¡Estados Unidos, fuera de Siria! 12 EDITORIAL China y EUA 12 Workers and oppressed peoples of the world unite! workers.org Vol. 61 No. 44 Oct. 31, 2019 $1 Defying cops and army People of Chile rise up By John Catalinotto On the other side, some 100 popular injured, hundreds of others arrested and growing poverty. He unleashed the crisis organizations called a general strike (paro some were tortured. by announcing a 3.75 percent increase in Oct. 28— Indigenous Mapuche peo- nacional) for Oct. 30. They knew that President Sebastián the Santiago subway fares, a tiny amount ple, students, workers, retired workers, Estimates are that 1 million to 3 million Piñera had called the protesters “ban- of 30 Chilean pesos (less than 5 U.S. women, people from all but the most of Chile’s 19 million people filled the main dits” and said that Chile was “at war” with cents). (tinyurl.com/y5t8ltm3) privileged sectors of Chilean society squares of Santiago, the capital, and other them. They knew Chile’s army officers Young people, many of them high defied the state of emergency and curfew cities of the long, narrow South American had been trained in brutality at the U.S. school students, stormed the subways to come out in massive protest Oct. 25, country on Oct. 25. The demonstrators School of the Americas and had set up a and boarded trains without paying the after more than a week of violent confron- knew that police and/or military had fired military dictatorship in 1973 that lasted fare. The government responded with tations with the authorities. not only tear gas—which was everywhere for nearly 20 years. If the people came out police attacks. To the surprise of the In retreat, the government ended the in Santiago— but live ammunition at the into the streets, it was with no illusions. authorities, the students fought back, and state of emergency starting Oct. 28, send- young people demonstrating throughout And still huge numbers came out, bring- when they fought, they got the support of ing Army troops back to their barracks. the week. They knew that hundreds were ing not only a combative spirit— you can the Chilean working class. see it in the photographs and videos— but Some subway stations were damaged, also their sense of humor while going into some buildings and vehicles burned. battle, knowing they were “the people The president declared a curfew and a united” and they “couldn’t be defeated.” state of emergency, and police attacked the youths with water hoses, tear gas Behind the crisis and bullets. Piñera and the pro-capital- Before the crisis blew up, Piñera had ist media demonized the demonstrators. boasted of Chile’s stability and prosperity, His Minister of Economy Juan Andrés which obscured rampant inequality and Continued on page 6 Santiago, Chile, Oct. 25. PHOTO: TELESUR Syria, Iraq & the Pentagon 9 Climate Crisis 5 WW PHOTO: BRENDA RYAN The real polluters New York City protest against Greyhound and ICE, Oct. 25. Read more on pages 6-7. Valero’s crimes Editorial No easy victories 10 Workers & community united Ecuador: A view from Quito 11 Oakland police attack 3 Chicago teachers strike 3 GM strike ends 4 Subscribe to Workers World Coal miners victory 4 ☐ 4 weeks trial $4 ☐ 1 year subscription $30 ☐ Sign me up for the WWP Supporter Program: workers.org/donate Chicago, October 2019. Name _______________________________________________________________ Email _______________________________ Phone _________________________ Street _______________________________________________________________ City / State / Zip _______________________________________________________ Workers World Weekly Newspaper workers.org 147 W. 24th St., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011 212.627.2994 Catalonia 8 Algeria 10 Haiti 10 Page 2 Oct. 31, 2019 workers.org End sanctions—act of war— this week on Zimbabwe ◆ In the U.S. October 25 was declared “A Day of Action” End sanctions — act of war — on Zimbabwe .......2 by the South African Police violence against Oakland parents, teachers ..2 Development Community Hundreds demand end to "Death by Incarceration" 3 to end the economic sanctions on Zimbabwe. Educator worker actions heat up ................3 SADC is comprised of 16 GM strike ends, concessions continue ............4 countries in the Southern Harlan County coal miners win $5 million ........4 African region. These The real enemies of the planet ...................5 sanctions— an act of war imposed by the U.S. and Houston: Community challenges Valero ..........5 other Western imperi- Protests tell Greyhound: ICE off our buses! .......6 alist countries 20 years Children & women lost, people dead in ICE custody 6 ago— have caused great suffering and hardships ◆ Around the world on the Zimbabwean People of Chile rise up . 1 people and their econ- omy. The December 12th Beyond the Brexit circus ........................ 7 Movement organized a Demonstration at U.N., Oct. 25. WW PHOTO: STEPHANIE HEDGECOKE Venceremos Brigade: 50 years of Cuban solidarity 8 support action on Oct. 25 Communists defend imprisoned Catalan leaders...8 with a march and rally starting at the U.S. Mission to own lands— not the banks, not the corporations, not the Pentagon's plans in Syria and Iraq are in disarray ..9 the United Nations and ending at the Zimbabwe Mission. International Monetary Fund, not any settlers! Giving a solidarity message at the rally was Stephanie Workers World Party recognizes the sanctions on Erdogan wants nuclear weapons .................9 Hedgecoke, an Indigenous member of Workers World Zimbabwe as an illegal war on the people to wreak harm Algeria: Masses in streets still demand justice ....10 Party. Below are her edited remarks. on the people and their lands and erase the right of Haitian masses say President Moïse must leave ..10 We stand together on stolen land, the Lenape home- self-determination. Zimbabwe is owed reparations by the Ecuador's uprising, visible and invisible...........11 land, in a country built on stolen nations, to say: Stop banks and the settlers, who have profited from this past the illegal, murderous sanctions on Zimbabwe and on the assault and seek to, again, gain control of what is not, and ◆ Editorial Indigenous peoples of Zimbabwe. never was, theirs through economic warfare. Today even the health of our Mother Earth is under threat These forces see our Earth only for what they can ran- No easy victories ..............................10 by the same forces that stole the lands from the Indigenous sack and pillage, and then they use our air and water, the ◆ Noticias en Español peoples in Zimbabwe. Indigenous nations around the world atmosphere and oceans, as dumping grounds. We stand share this history of genocidal assault and capitalist larceny in solidarity with the youth of the world to say: This has ¡Estados Unidos, OTAN, Turquía fuera de Siria! .. 12 that has built the wealth of the banks. All the riches the to STOP. No solo una guerra comercial................... 12 imperialists possess— it’s all stolen. In solidarity with the December 12th Movement, we are But the Indigenous peoples of Zimbabwe took their with Zimbabwe to demand the sanctions, the economic lands back, and only they have the sole and absolute right warfare, be ended. to determine any and all issues of development on their Hands off Zimbabwe! q Workers World 147 W. 24th St., 2nd Fl. New York, NY 10011 Join us in the fight Phone: 212.627.2994 E-mail: [email protected] for socialism! Web: www.workers.org Vol. 61, No. 44 • Oct. 31, 2019 Workers World Party is a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist people are gunned down by cops and bigots on a regular Closing date: Oct. 30, 2019 party inside the belly of the imperialist beast. We are a basis. multinational, multigenerational and multigendered orga- The ruthless ruling class today seeks to wipe out Editor: Deirdre Griswold nization that not only aims to abolish capitalism, but to decades of gains and benefits won by hard-fought strug- Managing Editors: John Catalinotto, Martha Grevatt, build a socialist society because it’s the only way forward! gles by people’s movements. The super-rich and their Monica Moorehead, Minnie Bruce Pratt Capitalism and imperialism threaten the peoples of the political representatives have intensified their attacks on Web Editors: Ben Carroll, John Steffin world and the planet itself in the neverending quest for the multinational, multigender and multigenerational ever-greater profits. working class. It is time to point the blame at—and chal- Production & Design Editors: Gery Armsby, Sasha Capitalism means war and austerity, racism and repres- lenge—the capitalist system. Mazumder, Scott Williams sion, attacks on im/migrants, misogyny, LGBTQ oppres- WWP fights for socialism because the working class Copyediting and Proofreading: Paddy Colligan, sion and mistreatment of people with disabilities. It means produces all wealth in society, and this wealth should Sue Davis, S. Hedgecoke joblessness, increasing homelessness and impoverishment remain in their hands, not be stolen in the form of capi- Contributing Editors: LeiLani Dowell, G. Dunkel, and lack of hope for the future. No social problems can be talist profits. The wealth workers create should be socially K. Durkin, Teresa Gutierrez, Betsey Piette, Gloria solved under capitalism. owned and its distribution planned to satisfy and guaran- Rubac The U.S. is the richest country in the world, yet no one tee basic human needs. has a guaranteed right to shelter, food, water, health care, Since 1959, Workers World Party has been out in the Mundo Obero: Alberto García, Teresa Gutierrez, education or anything else—unless they can pay for it. streets defending the workers and oppressed here and Carlos Vargas Wages are lower than ever, and youth are saddled with worldwide. 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