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A.N.S.W.E.R. Speakers Available Interested in spreading the word about the war administration in the United States and building a movement to stop it? Organize a teach-in or an event. A.N.S.W.E.R. has a number of speakers who are available to speak at events. Call 415-821-6545 for more info. Why We Say Bring the Troops Home Now A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition Film Series — San Francisco Thursday, May 8, 7:30 p.m. A documentary about the immigrant workers struggle, in honor of International Workers’ Day "Made in L.A." traces the moving transformation of three Latina garment workers on the fault lines of global economic change who decide they must resist. Through a groundbreaking lawsuit and consumer boycott, they fight to establish an important legal and moral precedent holding an American retailer liable for the labor conditions under which its products are manufactured. But more than this, "Made in L.A." provides an insider’s view into both the struggles of recent immigrants and into the organizing process itself: the enthusiasm, discouragement, hard-won victories and ultimate self-empowerment. As director Carracedo concludes: “These women’s struggle mattered not just for its own sake but because it served as a catalyst for each of them, in her own way, to stand up and say: ‘I exist. I have rights.’” 70 min., 2007, Spanish and English with bilingual subtitles. Contact 415-821-6545 for more info. The Local Nakba Committee and the Palestine Right to Return Coalition Present Saturday, May 10, 12–6 p.m. Join the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition at this important anniversary event in solidarity with the people of Palestine. We invite you to commemorate 60 years of struggle and resistance on the anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, Arabic for "catastrophe," which marks the expulsion, dispossession and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. Bring the family, and join us for a special day of resistance music, cultural and youth programs, Nakba tent/art, Dabka, local solidarity groups and more! Meet survivors from 1948, and learn about the tragedy, while listening to Palestinian and Native American elders recount their experiences. Childcare assistance will be provided on-site. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Artists: Special performances by: Boots Riley, NaR, Mamaz, Kiwi, Polikal Heat, Rithmatik, Patriarch, and DJ Emancipacion — with MC's: Noura Erakat and Maysoon Ziyad. We need your support! Please donate what you can! Make your tax-deductible donation payable to "Palestine Right to Return Coalition" or "PRRC/Palestine Solidarity" and mail to: Local Nakba Committee (LNC) To donate online: go to: www.al-awda.org/, and please make sure to include "Nakba-60, Palestine Solidarity Festival" in the notes, or to the Facebook cause titled "Nakba-60, FREE Palestine Peace & Solidarity Festival." A special thank you to event partners: Al-Awda, Arab Resource & Organizing Center, Middle East Children's Alliance, American Indian Movement, International Jewish Solidarity Network Media sponsors: Flashpoints and Hard Knock Radio. Business sponsors: To sponsor the event: please email: right2return@gmail.com for a sponsorship proposal. To volunteer, email: concertvolunteers@gmail.com. For additional information and to see the full list of event sponsors, please see www.araborganizing.org/concert.html or call 415-861-7444. Thank you for your support! A.N.S.W.E.R. Educational Forum: Eyewitness Venezuela — San Francisco Tuesday, May 13, 7 p.m. Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Cuba... The struggle to gain Latin American sovereignty and unity is on the rise! Yet the U.S. government continues its aggression against the progressive governments and movements. Come to an important ANSWER update and exciting video of Hugo Chávez at the Apr. 13, 2008 celebration of the Venezuelan people's defeat of the attempted 2002 fascist coup. $5-10 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds) Call 415-821-6545 for more info or to reserve free childcare. DVD available for purchase: 'Palestine, Sudan and the Myth of a Humanitarian U.S. Foreign Policy'
At exactly the same time that the U.S. government is pretending to be concerned about suffering in the Darfur region of Sudan, it has joined with the European Union (EU) and Israel in seeking to strangle the Palestinian people. While calling for armed intervention to relieve the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, the U.S. and EU have cut off food, medicine and other critically needed materials to the Palestinian people. Israel has sealed off Gaza, one of the most densely populated and impoverished parts of the world; hospitals have run out of many medicines, malnutrition is spreading rapidly and poverty is soaring. Now, signs have begun to appear at anti-war demonstrations reading, “Out of Iraq In to Darfur.” What are the common aims that link together these seemingly contradictory U.S. policies? What should the position of the anti-war movement be? Speakers include Jess Ghannam, Free Palestine Alliance and A.N.S.W.E.R.; Isma’il Kamal, co-founder, Sudanese-American Society, and Richard Becker, Western Regional Coordinator, A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition. $15 — DVD (28 min) To purchase a copy, call 415-821-6545 or email answer@actionsf.org. Statements of Five Cubans Sentenced in Miami for Defending Cuban and U.S. Citizens From Terrorism — A Must Read!
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RESISTING THE EMPIRE
Ongoing Campaign The U.S. Blockade of Cuba
Free Mumia Abu Jamal The struggle to free Mumia on Death Row www.mumia.org "We stand with Mumia as we stand with the Palestinian people, with the Colombian people, with the people of Cuba. We stand with Mumia as we stand with our brothers and sisters who rebelled in the streets of Quebec against the imperialsist world order and in the streets of Cincinnati against racist police. "We stand with Mumia as we stand with all those around the world who are resisting the U.S Empire." —Gloria La Riva, Western Co-Coordinator of the IAC The Case of the Angola Three National Coalition to Free the Angola Three The National Coalition to Free the Angola Three was formed in 1999 to find justice for three innocent and wrongfully convicted men locked down at Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, for nearly three decades. All three men—Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King Wilkerson—fought for prison reform in the early 1970s. As a result, they were targeted by prison officials who eventually framed them for crimes they did not commit. Each has remained principled and politically active in spite of their brutal, long-term confinement. We have had one victory: Robert King Wilkerson was released on February 8, 2001. Today, Wilkerson— along with this coalition—is dedicated to finding justice for Woodfox and Wallace, and exposing the prison industrial complex for what it is. Meanwhile, Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox remain locked down in 6’ by 9’ cells, for 23 hours a day, at Angola. "Arbitrary Cruelty, Louisiana Style" (PDF version) Protest at Angola Prison Court of Appeals Ruling
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