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Declaración de FIRE EDITORIAL: Nicaragua 12 Workers and oppressed peoples of the world unite! workers.org Vol. 60, No. 26 June 28, 2018 $1 Migrant rights movement can Stop deportations, arrests By Teresa Gutierrez People all over the U.S. are up in arms with righteous indignation. From every corner of the country, from every sector of the population not in line with Trump’s racist ideology, the people are saying “No!” to the cruel and inhumane treatment of migrant children and their parents. This protest is excellent news, as the crisis created by #45 at the U.S./Mexican border merits an all-out, an- ti-capitalist, revolutionary response. The time for half measures is over. The question, however, is will the current movement be enough to stop Trump’s fascistic war against the tens of thousands of workers fleeing for their lives? Will it be enough to reunite migrant children with their families? Can this movement against the crisis at the southern border extend to recognizing the need to demonstrate solidarity with migrants from Africa, Asia and the Fight ICE Middle East? Only time will tell. But unless the movement WWPHOTO: BRENDA RYAN 8 June 24, New York City. Reclaim Pride contingent sparks resistance. See page 5. with FIRE can be sustained, unless the people of this country can commit to a very long haul, not only will many stolen children never be reunited with their families, but the urgent care needed to count- er the catastrophic trauma they have experienced may never be given. Pittsburgh: In addition, the necessary and earned amnesty or permanent residency for refugees, especially from Cen- tral America, may never be won. ANTWON ROSE That is why it must be asked at this historic juncture: MATTERS 3 Can the current crisis on the border unite every sector WW PHOTO: ANNE PRUDEN of the working class to continue to push until victory? BROOKLYN That would be a win not just for migrants, but for us all. WW PHOTO: BOB MCCUBBIN If the movement can win the closing of detention centers for migrants, for exam- SAN DIEGO ple, the thousands of prisons that incarcer- ate Black and Brown and poor people can be next. That should be the goal of today’s movement. Incarcerated people have waited long enough. SOLIDARITY Crisis made in U.S., not Central America with migrants The unbearable conditions that have sent 6-8 people fleeing from the Northern Triangle — El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala — were creat- ed by the U.S. Unless the Pentagon and the government Refugees in Europe 11 are forced to stop propping up these corrupt govern- Continued on page 8 Whose violence? EDITORIAL 10 Subscribe to Workers World Health Center union wins 4 4 weeks trial $4 1 year subscription $30 Sign me up for the WWP Supporter Program: workers.org/donate Name ____________________________________________ FROM PRISON NATION Email ______________________ Phone _____________ Debbie Africa, Bryant Arroyo 9 Street _______________ City / State / Zip _____________ Workers World Weekly Newspaper 147 W. 24th St., 2nd Fl, NY, NY 10011 10 11 212.627.2994 workers.org PALESTINE FRANCE Page 2 June 28, 2018 workers.org CHICAGO Workers World opens Solidarity Center! In the U.S. Workers World opens Chicago Solidarity Center! .........2 Police gun down Pittsburgh youth .......................3 Chicago rally : ‘Stop and listen! Our girls are missing!’ ....3 Access to Naloxone can save lives ...................... 3 Boston workers say, ‘Health care is a human right’ ...... 4 NYC resistance report: LGBTQ Pride for the people...... 5 Newark, N.J.: ‘They stole us, they sold us, they owe us!’...5 MOVE 9 News conference: Debbie Africa, released ..... 9 Bryant Arroyo: Part 1 – ‘You’re in prison too.’............ 9 San Diego, NYC: Rallies for Palestine ...................10 Migrant rights movement Migrant rights movement can stop deportations, arrests 1 Protesters demand: ‘Reunite migrant families! No detentions or deportations!’ ...................... 6-7 Statement from FIRE: Fight for refugees and im/migrants everywhere!........ 8 WW PHOTO: REBECCA TELLGREN-LENG Im/migrant rights solidarity from India ................10 Rebecca Tellgren-Leng The Movement for Black Lives calls for Black, Brown, Chicago developments and planned upcoming activities. Indigenous solidarity .................................10 One activity will be a fundraising event at the CSC on Over 50 neighbors, friends and comrades joined in July 15 for an art contest to be held in the Greater Grand Around the world a party and cookout on June 15 to celebrate the grand Crossing community on Chicago’s South Side. The contest France: Where and when will it stop?......................11 opening of the Chicago Solidarity Center. will encourage community residents to share what they Europe: Humanitarian migrant crisis deepens.............11 The storefront office and meeting site is located in the love about their neighborhood, as well as raise awareness Puerto Rico: ‘Occupation is a crime’ ......................11 multinational Noble Square neighborhood two miles about the nearby Confederate monument in Oak Woods from Chicago’s Loop. The racks of revolutionary litera- Cemetery, which Smash White Supremacy is working to Editorial ture along the CSC walls make clear that this space will get removed. On Waters, immigrants and violence......................10 serve as an organizing center for the struggle against Beautiful murals on the CSC walls, including Andi Noticias en Español white supremacy, imperialist war, economic exploitation Shihadeh’s 15-foot collage commemorating 100 years of and all forms of oppression. “Although this space is run socialist revolution, portray the center’s purpose: to pro- Declaración de FIRE (Fight for Im/migrants and Refugees Everywhere!*)....12 by members of Workers World Party, the Chicago Soli- mote solidarity among workers, oppressed peoples and darity Center belongs to the people,” Cambria York, one immigrants in the struggle for a better world. Attendees Otra vez guerra encubierta en Nicaragua .... Editorial 12 of the hosts, explained to inquiring guests. gathered in front of that mural at evening’s end to chant At the office warming, members of Workers World, “Build a workers’ world!” Anakbayan Chicago, Smash White Supremacy, the The CSC is available for progressive organizations Chicago Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines, to hold meetings and forums there. Workers World Agitator (a neighboring art gallery) and community resi- To book the CSC, simply submit the form at 147 W. 24th St., 2nd Fl. dents enjoyed food and music, discussed global political chicagosolidaritycenter.org/request-space. New York, NY 10011 Phone: 212.627.2994 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.workers.org Vol. 60, No. 26 • June 25, 2018 Join us in the fight Closing date: June 26, 2018 for socialism! Editor: Deirdre Griswold Managing Editors: John Catalinotto, LeiLani Dowell, Workers World Party is a revolutionary Marxist- Wages are lower than ever, and youth are saddled with Monica Moorehead, Minnie Bruce Pratt; Leninist party inside the belly of the imperialist beast. seemingly insurmountable student debt, if they even make Web Editor Gary Wilson We are a multinational, multigenerational and multigen- it to college. Black and Brown youth and trans people are Production & Design Editors: Coordinator Lal Roohk; dered organization that not only aims to abolish capital- gunned down by cops and bigots on a regular basis. Andy Katz, Cheryl LaBash ism, but to build a socialist society because it’s the only WWP fights for socialism because the working class Copyediting and Proofreading: Sue Davis, way forward! produces all wealth in society, and this wealth should re- Bob McCubbin, Jeff Sorel Capitalism and imperialism threaten the peoples of main in their hands, not be stolen in the form of capital- Contributing Editors: Abayomi Azikiwe, the world and the planet itself in the never-ending quest ist profits. The wealth workers create should be socially Greg Butterfield, G. Dunkel, K. Durkin, for ever-greater profits. Capitalism means war and aus- owned and its distribution planned to satisfy and guar- Fred Goldstein, Martha Grevatt, Teresa Gutierrez, terity, racism and repression, joblessness and lack of antee basic human needs. Berta Joubert-Ceci, Terri Kay, Cheryl LaBash, hope for the future. No social problems can be solved Since 1959, Workers World Party has been out in the John Parker, Bryan G. Pfeifer, under capitalism. streets defending the workers and oppressed here and Betsey Piette, Gloria Rubac The U.S. is the richest country in the world, yet no one worldwide. If you’re interested in Marxism, socialism Mundo Obero: Redactora Berta Joubert-Ceci; has a guaranteed right to shelter, food, water, health care, and fighting for a socialist future, please contact a WWP Andrea Bañuelos, Alberto García, Teresa Gutierrez, education or anything else — unless they can pay for it. branch near you. Carlos Vargas Supporter Program: Coordinator Sue Davis Contact a Workers World Party branch near you: workers.org/wwp Copyright © 2018 Workers World. 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