There’s an apparent paradox in modern life: Society as a whole is getting smarter, yet we aren’t any closer to figuring out how to all get along.
Read the rest of this post on the original site at The lower your social class, the ‘wiser’ you are, suggests new study
WHERE: Burning Books, 420 Connecticut Street, Buffalo
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Can White People Be Organized Against Racism? A Multi-Racial and Multi-Generational Approach: Launch party for David Gilbert’s Looking at the U.S. White Working Class Historically with Naomi Jaffe, co-founder of New York State Prisoner Justice Network and former member of the Weather Underground; Jerome Wright, Upstate Organizer for the Campaign for Alternatives to Solitary Confinement (CAIC) and founder of the MAN (Mentoring and Nurturing) Program; and Katie Schaffer, Statewide Organizer for JustLeadershipUSA and Leadership Team member of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)-NYC.
David Gilbert is a white U.S. political prisoner imprisoned since 1981 for his participation with members of the Black Liberation Army in an armed action. From prison, he has written three books and dozens of articles engaging in thoughtful dialogue with today’s young activists on organizing movements of resistance and liberation under changing conditions.
Looking at the U.S. White Working Class Historically continues that dialogue, taking a hard look at white racism and exploring some possibilities for organizing to overturn it. Naomi, Jerome, and Katie will use the book as a stepping-stone to open a conversation from their varied experiences of multiracial and multi-generational organizing for justice.
WHERE: Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W North Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
WHEN: Thursday, January 11, 2018 from 7:30 PM – 9 PM
Join us as we launch the 2018 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar! Former political prisoner and Real News Network producer and host Eddie Conway, former ELF political prisoner and Certain Days collective member Daniel McGowan, and Morgan State University professor and journalist Dr. Jared Ball will lead a discussion on political prisoner David Gilbert’s new book, Looking at the US White Working Class Historically, and also discuss the importance of supporting political prisoners, past and present.
When this commentary was broadcast at the beginning of my radio show at noon, Pacific time, December 21, bitcoin was trading at about $15,600. It had a bad Friday, losing almost a quarter of its value, bottoming out at $11,858, before recovering to $14,267 as I’m posting this.
Read the rest of this post on the original site at Bitcoin, a commentary
Beginning in January 2018, people at Greene, Green Haven and Taconic Correctional Facilities will no longer be able to receive packages directly from family members or friends. All packages must be ordered through an approved vendor. In September 2018, this policy will apply to ALL 54 prisons in New York State.
This policy is pro-business and anti-family. It is harmful because:
1) People in prison can no longer receive fresh fruits and vegetables or canned foods.
2) Warm clothing such as hoodies and scarves are prohibited.
3) All books must be newly purchased. No used books allowed.
4) Prices are controlled by the vendor and basic necessities will be more expensive.
5) People on the outside must use a credit card, check or money orders to pay for the approved packages. No cash or food stamps.
6) Those without access to the internet or those who are less technologically savvy face additional obstacles in sending packages.
JOIN OUR POSTCARD CAMPAIGN
Send a postcard NOW to the individuals below to oppose the package policy.
Postcards should be sent to:
Hon. Andrew M. Cuomo
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
Acting Commissioner Anthony Annucci
NYS DOCCS
Building 2, State Campus
Albany, NY 12226
Some sample language you can include on your postcard:
Dear Governor Cuomo,
This holiday season is about giving, not taking away. I object to the new DOCCS package rules.
From,
(Your Name)
(Your relationship to people in prison, if applicable)
Dear Acting Commissioner Annucci,
The new DOCCS package pilot punishes innocent families. Having a loved one in prison is already expensive and difficult—the new rules make it worse. Rescind the package pilot!
From,
(Your Name)
(Your relationship to people in prison, if applicable)
Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more updates from this campaign!
At leftwingbooks.net there is currently a 50%+ sale on almost all Kersplebedeb Publications, until the end of the year! This combines with the free shipping in North America for orders of over $50
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Getting an apartment is a rite of passage for thousands of Canadians in their late teens and early 20s, but for Esteban Torres, a 21-year-old trans man living in Montreal, signing the lease on his three-room apartment earlier this year was especially sweet.
Read the rest of this post on the original site at The challenges of being trans, male, and homeless in Montreal
La présidente de la Fédération des femmes du Québec (FFQ) n’entend pas reculer devant ses critiques, à la suite d’une chronique dénonçant le fait qu’une personne transgenre dirige le principal organisme représentant les femmes au Québec.
Read the rest of this post on the original site at «Je ne céderai pas à La Meute et à la haine», dit Gabrielle Bouchard, nouvelle présidente de la Fédération des femmes du Québec
A senior member of Andrew Scheer’s leadership team helped create an anti-Islam organization during his campaign to lead the Conservative Party.
Read the rest of this post on the original site at Conservative party leadership advisor helped create anti-Islam organization
La Sûreté du Québec a mis au jour un vaste stratagème frauduleux dans des agences de placement qui exploitaient des immigrants vulnérables, en plus de priver le gouvernement de sommes importantes.
Read the rest of this post on the original site at Immigrants ciblés par une vaste fraude
This book is a reprint of a 1972 study pack by the Communist Working Circle, which contains quotes from Karl Marx and Frederick Engels on the question of the split between workers in the imperialist countries and the colonized nations.
Read the rest of this post on the original site at Book Review: Marx & Engels on Colonies
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Friday December 15th at 6pm
QPIRG Concordia
(Suite 204, 1500 Boulevard de Maisonneuve O, metro Guy Concordia)
This will be a triple launch, of:
* the 2018 Certain Days Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar
* political prisoner David Gilbert’s recent book Looking at the U.S.
White Working Class Historically
* J. Sakai’s long-awaited The “Dangerous Class” and Revolutionary
Theory: Thoughts on the Making of the Lumpen/Proletariat / Mao Z’s
Revolutionary Laboratory and the Role of the Lumpen Proletariat
There will be brief presentations about the calendar and both books, as
well as about various campaigns against repression and imprisonment in
Montreal and Quebec.
A hot meal will be served and Kersplebedeb books will be on sale at
lower than usual prices.
Please email info@kersplebedeb.com 24 hours in advance if you will
require childcare.
There will be whisper translation from French to English.
QPIRG Concordia is a wheelchair accessible and scent-free space see
http://ift.tt/2oqVlbr for further details
THIS EVENT IS FREE, ALL ARE WELCOME.
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Vendredi le 15 décembre, 18h00
QPIRG Concordia (Suite 204, 1500 Boulevard de Maisonneuve O, métro Guy
Concordia)
Un lancement de:
* Certain Days Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar, calendrier pour
la liberté pour les prisonnièrEs politiques
* Looking at the U.S. White Working Class Historically, livre par le
prisonnier politique David Gilbert
* The “Dangerous Class” and Revolutionary Theory: Thoughts on the Making
of the Lumpen/Proletariat / Mao Z’s Revolutionary Laboratory and the
Role of the Lumpen Proletariat, livre par J. Sakai
Il y aura des présentations au sujet du calendrier et les livres, ainsi
que des campagnes contre la répression et la détention à Montréal et au
Québec.
Il y aura un repas chaud et des livres de Kersplebedeb seront en vente à
rabais.
Veuillez envoyer un courriel à info@kersplebedeb.com à 24 heures
d’avance si vous avez besoin de service de garde d’enfants.
Il y aura une traduction chuchotée de l’anglais vers le français.
QPIRG Concordia est accessible aux fauteuils roulants et est une espace
sans parfum; voir http://ift.tt/2BBAA3P
pour plus de détails
CET ÉVÉNEMENT EST GRATUIT, TOUS SONT LES BIENVENU-E-S
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Canada Deadline: December 11th
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If you are in canada, you have a little bit longer, but not much: orders we receive after Monday December 11th cannot be guaranteed to arrive by the 25th.
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