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27 Nov

Malcolm X: Revolution is based on land. Land is the basis of all independence. Land is the basis of freedom, justice, and equality.

Message to Grassroots, November 10, 1963

Read in full: teachingamericanhistory.org/library/docume…

"Look at the American Revolution in 1776. That revolution was for what? For land. Why did they want land? Independence. How was it carried out? Bloodshed. Number one, it was based on land, the basis of independence. And the only way they could get it was bloodshed. ...

... The French Revolution — what was it based on? The land-less against the landlord. What was it for? Land. How did they get it? Bloodshed. Was no love lost; was no compromise; was no negotiation. I’m telling you, you don’t know what a revolution is. ...

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27 Nov

Imperialism, colonialism, neocolonialism....what's the difference? Why are the differences important? Understanding the differences helps us build the revolutionary strategy of anti-imperialism, hitting the problems of capitalism and settler-colonialism at their deepest roots.

Imperialism: is the highest stage of capitalism in which production is concentrated into international monopolies, finance capital is used to ensure profits from colonization, and the territorial division of the world is complete.

Colonialism: is a tool of imperialism used to control and divide territories through military force in order to export capital, circulate financial capital, and develop a strategic infrastructure to maintain economic hegemony over a region.

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12 Oct

Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations, are part of a long history of resistance, Indigenous internationalism, and solidarity with other oppressed peoples:

In 1977, the International Indian Treaty Council, the international arm of the American Indian Movement, called for the global end of the celebration of Columbus Day and declared instead the International Day of Solidarity and Mourning with Indigenous Peoples.

The UN Committee on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Apartheid, and Colonialism passed the resolution, with the support of many organizations, such as the African National Congress and the Palestine Liberation Organization

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11 Aug

We consider our work today to be an extension of the Pueblo Revolt. When we say the Pueblo Revolt never ended, we mean it! Pueblo resistance to colonialism also didn’t begin with the Pueblo Revolt. Prior to it, the Tiguex War in the 1540s forced the conquistador Coronado retreat

for 80 days after he had attempted to make contact with Pueblo people for the first time. Pueblo people would lead a series of at least five rebellions prior to the 1680 Pueblo Revolt, and at least four after, which continued well into the mid-1800s

The Black Mesa: The Black mesa featured on the first slide might look familiar to New Mexicans. It’s the background on NM state ID’s but it’s also the site of numerous battles of the Pueblo revolt. San Ildefonso people also sought refuge atop the mesa during battles.

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15 Jun

The origin of police in the US is rooted in systemic racism, slavery, and land dispossession. Volunteer militias composed of white settlers hunted & captured enslaved Africans attempting to escape bondage. They slaughtered Indigenous people to clear the land for more plantations

Their function has always been to wield violence in order to protect white capital and private property. They didn’t even bother to change the famous star-shaped badge that the early slave catchers and Indian killers were given.

The system is not broken, it is working exactly as it was intended to. The sooner we come to terms with the fact that we live under a white supremacist, capitalist colonial regime, the better we can educate our communities, agitate for our freedom, and liberate our people.

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17 Jul 19

If you want to follow along in our study groups, we’re doing a six week syllabus on Marxism 101. Here’s what we’re reading and studying: (thread)

Week 1, May 30th: What is Marxism?

Read: Communist Manifesto: marxists.org/archive/marx/w…

Watch: Thinking about the Communist Manifesto and Marxism in our time:

Week 2, June 13th: Political Economy & Settler Colonialism

Read: Introducing Marxism: A Graphic Guide (Excerpt): politicaleducation.org/wp-content/upl…

Read: Patrick Wolfe: Settler Colonialism and the Elimination of the Native: gooriweb.org/genocide/89.pdf

Ruth Gilmore: Documented not to Work:

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