Category Archives: Our Strategy, Theory, and Vision

Arundhati Roy: Jungles of Resistance

Posted on Wednesday May 8th, 2013 by FRSO/OSCL

Renowned Indian author Arundhati Roy says her country’s government has declared war on its own people. Her outspokenness earned her an invitation to spend time with Maoist rebels. In a conversation with Making Contact, Arundhati Roy takes us into the … Continue reading →

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“History had me glued to my seat…”

Posted on Monday April 29th, 2013 by Rahim on the Docks

This article was originally posted at Fire on the Mountain. Ms. Claudette Colvin had more than 200 assembled activists stuck totheir seats as she shared the story of her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama … Continue reading →

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Creating a Viable Black Left: Sixteen Lessons Learned in Building the Black Radical Congress

Posted on Monday April 15th, 2013 by Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Jamala Rogers

This important and long-awaited summation was originally published on BlackCommentator.com. “No one said it would be easy.” Preface: “…Where is the BRC when we need it?” We have heard this question over the years from Black activists from one side of the … Continue reading →

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Ecosocialist Conference NYC April 20

Posted on Saturday April 13th, 2013 by FRSO/OSCL

Friends and comrades are encouraged to participate in this exciting day-long conference on April 20. You can find more information, including a full schedule, on their website at http://ecologicalsocialists.com/

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¡Hugo Chávez Presente!

Posted on Thursday March 21st, 2013 by FRSO/OSCL National Executive Committee

The death of Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela, on March 5 is a momentous and sorrowful event for the Left on a world scale. Chavez was a towering figure on the Left like no other who has come along in … Continue reading →

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FRSO/OSCL celebrates International Women’s Day!

Posted on Friday March 8th, 2013 by FRSO/OSCL

Read more about the history of International Women’s Day here.

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Posted on Wednesday March 6th, 2013 by FRSO/OSCL

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Heartfelt, hard, painful songs of Marikana

Posted on Sunday March 3rd, 2013 by Thapelo Lekgowa

In the blazing North West summer sun Marikana workers sing about the abuse they suffer, about their dissatisfaction and their demands; they sing of their terrible experience and the massacre that changed everything. The lyrics of their songs are a … Continue reading →

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Behind the Dorner Drama: Respond to Police Violence with Individual “Heroism” or Community Action?

Posted on Tuesday February 26th, 2013 by FRSO/OSCL Oppressed Nationalities Commission

Christopher Dorner’s violent actions against the Los Angeles Police Department and the residents of Los Angeles and surrounding communities raises once again critical issues of the impacts police violence, corruption, and the toxic relationship that police departments have on oppressed … Continue reading →

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Native American Activists Talk Idle No More

Posted on Monday February 11th, 2013 by Robert Caldwell, Firewolf Bizahaloni-Wong and Thomas Pearce

When Robert Caldwell gently — and correctly — criticized our article “Introducing Idle No More” for slighting the question of First Nations sovereignty, it became obvious what the follow-up article should be. We asked Robert and two other old friends … Continue reading →

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