within the United Nations. mit included climate change, sustainable and armed conflicts, caused mostly by racism, intolerance and violence. Con- Over the last 55 years, NAM has expe- economic development, U.N. Security the geopolitical interests of the great cen- currently, these countries in Europe and rienced ebbs and flows. Leadership has Council reform, human rights, unilateral ters of power, as well as from protracted North America are undergoing structural been held by various countries, including sanctions, peacekeeping missions and re- conflicts inherited from colonialism and unemployment and rising poverty rates. Cuba and Egypt. The Islamic Republic of ligious tolerance. Also discussed were in- neocolonialism.” Iran hosted the previous summit in 2012. ternational solidarity, South-South coop- These words reflect the burgeoning in- Pledge to continue founders’ legacy Iranian President Hassan Rouhani eration, the role of youth, gender equality, ternational crisis of internal and external The NAM grew out of the 1955 Band- emphasized at the recent NAM summit: the need for a new world communications displacement in recent years, which the ung Conference in Indonesia. That gath- “In today’s global relations, hegemonic and information order, and independence for Palestine and the Western Sahara. Republic of Zimbabwe’s President New York and Boston Robert Mugabe called upon the NAM to increase its cooperation with his coun- try, now facing greater threats by former Protests condemn U.S. for war on Syria colonial and now neocolonial powers. For the last 15 years, imperialist govern- By Frank Neisser and Howard Rotman otaged the Sept. 7 ceasefire agreement ists at a protest outside the United Nations ments in Washington, London and other Boston negotiated between Secretary of State General Assembly in New York City on European Union countries have imposed Anti-war activists and the public gath- John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minis- Sept. 21. They chanted “Hands off Syria!” harsh economic sanctions on Zimbabwe. ered and rallied at Boston’s Park Street ter Sergei Lavrov. and held a moment of silence for Syrian Mugabe, before attending the U.N. Gen- Station for a speakout against the U.S. A large delegation from the Syrian Arab Army troops massacred by Pentagon eral Assembly in New York, emphasized to escalation of the war in Syria. Speakers American Forum waved Syrian flags and aircraft on Sept. 17. They also demanded summit participants: “Poverty is a threat protested the Sept. 17 U.S. bombing of repeatedly led chants of “Hands off Syr- an end to U.S.-NATO support for contra to international peace and security and the Syrian government’s army positions ia! U.S. out of Syria!” Several members “rebels” and the Islamic State group. the well-being of people who are at the in the eastern city of Deir Ezzur, which of the delegation spoke, including Eyad There was loud agreement from the center of Agenda 2030. We should, there- killed between 60 and 90 Syrian troops Salloum, who thanked everyone for com- crowd when International Action Center fore, continue to speak out against uni- and wounded over 100 more. ing out and explaining how defense of the Co-Director Sara Flounders declared, “We lateral actions that undermine efforts to The U.S. attack was a dangerous escala- Syrian government and demanding the need money for jobs, education and hospi- address poverty and underdevelopment. tion in the five-year war that U.S. imperi- imperialists leave was the only way to pre- tals right here, not for war against Syria.” “Zimbabwe and other Non-Aligned alism initiated to bring about the overturn serve their secular, independent country. The action was organized by the Syri- Movement members continue to be tar- of the legally elected and internationally Other speakers included Bishop Filipe an American Will Association, the Syri- gets of unwarranted sanctions from pow- recognized government of Syria. Teixeira, founder of the Franciscan Order an American Forum, Arab Americans for erful countries who seek to use economic The protesters decried the U.S. govern- of Saint Joseph Cupertino, who opened Syria and the IAC. It was endorsed by the might to impose their will on others. We ment and its allies for their continued ef- the rally; Charles Clemons of TOUCH Peace Council of New York and New Jer- are grateful for the steadfast support and forts to destabilize Syria and for continu- 106.1 FM, the voice of the Black commu- sey, the People’s Organization for Progress, solidarity from the movement, and ex- ing to arm and support terrorist groups nity; John McLoud and Joan Livingston, the United National Antiwar Coalition and pect sustained efforts to have these hei- like the Al-Nusra Front and the Islamic from the Committee for Peace and Hu- Veterans for Peace Chapter 21-N.J. nous sanctions lifted.” (Zimbabwe Sun- State group (IS) in an effort to defeat the man Rights; Al Johnson, from the Smed- Greg Butterfield contributed to this article. day Mail, Sept. 18) Syrian government. ley Butler Brigade; Jeff Klein reporting The U.S. Sept. 17 airstrikes facilitated on a recent delegation to Syria; Susan the advancement of IS by targeting Syri- Massad, of the Women’s Fightback Net- an government forces in a strategic loca- work; and Nino Brown, of the Answer Protest supports Zimbabwe Coalition, who condemned the U.S. re- tion already surrounded by IS. Protesters chanted The rally was co-chaired by Susan gime-change destruction of many coun- tries in the Middle East. “Mugabe is right! Stand and McLucas of the Committee for Peace fight!” outside the United and Human Rights; Frank Neisser of Also speaking were Phebe Eckfeldt, of the Moorehead-Lilly election campaign Nations General Assembly the International Action Center; and an- in New York City Sept. 21. ti-imperialist activist Daniel Haiphong. of Workers World Party, and Brian Shea, of the Disabled Caucus of the Interna- The December 12th Move- Haiphong exposed the hypocrisy of ment, Friends of Zimbabwe, Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to tional Action Center. Shea contrasted the austerity war at home, which is cutting the International Action the U.N., and Washington’s war on the Center and others rallied self-determination of the Syrian people. back personal care assistants for people with disabilities, with the billions spent in solidarity with Presi- Pentagon sabotaged cease-fire on wars in Syria and around the globe. dent Robert Mugabe’s call Neisser said that the bombings ordered for “African land for Afri- by the Pentagon, in defiance of the dip- New York protest can people” and demanded lomatic path begun by the State Depart- Syrian Americans from across the the imperialists keep their ment and the president, deliberately sab- Northeast were joined by anti-war activ- hands off independent Zimbabwe. — Report and photo by Greg Butterfield Correspondencia sobre artículos en Workers World/Mundo Obrero pueden ser enviadas a: [email protected]

¡Proletarios y oprimidos de todos los paises unios! workers.org Vol. 58 Núm. 39 6 de octubre 2016 $1 Libertad para Oscar López Rivera, ¡YA! Lucha contra el racismo de Trump y el militarismo de Clinton Por Deirdre Griswold Su argumento, por supuesto, es que, si estos jóvenes estado marchando, llegando a través de las redes socia- progresistas no votan por Clinton, podrían ser consid- les, que se reúnen multitudes instantáneas y otras for- La gente de otros países está probablemente rascán- erados responsables de la victoria de Trump. mas inventivas de protesta. En su mayoría son jóvenes y dose la cabeza preguntándose qué está pasando con la muy francos, rompiendo todo tipo de barreras represiv- política en Estados Unidos. El sistema bipartito funciona –para los ricos as. Se han enfrentado a policías y guardias de seguridad. Hace apenas seis meses, parecía posible que un au- Desde hace más de dos siglos, el sistema político bi- Y la gran mayoría de ellos son de la clase trabajadora. toproclamado socialista podría ganar la nominación partito ideado por los primeros esclavistas, banqueros La gente dinámica de color ha estado en el lider- demócrata, algo inédito en la historia de EE.UU. e industriales para manejar a este país ha sido muy efi- azgo de muchos de estos movimientos, y también hay Ahora bien, hay serias advertencias de que un fanfar- caz en el mantenimiento de la regla de los pocos ricos, muchos, muchos trabajadores blancos - con o sin traba- rón, racista, misógino, multimillonario, anti-inmigran- mientras capturan en el apoyo o al menos la aceptación jo - que con pasión odian el sistema y todas las formas te podría ser elegido presidente y arrastre todo hacia a de la muchos. de intolerancia que dividen a nuestra clase. la derecha. En sus inicios el sistema servía a los intereses de los La captura de los titulares en este momento es la industriales y banqueros del Norte, al mismo tiempo Las calles pertenecen al pueblo consternación de los líderes del Partido Demócrata que los propietarios de las plantaciones del sur - hasta Las calles son del pueblo - no es sólo un eslogan. Los que muchos de los jóvenes políticamente activos que que los dos sistemas chocaron en una gran guerra civil. reaccionarios, los intolerantes, no están en las calles. A han participado en las luchas como La Lucha por $15, Pero después de haber resuelto el problema entre el excepción de unos pocos acérrimos, que han sido reacios La Vida de los Negros Vale, los derechos de los inmi- esclavista y el capitalista, la esclavitud frente a la es- a expresar sus ideas retrógradas, de odio para el escrutin- grantes, el movimiento ambiental, la campaña Bernie clavitud salarial, las dos partes revivieron su colabo- io público y la crítica. Pero Trump y los magnates de los Sanders, el movimiento LGBTQ e incluso el movimien- ración en interés de lucro con la traición de la Libertad medios reaccionarios les han dado una plataforma alta. to de mujeres no voten por Hillary Clinton. para los Negros en 1876 y 1877, poniendo fin a la época Desde que Sanders cedió y dio su aprobación a Clin- Los políticos y voces establecimiento liberal como de la Reconstrucción de corta duración. ton, el movimiento que había mirado hacia él para un el New York Times están llevando a cabo una redada El sistema de dos partidos sobrevivió al desafío del nuevo curso ha tenido que replantear los que se debe sin límites a conducir estos posibles votantes demócra- movimiento populista hacia el final del siglo 19, así hacer a continuación. No van a Trump, obviamente. tas en el redil. Ellos están lamentando el hecho de que como las grandes luchas obreras de la Depresión. En Pero no pueden tener mucha confianza en Clinton y el cuando Sanders haga las corridas electorales por Clin- todo ese tiempo, ambos partidos han mantenido guer- establecimiento Democrática, tampoco. ton, él logre atraer una décima parte de sus seguidores ras imperialistas sacrosanta, asegurándose de que el Ellos saben que, después de ocho años de un gobier- que él atraía. complejo militar-industrial-bancario es lo primero, in- no demócrata, incluso uno encabezado por primera vez cluso en tiempos de crisis presupuestarias. por un presidente afroamericano, poco ha cambiado en ¿Qué pasa con la elección cuatrienal actual? ¿Qué el manejo anti-trabajador, pro corporaciones y racistas hay de nuevo acerca de esto? Como siempre, presenta a del gobierno de EE.UU. un demócrata contra un republicano, aunque los candi- Las cárceles todavía se rellenan con los pobres. Los datos proporcionan un contraste más llamativo que en policías todavía derriban a los negros desarmados, in- las contiendas presidenciales anteriores. cluso a los niños. El super-ricos absorben una porción cada vez mayor ¿Moviéndose a la izquierda o la derecha? de la riqueza, mientras que ciudades como Flint, De- A medida que el estancamiento capitalista, que ha dev- troit, Oakland, Chicago, Baltimore y Cleveland, y mu- astado muchas áreas, se prolonga, el sufrimiento gener- chas áreas rurales sufren niveles insoportables de de- alizado que resulta está socavando el statu quo político. sempleo, falta de vivienda y la decadencia. Pero la pregunta es: ¿Están los trabajadores de El complejo Pentágono-bancario-industrial continúa EE.UU. moviéndose hacia la izquierda o hacia la dere- aplicando su experiencia en matar a la gente de todo el cha? ¿Está Trump apelando a un nuevo movimiento de mundo - y valerse de millones de millones de dólares de derecha? ¿O su campaña está recogiendo la mayor par- impuestos del tesoro público en Washington. te de los votos de aquellos que no están en movimiento, La crisis ambiental global continúa manteniéndose no organizados, pero parecen idolatrar a una supere- detrás de las ganancias de las empresas petroleras y strella de los medios de comunicación que promete que químicas y los portafolios de Wall Street. va a solucionar todo con sólo votar por él? Cualquiera que sea el candidato capitalista que obten- Llamando constantemente a los partidarios de Trump ga más votos en esta elección, no va a cambiar todo esto “trabajadores blancos”, los grandes medios de comu- - o eliminar los movimientos progresistas de este país. nicación pueden hacer que parezca que hay un cambio Lo que es crucial es que los movimientos deben man- reaccionario en la clase obrera. ¿Pero cuando estos algu- tenerse independiente del establecimiento capitalista y na vez han descrito a los muchos movimientos sociales fiel a sus orígenes, tener confianza en su propia fuerza, progresistas en este país en términos de clase similares? y no convertirse en un apéndice de los “menos reaccio- Desde hace unos años, muchas, muchas personas han narios” de los dos partidos imperialistas.

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