#PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember the Guyanese Marxist and anti-imperialist revolutionary Walter Rodney, who is most recognized for his book ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa.’
On June 13, 1980, Rodney was killed in Georgetown at thirty-eight by a bomb in his car.
On June 13, 1980, Rodney was killed in Georgetown at thirty-eight by a bomb in his car.
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#PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember the Comandante Ernesto “Che” Guevara. Here are some quotes from revolutionaries around the world highlighting the legacy of this beloved internationalist revolutionary.
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🇨🇺/🇵🇪 June 14 marks the birth of two of the most important revolutionaries and Marxist thinkers in Latin America: José Carlos Mariátegui La Chira (1894-1930) and Ernesto Che Guevara (1928-1967).
The relationship between Mariátegui and Che Guevara is an ongoing one. It is thanks to Mariátegui’s work we remember, in the way that we do, the revolutionary Che Guevara. And thanks to Guevara we can have more access to Mariategui’s legacy.
An article by José Carlos Llerena Robles.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/15/the-amauta-mariategui-and-the-commander-che/
The relationship between Mariátegui and Che Guevara is an ongoing one. It is thanks to Mariátegui’s work we remember, in the way that we do, the revolutionary Che Guevara. And thanks to Guevara we can have more access to Mariategui’s legacy.
An article by José Carlos Llerena Robles.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/15/the-amauta-mariategui-and-the-commander-che/
Peoples Dispatch
The Amauta Mariátegui and the Commander Che
June 14 marks the birth of two crucial Latin American Marxist thinkers and revolutionaries: Ernesto Che Guevara and José Carlos Mariátegui
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#PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember the Battle of Century City when the Los Angeles police viciously attacked a peaceful Service Employees International Union (SEIU) demonstration by janitors and their supporters.
On May 29, 1990, mostly-immigrant janitors of the Century City complex went on strike to demand better working and payment conditions. LAPD officers, alleging self-defense, attacked the non-violent strikers resulting in the hospitalization of dozens of workers and the arrest of 60. One protester suffered a miscarriage due to the violent attack by police.
Despite the police assault, the strikers were not beaten into submission. Instead, they met the following day and unanimously voted to return to the scene of the violence. The establishment's plan to beat the strikers back to work backfired as police violence galvanized support for the strikers.
On May 29, 1990, mostly-immigrant janitors of the Century City complex went on strike to demand better working and payment conditions. LAPD officers, alleging self-defense, attacked the non-violent strikers resulting in the hospitalization of dozens of workers and the arrest of 60. One protester suffered a miscarriage due to the violent attack by police.
Despite the police assault, the strikers were not beaten into submission. Instead, they met the following day and unanimously voted to return to the scene of the violence. The establishment's plan to beat the strikers back to work backfired as police violence galvanized support for the strikers.
Today, Join Vijay Prashad, Prasanth R, and Zoe Alexandra, bringing you a new episode of Give The People What They Want! They will talk about how Palestinian prisoners going on strike and take a look at Ecuador's presidential candidates
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#PeoplesHistory | Happy birthday Tupac Shakur!
Today we remember the revolutionary artist who understood that capitalism was the root cause behind racism, police brutality, and mass incarceration.
Tupac who was the son of the revolutionary Black Panther, Afeni Shakur, and embraced the politics of the Black Power movement in his music and his life. Afeni Shakur named him after the Peruvian Indigenous and revolutionary leader Tupac Amaru II.
Tupac Shakur was shot dead in Las Vegas when he was 25, but his music lives on and continues to inspire millions of oppressed people around the world.
Today we remember the revolutionary artist who understood that capitalism was the root cause behind racism, police brutality, and mass incarceration.
Tupac who was the son of the revolutionary Black Panther, Afeni Shakur, and embraced the politics of the Black Power movement in his music and his life. Afeni Shakur named him after the Peruvian Indigenous and revolutionary leader Tupac Amaru II.
Tupac Shakur was shot dead in Las Vegas when he was 25, but his music lives on and continues to inspire millions of oppressed people around the world.
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We pay homage to whistleblower and activist Daniel Ellsberg who exposed the war crimes of US imperialism by releasing the Pentagon Papers, and faced charges under the Espionage Act as a result. His life is an inspiration for those who stand by the truth in spite of persecution and slander.
Ellsberg was also a steadfast supporter of recent whistleblowers and publishers of classified documents such as Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange & others.
Ellsberg was also a steadfast supporter of recent whistleblowers and publishers of classified documents such as Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange & others.
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