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Justice for Andrew Brown Jr Espíritu del Primero de Mayo 12 Workers and oppressed peoples of the world unite! workers.org Vol. 63, No. 18 May 6, 2021 $1 Another police murder in North Carolina Justice for Andrew Brown Jr. By Peter Gilbert Elizabeth City, N.C. May 1— Seven deputies from the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Department killed unarmed Andrew Brown Jr. in his car next to his home here April 21. The dep- uties jumped out of a pickup truck with weapons drawn and rushed forward. Fearing for his life, Brown tried to drive forward out of his driveway and away. Deputy sher- iffs fired into his car from behind, killing him. An autopsy commissioned by Brown’s family confirms he was killed by a bullet to the back of the Protests against police violence continue night and day in Elizabeth City, May 2. WW PHOTOS: PETER GILBERT head. At least three of the depu- ties fired their weapons; none of them have been charged. Four have been a kind man who provided for his family been a violent person in his life. He’s declined in prosperity. returned to active duty. despite the lack of jobs or opportunities in never had a gun, never carried a gun, and The swamp was once a haven for Protests have continued each night Elizabeth City. He lived in a quiet neigh- he’s just not violent." enslaved people who had liberated them- for ten nights since the police execution borhood south of downtown, across the selves from surrounding plantations. The of Andrew Brown Jr., as the community Charles Creek where he had been raised Enslavement, forced labor, militarism swamp played an important role as cover mourns. His funeral is scheduled for by his grandparents and aunts after the Elizabeth City is a majority Black town of for those traveling toward freedom on the May 3. death of his parents. As one close friend fewer than 20,000 people. It was the most Underground Railroad, including some Family members remember Andrew as Jamaul Riddick told WW, “He’s never important trading hub of the region start- led by General Harriet Tubman. ing in the late 1700s, when Recent archaeological studies show enslaved persons were bought that the area was home to a permanent and brought in by plantation settlement of escaped enslaved Africans, owners to labor on the land, as “the security provided by the swamp’s and agricultural products isolation allowed them to create self-or- were then shipped out. ganized communities that spanned gen- The nearby Great Dismal erations.” (tinyurl.com/2tskar7b) Swamp was a source of tim- More recently the Great Dismal Swamp ber that drove the shipbuild- area has been flipped from a haven from ing industry in the town, enslavement to a base for global oppres- which lasted until the end of sion. The area is now home to a 7,000 acre World War II. After the end “United States Training Center”— the of that war, shipping and Blackwater/Xe/Academi headquarters industry left, and the town Continued on page 3 Celebrating May Day 2021! International Workers Day 6-7 Philadelphia WW PHOTO: JOE PIETTE No education austerity! 2 Vaccine apartheid 3 Colonialism in space 3 ‘Unbroken, indomitable Bash U.S., not China 4 spirits’ ‘Scientific’ racism 5 Mumia Abu-Jamal Albert Woodfox 8-9 Protest for MOVE children 5 Life sentences for children Lucy Parsons, anti-capitalist 7 Global & local days for Mumia Editorial Free our families! Biden’s military maneuvers 10 Conflict in Chad 10 Ecuador election analysis 11 Page 2 May 6, 2021 workers.org New York union protests racist austerity this week ◆ In the U.S. By G. Dunkel Justice for Andrew Brown Jr..................... 1 New York City Union protests racist austerity ...................2 A New York State budget that Tell Biden, Gates: End vaccine apartheid..........3 underfunds education was denounced Capitalist exploitation in outer space .............3 as racist austerity by union members Black Workers for Justice—for Anthony Brown . 4 and allies at an April 27 rally and U.S. commits crimes against humanity ...........4 march in Manhattan. Attending were over 150 members MOVE children deserve to rest in peace...........5 of the Professional Staff Congress of Black scientists denounce academic racism........5 City University of New York, mem- May Day: International Workers Day.............6 bers of DC37 working at CUNY Lucy Parsons, anti-capitalist..................... 7 and members of NYC for Change. DC37, American Federation of State, SCOTUS rules for child prison for life.............8 County and Municipal Employees Bay Area marches for Mumia Abu-Jamal .........8 (AFSCME), is New York City’s largest WW PHOTO: G. DUNKEL Woodfox and Mumia, incarcerated, indomitable . 9 public employee union. The Professional Staff Congress-CUNY rallies, with president Barbara Bowman on the bullhorn, New York City, April 27. Families protest Philadelphia jails................9 The PSC of CUNY is American Federation of Teachers Local 2334 ◆ Around the world and represents 25,000 teachers, both full and adjunct, CUNY colleges have been allocated $1.5 billion in fed- along with professional staff like CUNY librarians. CUNY’s eral stimulus funds, $891 million of which is available for Global movement demands freedom for Mumia ...9 budget is mainly supported by New York State. institutional use. Another $634 million has been allocated Neo-colonialism, resistance in Chad.............10 In the opinion of Barbara Bowen, president of to CUNY for direct student aid. Yet while CUNY has dis- Why did Ecuador elect a neoliberal banker? .......11 the PSC—as well as the people who attended this tributed $118 million in student aid, the three recent quar- protest—the 2021-2022 austerity budget developed by terly reports on the CUNY Budget and Finance website ◆ Editorial Governor Cuomo and fully endorsed by CUNY’s admin- disclose a total of only $51 million of stimulus funds spent istration is out-and-out racism, since 70% of CUNY stu- so far on institutional expenses. No to NATO and Quad.........................10 dents are Black or Latinx. It’s past time to #FreeTheFunds and use the stimulus PSC members and their allies fought in the state legisla- money as intended to protect the quality of a CUNY edu- ◆ Noticias en Español ture for a budget that rejected all cuts proposed by Cuomo cation and the livelihood and safety of CUNY workers. Espíritu del Primero de Mayo: ¡Lucha!............11 and increased funding for CUNY colleges through reforms PSC members are demanding CUNY use the federal to close the TAP (Tuition Assistance Program) Gap and money now: Speed up payment of the 2% raise for teach- expand opportunity programs. ers and staff; rehire all adjuncts laid off in 2020; unfreeze They won! The CUNY budget has been stabilized. The job searches; restore limits to class size; and invest in pro- CUNY administration has no more excuses for maintain- tecting the health and safety of the CUNY community on ing the austerity measures forced on teachers and staff campus. ☐ in 2020. Workers World Join us in the fight 147 W. 24th St., 2nd Fl. New York, NY 10011 for socialism! Phone: 212.627.2994 E-mail: [email protected] Workers World Party is a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist and trans people are gunned down by cops and bigots on Web: www.workers.org party inside the belly of the imperialist beast. We are a mul- a regular basis. Vol. 63, No. 18 • May 6, 2021 tinational, multigenerational and multigendered organiza- The ruthless ruling class today seeks to wipe out Closing date: May 5, 2021 tion that not only aims to abolish capitalism, but to build a decades of gains and benefits won by hard-fought strug- socialist society because it’s the only way forward! gles by people’s movements. The super-rich and their Editors: John Catalinotto, Martha Grevatt, Deirdre Capitalism and imperialism threaten the peoples of the political representatives have intensified their attacks on Griswold, Monica Moorehead, Betsey Piette, Minnie world and the planet itself in the neverending quest for the multinational, multigender and multigenerational Bruce Pratt ever-greater profits. working class. It is time to point the blame at— and chal- Web Editors: ABear, Harvey Markowitz, Janet Mayes Capitalism means war and austerity, racism and repres- lenge— the capitalist system. Prisoners Page Editors: Mirinda Crissman, Ted Kelly sion, attacks on im/migrants, misogyny, LGBTQ2S+ WWP fights for socialism because the working class oppression and mistreatment of people with disabili- produces all wealth in society, and this wealth should Production & Design Editors: Gery Armsby, Mirinda ties. It means joblessness, increasing homelessness and remain in their hands, not be stolen in the form of capi- Crissman, Ted Kelly, Sasha Mazumder, Scott Williams impoverishment and lack of hope for the future. No social talist profits. The wealth workers create should be socially Copyediting and Proofreading: Paddy Colligan, problems can be solved under capitalism. owned and its distribution planned to satisfy and guaran- S. Hedgecoke The U.S. is the richest country in the world, yet no one tee basic human needs. Contributing Editors: LeiLani Dowell, G. Dunkel, has a guaranteed right to shelter, food, water, health care, Since 1959, Workers World Party has been out in the K. Durkin, Sara Flounders, Teresa Gutierrez, Joshua education or anything else— unless they can pay for it. streets defending the workers and oppressed here and Hanks, Makasi Motema, Gloria Rubac Wages are lower than ever, and youth are saddled with worldwide. If you’re interested in Marxism, socialism seemingly insurmountable student debt, if they even and fighting for a socialist future, please contact a WWP Mundo Obero: Teresa Gutierrez, Carlos Vargas make it to college. Black, Brown and Indigenous youth branch near you.
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