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Workers and oppressed peoples of the world unite! workers.org Vol. 61 No. 22 May 30, 2019 $1 After 40 years in prison MOVE 9 women freed!

By Betsey Piette were convicted of third-degree murder and conspir- acy, even though no evidence linked any of them to the MOVE 9 members Janet Holloway Africa, 68, and shooting. In fact, by immediately razing the entire prop- Janine Phillips Africa, 63, were freed on parole May 25, erty, police destroyed any potential evidence that would after over 40 years of incarceration. That included a have helped the MOVE 9 prove their innocence. Police decade of consistently being denied parole petitions by made no efforts to preserve the crime scene or measure the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. for ballistic angles. While two other MOVE 9 members, Debbie Sims Africa Five men and four women MOVE members were and Michael Africa Sr., were released in 2018, parole for given 30-to-100-year sentences. They came to be the two women was arbitrarily denied despite their impec- known as the MOVE 9. cable disciplinary records and history of mentorship and Nearly seven years later, police attacked another MOVE community service while in prison at SCI Cambridge home on Osage Avenue in West Philadelphia on May 13,

Springs. Janine (left) and Janet Africa. PHOTO: ONAMOVE.COM 1985. They dropped a bomb that destroyed 62 houses on In 2018, attorneys from the Abolitionist Law Center and the block and killed 11 MOVE members, including five People’s Law Office filed federal petitions for habeas cor- thousands of rounds of munitions, water cannons and children. Both Janet and Janine Africa, imprisoned at pus challenging the parole denials on the grounds of the tear gas to destroy the compound and drive the family the time, had young children in the compound who were lack of any evidence that the women presented a risk to out. murdered by the infamous police assault. public safety. During the raid, Police Officer James P. Ramp was Ramona Africa, the only living survivor of the May 13 With May 28 set for a court date on that litigation, the killed by a shot to the back of the head. While MOVE massacre, was imprisoned for seven years. However, no Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole granted Janet members maintain they did not fire any shots, nine Continued on page 9 and Janine parole May 14, one day after the anniversary of the notorious May 13, 1985, bombing of the MOVE home. In a press release issued May 25, attorney Brad Thomson of the People’s Law Office said, “The release of Janet and Janine is a victory not only for them and their loved ones, but also for the MOVE Organization and the movement to free all political prisoners. Janet and Janine were excellent candidates for parole. They have been described by DOC staff as model prisoners and neither of them has had a single disciplinary incident in over twenty years. While in prison, they have participated in community fundraisers and social programs, including training service dogs. They are remarkable women who deserve to be free.”

MOVE: a history of police violence, frame-ups A Philadelphia-based Black Liberation organization, MOVE was founded by John Africa in 1972. The group maintained the mantle against police brutality and envi- ronmental destruction after all-out state campaigns dec- imated the ranks of the Black Panther Party and other liberation groups. MOVE soon became a frequent target of Philadelphia’s notoriously brutal police force. In 1976, police came to the MOVE house and scuffled with group members. During the incident Janine, who was holding her three-week-old baby, Life, was knocked over. Life was trampled by police who shattered his skull. He died later that day. In May 1977 police obtained a court order requiring MOVE to vacate their Powelton Village home. What fol- Stop the Bans! lowed was a tense, 15-month siege of the surrounding neighborhood, which included shutting off water to the Rallies demand abortion rights p. 3 house and preventing food or aid to be sent to the family. Atlanta, May 25 PHOTO: STEVE EBERHARDT Throughout the ordeal, neighbors stepped up to support the family. When the family still refused to leave their home, on Fight for $15 4 Aug. 8, 1978, police launched an early morning raid, using Defend sex workers! 5 Subscribe to Workers World White House protest: 4 weeks trial $4 1 year subscription $30 ☐ ☐ 9 ☐ Sign me up for the WWP Supporter Program: workers.org/donate 'Hands off Zimbabwe!' Name ______Editorial Free Manning, Assange! 10 Email ______Phone ______

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By Monica Moorehead ◆ In the U.S. General Harriet Tubman was one of the greatest aboli- Move 9 women freed ...... 1 tionists of the 19th century. Born into U.S. slavery, once she escaped from a Maryland plantation, Tubman joined The politics behind Tubman $20 bill delay . . . . 2 the Underground Railroad and helped to free hundreds Fightback builds against abortion bans ...... 3 of enslaved Black people in the South from bondage. June 5: Pack the court for subway elevators! . . . 3 She even became a spy for the Union Army during the On the picket line ...... 4 Civil War to help bring about the military defeat of the Confederate Army. Iowa McDonald's workers walkout ...... 4 Compare the inspiring legacy of this heroic Black Cleveland jail deaths continue ...... 5 woman with that of Andrew Jackson, the seventh U.S. June 2: Support sex workers! ...... 5 president. Before Jackson was elected president, he owned VW & Trump’s NLRB: partners in union busting . 5 less than 10 enslaved people on his Heritage cotton plan- tation in Tennessee. When he died in 1845, that number Atlanta remembers James Connolly ...... 8 had grown to at least 150. Protests: End U.S. sanctions on Zimbabwe . . . .9 Jackson was not only a slave owner, but also a butcher of Veteran exposes drone war crimes ...... 10 Indigenous peoples. He led his troops in a bloody massacre 50 years ago, Fort Dix burned ...... 11 of hundreds of Muscogee (aka Creek) Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama in 1814. Along with untold ◆ Around the world numbers of other atrocities, that battle contributed to the illegal theft of approximately 20 million acres of Indigenous Unequal treaties: China resists — then and now . . 6 lands as part of capitalist expansion into the West. For this Why the imperialists hate Huawei ...... 7 “major victory,” Jackson was appointed major general. He Venezuela: Maduro plans early legislative elections 7 also led assaults on the Seminole Nation in Florida. Elections held for European Parliament . . . . . 8 As president, Jackson pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress in 1830, which forced military removal Sudan: organizers call for general strike . . . . . 9 of Native Nations east of the Mississippi River—Choctaw,​ ◆ Editorial Muscogee (Creek), Cherokee, Chickasaw and later the Shawnee, Sauk and Fox, Potawatomie, Ottawa, Omaha, his 2016 presidential campaign, he called for Tubman’s ‘Liberal’ — to a point ...... 10 Miami and other Indigenous nations—​west to Indian image to be relegated to the very rare $2 bill. Trump stated Free Assange and Manning! ...... 10 Territory (which later became the states of Oklahoma, at the time: “Andrew Jackson had a great history, and I Arkansas, Kansas and Nebraska). Thousands of Native think it’s very rough when you take somebody off the ◆ Noticias en Español people died along the Trail of Tears. bill.” (nytimes.com, May 22) Trump has frequently hosted Niños en peligro ...... 12 Why bring up the totally divergent lives of Tubman and announcements in front of Jackson’s portrait, even a 2017 Jackson? The image of Harriet Tubman was scheduled to event honoring the Navajo (Diné) code talkers, World ¡Justicia reproductiva! ...... 12 replace Jackson’s on the most popular U.S. money denom- War II veterans. ination, the $20 bill, in 2020 to mark the centennial of The same day that Mnuchin made his decision, a white women legally gaining the right to vote with the passage New York designer, Dano Wall, tweeted in response, “We’ll of the 19th Amendment. see about that.” Wall took the initiative to produce a 3-D Workers World For the record, this right was mainly relegated to white stamp image of Tubman to superimpose over Jackson’s. 147 W. 24th St., 2nd Fl. women, not Black women living in the Jim Crow South or He initially made 500 stamps, which sold out immediately. New York, NY 10011 other women of color. It would take another 45 years for He plans to reproduce another 5,000 for others to use. Phone: 212.627.2994 the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to be passed for women of Wall stated, “Putting Harriet Tubman on the front of the E-mail: [email protected] color everywhere to win this basic democratic right, which $20 bill would have constituted a monumental symbolic Web: www.workers.org is still under attack from the neo-fascist right wing. change, disrupting the pattern of white men who appear Before he left office, President Barack Obama had slated on our bills, and, by putting her on the most popular note Vol. 61, No. 22 • May 30, 2019 the image change from Jackson to Tubman for 2020. currently in circulation, indicates exactly what kind of a Closing date: May 29, 2019 However, at a congressional hearing this May 22, Treasury life we choose to celebrate; what values we, as a country, Editor: Deirdre Griswold Secretary Steven Mnuchin reversed this directive, stating most hope to emulate. Harriet Tubman’s unparalleled grit, that the image of Jackson will remain on the bill until after intelligence and bravery over the course of her long life Managing Editors: John Catalinotto, LeiLani Dowell, the current president, a white supremacist and misogynist, certainly make her worthy of such an honor.” (Washington Martha Grevatt, Monica Moorehead, Minnie Bruce leaves office. It could take upwards of nine more years before Post, May 23) Pratt this change officially takes place, due to White House oppo- To recognize Tubman, no matter the form of the act, Web Editors: Ben Carroll, John Steffin sition for which there was no coherent explanation. would be to acknowledge that there was resistance to slav- Production & Design Editors: Gery Armsby, Sasha Mnuchin claimed: “It is my responsibility now to focus ery. It’s the last thing this administration wants anyone, Mazumder, Scott Williams on what is the issue of counterfeiting and the security fea- especially young people, to be inspired by. Copyediting and Proofreading: Paddy Colligan, tures.” He said he would not reintroduce the Tubman pro- Even the so-called liberal President Bill Clinton could Sue Davis, S. Hedgecoke posal again, even if he agrees to a second term. not bring himself to publicly apologize for slavery in the late 1980s. Then, a bill in Congress sparked debate over Contributing Editors: G. Dunkel, K. Durkin, Fred Trump degrades Tubman’s legacy why Black people should have reparations from the corpo- Goldstein, Teresa Gutierrez, Betsey Piette, Gloria Rubac It is no secret that Trump, a great admirer of Jackson, rations and government who became rich from the unpaid Mundo Obero: Alberto García, Teresa Gutierrez, has opposed this change in the $20 bill since before he labor from enslaved ancestors—​unpaid labor amounting Carlos Vargas took office, calling it “pure political correctness.” During to trillions of dollars. ☐ Supporter Program: Coordinator Sue Davis Copyright © 2019 Workers World. Verbatim copying Contact a Workers World Party branch near you: workers.org/wwp and distribution of articles is permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is preserved. National Office Bay Area Durham, N.C. Philadelphia Workers World (ISSN-1070-4205) is published weekly 147 W. 24th St., 2nd floor P.O. Box 22947 804 Old Fayetteville St. P.O. 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By Kathy Durkin The ACLU and Planned Parenthood of SisterSong, stressed: “We must talk or human trafficking exceptions. The filed a lawsuit on May 24 seeking to quash about the central role that capitalism next day, newly formed STL Pro-Choice Momentum is building to overturn Alabama’s recent virtual ban on abortion and white supremacy play in the legis- Student Activists led hundreds of demon- restrictive abortion laws passed by right- which criminalizes doctors who perform lation that will disproportionately impact strators through downtown St. Louis in wing-controlled state legislatures aim- the procedure. low-income communities and commu- the Protest for Reproductive Rights. Their ing to outlaw the procedure and punish nities of color. These bills are about theme: “This is everyone’s issue.” (stlto- those who have abortions and/or medical Highlights of demonstrations criminalizing communities.” She urged: day.com, May 25) providers. Protests across the U.S. show A crowd gathered in downtown “Connect with the groups here … who militant opposition to the repressive, Syracuse, N.Y., to #StopTheBans on have been leading this fight—​organiza- misogynist laws as people demand their abortion access. Maurice Brown, a city tions led by Black women, by queer and legal and human rights to reproductive resident, said, “Even though I'm not trans folks.” (SisterSong Facebook) health care and personal autonomy. under attack, I'm still under attack. None On May 25, in a youth-organized act Thousands joined demonstrations in of us will be free until all of us are free." of resistance by #DoBetterGeorgia, thou- 500 cities on May 21, the National Day Planned Parenthood of New York sands of people marched in blazing heat of Action to Stop the Bans, initiated by City Action Fund, the New York Civil from Atlanta’s Capitol building to CNN’s 50 organizations, including Planned Liberties Union and other groups ral- offices. The chanting, sign-waving crowd Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties lied in New York City’s Foley Square showed the emergence of a new genera- Union and SisterSong. Other actions took to support abortion access. NYC People's tion determined to continue the struggle place later that week. Demonstration par- Power Assembly members carried signs against patriarchy and male dominance. WW PHOTO: GLORIA RUBAC ticipation has been multinational, multi- reading: “Abortion is a Human Right! In Jackson, Miss., 200 pro- Houston, May 21 gender and multigenerational. Reproductive Justice Now!” Workers choice activists at a May 21 rally heard The Day of Action, kicking off outside World Party placards read, “End misog- Mississippi in Action Executive Director A multinational, multigenerational the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., yny and patriarchy!” Valencia Robinson emphasize that the crowd of hundreds of people rallied emphasized that the majority of peo- Nearly 200 pro-choice demonstrators fight must demand reproductive jus- at Houston’s City Hall on May 21. ple in the U.S. support the court’s 1973 in Philadelphia took over several blocks tice. When she asked the crowd, “Which Organizers were African-American and Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. of the meridian on South Broad Street. side are you on?” they replied, “The Latinx representatives of the ACLU, CBS reported that two-thirds of those Strong support came from Center City freedom side!” Signs read: “Stand with National Latina Health Initiative and polled on May 21 do not want the ruling pedestrians and from drivers continually Black women!” (Jackson Free Press, reproductive rights groups. A popular overturned. honking their horns. Young women, still May 22) Three days later, U.S. District sign read, “Abortion is Health Care!” wearing college graduation gowns, joined Judge Carlton Reeves issued a tempo- The crowd disrupted the City Council the protest. rary injunction blocking enforcement of meeting with speeches and chants. In Georgia, the struggle to ensure repro- Mississippi’s ban on early abortions. About 500 demonstrators rallied ductive rights has not diminished despite Close to 500 people, mostly youth, at Seattle City Hall against misogy- signing of a "heartbeat" bill banning all rallied in downtown Cleveland. Many nist attacks made by state legislatures. abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. On of them held homemade signs, includ- Initiated by Planned Parenthood, this May 21, hundreds of people gathered on ing “We are not ovary-acting” and “We lunchtime rally had a large turnout. the Capitol steps in Atlanta, where rally won’t go back!" Ohio’s newly passed “fetal speakers, including elected representa- heartbeat” bill is set to start on July 1. Martha Grevatt, Dianne Mathiowetz, tives who opposed the bill, affirmed the Response was swift after Missouri Jim McMahan, Betsey Piette, Minnie fight would continue until reproductive Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill on May Bruce Pratt, Gloria Rubac and Brenda WW PHOTO: MARTHA GREVATT freedom is guaranteed for all. 24 banning abortions after the eighth Ryan contributed reports. Cleveland, May 21 Jalessah Jackson, Georgia coordinator week of pregnancy, with no rape, incest June 5: Pack the court for subway elevators!

By Tony Murphy Goodson, the African-American mother of New York subway system stations and for elimination of the overtime caps in New York who in January fell to her death down the lines to have elevators.” the collective bargaining agreements for subway stairs while carrying her baby and The MTA can’t deliver because of its NYC Transit workers in the interests of The fight for accessibility in New York’s a stroller in a station with no elevators. $40 billion debt burden. It pays the bil- avoiding the pension and health costs of public transportation system is approach- Leaders in the accessibility-rights lionaires on Wall Street—​the ones who full-time workers.” ing a critical milestone on June 5. That’s struggle, almost all of them wheelchair were bailed out with trillions of dol- The amount they’re complaining about when New York State Supreme Court users, led the sidewalk rally before the lars—​so much money that it doesn’t for one particular worker, who suppos- Judge Hagler will make a fateful decision hearing. Sasha Goldensohn-Blair of Rise have enough left over to actually run the edly got $344,000 overtime in one year, on the lawsuit to mandate elevators in the & Resist’s Elevator Action Group and subway. The New York Times stated it pales in comparison to the $7 million the subway. Mary Kaessinger of the People’s MTA clearly in December 2017: “By law, in a MTA pays to banks every day. Supporters of this popular demand are co-chaired the rally. Others addressing competition for budget money, debt ser- Even the amount the MTA claims is being asked to once again pack the court the rally included Valerie Joseph for the vice always comes in first. … To repay the lost to people who skip the fare—​$215 that day, just two weeks after 50 people Brooklyn Center for Independence of the loans, money has been siphoned from million a year—​is drastically less than packed the same judge’s court on May 21 Disabled; Monica Bartley of the Center service and maintenance.” what the transit agency pays the banks for the same lawsuit. Wheelchair users for Independence of the Disabled New every year: $2.6 billion. turned out en masse, lining one entire York; Jean Ryan and Robert Acevedo MTA tries to deflect mass With all the various ways the MTA side of the court, and supporters spilled of Disabled In Action; and Michael anger with lies, racism has of deflecting attention and outrage, into the aisles of the courtroom. Schweinberg, president of Local 504 The Wall-Street-controlled MTA the headlines that police caught some- The judge opened the hearing by call- Club. Terrea Mitchell, a sight-impaired deflects the mass anger it brings on itself one who had been pulling the emergency ing attention to the turnout. When he rider, spoke for NYC People’s Power through its connections with the police, brake on the subway should be viewed later referred to the supporters, the attor- Assembly. politicians and media. It’s launched a with extreme caution. Police, having ney for the Metropolitan Transportation What was once a demand made almost public campaign blaming “farebeaters” arrested a 23-year-old African-American Authority actually requested the judge exclusively by the disability rights com- for hurting public transportation, com- rider, accused him of the act. not consider their presence in rendering munity is now being embraced by more plete with an increased number of police All the quotes attributed to him have the decision on the case. Judge Hagler sectors of the working class who ride in the subway. The New York Police come from unnamed police sources. The then castigated the MTA attorney by ask- the subway every day. Older riders, par- Department refuses to release any infor- headlines and first paragraph of the New ing him, "Can you imagine what some of ents with strollers and anyone carrying mation on who is being targeted for sum- York Daily News story about his arrest the audience had to do to get here today?" something heavy need elevators, too. mons or arrest because that would show said he was smirking—​but the paper’s One of the rally speakers was Christine racist profiling. two separate photos didn’t show that. The ‘Accessible subways are a right’ Serdjenian-Yearwood from the parents With the help of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, NYPD’s famous railroading of the Central The lawyers for the hated MTA knew group UP-STAND, who addressed the the MTA has also launched a media cam- Park Five, a group of innocent Black and that the 50 people now packing the rally with her baby and stroller. paign falsely accusing transit workers Latinx youth, should be kept firmly in courtroom had rallied outside before the The trade union movement was there of “stealing” from public transportation mind as this story unfolds. hearing and had done so before a row of as well. Edward Yood, chair of the with excessive overtime. In addition to In court, the MTA lawyer begged the cameras and microphones of virtually Communication Workers of America the media blitz, the MTA actually sent judge to ignore the packed court of people every local TV and radio news show in Local 1180’s Committee on People with armed police to worksites to “monitor with just demands. Like the capitalist sys- New York. The support for what should Disabilities, told the protesters: “As pub- overtime.” tem as a whole, in order to keep the rich be a basic right—​accessible subways—​ lic sector NYC administrative workers, As the New York State AFL-CIO richer, the only response the MTA can exists alongside the heartfelt solidarity we say that is not acceptable in the great pointed out: “In fact, it was MTA give to those demands are lies, attacks on that went out to the family of Malaysia city of New York for less than 20 percent Management who specifically bargained workers and more racism. ☐ Page 4 May 30, 2019 workers.org

On the picket ine By Alex Bolchi and Suel Davis NYS farmworkers win right to May 23 organize Iowa McDonald’s workers The state appellate court in Albany, N.Y., ruled May 23 that excluding farm- workers from a state law protecting workers’ right to organize and collectively join nationwide walkouts bargain without fear of retaliation is unconstitutional. “This is a victory for farmworkers,” said Crispin Hernandez, a member of the By Mike Kuhlenbeck 1530 1st Avenue East. With the number of Workers’ Center of Central New York in Syracuse, who initiated the suit after he Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Iowa people coming and going, the turnout was was fired from his job at Marks Dairy in Lowville in 2016 for striving to organize probably as many as 100. They marched fellow workers after hours. “All workers deserve to have a voice and be heard at McDonald's workers in Cedar Rapids and through the restaurant's drive-through, their place of work, and farmworkers deserve to be treated with respect and dig- Des Moines went on strike for "living wages chanting, “Hold the pickles, hold the fries; nity.” The Workers Center of CNY and the Worker Justice Center of New York and better working conditions" as part of a make our wages supersize!” joined Hernandez in the suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. national day of action May 23. The speaking portion of the rally was led As workerscny.org noted in its May 23 statement, “Agriculture is big business in McDonald's, the most profitable fast food by SEIU Local 199 President Cathy Glasson. New York, and the work is difficult. Most of the farmworkers are immigrants and, chain in the world, is the second-largest pri- Workers shared their stories, grievances without the same protections as other workers, they are particularly vulnerable to vate sector employer in the U.S. Last year and demands. abuse and exploitation.” However, the powerful Farm Bureau, which represents the company generated more than $38.5 Cedar Rapids McDonald's employee the interests of New York state farm owners, fought against the exclusion and billion in sales from its 14,000-plus U.S. Kelly Osburn provides for her 5-year-old plans to appeal the 4-1 ruling. stores and $7.7 billion in revenue. grandson. She joined the strike because she Workers Center of CNY lead organizer Rebecca Fuentes said, “Farm work- Despite the company's success, its work- "works very hard for a very small wage" and ers make essential contributions to New York and to all of our lives. Their labor ers barely survive. Many are forced into supports the call for a union, higher wages, produces the food, nutrition, and money that sustain our economy and our poverty and rely on public assistance and sick leave and paid vacation. communities.” second jobs. They can barely pay their In a video message directed at According to workerscny.org, state lawmakers are also considering legislation bills—let​ alone afford necessities. McDonald's, Osburn said, "We're the ones to grant farmworkers the same rights as almost all other hourly workers in New The strikes were organized by Fight for running your company, not you guys sit- York state, including overtime pay and a day of rest. Fuentes observed that the $15 to coincide with a McDonald's share- ting on the fat paychecks. We are making ruling promotes passage of the long-overdue Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices holders meeting in Dallas. The strikes in the Frappés, we are making the hamburg- Act, which would codify those protections. Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and more than a ers, and we make $8.25 an hour. It's just dozen cities nationwide focused on the need not fair." for unions, wage increases and better work- ing conditions. Des Moines Sex workers’ union fights Instagram The strike also highlighted issues within At noon the same day, more than 100 the food service industry that far too many McDonald's workers and supporters rallied discrimination shy away from addressing: sexual harass- outside the restaurant at 3610 Merle Hay ment and workplace violence. Road. Again, with people coming and going, Instagram’s taking money from sex workers. What are the sex workers doing? Shortly before the strike, 23 complaints the turnout numbered in the hundreds. Organizing and fighting back! of gender-based discrimination and sexual Several strikers carried signs with slo- The Adult Performers Actors Guild is a new union whose mission, like others, is harassment were filed against McDonald's by gans like "Raise the minimum wage," to bargain and fight for better wages. (“All Things Considered,” npr.com, April 30) Fight for $15, the TIME'S UP Legal Defense "Iowa needs unions" and "We can't survive Their most recent struggle against Instagram is sparking attention; the APAG has Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union. on $7.25," a reference to the current state publicly called out the Facebook-owned, photo-sharing giant for discrimination. Shawn Sebastian, movement politics minimum wage. Among the rallying cries, In a statement, the APAG raised that Instagram deletes sex worker, porn star organizer for Iowa Citizens for Community strikers chanted, "We work! We sweat! We and adult model accounts just for existing, while “celebrities like Kim Kardashian Improvement Action Fund, told Workers want $15 on our checks!" and countless other Instagram Verified celebrities post images with full nudity, World, "Sexual harassment at McDonald's Iowa CCI organizer Sebastian said in Des exposed nipples, bare backside and more. Each photo, with its millions of LIKES, is widespread and systemic across its loca- Moines that, like in Cedar Rapids and other contributes to those women’s already massive incomes, as well as Instagram’s own tions, and sexual harassment at McDonald's cities, workers stood "shoulder to shoulder" bank account.” (APAGunion.com, April 18) franchises in Iowa is no exception." with community organizations "to take a Alice Evans, president of APAG, raises that adult performers have also mon- "Brave workers in Cedar Rapids and stand against corporate power and sexual etized their accounts and used their platforms for promotion. Instagram’s Des Moines, who had experienced sexual harassment and for $15 and a union." uneven ban on those accounts, while keeping those of celebrities, is grounds for harassment, stepped out from behind the The strikers were joined by New York discrimination. counters and onto the strike line to take a City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who recently The union’s legal counsel wrote to Facebook April 22 and 30, but Facebook stand," Sebastian noted. announced his candidacy for president. ignored them. So the APAG decided to craft a petition. Some 500 performers The National Employment Law Project His appearance made local headlines, but and models sent letters to Facebook and Instagram asking the companies to stop released a report May 22, “Behind the Arches: almost obscured the fact that this was an removing their accounts. APAG is still surveying members of the adult perfor- How McDonald’s Fails to Protect Workers event of and by the workers. mance community to see how platforms are blocking or banning them. (vice.com, from Workplace Violence.” The report found May 6) Their next idea? A June 19 Instagram strike outside the company’s New "a pattern of violence" in McDonald's restau- A movement of and for workers York and California offices! (@APAGunion, May 25) rants, "from belligerent customers irate over In other parts of the country, a handful of missing ketchup or straws, to armed crimi- Democratic presidential candidates voiced nals demanding cash and fist fights among support for the strikers, including Bernie Airline mechanics win struggle for customers in the lobby." Sanders, Julián Castro, Jay Inslee and Cory According to the report, "Verbal threats, Booker. While much of the media spotlight safety in new contact harassment and other types of assault often was cast on the presidential hopefuls who go unreported to the authorities. Regardless joined the rallies, the workers are taking the After a very contentious, nearly 7-year struggle for a new contract involving two of media attention, these incidents of work- biggest risk by standing up for their rights. lawsuits over safety issues, 2,500 Southwest Airlines mechanics voted overwhelm- place violence regularly place both workers They are not political props. They are fight- ingly May 21 for a new 5-year contract. Represented by the Aircraft Mechanics and customers at risk." ing for their lives. union (AMFA), the workers won $160 million in back pay as a bonus to cover the Both Iowa demonstrations were supported The fact that presidential candidates years after the last contract ended in August 2012, a 20 percent increase in wages by the Service Employees Union (SEIU). have taken notice is a testament to the years as of April 1, and 3 percent annual raises in August. The AMFA noted in a state- There was also a strong turnout of Iowa CCI of organizing by workers in these sectors. ment that its major concession was allowing Southwest to continue outsourcing members, as well as unionists, on the pickets. Since 2012, workers across the country some work to foreign contractors. While McDonald's was the main target, have fought for $15 hourly wages and the The contract is a far cry from Southwest’s suit against the union in March for a the message also being sent by the workers right to form a union. The Fight for $15 so-called “illegal work slowdown” that forced the cancellation of 100 flights a day was directed at all food service companies, came to Iowa three years later. for weeks. The Federal Aviation Administration warned both sides that the dispute corporations and elected officials. The May 23 strike represented not just could hurt the safety of the airline, which carries more passengers on domestic the ongoing struggle of fast food employees, Cedar Rapids flights than any other airline. No wonder Southwest changed its tune at the table! but all workers confronting the high-tech As of May 21, American Airlines sued its mechanics on May 20. Bloomberg At 7 a.m., more than 50 McDonald's nightmare of late-stage capitalism. noted that Southwest might be seen as a more reliable option in cities where the workers and allies formed a picket line This movement was started by workers, two airlines compete. ☐ outside the storefront of a “Mickey D's” on and workers are still leading the charge. ☐ workers.org May 30, 2019 Page 5

Protesters demand justice as Cleveland jail deaths continue

By Martha Grevatt last year in response to the spike in deplorable conditions they have Cleveland deaths and conditions which U.S. fed- been forced to endure. These eral marshals described as “inhumane.” conditions include inadequate On May 10, Nicholas Colbert became More than 100 people demonstrated and medical care, poor quality the latest person to die in the Cuyahoga chanted, “The rich set the bail; the poor food, denial of basic necessities County Jail, the ninth in less than a year. go to jail” and other slogans targeting the such as toilet paper, abuse by The 36-year-old Army National Guard vet- Cuyahoga County Council and County guards, and lack of sanitation eran was arrested for drug possession less Executive Armond Budish. and overcrowding. than 48 hours prior to his death, which jail A federal investigation began after the When challenged by SICCJ authorities have called a suicide. Colbert’s sixth person died in custody last year. In members at a council meet- WW PHOTO: MARTHA GREVATT mother had called police, as she had sadly the 10 previous years, no more than two ing, Budish claimed things had Outside Cuyahoga County jail, May 23. thought the struggling heroin addict would fatalities had occurred inside the jail. improved, giving as an example be safer in jail than in the streets. Investigators found that staff failed to the fact that pregnant women The Coalition to Stop the Inhumanity prevent deaths attributed to suicide and no longer sleep on the floor. However, with would be out if they could afford bail. This in the Cuyahoga County Jail (SICCJ) pro- drug overdose. the population exceeding the jail’s capacity, was the situation that confronted some tested outside the jail May 23. The rally Inmates recently released or currently many inmates do sleep on floors. of the deceased inmates. One of SICCJ’s and march were one of many demon- housed in the jail have reported that Most of those languishing in this hell- ongoing projects is a petition campaign strations held since the group formed there has been no improvement in the hole are in for nonviolent offenses and pushing for bail reform. ☐ June 2: Support sex workers!

By Francis T. Parker let women and gender-oppressed people Meretrices de la Argentina en Acción por have control of their bodies or have finan- Nuestros Derechos, the first trade union Sable Pickett, a 19-year-old Black cial autonomy, can be summarized as sex for sex workers in Latin America, was woman, was kidnapped and murdered workers who have been murdered by cap- organized in 1994. In 2007 sex workers in by two serial killers targeting sex work- italism. The list also includes April Ellis, Bolivia sewed their lips together as part of ers in Anaheim, Calif., in 2014. Alphonza Ashley Brandeberry, Brittney Taylor, a hunger strike demanding that ­brothels Watson, a 38-year-old Black trans woman Brandie Seals, Jessica Newcomb, Isabell be reopened. also known as Peaches, was shot to death Pam, Jennifer Ann Wilson, Jarrae Estepp, On June 2, 1975, more than 100 sex PHOTO: HENRY LUNA Dec. 14, 2017, in Baltimore. Gemmel Josephine Vargas, Kianna Jackson and workers occupied Saint Nizier church in Moore, a Black gay man, was found dead Essence Owens. Lyon, France, demanding the end of fines, workers: full service, cam-girls, strippers, in Ed Buck’s home in July 2017 in Los police harassment and the release of 10 sugar babies, porn stars, etc. Angeles. During a New York City police Sex workers have ‘long, badass history’ sex workers who had been recently impris- How can you support sex workers? prostitution raid on Nov. 27, 2017, Yang But as sex workers are murdered and oned for doing their job. The parish priest • Do not out sex workers! Sex workers Song, a woman from Shenyang, China, assaulted with impunity, they are fighting refused to call the police on them, and the get to decide who knows, when they fell to her death from the third story of back. On Feb. 1, hundreds of construction neighborhood brought them supplies. know and how they find out. the massage parlor she worked in. workers, farm laborers and sex workers Eight days into the occupation, police forc- • Show support in person and online for Last year, Donna Castleberry was shot in Delhi, India, came together to demand ibly removed the women from the church. the decriminalization of sex work. eight times by undercover officer Andrew better working conditions for all. June 2 is now commemorated as • Denounce SESTA and FOSTA and all Mitchell on Aug. 23 in Ohio. Melissa In the U.S., sex workers are currently International Whores Day. Last year laws that criminalize sex work and Ramirez, Guiselda Alicia Cantu, Claudine fighting against the misnamed SESTA/ there were protests and demonstrations wrongfully conflate sex work and sex Luera and Humberto “Janelle” Ortiz were FOSTA acts, which criminalize sex work, with thousands pouring into the streets trafficking. all shot in the head by Juan David Ortiz, promote stigma and wrongfully link sex across the globe to say sex workers are • Counter social norms that depict sex a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Laredo, work with sex trafficking. Sex workers’ human and sex workers are workers. workers as lazy, dirty, diseased and Texas, in September. Ashanti Carmon, a organizations are demanding decrimi- Workers World Party was represented in not actually workers. Sex work is Black trans woman, was shot to death in nalization as they pack courthouses and many cities across the U.S. with signs read- work, and it must be understood as Maryland on March 30. show up in the streets. ing, “Self-determination for sex workers,” part of the labor struggle. This extremely incomplete list of sex Sex workers have a long, badass history “Sex workers want rights, not rescue” and • Support organizations run by and for workers recently murdered by stigma, of standing with one another and with “Poverty is criminal; sex workers are not.” sex workers. Pay sex workers for their patriarchy, white supremacy, transpho- all women and gender-oppressed people As June 2 approaches, we look forward to services and labor. bia, ableism and by a world that can’t around the world. Asociación Mujeres continuing to show up in support of all sex • Always remember, fuck the police. ☐ VW and Trump’s NLRB: partners in union busting

By Martha Grevatt late April. VW asked the board to delay four years denying these maintenance VW management will hold more manda- holding an election and review company workers the right to union representa- tory “captive audience” meetings and one- Volkswagen, the world’s largest auto arguments against conducting one. tion—​based on the fact that they are on-one sessions with workers to create an company, owns 61 plants around the With three of the five NLRB members only a small minority of the whole work- atmosphere of fear and intimidation. globe. Only one, in Chattanooga, Tenn., voting, two voted in VW’s favor and one force. Moreover, the UAW certified to the However, there are signs that the stall- does not have a union. VW, with the assis- against. Then May 22, with four of its five NLRB that it had voluntarily withdrawn ing strategy will backfire. UAW Local 42 tance and encouragement of the capitalist members appointed by President Trump, as a representative of the maintenance has spent the past five years convincing state, intends to keep its only U.S. assem- the NLRB ruled 4-1 that an election could trades. That the board majority could workers of the benefits of union repre- bly plant union-free. not be held. uphold VW’s argument demonstrates its sentation. The denial of the basic right to When the United Auto Workers first How could this be justified? Normally, blatant anti-union bias. vote for union recognition has infuriated sought to represent the plant workers, the NLRB requires that only 30 percent Lauren McFerran, the last remain- plant workers, along with other unions the union narrowly lost a 2014 elec- of a potential bargaining unit sign union ing pre-Trump member of the NLRB, and the Chattanooga community at large. tion supervised by the National Labor authorization cards to hold an election. In described “the Board’s new motto” as The newly formed Center for VW Facts Relations Board. At the time, VW itself this case, the union had a solid majority. “heads, the employer wins; tails, the has exposed VW’s false anti-union claims feigned neutrality. False claims by right- VW’s arguments were based on a 2015 union loses.” on TV and radio. wing politicians that a pro-union vote vote by a smaller unit of workers in the The UAW, joined by 17 area unions, as would mean less work in the plant, cou- plant, about 160 skilled maintenance Fightback could defeat VW’s strategy well as local civil rights organizations, held pled with a barrage of well-funded anti- workers, to have the UAW bargain on their Now the UAW has to wait for a vote of a rally May 21 to denounce union busting UAW ads, were enough to tilt the vote behalf. The NLRB ordered VW to recognize the maintenance unit to decertify itself, by VW and the NLRB. Some of the union against union representation. the union as their representative. then wait for the NLRB to conduct a delegations and representatives included However, the high rate of workplace For there to now be an election involv- plantwide election. the Chattanooga Area Labor Council, injuries, a key issue in the union drive, did ing all the plant’s hourly workers, VW What VW and their anti-union political United Steelworkers and the Amalgamated not decrease after the vote. The UAW, with claimed, the maintenance unit would first partners in Tennessee and Washington are Transit Union. Downtown Chattanooga a majority of VW workers signing cards have to decertify the UAW. banking on is being able to use the time lag was packed with union supporters chant- authorizing representation, petitioned the What makes this case ludicrous and to turn workers against the union. Just like ing, “No hypocrisy, let them vote. It’s about NLRB April 9 to hold another election in hypocritical is that VW has spent the past their counterparts at Nissan in Mississippi, democracy, let them vote.” ☐ Page 6 May 30, 2019 workers.org

Gunboat diplomacy and unequal treaties China resists—​then and now By Sara Flounders come-back. This is inevitable and beyond media or in U.S. history books. where the British could trade anything all doubt.” U.S. Marines were garrisoned in they wanted. China was forced to pay for Most people in the U.S. are unaware “It is because we have defeated the reac- Beijing (then called Peking), Guangzhou the war and reparations to the merchants of the fact that more than a century ago tionary Kuomintang government backed (then called Canton) and Shanghai from for the destroyed opium. armies of occupation from the U.S., Britain, by U.S. imperialism that this great unity of 1818 to 1949. They were displaced from The U.S. government imposed its own France, Germany and Japan were sta- the whole people has been achieved. ... 1942 to 1945 by Japanese occupation Treaty of Wanghia on a weakened China tioned in Chinese cities. The U.S. Navy had “We shall emerge in the world as a during World War II. The Chinese Red in 1844. That gave the U.S. beneficial fleets of armored ships patrolling Chinese nation with an advanced culture. Our Army finally expelled them in 1949. trade treatment and the right to station rivers and coastal waters. These conces- national defense will be consolidated and U.S. Marines were on armored war- foreign warships and troops on Chinese sions were forced on China by brutal gun- no imperialists will ever again be allowed ships all along Chinese coastal waters, territory, with autonomy to operate out- boat diplomacy and enshrined by onerous to invade our land.” while special fleets of river gunboats of the side Chinese law. unequal treaties that made China pay these ‘Century of humiliation’ imperialist countries huge indemnities. Now, once again, the U.S. is making By 1856 the British fought the Second demands on China. President Xi Jinping Opium War for unrestricted trade in any has compared them to those unequal port and an end to all bans on opium. treaties imposed by the imperialist pow- The U.S. and French joined in with their ers over 150 years ago. The latest U.S. own naval bombardments, amphibious trade demands on China have awakened assaults and destruction of forts and city a fervent nationalist response in every walls. A new treaty legalized Christianity, current of Chinese society. opium and the mass transport of Chinese In China, the words “unequal treaties” indentured laborers to the U.S. and resonate deeply, while most working throughout the British Empire. people in the U.S. have never even heard Each imperialist country enforced its the term. We are told that U.S. “gunboat own new treaties on China, granting addi- diplomacy” was a tactic of more than 150 tional special privileges. years ago. When the Boxer Rebellion, a mass But just this May 19, U.S. warships peasant anti-Western movement, broke PHOTO: CHINAMARINE.ORG escalated their so-called “Freedom of out in 1899, a multinational imperialist U.S. Marines of the Asiatic Fleet marching through Shanghai, 1911. Navigation” exercises by sailing through force of British, U.S., Russian, German, the busy waterways of the South China Austrian, Italian, French and Japanese Sea. On May 23, the U.S. Navy sent two ‘We won’t go back!’ U.S. Navy and Marines patrolled Chinese troops put it down. Then they spent an guided missile destroyers through the The state news agency Xinhua in a May rivers up to 1,000 miles inland. They were entire year looting Beijing, Tianjin and narrow Straits of Taiwan. These are now 25 editorial defined the current Chinese there to enforce U.S. trade interests and other major cities. regular monthly offensives. They are view. “Obviously, the U.S. arrogant suppress uprisings. ChinaMarine.org is a The first Opium War in 1840 is con- comparable to Chinese destroyers sailing demands are beyond the scope of trade website that gives a pictorial history glo- sidered the beginning of the Century into the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of negotiations and touch on China’s fun- rifying the occupation. of Humiliation. When Trump’s trade New Orleans and Houston. damental economic system. This shows This was an age of imperialist expan- negotiators first presented their list of The May 22 China Daily warned in an that behind the United States’ trade war sion and conquest. The U.S. wars against demands to their Chinese counterparts, editorial: "With tensions between the against China, the U.S. is trying to invade the Indigenous nations of the Americas, the Chinese news outlet Global Times ran two countries already rife, there is no China’s economic sovereignty and force the British colonization of India and the headline: “Is It Now 1840?” guarantee that the presence of U.S. war- China to damage its core interests.” South Asia, the French in Vietnam and A new Long March ships on China's doorstep will not spark The editorial asserts that U.S. attempts Southeast Asia, the looting and carving direct confrontation between the two to restrict the development of its state- up of Africa were all underway. This May 20, President Xi, in a highly militaries." owned enterprises are seen as “forcing publicized move, visited a rare-earth China to change its development path” Opium wars and drug trafficking magnet factory in eastern China. This Break with past wars and chaos toward socialism. Britain fought two Opium Wars in visit was interpreted as part of China’s The standing of the Chinese Communist The demands include structural China to enforce its “right” to sell opium. leverage over its supply of rare-earth Party is based in no small part on its abil- changes to its economic practices. China The merchants called this “defending materials, which are used in a wide range ity over the past 70 years to break with has reiterated that it will not make con- free trade” and “protecting freedom of of high-tech U.S. products, such as smart- the humiliations, chaos and constant cessions on “matters of principle” and navigation.” phones and electric cars. wars caused by past gunboat diplomacy, that the enforcement mechanisms would For 200 years before the 1840 Opium The next day Xi called on China to the decades of occupation by numerous force China to change its own laws. War, foreign merchants in China, by embark on a new “Long March” and foreign troops, and the harsh and unequal Several news sources note that China’s imperial edict, could trade only in a remain resilient—​a clear signal that the treaties they imposed. capitalist reformers, who seemed willing restricted zone on the Pearl River and country is gearing up for a prolonged These treaties were in fact terms of to accept these onerous conditions, have on the South China Sea in Guangzhou struggle with the U.S. surrender dictated by the major imperi- lost the upper hand in recent weeks. This (Canton) with payments made in silver. President Xi’s talk was given in Jiangxi, alist powers of Britain, the U.S., France, makes it even less likely that China will Starting in the mid-1700s British mer- known as the starting point of the 6,000- Germany and Japan. China was forced to make concessions compatible with what chants began smuggling tons of opium mile Long March by the Chinese Red change its laws, pay huge indemnities and the U.S. wants. (channelnewsasia.com, from India and trading it for silver in Army in 1934-36. This organized retreat, grant as “concessions” control of its cities, May 26) China. U.S. merchants, the second-larg- under heavy bombardment, led to the major ports and largest waterways. Over the past year U.S. demands have est group of merchants there, smuggled ultimate victory of the Red Army and the The resulting uprisings, rebellions and steadily increased through 11 negotiating opium from Turkey to undercut British defeat of U.S.-backed Nationalist forces civil wars were crushed, and much of the sessions. During the negotiations, the prices. Consumption of opium skyrock- by 1949, with the emergence of Mao country was impoverished and destroyed. Pentagon was intensifying its military eted, as did the profits. Zedong as China's leader. The new communist government’s threats with its “Freedom of Navigation” By 1839 millions of Chinese had become On May 13, a Morgan Stanley econo- intention to ensure stable development exercises. addicted. The Imperial Commissioner mist, Michael Wilson, warned that the and broad prosperity while resisting for- The ban on software and electronic Lin Zexu was sent to enforce Chinese U.S. economy could fall into recession if eign intervention was a promise Mao components of Huawei Technologies has laws that banned opium throughout the the country’s trade war keeps escalating. Zedong made in October 1949 while pro- extended the trade war in an effort to Chinese Empire. He arrested 1,700 deal- Even before the desperation of Trump’s claiming the founding of the People's block China’s companies from all global ers and seized and burned 2.66 million trade war, this was a steady prediction. It Republic of China. markets. The implications of the Huawei pounds of opium already in Chinese now seems inevitable. Mao declared: ”[T]he Chinese people, ban are even more far reaching. harbors. The 18 years of U.S. wars in comprising one quarter of humanity, have Pending legislation in Washington The outraged British merchants set Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria are now stood up! The Chinese have always would put a ban on any Chinese company up a blockade on the Pearl River and by every measure an absolute disaster been a great, courageous and industrious that violates U.S.-imposed sanctions on sent a full-scale naval expedition of 44 for U.S. dreams of conquest and recolo- nation; it is only in modern times that such countries as Iran, the Democratic armored steamships with heavy cannon, nization. China, with a population many they have fallen behind. And that was People’s Republic of Korea, Cuba and rockets and infantry with long-range fire. times larger than all these countries com- due entirely to oppression and exploita- Venezuela. The antiquated Chinese warships were bined, with advanced technology, internal tion by foreign imperialism and domestic destroyed. British ships then sailed up cohesion and many trading partners, is in reactionary governments. For over a cen- 130 years of U.S. troops in China the Zhujiang and Yangtze rivers, occu- a strong position to resist U.S. demands. tury our forefathers never stopped wag- The Pentagon and U.S. trade negoti- pied Shanghai and seized tax-collection It is not the world of 1840. U.S. imperi- ing unyielding struggles against domestic ators know the criminal history of 130 barges. alism is on the decline. It can’t recapture and foreign oppressors.” years of U.S. military occupation of major In the 1842 Treaty of Nanjing, the port its past position with threats and dreams Mao warned that “every day and every Chinese cities very well. However, that of Hong Kong became a British territory of colonial conquest. ☐ minute the imperialists will try to stage a is seldom mentioned by the corporate and five Treaty Ports were established, workers.org May 30, 2019 Page 7 Why the imperialists hate Huawei

By Deirdre Griswold has roiled stock markets here and created confusion and dismay on many levels—​ The Chinese company Huawei has from Midwest farmers who have lost an been targeted by the Donald Trump important market for their products to administration. At Washington’s request, industries dependent on Chinese-made Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, the components. chief financial officer of the company, last China now has the largest economy in December. The charge? That the com- the world. It cannot be treated as it was pany did business with Iran, contrary to in the past by the imperialist predators. U.S. sanctions on that country. China is not a chemically pure socialist Meng, the daughter of Huawei founder country. The Chinese Communist Party Ren Zhengfei, is still under house arrest decided decades ago, after a great inter- in Canada and is awaiting possible extra- nal political struggle, to allow a certain dition to the U.S. degree of capitalism to function as a stim- Why has Washington focused such ani- ulus to its economic development. But Huawei workers in North America. PHOTO: ANDROID AUTHORITY mosity on Huawei? Is it really because of the party’s control over the basic under- Iran, which is also a target of U.S. aggres- pinnings of the economy has allowed that sion at the present time? Or is there more produced by South Korean firms like It seems very likely that this position of development to proceed for the most part to it? Samsung and LG Corp. are already on the the workers at Huawei is what accounts in a planned way, lifting hundreds of Huawei was founded just 32 years ago, market and sell for more than a thousand for its remarkable achievements, as well millions of workers and peasants out of but “today, Huawei’s products and solu- dollars each. Apple is planning to mar- as for the great hostility of the U.S. ruling extreme poverty and revolutionizing the tions are deployed in over 170 countries, ket a 5G smartphone next year, which class toward the company. means of production. serving more than one third of the global will cost at least that much—​and prob- It appears that the workers at Huawei Employee ownership of a single com- population. Huawei is the third-biggest ably more. are highly motivated and encouraged to pany like Huawei is not socialism, either. global manufacturer of routers, switches The owners of the Korean phone com- be innovative in a field that is changing But in a capitalist country, such a situa- and other telecommunications equip- panies and of Apple are multimillion- and expanding by the minute. This sub- tion would not last very long. Powerful ment by market share after Alcatel- aires, even billionaires. But who are the jective factor can be an objective advan- corporate interests would gobble it up, Lucent and Cisco, and the brand recently owners of Huawei? tage in the struggle between China and especially as it has become so successful. joined in the ultra-competitive smart- One percent of Huawei is owned by the U.S. over the development of new and Huawei, however, 99-percent-owned phone race.” (“Huawei: Transforming a the company’s founder and chief execu- higher technology. by its workers, is thriving in a coun- tive, Ren Zhengfei, which makes him a Chinese Technology Business to a Global U.S. decline and China’s rise try where a great revolution lasting for Brand,” martinroll.com, February 2018) very rich man. But the other 99 percent decades broke the state power of the old Huawei is on the cutting edge of the is owned equally by all 180,000 workers U.S. imperialism is on the decline, and ruling classes and set up a state based on move to produce 5G (fifth-generation) through their union. recent decisions by the Trump adminis- the working masses. That state has made smartphones, which are much faster What U.S. company allows its work- tration to impose tariffs on Chinese goods concessions, but it has not been over- and carry much more data than previ- ers to own 99 percent of the business—​ are doing nothing to halt that decline. thrown. Building socialism “with Chinese ous mobile phones. Some 5G phones especially a business that is growing and Since China responded in kind, impos- characteristics” remains its goal. ☐ thriving? ing tariffs on U.S. goods, that uncertainty

VENEZUELA Maduro plans early legislative elections

By Marco Teruggi and fair elections ... it is very serious from On the international level the two sides There are no clear responses on either Caracas a democratic point of view to declare are even, stalemated, while Chavismo the economic front or the political front elections invalid before they are held is much stronger on the national level. at the moment. Regarding economics, it This article was published in pagina12. when four political leaders are contesting The opposition is in a sustained retreat is because the attacks from the United com.ar on May 21. Translation by them," said Rodriguez Zapatero before from being able to mobilize and sustain States continuously escalate, with mul- Michael Otto. the elections. The right wing accused him the expectations promised in front of the tiple repercussions, and because there of being a Chavista accomplice for having world’s cameras in January. The head- still exist internal problems, such as May 20, 2018, is the date used as the continued to support what he said in the lines that presented Guaidó as a powerful Venezuela’s dependency on funds earned focus of the narrative justifying the cur- Dominican Republic when the opposi- challenger have been replaced by events from exporting oil and the difficulty in rent attempted coup. On that day, Nicolás tion withdrew from the dialogue table in showing what he really is: The visible face increasing levels of internal productivity, Maduro won the election for president. A January 2018: that there was a decision of a strategy that won’t hold water, due etc. As for the political dimension, the large grouping of rightists had announced to seek Maduro’s removal through non- once again to a miscalculation. electoral scenario would involve moving months before the election that they electoral means. Chavismo, for its part, is fighting on toward early legislative elections. Nicolás would refuse to recognize his win and The argument for trying to form a par- two major fronts. On the one hand, the Maduro affirmed this at the public meet- that is what they did. Two days later, on allel government centered on that date. Chavistas are resisting assaults such as ing celebrating the one-year anniversary May 22, the National Assembly declared By refusing to recognize the May 20 elec- those of Feb. 23 [at the border] and April of his electoral victory: its contempt for the Supreme Court's rul- tion, they also didn’t recognize the begin- 30 [near the air base, when Guaidó and "We are going to hold elections to ing: "The farce carried out on May 20 ning of Maduro's new term on Jan. 10, Leopoldo Lopez announced a coup]. This legitimize the only institution that has does not exist." 2019. Articles of the Constitution were means simultaneously seeking dialogue, not been legitimate for the last five years, Almost eight months later, in January, adapted to justify Guaidó’s appearance like the one begun in Norway last week, we are going to call early elections of the the political translation of the National [in January], blessed by Donald Trump's for which there are still no public results. National Assembly to see who has the Assembly’s refusal to recognize Maduro’s tweet which anointed him interim presi- On the other hand, it must govern and, in votes, who wins ... we are moving toward win took shape: Juan Guaidó proclaimed dent of Venezuela. particular, build responses to a compli- a democratic, electoral solution," he said, himself interim president. If the right-wing’s narrative takes that cated economic challenge, violently bat- speaking before the Chavista mobiliza- Maduro’s re-election, however, was date as a point of reference, the analy- tered by what is now an openly declared tion where the decision for the National nothing like the false story manufactured sis of Chavismo places the beginning of U.S. blockade. Constituent Assembly to remain in by the right wing. On election day, four the current strategy of assault on state The policy of economic aggression, office until December 2020 was also candidates participated. Maduro won power on the rightists’ decision to with- as part of the strategy of wearing down announced. with 6,190,612 votes, followed by Henri draw from the dialogues taking place in Chavismo, has grown from 2014 to the For its part, the right wing contends Falcón with 1,917,036 and Javier Bertucci the Dominican Republic in January 2018. present, on the basis of the United States that each and every resolution requires with 988,761 votes, with participation of It was there that the United States, with imposing one law and seven executive the departure of Nicolás Maduro, which 46.02 percent of the electoral registry. a section of the Venezuelan right wing as decrees, which form the framework for is synthesized in the slogan, “End the [The fourth candidate, Reinaldo Quijada, its pawns—​mainly the Popular Will and Washington’s unilateral attempt to stran- usurpation.” Yesterday [Guaidó spokes- received some 36,000 votes - WW] Justice First parties—​once again made gle the Venezuelan economy. person Carlos Vecchio] reported having International observers from sev- the decision to attempt an overthrow by These actions translated into the con- met in the U.S. with the State Department eral continents were present, and [for- force, as they did in 2017, 2014 and the fiscation of Venezuela’s financial assets, and members of the Pentagon's Defense mer Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis] initial cycle of Chavismo in the 2001-04 the prohibition of the renegotiation of Secretariat, where they discussed "all Rodríguez Zapatero, a key player in the government. What followed was a suc- Venezuela’s foreign debt, as well as the the aspects that have to do with the mediation process, said the same con- cession of steps leading to an attempt at debt of the state-owned PDVSA oil com- Venezuelan crisis." ditions existed as in December 2015, regime change, one that they calculated pany, the intensified attack on Venezuelan How will this meeting translate into when the opposition won the National would be a quick overthrow. sovereignty, sanctions on oil trade and action? It is within the U.S. state appa- Assembly. One year after the election, and just the Central Bank of Venezuela, and freez- ratus where the central decisions are "Before the election takes place they short of the fourth month since Guaidó's ing $5.74 billion in assets held by interna- made to carry out the strategy with Juan said that there are no conditions for free self-proclamation, this is the situation: tional banks, among other things. Guaidó as its figurehead. ☐ Page 8 May 30, 2019 workers.org Atlanta remembers legacy of Irish socialist James Connolly By Christian Noakes A life dedicated to world’s workers Working class empowered Atlanta Just as important was Connolly’s mil- Composed of rank-and file ITGWU itary training, which would prove to be members, the ICA developed from a A public meeting and film screen- instrumental in the intertwined struggles defensive organization into a well-or- ing was held in Atlanta on May 19 at of workers and Irish self-determination. ganized and disciplined working-class which attendees discussed the struggle There is no shortage of poetic justice army. Although desperation ended the for national liberation and socialism in here. While Connolly’s entire life is well general strike in 1914 and led many work- Ireland. The event resembled the infor- worth exploring, his involvement in two ers to sign pledges not to join the ITGWU, mal and collaborative character of what monumental events in the modern Irish the right to unionize gained more recog- the Guyanese Marxist Walter Rodney struggle are particularly illuminating for nition, and the working class was empow- called a “grounding session.” Irish and non-Irish socialists alike: the ered by the ICA’s formation. Participants were encouraged to delve 1913 Dublin Lockout and the 1916 Easter These events left an indelible impact into the history of British imperialism Rising. on the struggle for Irish national libera- and Irish resistance, starting with the The Dublin Lockout was an industrial tion. Connecting social and political rev- The Starry Plough, which was the flag of driving off of the indigenous population dispute between the workers and employ- olution, Connolly and the ICA became the ICA. During the Rising, the ICA flew it of Ulster and their land—​known as the ers of that city. At the time, Dublin’s instrumental in the 1916 Easter Rising, from a hotel owned by the leaders of the Plantation of Ulster—​being redistrib- urban and rural working class experi- which proclaimed the Republic of Ireland. employers during the lockout. uted to English and Scottish colonists. enced extremely poor working and living Along with other groups, such as the Irish This led to the current struggle against conditions. Its inner city was one of the Volunteers, militants took control of and “Northern Ireland” were established the colonial and neocolonial states of most destitute in all of Europe. Dublin by occupying buildings through- by the Anglo-Irish Treaty that partitioned the occupied northeastern six counties This widespread destitution drove out the city. Connolly’s role in uniting the island in 1921. (Northern Ireland) and the 26-county many workers to the Irish Transport and the ICA with other Republican organiza- Society is still organized in the fun- Irish Free State (Republic of Ireland). General Workers’ Union and to strike for tions and leading the combined forces in damentally oppressive manner that the The event paid special attention to the the right to unionize and for better condi- Dublin made him one of Ireland’s great- British forced upon the Irish people for essential role of the Marxist James tions. Employers demanded that workers est warriors. His execution by British centuries. For socialist Republicans, Connolly in forging the guiding vision of renounce the ITGWU. Rather than intim- forces on May 12, 1916, made him one of such as members of the Irish Republican a workers’ republic. idating the workers, the bosses’ actions its greatest martyrs as well. Socialist Movement, the struggle contin- Connolly was born in 1868 in the led to increasingly militant strikes. To Although the uprising lasted only six ues to attain an anti-sectarian republic in Cowgate district of Edinburgh, Scotland. quell the rising tide, employers locked days and was predominantly kept within which the Irish people own their land and His parents were John Connolly and out workers, thereby increasing the situ- Dublin, it signaled a momentous leap for- all its wealth-producing properties. This Mary McGinn, Irish immigrants who ation’s severity. ward by declaring an independent and entails the workers taking control of the fled mass starvation at the hands of the As tensions rose, strikers faced vio- egalitarian republic for which generations means of production, exchange and dis- British and their colonial lackeys. James lent repression at the hands of police of Irish men, women and children would tribution in the common interest of the Connolly grew up in a slum known as and scabs. Hundreds of workers were fight and die. Irish people. Little Ireland. Due to severe poverty, he injured. At least three workers were While the government of 26 counties James Connolly’s famous words say enlisted in the British Army at the age of killed. Police murdered John Byrne and claims to be the republic that was pro- it best: “The Irish people will only be 14. This brought him to the Irish capital James Nolan; a strikebreaker killed Alice claimed in 1916, it is a republic in name free, when they own everything from the of Dublin where he was exposed to the Brady. Connolly, the union’s founder only. In reality, it is little more than a plough to the stars.” ☐ grim reality of British imperialism. Jim Larkin and Jack White organized the concession given by the British empire to Irish Citizen Army to defend the workers. maintain its control when the Free State Elections held for European Parliament By G. Dunkel At the same time there is a general Irish workers—the​ working classes of the In Great Britain, the Brexit Party—​a mood of disgruntlement among workers nations included in the so-called United single-issue party set up six weeks ago—​ Early projections report that more than in many European countries over eco- Kingdom/Great Britain—​will inevitably came in first with 28 seats out of 64. 200 million people, out of the 400 million nomic conditions, which also led to the bear the biggest burden of any economic Basically the total vote for leaving was eligible, voted in the European parliamen- greater turnout. collapse. close to the total vote for staying. The tary elections. This turnout is a significant EU member countries are heteroge- Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives, the party now running increase from the last election five years neous. Some are developed and wealthy forced resignation—​over the British the British government, got less than 10 ago and indicates a growing concern imperialist countries, like France, Parliament's refusal to approve any deal percent of the vote, coming in fifth, with about the future of the European Union. Germany, Britain, and the smaller that she worked out with the EU—makes​ their lowest percentage vote in almost While right-wing parties were pre- Netherlands and Sweden. Others like a precipitous Brexit much more likely 200 years. dicted to make substantial gains, they Romania and Cyprus aren't. come Oct. 31, the deadline for Brexit to In France, the semi-fascist only did slightly better than in 2014. The For the European big bourgeoisie, the be completed. Rassemblement National (National centrist parties that dominated the EU's EU is a capitalistic coalition that serves as The right-wing parties in Europe, Rally) came in first with 23 percent, beat- parliament for the past 40 years did have an economic and political machine that which the U.S. media generally calls “pop- ing the République en marche (Forward substantial losses, while the Greens and can be wielded against former colonies, ulist,” have strong differences with each the Republic), President Macron's party, Liberal parties did substantially better. can improve its competitiveness with U.S. other as well as points of agreement. They by just 1 percent. This is an embarrassing The population of the EU is 540 mil- imperialism, and can provide a frame- are united for the most part in opposing defeat for Macron, but not the smashing lion people, compared to 328 million work for the big German and French immigration, strengthening their coun- victory Marine Le Pen, head of the RN, in the United States. Elections to the banks to operate more freely and domi- tries’ borders, and hypocritically criticiz- was trumpeting. The two parties that had EU Parliament took place from May nate the economies of the other countries. ing “the elites.” After the mess that Brexit alternated running France for decades 23 to May 26 in 28 member countries. It is also a capitalist tool to keep workers' has created in Britain, these parties are barely made a showing. Preliminary results were announced late demands under multinational control. rather circumspect about calling for an In Germany, the Greens made strong on May 26. exit from the EU. gains to finish second with more than The EU Parliament has little real Brexit scenarios Like the Brexiteers in Great Britain, 20 percent of the vote, behind Angela authority. It can't propose laws or EU The EU faces an existential threat in most of the far-right parties in Europe Merkel’s center-right party. The far- leaders; it can just accept or reject them. Britain's demand to leave, which was want to increase the power of their national right Alternative for Germany also made The U.S. media barely reported on these made almost three years ago. This pro- governments against “Brussels,” a generic strong gains to finish fourth, just behind elections in the past. This time, the cor- cess, called Brexit, has turned British word for the European Union’s bureau- the Social Democrats, who with 15.5 per- porate media here paid more attention. politics into a shambling wreck. The cam- cracy located in the EU’s capital city. cent had a brutal decline of more than That’s because the far- and fascist-right paign to get the referendum authorizing A major point of disagreement in the 11 percentage points compared to five proclaimed their intent to win this vote Brexit approved was based on racist, European right-wing is over whether to years ago. in order to break up the EU from the xenophobic lies, blaming immigrants for have friendly or confrontational relations Our guiding principle in looking at inside. Steve Bannon, one of Trump's the austerity that the British ruling class with Russia. such a large, complicated event as the EU main ideologues, is promenading around imposed. parliamentary elections is that workers' Europe from plush hotel to even plusher Most Brexit scenarios predict major Results in Britain, France, Germany struggles should have no borders. The EU hotel proclaiming the evils of the EU and economic damage to the British econ- The election results in Britain, is a capitalist institution being attacked meeting with European anti-immigrant omy, the second largest in the EU behind France and Germany were particularly by capitalists in their interests. Workers ultra-rightists. Germany. British, Scottish, Welsh and interesting. have their own interests at stake. ☐ workers.org May 30, 2019 Page 9 White House protest: ‘End sanctions on Zimbabwe!’

By Monica Moorehead 1970s, when it carried out a massive land people” brought attention to the devas- Washington, D.C. reform act. tating impact the sanctions are wreaking Both England and the U.S. seek on the infrastructure of the Zimbabwean WW PHOTO: MONICA MOOREHEAD A march and rally was held in revenge against the Zimbabwean govern- economy, along with the daily lives of the WWP member Teresa Gutierrez. Washington, D.C., on May 25, African ment, especially former president Robert population in almost every area of life. The Liberation Day, to demand an end to Mugabe—a​ leading guerrilla fighter during sanctions pose a threat to the political sta- Union-Patriotic Front in the U.S. sanctions against the southern African Zimbabwe’s liberation—​for redistributing bility of the government, while at the same Once the rally ended, the protesters country of Zimbabwe. Known as Rhodesia millions of acres of land stolen by armed time collectively punishing the population. marched back to the original site. after it was colonized by England in the white farmers back to their rightful own- As marchers stepped with precision in late 1800s, Zimbabwe has been heroically ers, Black guerrilla fighters. Ian Smith, the streets, they evoked horn honks from Moorehead spoke at the rally, repre- defending its right to sovereignty from the white prime minister of apartheid-like drivers and raised fists of support from senting Workers World Party and the these periodic acts of war since the late Rhodesia, at one time owned a 5,000-acre those on foot. Once the protesters reached International Action Center. farm in Zimbabwe. the White House, The May 25 protest, organized by a street rally was the December 12th Movement and held, chaired by Friends of Zimbabwe, started in long-time D12 front of the African American Civil Movement leader War Museum and proceeded to the Viola Plummer. White House. Marchers waved the One of the speak- Zimbabwe flag and the red, black and ers was Dr. green Black Liberation flag during Frank Guni, an the parade-like procession. East Coast rep- WW PHOTO: TERESA GUTIERREZ Chants such as “Whose land? Our resentative of Workers World Party members, Monica Moorehead and Richard Kossally, pictured with land," “You stole us, you bought us—​ the Zimbabwe ZANU-PF representative, Dr. Frank Guni (center). you owe us" and “We are an African African National Protest at the White House, May 25. PHOTO: OMOWALE CLAY

SUDAN Organizers call for national general strike

By Joanna Straughn workers and that anyone who strikes However, this does not make clear what Sudanese border migrant routes to should go home without returning. type of capacity would be supported and Europe. (tinyurl.com/y4l9mluu) The Sudanese Professionals Association Al Bashir’s government had maintained to what extent it would serve the needs of The United Arab Emirates and Saudi has called for preparation for a nation- popular subsidies for many years. This the working class of Sudan. Arabia have contributed $3 billion to wide strike after months of sit-ins and vig- was despite the difficulties Sudan faced in The SPLM-N has agreed to a cease- Sudan’s central bank. Some have inter- ils across Sudan. The SPA is demanding developing resources, which would have fire with the government and tentatively preted the aid as attempting to reinforce that talks resume to hasten a transition to entailed submitting to foreign investment supports the umbrella group Alliance for the Transitional Military Council’s lever- a new national governing body with civil- in order to expand the oil infrastructure. Freedom and Change. Its demands have age against the opposition of the Alliance ian leadership. In 2011 South Sudan broke away, with tended to align with U.S. interests, and it for Freedom and Change. Saudi Arabia However, other forces within the main the backing of the U.S. Three-fourths of will likely press for those in any negotiat- has previously been accused of recruit- umbrella of protest groups, notably the Sudan’s oil supply, and the means to repay ing process. ing troops out of Sudan’s RSF to fight in Alliance for Freedom and Change, have loans based on projected funds from oil Britain and Norway have also come out Yemen. Meanwhile, the U.S. and EU have refused to back the strike call. External sales, went with South Sudan. in favor of the AFC’s demands, stressing pressed the U.N. to request Saudi Arabia capitalist forces are also attempting to that their aid and investment decisions not defend the TMC if it acts against the influence the outcome of this mass peo- U.S. targeted Sudan, accused may hinge on whether the government is opposition. ple’s struggle in Sudan. Al Bashir of genocide civilian-led. (Radio Dabanga) Powerful global and regional capitalist Sudan’s former president, Omar Al The U.S. imposed diplomatic sanctions Federica Mogherini, foreign policy chief forces are jockeying for position in rela- Bashir, was arrested April 11, as were sev- in 1996 and placed Sudan on its list of state of the European Union, declared, “A swift tion to the people’s uprising in Sudan. eral other officials associated with his gov- sponsors of terrorism. The U.S. accused Al and orderly handover to a civilian tran- Media outlets representing the interests ernment. Mohammed Hamdan, known Bashir of genocide in the Darfur region in sitional body with full decision-making of international finance capital make this as “Hemeti,” presently leads Sudan as 2003, an accusation he denies. Militias authority is the only way to enable a peace- clear when they stress the opportunities in Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional with irregular ties to the state had made ful, credible and inclusive political process gold mines, rich agricultural land, water Military Council and Commander of the attacks against populations in the Darfur that can meet the aspirations of Sudanese from the Blue Nile, Sudan’s strategic loca- Rapid Support Forces. region, in areas where U.S.-backed South society and lead to much-needed political tion on the Red Sea, resort development Hemeti had previously met with leaders Sudan rebels had been mobilizing. and economic reforms. The position taken potential along the shoreline, and poten- of the protest movement and had reached In October 2017, the U.S. lifted some of by the African Union's Peace and Security tial tourist interest in well-preserved an initial agreement that would include the sanctions, but refused to remove Sudan Council is welcome and important in this archaeological sites. both militia members and civilians in from the terrorism list. The lifting of sanc- context.” (Africanews.com) The natural features and resources of a 300-member body. The SPA has also tions permitted the government of Sudan The EU has come under criticism Sudan belong to the people of Sudan. It is been negotiating for its composition to be to accept loans from the International among the Sudanese people for the possi- for the people of Sudan to determine how inclusive of different genders, youth and Monetary Fund. Among other austerity bility that EU allocations of funds, osten- their resources will be used, and it is their nationalities within Sudan. measures, the IMF demanded that wheat sibly for ameliorating the root causes of right to determine the outcome of the Soon after the announcement of the subsidies be cut, leading to soaring bread migration from Sudan, have been used struggle for their lives and their future. ☐ agreement on May 14, shots were fired on prices and unrest. to fund anti-migrant death squads along unarmed protesters gathered at a sit-in Sudan’s government spent further in Khartoum. The most recent reports by resources expanding its military to Sudanese doctors state that four have died counter attacks from armed groups, and more are injured. including the Sudan People’s Liberation MOVE 9 women freed! More strikes and vigils took place in Movement-North. Removal of subsidies Continued from page 1 send a thank you message to their U.S. response to the shooting. Hemeti denied on staples such as bread catalyzed the sit- and international supporters. It read issuing a command to act against protest- ins, according to the SPA. city officials or police were ever criminally in part: “The lawyers were sent to do a ers, condemned the shootings and pub- charged in connection with the May 13 job and they did it! It is duly noted! But licly gave an order to the RSF to “stop Imperialists’ role: How murders. we cannot minimize the will of the peo- using violence against revolutionaries.” much involvement? In earlier correspondence with The ple, which John Africa said is ‘a power- On May 20, Hemeti announced that sev- According to Radio Dabanga, a Sudan- Guardian, Janine Africa wrote, “There are ful force.’ All power to the people who eral RSF soldiers had been arrested in based news organization (dabangasudan. times when I think about Life and my son pushed aside their personal concerns and connection with the shooting. org), U.S. legislators have sent a letter to Phil, but I don’t keep those thoughts in my safety to fight for MOVE’s Freedom.” In addition to the mass sit-in in the U.S. State Department proposing “a mind long because they hurt. The mur- Three other MOVE 9 members Khartoum, which has been ongoing since series of measures that should be taken der of my children, my family, will always Delbert Orr Africa, Charles Sims January, a number of collective actions to support the democratic transition in affect me, but not in a bad way. When I Africa and Edward Goodman Africa have been taken. On May 23, in response Sudan, including increasing the capacity think about what this system has done to remain incarcerated. Merle Africa to the call for a national general strike, building of civilian leadership and civil me and my family, it makes me even more and Phil Africa died in custody. Find Hemeti, in front of an assembly of RSF society and to provide the transitional committed to my belief.” (May 25, 2019) out more about the Move 9 and their troops, said that engineers and other staff civilian authorities with technical capac- While neither woman made a public fight for freedom at onamove.com and have been assigned to replace striking ity-building assistance.” statement after their release, they did move9parole.blogspot.com. ☐ Page 10 May 30, 2019 workers.org

editorials ‘Liberal’ — to a point The so-called liberal media in the dozens of elections that have taken place A creature of the U.S. oil companies, he state? That there are no elections in Saudi U.S.—most notably the New York Times, in Venezuela since the movement led was overthrown in a popular revolution Arabia? And that these theocratic princes the Washington Post and some television by Hugo Chávez took power in 1998—​ in 1979. That revolution led to the current have a great relationship with the govern- news sources—profess independence. through an election. Nor do they seem government. ment of the United States? But they dare not offend their ruling-class to remember that the right wing of the Venezuela and Iran are now considered Take a look at the Wikipedia entry on owners on key international issues. Venezuelan military kidnapped Chávez “enemies” of the U.S. Saudi Arabia and scan down to a dis- Take, for example, the “reporting” we in 2002, but he was rescued by a mass But not Saudi Arabia. cussion of the royal family. There is a are handed each day on three important mobilization of the Venezuelan people. Right now, the U.S. military is pro- photograph taken in 1985. Click on it oil-producing countries: Venezuela, Iran The U.S. government a month ago, with viding logistical and material support and you’ll see a lovely picture of Ronald and Saudi Arabia. the help of the corporate media, was for Saudi Arabia’s genocidal bombing Reagan and Donald Trump looking on How often are we told that the hoping to instigate the military against of Yemen, a small country facing famine as Ivana Trump shakes hands with King Venezuelan opposition (which is now in President Nicolás Maduro, but this time and genocide at the hands of this bloody Fahd at the White House. Ivana has been disarray) arose out of a lack of “democ- it didn’t happen. Saudi/U.S. war. replaced, but the reactionary interna- racy” and “fraudulent” elections in that How often are we told that the Iranian Even when reporting on this ghastly tional policies dictated by U.S. big busi- country? These phrases are repeated people are ruled over by a dictatorial situation, do the liberal media here ness remain. again and again, not just by the openly theocracy? The imperialist media make remind their audience that Saudi Arabia Why don’t the Times, the Post, NPR right-wing media here, but by those no mention of the horrors carried out is politically a total dictatorship of the and others mention that? ☐ claiming objectivity. by their predecessor, the bloody Shah, Saud royal family? That 700 princes con- They fail to mention the literally who was installed by a CIA coup in 1953. trol the whole economy and politics of the Free Assange and Manning! By releasing the information provided them the support of revolutionaries and all media to tell the truth about the U.S. people to know. by whistleblower Chelsea Manning, working-class organizers against the new- empire and those who manage it. The media need to protect their Wikileaks founder Julian Assange est imperialist attacks on their freedom. Even ruling-class media giants like the sources, the whistleblowers or witnesses, exposed the war crimes of the imperial- The U.S. (in)Justice Department has New York Times and the Washington by not identifying them. In recent cases, ist U.S. government. The most dramatic now taken its aggression against Assange a Post, whose loyalty to the imperialist sys- journalists have done prison time for exposé was a July 2007 video of U.S. heli- big step further. It has brought 17 charges tem is unquestioned, say they are threat- refusing to name sources. copter pilots shooting at Iraqi civilians, of violation of the 1917 Espionage Act ened by the offensive on Assange and The case against Assange is an even including Iraqi journalists working for against him—​for being an honest jour- Manning. more serious assault on press free- Reuters. nalist. In so doing, the U.S. government According to these media, here is how dom and democracy, in that he is being Those of us who opposed and mobi- is now waging war against media freedom the quest for truth is supposed to work in charged with treason for publishing the lized against the U.S. invasion and occu- and against the First Amendment of the a capitalist democracy: Should the gov- truth about a criminal imperialist regime. pation of Iraq already knew the litany U.S. Constitution. In effect, it is charging ernment commit a crime or make a seri- It puts at risk any serious investigative of U.S. war crimes, including the lie of the media with treason. ous error in judgment, it will likely try to media, including smaller left-wing media. “weapons of mass destruction” used to Assange faces up to 175 years in prison, keep it secret. Someone working for the Any attack from an ultra-right regime justify the invasion. The Wikileaks video, which is a de facto death penalty. And government who knows of the crime may on powerful media like the Times, the however, brought those crimes to light for Manning is now in prison again for refus- run the risk and tell it to media. Since Post and CNN—which have resources anyone who doubted. And shooting Iraqi ing to testify against Wikileaks. She pre- these media are supposed to be inde- to defend themselves—is also an attack civilians was only one of many examples viously did seven years in military prison pendent of the government, they verify, on more progressive media. It leaves only that Wikileaks exposed. before being pardoned. publish or broadcast the truth about this one choice: Even if that were all they accom- But these attacks by the Republican crime or error. Defend Julian Assange and the right to plished, Manning and Assange would government are against more than these The crime or error then can be debated, publish. Defend Chelsea Manning and all have helped the struggle of working-class two individuals, whom Democratic Party at least among the bourgeoisie and its whistleblowers who expose the imperial- and oppressed peoples worldwide against official leaders also call criminals. This representatives, who really run the soci- ist U.S. regime! ☐ the U.S. empire. That alone has earned administration is attacking the rights of ety. The crime is also exposed for all the Charged with espionage Veteran exposes drone war crimes

By Michael Kramer Post, May 9) investigative Hale served during 2009-13 and was reporter Jeremy U.S. Air Force veteran Daniel Hale assigned to work at the NSA. During Scahill pub- was arrested May 9 in Nashville, Tenn., 2012 he was stationed at Bagram Airfield, lished “The and charged under the Espionage Act Afghanistan, where he was responsible Assassination Daniel Hale PHOTO: DEMOCRACY NOW for leaking documents that expose the for identifying, tracking and targeting Complex: Inside U.S. drone warfare program and crimes drone attacks. After he was discharged, the Government’s Secret Drone Warfare higher-ups who authorize assassinations. the Trump and previous administrations he worked as a defense contractor intelli- Project.” Also in 2016 Hale was fea- Like Chelsea Manning, Edward have committed in Afghanistan, Somalia gence analyst at Leidos and was assigned tured in the award-winning documen- Snowden and other military veterans who and Yemen. to the NGA, a pattern typical of how the tary “National Bird” on drone warfare testified at the Winter Soldier hearings The U.S. drone warfare program is MIC web works. whistleblowers. on Vietnam (1967) and Iraq (2008), Hale run by the USAF, CIA, National Security According to his indictment, Hale, a Daniel Hale faces 50 years imprison- spent years deep inside the MIC and was Agency, National Geospatial-Intelligence member of About Face (previously Iraq ment for revealing that drone warfare not driven to expose what he took part in and Agency (NGA) and, of course, private Veterans Against the War), is charged only kills a “target” but anybody nearby. what he saw. contractors like Leidos. In 2018 that com- with providing “Secret and Top Secret” He exposed the “kill chain”—​when Support Daniel Hale. He is guilty of pany had 32,000 employees and $10.19 documents to a reporter and an “online “intelligence specialists” like himself sit nothing. billion in revenue. The drone warfare pro- news outlet.” The documents concern thousands of miles from battle as they Indict and imprison the real war gram is a major money maker for the mil- the drone warfare program and so-called analyze live drone video; communicate criminals! itary-industrial complex (MIC). counterterrorism operations. in instant-message chat with jet fighter Like so many working-class youth, In October 2015 the online inves- pilots, operators of armed Predator The writer is a member of Veterans Hale joined the USAF “out of desperation, tigative website Intercept published and Reaper drones, and ground troops; For Peace. because I was homeless.” (Washington “The Drone Papers,” and in April 2016 and pass along secret “kill” orders from workers.org May 30, 2019 Page 11 50 years ago, Fort Dix burned Imprisoned soldiers rebelled during Vietnam War

ASU gets Army to answer some took direct action to express their the Nazi repression and the mercenary The following article appeared in the feelings. Army… The people chanted, “Vietnam, ASU monthly newspaper, The Bond, that The ASU started to organize defense we won’t go.”’ July: for the Fort Dix 38 just as it had for the “Carlos Rodriguez Torres: ‘The next “On June 20, the Army answered the Black GIs at Fort Hood, Texas, who were thing I tell you is absolutely true and I can ASU. In a letter written for the Secretary protesting riot-control duty in Chicago use the person’s name because it was me. of the Army by Col. James C. Shoultz, Jr. the prior summer. Union organizers … Sgt. Himan put his hands on me and I (“Acting the Provost Marshal General”), decided to first build solidarity among tried to protect myself. SP4 Miller started the Brass denied that GIs in the Dix other GIs and with the civilian anti-war punching. Next thing I know all six are stockade had been abused, denied over- movement, then get publicity out to all trying to put me down and tie my hands crowding, denied that MPs used “physical the anti-war media to build support and behind my back and begin to put on pres- contact” with the prisoners (but admit- break the story into the corporate media. sure. More punches on my back, sides, The ASU had an advantage in the sum- head and, next thing I know, Sgt. Himan, Sign hung above Fort Dix Stockade, 1969. ted that nine prisoners had been hurt), denied that tear gas was used and refused mer of 1969: A majority of the popula- to prove he is the man he isn’t, puts my to allow the ASU to investigate the stock- tion had turned against the war, with an head on the floor, left side up, and leaves By John Catalinotto ade or see medical records. even larger majority in the Northeast. an imprint of his boot and bump on the “In addition to imprisoning and then Also, Fort Dix was only 36 miles from other side. They kicked me in the back of Philadelphia and 72 miles from New York my head, and put a foot on the back of my The following report is based on a further mistreating these citizen soldiers, City. Unlike Fort Hood, Fort Dix was not neck and applied pressure.’ chapter in Catalinotto’s book, “Turn the Army now proposes to try them for in rural Texas where the anti-war and “William Brakefield: ‘What we want as the Guns Around: Mutinies, Soldier their resistance. Of the 150 involved in anti-racist GIs could be isolated from a union has been said before. We want the Revolts and Revolutions” (World View the rebellion, 38 have now been charged their supporters. rights afforded human beings, and not Forum, 2017), which tells the story of the as a result of this resistance. Ten have The government still had its repres- what being slaves of capitalist exploiters American Servicemen’s Union, an anti- been singled out for special charges of sive state power right there at Fort Dix, forces us to accept; we don’t want “yes- war, anti-racist organization of U.S. riot, inciting to riot, conspiracy to riot, but there were thousands of young rev- sir-ing” or any more “sir-ing” of officers, active-duty service members during arson, etc. Four of these are ASU orga- olutionaries and hundreds of thousands which is equal to “yes mista bossman” 1968-75. nizers. One is Terry Klug who returned from Europe several months ago, where of sympathizers who would, when they and “nosa mista Charlie”… We want free- heard the truth about the stockade, sup- dom for those of us who wish not to serve On the evening of June 5, 1969, hun- he worked with RITA—​GI resisters. port the Fort Dix 38. the nation in times of unjust wars or in dreds of GIs imprisoned in the Army “Another is Tom any war the United States wages if we stockade at Fort Dix, N.J., rose up in Tuck, a Black GI who choose not to serve. … We want the plague rebellion. Half the stockade burned earlier led the ‘Dirty against the Black man removed from the as these troops, many of them active Dozen’ at Fort Knox, army forever, especially against the Black opponents of the U.S. war in Vietnam, Ky. Bill Brakefield Panthers and the Black Muslims.’ defended themselves against an attack received sanctuary at “Terry Klug: ‘We as 38 GIs who have by 250 military police. City College in New already served much time in Pig concen- Some of the most effective anti-war York last fall when tration camps for crimes against nature soldier organizers were being held in he refused orders for and mankind—such​ as going home to be the Fort Dix Stockade during the first Vietnam. Jeff Russell with our wives, girlfriends and families, half of 1969: Henry Mills, Terry Klug, joined the Union for refusing to go to Vietnam and partic- John Lewis, Bill Brakefield, Tom Tuck, while confined in the ipating as human beings in an imperial- Tom Catlow, Jeffrey Russell and Robert stockade. istic and inhuman war against brave men North. Lewis, Mills and North had orga- “It should be made From left, Bill Brakefield, Jeffrey Russell, Terry Klug, and Tom and women fighting for their own free- nized meal strikes and other mass actions perfectly clear that Catlow faced heavy charges related to burning down the Fort Dix dom, for speaking out against the fascism in the stockade in early 1969. the Army has no right Stockade on June 5, 1969. that presides in our military and, indeed, The stockade commanders considered to try them. It has throughout our entire governmental sys- the whole prisoner body to be a pack of no more right to try them than General Special message from defendants tem, and for the crime of being Black or trouble, and accordingly, they inflicted Motors has a right to try workers who go During that summer of 1969, when the Puerto Rican. … May our many comrades whole groups with collective punishment. on strike against them. Richard Nixon administration was mak- who are presently and fortunately on the For weeks building up to June 5, the anger “The ASU is not only busy publicizing ing the first tentative moves to pull U.S. outside take up the fight with us so that of the GIs had been growing. Their issues: the vicious injustice of this Brass attack, troops out of Vietnam, the ASU published we together, as one strength, as one righ- inadequate food, long confinements with- it is rallying support among civilians as a special message from the GIs among the teous force, may bring an end to the evil out trial, racism in the stockade system well as GIs to fight back.” (The Bond, July Fort Dix 38 who were closest to the union that is warping our country and bringing against Black and Puerto Rican GIs and 22, 1969) and faced general courts-martial and the destruction and suffering on our brothers interference with their mail. (The AWOL If Mills and Lewis escaped being most consequential charges. Here are of the world.’” Press, vol. 1, No. 6) arrested and charged, it was only because excerpts from some of their statements Klug’s supporters outside got his On June 5, with temperatures in the they weren’t housed in Cell Blocks 66 and published in a special flyer by the ASU: message. The ASU, the Fort Dix sun over 90°F, the guards ordered the 67. The two had been organizing effec- “Jeffrey Russell: ‘On June 5, the pris- anti-war coffeehouse, Students for a GIs housed in prison blocks 66 and 67 tive mass actions—​like meal strikes—​ oners were made to stand at attention for Democratic Society, YAWF and the to stand in formation for hours that against the stockade authorities, but none four hours in the boiling sun. The same Rainbow Coalition—which​ included the afternoon. of the strikes had turned into a sponta- day two prisoners were beaten by guards. Black Panther Party, the Young Lords To this kind of provocation, the men’s neous general rebellion as on June 5. Twice that day the people’s personal Organization, the Young Patriots, the reaction was destined to go beyond The charges against the thirty-eight, items had been torn through and scat- Resistance and the Committee to Free refusing to eat a meal. That evening, and especially against the five GIs singled tered. After lunch cell blocks 66 and 67 the Ft. Dix 38—​all began to start orga- hundreds of prisoners smashed win- out for general courts-martial and possi- were uprooted and the people were forced nizing for a mass demonstration set for dows, threw beds and footlockers out ble heavy sentences—including​ the ASU to change cell blocks. The people stood in Oct. 12, 1969. of the barracks, and some set buildings organizers and their closest allies—​were the sun for three hours before they were afire. The stockade authorities sent in extremely serious. Klug faced more than moved. … Other guards said that this was Look for a report later in the year 250 troops armed with riot guns and 56 years in prison. part of a plan to force the people to riot. about the Oct. 12 women-led demon- tear gas. They beat Brakefield, a mem- For the 21-year-olds at Fort Dix, it was … The riot that came on June 5 was a glo- stration and the resolution of the charges ber of the American Servicemen’s Union mind-boggling to think they were facing rious retaliation, by the people, against against the rebellious soldiers. (ASU) and an anti-war activist, until he decades in prison merely for rebelling was unconscious. against injustice. As soon as the union learned of the For the ASU national organizers in rebellion and of the brutal repression their NYC office, there was only one guilty Turn the Guns Around: Mutinies, of our members and other GIs, ASU party: the U.S. Army. Sure, someone set Soldier Revolts and Revolutions Chairperson Andy Stapp got to work the stockade on fire, but it was a build- building support for the prisoners and ing that shouldn’t have been there in the by John Catalinotto for any of the GIs facing new charges. first place. And it was holding the wrong Draftees and enlistees—​eighteen-year-olds from the The first step was to put the Army on the prisoners. South Bronx, factory workers from Buffalo, miners’ sons defensive for systematic, brutal treat- The Pentagon officers were drop- from Kentucky, unemployed youth from Watts—hate​ ment of the prisoners, most of whom ping napalm bombs on villages all over the military and the Vietnam War. They throw a wrench were facing charges for the very low-level Vietnam and setting people on fire every into the Pentagon’s war machine, becoming leaders of the anti-war movement and organizing a union in the offense of Absent Without Official Leave day. The GIs knew that, and you could conscript military to battle war, racism and their officers. (AWOL). The next step was to demand tell from their letters that many of them the right to investigate conditions in the hated it. The ASU members especially Available at major online booksellers. stockade. hated it, and it was understandable that Correspondencia sobre artículos en Workers World/Mundo Obrero pueden ser enviadas a: [email protected]

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En diciembre murieron Jakelin Caal Niños migrantes mueren en detención Maquin, del pueblo Maya Q’eqchi, 7 años. Niños ciudadanos mueren de pobreza

Por Sam Ordóñez explotó en el escenario mediático el año abiertamente de perdonar a los oficiales Otras, se le niega comida caliente y se pasado cuando se revelaron los campos de que sean convictos criminalmente por tiene que conformar con pan. Muy pocas 23 de mayo, 2018, un agente de concentración en la frontera y la política cumplir las órdenes racistas del presidente. veces se le trata con cariño y compasión. Customs and Border Protection mató de separar a las familias que cruzaban la Está muy clara cómo piensan los ofi- Si un niño no puede pagar el almuerzo con un tiro a la cabeza a Claudia Patricia frontera. ciales del gobierno estadounidense: para escolar, es porque viene de una familia Gómez González, migrante del pueblo En respuesta a estos crímenes de lesa ellos los migrantes, aunque sean niños, pobre, y por lo tanto en muchos casos es Maya Mam. Una semana después, murió humanidad, el pueblo de los Estados no cuentan como personas, y se les trata la única comida que reciben. Tanto odio en detención Roxana Hernández, una Unidos tomó las calles y se puso a luchar. peor que a animales. Para ellos un feto a hay por los niños a nivel institucional que mujer trans hondureña. Muy pronto, el gobierno estadounidense las seis semanas tiene derecho a la vida, cuando un empresario en Rhode Island El dia 20 de mayo de este año se tuvo que reunir a las familias, pero los sagrada e inviolable aunque muera la ofreció pagar la deuda de todos los niños reportó la muerte en detención en la fron- migrantes siguen acorralados debajo mama, pero una vez nacido el niño, si es de un colegio, el distrito escolar rechazó tera estadounidense de Carlos Gregorio de puentes. Siguen muriendo niños en migrante, sólo tiene derecho a morir. la oferta. (thehill.com, 8 de mayo) Hernández Vásquez, del pueblo Maya detención. Cada invierno, salen noticias de escue- Achi y con 16 años de edad. Es el tercer Los Estados Unidos y el las públicas que no pueden calentar los niño migrante muerto este mes en deten- Niños migrantes y niños futuros odio hacia los niños edificios porque no tienen fondos. Los ción o menos de un mes después de salir Mientras mueren niños migrantes en la El hecho de que los niños muertos son Estados Unidos tiene uno de los niveles de detención, sumándose a Wilmer Josué frontera, la alianza de neo fascistas, evan- migrantes es le conviene al gobierno esta- per cápita más altos de jóvenes encarce- Ramírez-Vásquez, con 2 años y medio gélicos, y grandes empresarios conocidos dounidense porque por racismo hay una lados, y la mayoría de ellos por crímenes de edad, muerto el dia 14. Juan de Leon como el partido Republicano ha avanzado parte de la clase obrera que no se rebela no violentos. Gutierrez, del pueblo Maya Ch’orti’, de 16 una serie de leyes a nivel estatal que efec- al enterarse. Pero no son solamente los Algunos niños ni siquiera llegan a ser años, murió el 30 de abril. tivamente prohibiría el aborto, en algu- niños migrantes los que son abusados y encarcelados, particularmente los niños En diciembre murieron Jakelin Caal nos casos con pena de muerte. condenados a la muerte por el gobierno. negros. Uno de muchos ejemplos que Maquin, del pueblo Maya Q’eqchi, 7 años; Para justificar este ataque patriarcal, De los países ricos del mundo, los tuvo la atención mediática nacional fue Felipe Gomez Alonzo, del pueblo Maya han asignado un gran valor a la vida de Estados Unidos es el único que no garan- el caso de Tamir Rice, un niño de 12 años Chuj, 8 años. El dia 22 de mayo, CBS los niños que podrían existir en el futuro. tiza licencia de maternidad pagada. disparado por la policía. reportó que había muerto otra niña a fina- Se supondría que también serían los pri- Además, ya es caro tener un niño por las Como el racismo pervade la fábrica de les de Septiembre 2018, pero hasta ahora meros en denunciar la muerte de niños características generales del sistema de los Estados Unidos, el odio es más fuerte no se había reportado. (22 de mayo, CBC que ya existen, pero ellos son los que salud. ¿Como se espera que una madre hacia los niños no blancos. Para ellos, las News) tomaron una política fronteriza que desde trabajadora pueda cuidar a su bebé si generaciones de discriminación se sumen El aniversario de la muerte de Claudia su inicio era racista y la elevaron al nivel tiene que ir a trabajar dentro de una a la destrucción continuada de los servi- Patricia Gómez González es un recor- de crimen de lesa humanidad. semana para poder pagar el hospital? cios sociales del país. datorio de la guerra abierta contra A la misma vez que avanzan su ataque En los Estados Unidos cuando un Los colegios en comunidades de color los migrantes por parte del gobierno contra los derechos reproductivos, bus- niño tiene alguna deuda en su cuenta han vivido décadas de un proceso de mili- estadounidense. can intensificar la represión de migran- de almuerzo, hay varias respuestas que tarización. El edificio lleno de policías, los Es una guerra de muchos años, y que tes y endurecer aún más las condiciones recibe. A veces, tiran su comida en la detectores de metales y otras políticas que se ha luchando en varias frentes, pero que en la frontera. En la Casa Blanca, se habla basura en frente de todos sus amigos. hacen que los colegios parecen cárceles. ☐ ¡Justicia reproductiva y de género ahora! Se ha lanzado un nuevo ataque violento Unidos. dijo al Birmingham News el 19 de mayo: exigir justicia reproductiva para todos: por la derecha al acceso al aborto en los Las leyes se están aprobando para for- "Los republicanos del [Birmingham mujeres, transexuales, personas no bina- EE.UU. talecer la misoginia, la supremacía blanca Southern] publicaron una declaración rias con útero e intersexuales". La Legislatura del Estado de Alabama y el odio hacia las personas LGBTQ y las que equipara el bombardeo [de 1963] de La lucha por el acceso al aborto es una aprobó la ley más punitiva y restrictiva de personas con discapacidades. las cuatro pequeñas niñas [negras] en la parte de la lucha por la justicia reproduc- los Estados Unidos el 14 de mayo, impo- Sobre todo, las leyes se están apro- histórica Iglesia Bautista de la calle 16 tiva y de género, por el derecho de las per- niendo una prohibición total de abortos bando como un arma brutal en el ataque con la sentencia de profesionales médi- sonas a elegir cuándo, dónde o si tener en el estado, incluso en casos de violación continuo y renovado contra los trabajado- cos que practicaban abortos. ... Nosotros, hijos, y también por el derecho a tener los o incesto. La única exención posible, muy res de los Estados Unidos y sobre la cre- como organizadores, no nos callaremos recursos para refugiarse, alimentar, ves- difícil de obtener, es si un embarazo pone ciente solidaridad que se está formando sobre este tipo de historia revisionista y tir, educar y educar, criar a sus hijos. en peligro la salud física o mental de una en la clase obrera multinacional, multi- el intento de borrar la experiencia de la La lucha por el acceso al aborto es tam- mujer. El proyecto de ley hace que realizar género y multigeneracional. mujer negra en este país. ... [el hecho de bién otro eslabón en la lucha en curso o intentar realizar un aborto sea un delito No es casual que el ataque al acceso al que] los cuerpos de las mujeres negras se contra el trato que el capitalismo da a las grave. aborto esté sucediendo cuando las muje- usaron como cultivadoras y luego se des- personas como propiedad. Como Jenny Alabama se une a otros siete estados, res y las personas no conformes con su cartaron como herramientas". Arras dijo a Birmingham News: “Esta ley hasta ahora, en aprobar leyes que desa- género están liderando las acciones de las Desde que el Congreso terminó con el es peligrosa. ... Dice: "Haremos de sus fíen de manera desafiante la protección masas de militantes y de las bases popu- uso de dinero federal para abortos en la cuerpos y lo que llevan dentro, nuestra constitucional al aborto garantizada en el lares. Durante el último par de años, Enmienda Hyde de 1976, los límites actua- propiedad". fallo de 1973 de Roe v. Wade por la Corte millones de maestros, enfermeras, tra- les al acceso al aborto han afectado a las Como comunistas, luchamos siempre Suprema de los Estados Unidos. Roe bajadores de tecnología y trabajadores personas pobres de color, y a las mujeres contra las garras mortales del capitalismo limita el aborto solo después de que un de comida rápida de los Estados Unidos, negras, morenas e indígenas, muy duro. que llegan a nuestras vidas. Luchamos feto es "viable", aproximadamente a las a menudo encabezados por mujeres de La lucha para sobrevivir financieramente por el derecho de los trabajadores y opri- 20 semanas de embarazo. color, salieron en huelgas de las escuelas, como familia se ha intensificado, mientras midos a la dignidad, la alegría y la auto- Algunas de las nuevas leyes realmente hospitales, oficinas de Google y restau- que las nuevas leyes contra el aborto en determinación, especialmente para las prohíben el aborto a las cuatro sema- rantes de McDonald's. realidad amenazan con sanciones penales personas de color. nas, antes de lo que la mayoría de las Estos trabajadores llevaron los proble- por los esfuerzos para obtener alivio. Para contrarrestar la campaña llena de personas podría sospechar que estaban mas de justicia reproductiva y de género Si bien el acceso al aborto a menudo odio sobre el acceso al aborto, luchamos embarazadas. a la línea de piquete como problemas de se expresa como una cuestión de dere- ferozmente por la justicia reproductiva y Ha habido una avalancha de indig- trabajo, desde el acoso sexual hasta el chos de las mujeres, el ataque afecta a de género. nación, protesta y análisis sobre estos acceso a los anticonceptivos en la cober- cualquier persona con útero. Devin Cole Ahora es la oportunidad de ser parte violentos ataques legislativos. Algunos tura de salud, los permisos familiares y de Social Trans Initiative, en camino a de las acciones de la clase trabajadora críticos ven la campaña como un avance la igualdad salarial. Y ataron estos temas una protesta el 19 de mayo en Mobile, al organizar Días de Solidaridad de los republicano hacia las próximas elecciones a la necesidad de acabar con la opresión Alabama, aclaró esto en Facebook: "No Trabajadores Internacionales (worker- nacionales del 2020. basada en la raza y el origen nacional. todas las personas que quedan emba- solidarity.net) para contraatacar con pro- Pero las razones son mucho más pro- Dejuana Thompson, fundadora de razadas son mujeres, no todas las per- testas, mítines y reclamos de "¡Justicia fundas: siglos más allá de los cimientos Woke Vote Birmingham, expuso el pro- sonas con útero son mujeres y no todas reproductiva y de género ahora!" ☐ del poder y la explotación en los Estados fundo racismo en las leyes recientes, y las mujeres tienen una útero. "Debemos