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#RiseUpOctober—October 22-24 NYC
Massive Mobilization to STOP Police Terror
Which Side Are You On?
The October 22-24 Demonstrations—Rise Up October
An Important Step Forward in the Fight Against Police Terror—That Must Now Be Taken Further
November 2, 2015
Carl Dix at the October 24 Rally: "Let's do all that we can to stop the horror of police murdering our people. And then let's do even more because we gotta stop this
October 26, 2015
“If you want others to be strong, you must be strong yourself...”
Lessons and Challenges in the Fight Against Police Murder and in Defense of Quentin Tarantino
by Annie Day
November 9, 2015
Behind the Threats on Quentin Tarantino by Police Brutality Associations
November 9, 2015
Voices of Conscience Step Up in Defense of Quentin Tarantino and Condemn the Police Union Threats and Boycott
Updated with new statements November 10, 2015
Press Release from Rise Up October, Nov. 6:
New FOP Threats Against Quentin Tarantino; Rise Up October Responds
Carl Dix condemns FOP's "dangerous thuggery"
November 6, 2015
Michael Slate interviews Quentin Tarantino, film director, actor
Into the Streets November 22—ONE YEAR Since Tamir Rice's Murder By Police and STILL NO JUSTICE!
November 9, 2015
EXPOSED! The Prosecutor’s “Expert Reports”
A Blatant Attempt to Whitewash the Police Murder of Tamir Rice
November 9, 2015
Latest on the Struggle to Stop Police Terror and Murder
November 10, 2015
Rise Up October, October 24, 2015, New York City. The front of the march. Photo: Erik McGregor
Carl Dix speaking at Washington Square Park. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
Cornel West speaking at Washington Square Park. Photo: Phil Buehler
#SAYHERNAME contingent. The #SAYHERAME campaign documents women murdered by police. Photo: Cindy Trinh/Activists of New York
Jivonte Lee Davis, a close friend of Tony Robinson who was killed by the Madison police on March 5, 2015. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
Justus Howell was killed by police in Zion, Illinois, April 14, 2015. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
Eve Ensler, Carl Dix, Cornel West, Quentin Tarantino, on march with family members. Photo: twitter.com/tuneintorevcom
"Ferguson is in the House"—Contingent of Ferguson and St. Louis activists marched on October 24.
Members from Stop Mass Incarceration, San Francisco/Bay Area, CA. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
Revolution Club contingent, made up of members from around the country. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
En route from Washington Square Park to Bryant Park. Photo: Oscar Diaz @oscmdiaz
Artwork contributed to Rise Up October
Artwork contributed to Rise Up October
Photo: Cindy Trinh/Activists of New York
The Audre Lorde Project demanding justice for Yvonne McNeil, a homeless lesbian, murdered by the NYPD in October 2011. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Harlem, New York. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
Youth and others take the message to Times Square. Police attacked, and arrested six people. Photo: twitter.com/StopMassIncNet
Huge, beautiful portraits of people killed by the prison system and prison authorities were contributed to Rise Up October by French street artist/photographer JR as part of his #insideoutproject-A Global Art Project. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
South Bronx Community Congress. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
Unitarian Universalists. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
Columbia University students. Photo: Noel Altaha @ngaltaha
Demanding justice for Justus Howell and all victims of police murder
Read all about October 24, 22 and 23 here
THE NEW SYNTHESIS OF COMMUNISM: FUNDAMENTAL ORIENTATION, METHOD AND APPROACH, AND CORE ELEMENTS
by Bob Avakian, Chairman, Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, Summer 2015
TIMELINE—
Political Activism and Revolutionary Leadership of Bob Avakian (BA), During the 1960s-1970s, and Continuing to the Present Time
FEATURED ARTICLES
"If you are serious..."
An Invitation to Learn About—and Change—the World
November 9, 2015
Letter from a Reader
“THE NEW SYNTHESIS OF COMMUNISM: FUNDAMENTAL ORIENTATION, METHOD AND APPROACH, AND CORE ELEMENTS,” by Bob Avakian—A Unique and Historic Document
November 9, 2015
There Must Be a Defiant, Mass Outpouring for Abortion Rights This Roe v. Wade Anniversary, January 22, 2016
November 9, 2015
Listen to This! Bob Avakian’s
“Christianity and Society—The Old Testament and the New Testament, Resistance and Revolution”
by Sunsara Taylor
November 9, 2015
Syria and Beyond: NO to U.S. War Moves!
November 9, 2015
Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline: Why? And What Does It Mean for the Endangered Planet?
November 9, 2015
grand opening
a celebration
The Grand Opening of
REVOLUTION BOOKS
in Harlem
437 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Ave. @ 132nd St.
Sunday, November 15, 2015 • 2 pm
A reading and talk by
the world-renowned Kenyan novelist, post-colonial theorist, and former prisoner of conscience
NGŨGĨ WA THIONG'O
Opening remarks from
ANDY ZEE
Spokesperson for Revolution Books, on "Revolution Books and the Emancipation of Humanity"
BA Everywhere
The work Bob Avakian, "BA," has done creates new possibility at an excruciating time for humanity—nothing less than an opening for a visionary and viable future. BA Everywhere is a major fundraising campaign to make Avakian's work and leadership known in every corner of society.
On viewing the film Revolution & Religion
"The film brings you up close inside Cornel West's and Bob Avakian's dialogue: the passion, the audacity, the science, the morality, the revolutionary substance. Two courageous voices modeling a morality that refuses to accept injustice – pouring heart and soul into standing together challenging all of us to fight for a world worthy of humanity."
—Andy Zee, co-director of the film
"They are both telling the truth. People from Skid Row need to hear this. I want to see the whole thing... In Skid Row you feel so trapped. People think of people there as drug addicts, but most people there are just down on their luck. There’s professionals there, intellectuals, women escaping abuse, people come from all over the country because they think California is better, but end up on Skid Row. They are coming for a better life, but get treated like animals. How can people get out of this madness? You are in a hole and you keep trying to get out, but the system keeps dragging you down. We need a way out!”
—A group of formerly homeless women who had lived on “Skid Row” in LA
"...People the system says are the worst of the worst can change and be part of this. If you don’t get that part you are missing a big part of what BA’s speech is about.
"When BA talked about how the world could be different in the “What If...” part of the speech, almost everybody in that section was in tears, including me. People were feeling it. "
—Former Prisoner Who Attended the Dialogue
Also in this issue
Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline: Why? And What Does It Mean for the Endangered Planet?
November 9, 2015
Tar Sands Oil and the Relentless Capitalist Drive for Fossil Fuels
November 9, 2015
From A World to Win News Service:
On the Disappearance of Bees and the Future of the Planet
November 9, 2015
Authorities Greasing Skids to Exonerate Tamir's Murderers!
by Carl Dix
October 11, 2015
From a person working on the Task Force to Bring 100 Families to Rise Up October:
A Powerful Element of Rise Up October: Courage and Determination of Those Who Lost Loved Ones to Murder By Police
November 9, 2015
October 24:
Thousands in the Streets of NYC for #RiseUpOctober: STOP POLICE TERROR! Which Side Are You On?
October 24, 2015
A message from Cornel West and Carl Dix
October 24, 2015
October 24: Voices of Loved Ones of People Murdered by Police
October 26, 2015
"Don't hide behind the lies, don't hide behind the blinds..."
October 22: Times Square, NYC: Saying Their Names & Demanding a STOP to Police Terror
Updated October 23, 2015
Reports from October 22—20th Annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation
October 23, 2015
A Shout-out to the Courageous Fighters Who Put Their Bodies on the Line to Shut Down Rikers Island Prison
Updated October 24, 2015
Michael Slate Interviews Jamal Joseph, Eve Ensler, Kwame Anthony Appiah, and Arturo O'Farrill
October 26, 2015
Listen to audio and read transcripts HERE
Reality Check:
Updated October 5, 2015
- What REALLY Changes Things?
- Why Economic Boycotts Will Not STOP Murder by Police
- Codifying Racism into the Law
- Who Are You?
- Crime Among the People and the Police: A Revolutionary View
- A Point to Media Mouthpieces
Reality Check on October 20 Events in East Harlem, NYC:
The REAL Problem
Updated October 26, 2015
Updated November 9, 2015
Voices of Conscience Step Up in Defense of Quentin Tarantino and Condemn the Police Union Threats and Boycott
Updated with new statements November 9, 2015
Quentin Tarantino responds to attacks for speaking out against murder by police as part of Rise Up October:
Statement from Carl Dix:
"I challenge Pat Lynch to a debate"
October 26, 2015
Pat Lynch—the Loudmouthed Bigot Leading the Pack in the Pig Attacks on Quentin Tarantino
November 2, 2015
We must continue to RISE UP to STOP Police Terror and Murder!
WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?
Family members of victims of police murder...people from the neighborhoods...faith communities...students and teachers...all people of conscience... Step Up, Throw in, Get Organized to Carry out the Fight to END this outrage.
Get in touch with and get involved with the Stop Mass Incarceration Network.
For more info go to riseupoctober.org or www.stopmassincarceration.net
Phone: 646-709-1961
Email: stopmassincarceration@gmail.com
Facebook: stopmassincarcerationnetwork
Twitter: @StopMassIncNet
Latest on #RiseUpOctober
Of Continuing Interest
Tens of Thousands Come to DC for Justice Or Else Rally
What Is Really Needed for the Movement to STOP Police Terror?
October 12, 2014
“Putting Forward Our Line—In a Bold, Moving, Compelling Way,” by Bob Avakian
Published in two parts in Revolutionary Worker:
» Part 1, #1177, December 1, 2002
» Part 2, #1178, December 8, 2002
The Coming Civil War and Repolarization for Revolution in the Present Era
by Bob Avakian
Published 2004/2005
Letter from a reader
WORKING ON THE CONTRADICTIONS OF THE REVOLUTION: reflections on bringing forward a revolutionary people and organizing for an actual revolution
April 27, 2015
A QUESTION SHARPLY POSED
by Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
Originally published April 14, 2013
Freedom and Necessity, and Proceeding from a Strategic Standpoint: Some Thoughts on Methods and Leadership
by Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
Some Points of Orientation, Principle, and Method Regarding the Accusations Against Bill Cosby
What Is an Abortion and Why Women Must Have the Right to Choose
Life Cannot and Should Not Always Be Preserved
January 23, 2005
grand opening
a celebration
The Grand Opening of
REVOLUTION BOOKS
in Harlem
437 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Ave. @ 132nd St.
Sunday, November 15, 2015 • 2 pm
A reading and talk by
the world-renowned Kenyan novelist, post-colonial theorist, and former prisoner of conscience
NGŨGĨ WA THIONG'O
Opening remarks from
ANDY ZEE
Spokesperson for Revolution Books, on "Revolution Books and the Emancipation of Humanity"
Tickets $30 general/
$10 students/low-income
* * *
...also on Sunday, Nov 15 6:30 pm - Special Benefit Dinner
Reading & Talk by
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Remarks from Andy Zee
Tickets $75 / $125 / $250
Both events on Sunday take place at the new Revolution Books:
437 Malcolm X Blvd. / Lenox Ave. @ 132nd Street
(Take #2/3 to 135th, or A/B/C to 135th- we're three blocks below Schomburg Center)
Tickets for both events available soon at:
www.revolutionbooksnyc.org
Call 212.691.3345
Proceeds from both events will benefit the final $35,000 leg of Re-Open Revolution Books Fund Campaign to renovate and open the new Revolution Books.
Syria and Beyond: NO to U.S. War Moves!
November 9, 2015
Indonesia: U.S. Role in 1965 Massacres
November 9, 2015
There Must Be a Defiant, Mass Outpouring for Abortion Rights This Roe v. Wade Anniversary
November 9, 2015
Stand Up for Abortion Rights! Counter-Protest the March for "Life"
October 19, 2015
The Hateful, Ignorant Campaign Against Houston Equal Right Ordinance (HERO)
November 9, 2015
Much more on End Pornography and Patriarchy: the Enslavement and Degradation of Women
Correspondence from Readers
Gamergate—and What It Says About Misogyny in This Society
November 9, 2015
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A Statement from the Revolutionary Communist Party: ON THE STRATEGY FOR REVOLUTION
Updated November 15, 2015
A Terrorist Attack in Paris, a World of Horrors, and the NEED FOR ANOTHER WAY
November 15, 2015
Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
ON "PRINCIPLED COMPROMISES," AND OTHER CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
November 12, 2015
REVOLUTION BOOKS NYC NEEDS YOU THIS WEEK:
3 Days to the Grand Opening
New PSA by Carl Dix on the Grand Opening Listen Here
Which Side Are You On?
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI STUDENTS FROM CARL DIX
November 9, 2015
Read more
NEW November 10: Downloadable PDF of this statement for print
Statement from Cornel West 11/12/2015:
"Stay strong. Stay strong. Stay strong!"
Yet ONE MORE video of an outrageous murder by police. Linwood Lambert shackled, tased and murdered by South Boston, Va. police. THIS WANTON MURDER MUST END...WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? Click here for latest outrages
Students Protest White Supremacy on Campuses
November 12, 2015
From Stop Mass Incarceration Network, Los Angeles
Defend the A14 Freedom Fighters
From #RiseUpOctober Student Task Force:
Calling ALL students & youth who were part of #RiseUpOctober—fulfill a great need by filling out this questionnaire.
November 6, 2015
Rise Up October to STOP Police Terror fundraising campaign continues
The campaign CONTINUES and so does the need for funds, focused on the fundraising campaign at indiegogo. Together we met the $100,000 goal, but there is a need for more funds.
Right NOW there is a $3,000 challenge match to raise the urgently needed funds, beyond the $100,000 already raised, for this national movement to STOP police terror. All donations up to $103,000 will be doubled.
If you have been involved in this struggle, or you are just learning about Rise Up October – from the widespread media coverage; from the attacks on Quentin Tarantino's participation in #RiseUpOctober by NY police union official, Patrick Lynch; and from Carl Dix speaking out on Fox News – taking on Fox's drumbeat that there is a "war on police" – donate now and challenge everyone you know to contribute as well!
Spread this video everywhere and raise money for #RiseUpOctober
Border Patrol Agents Get Away with Murder! Justice for Anastasio Hernandez Rojas!
Yet ONE MORE video of an outrageous murder by police. Linwood Lambert shackled, tased and murdered by South Boston, Va. police. THIS WANTON MURDER MUST END...WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? Watch MSNBC's report including newly available video
3 Cops, 3 Tasers:
The Last Hour of Linwood Lambert’s Life—Tortured to Death at 50,000 Volts
From Stop Mass Incarceration Network, LA: Defend the A14 Freedom Fighters
Justice Department on Dontre Hamilton
If Shooting a Black Man 14 Times for Sleeping in a Park Doesn't Violate Civil Rights, What Does!?
November 12, 2015
Louisiana: Police Execution of Jeremy Mardis—SIX Years Old!
The Suicide of "GI Joe" Gliniewicz—A Poster Child for a Non-Existent "War on Police"
14 seconds—12 bullets—0 charges
Cop Calls for Boycott of Fairfax Farm: Three Words That Make Modern-Day Slave Catchers Go Off
System Gives Texas Killer Cop Immunity
The Police Killing of Zachary Hammond—Murdering Cop Walks Free
Police Claim 18-Year-Old Amonderez P. Green Killed Himself—Nobody Believes Them
South Carolina cop assaults student, a young Black woman, in classroom. Stop Terrorizing Our Children!
Prosecutors release report saying police murder of Tamir Rice was "reasonable"
Latest outrages here
Check this out and share it all over on social media
RiseUpOctober
to STOP Police Terror
October 24, 2015 in New York City
(updated October 13, 2015)
Breaking news, latest outrages here
Everything you need to get involved here
Download organizing materials here
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Uploaded June 29, 2015
A Must-See Film!
You can't change the world if you don't know the BAsics.
BAsics, from the talks and writings of Bob Avakian is a book of quotations and short essays that speaks powerfully to questions of revolution and human emancipation.
At the beginning of 2012, an in-depth interview with Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, was conducted over a period of several days by A. Brooks, a younger-generation revolutionary who has been inspired by the leadership and body of work of Bob Avakian and the new synthesis of communism this has brought forward.
Click the cover to read, print, or download a PDF of the interview.
Want to know how BA's new synthesis of communism would apply to organizing a new society?
Announcing the publication of Demarcations Number 4
From the Editors of Demarcations
Updated June 1, 2015
New Indian Printing of Bob Avakian's Democracy: Can't We Do Better Than That?
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Publisher: Insight Press
Excerpts from the book:
Religious Fundamentalism, Imperialism and "The War on Terror"
Why Is Religious Fundamentalism Growing in Today's World
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