The events that occurred yesterday in Washington D.C. have taken many people by surprise. For Black, Indigenous, and migrant people in this settler state, seeing white supremacist and fascist rage be allowed to storm the Capitol is no surprise. It is not spectacular or shocking.

Because the world constantly evolves, our political positions evolve. Through debate and democracy, our general assembly decides which positions we adhere to. Here is a [working] list of some of papers describing our political ideology in their current stages, a thread: Latest adopted position (2020): Communism is the Horizon, Queer Indigenous Feminism is the Way

Read ➡️ therednation.org/communism-is-t…

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. ...

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.

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.

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 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.

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: