The Anti-Imperialist Archive

Last September, the Alliance of Families for Justice led a 19-day protest and marched from Harlem to Albany on the anniversary of the devastating 1971 Attica Prison riots. During the March for Justice, marchers were greeted and joined in solidarity by communities throughout the state, culminating in a rally in the state capital. In this program, participants and organizers discuss their continued commitment to criminal justice reform and the ongoing struggle to close Attica Correctional Facility. Following a screening of a documentary short about the March for Justice, Soffiyah Elijah, executive director of the Alliance of Families for Justice, moderates a panel reminding us why the families of the incarcerated marched: to demand an end to human rights abuses that continue in Attica and in prisons here and throughout the country. Panelists include Carol Harriott, Lilly Osei-Tutu, Kevin Barron, and Linda Rousseau. Part of the series "States of Denial: The Illegal Incarceration of Women, Children, and People of Color," presented at the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. This event took place at the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art on March 25, 2018. Video courtesy Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation. www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/video/

by Robert Gold, Mitchel Cohen, Assata Shakur Publication date 1992-06-14 As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @AntiImpArchive, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com

"Eyes of the Rainbow" deals with the life of Assata Shakur, the Black Panther and Black Liberation Army leader who escaped from prison and was given political asylum in Cuba, where she has lived for close to 33 years. In it we visit with Assata in Havana and she tells us about her history and her life in Cuba. This film is also about Assata's AfroCuban context, including the Yoruba Orisha Oya, goddess of the ancestors, of war, of the cemetery and of the rainbow. "In the struggle of the African American people, many women's voices in the past and the present have always called for social justice, women who throughout the years have shown integrity and firmness in their principles. For this reason, "The Eyes of the Rainbow" is dedicated to all women who struggle for a better world. ~ Gloria Rolando As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @AntiImpArchive, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com  

Dr. Sara Roy is a Senior Research at the Center for Middle East Studies, Harvard University. As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @AntiImpArchive, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com  

In New York City again for meetings, Fidel Castro took time away to the Riverside Church to speak at length for a total of four hours. There are interviews conducted with people outside the church afterwards, which would be lovely to find! As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @AntiImpArchive, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com

Summary: Cuba is once again in the international spotlight. The saga of Elian Gonzalez, the 6-year-old Cuban boy whose custody battle captivated two nations, catapulted the island back to the forefront. And the media frenzy surrounding the recent visit of Cuban President Fidel Castro to New York for the United Nations Millennium Summit reminds us that Cuba can never be entirely ignored or forgotten. As the United States exerts its economic and military might around the globe with impunity, Cuba is one of the few countries able to resist US imperialism. And as the post-cold war era moves into its second decade, the United States' attitude toward Cuba looks more and more like a strange relic. In this program we take a look at some of the ways the United States government and mainstream media in the US try to undermine Cuban sovereignty and bring down the communist structure that has been in place for over 40 years. And we'll examine how Cuba, although comparatively poor, is able resist such attempts thru a national dedication to education and health care. Cuba is by no means perfect. Yet it seems that this small nation, suffering for years under economic blockade by the United States, has managed to care for its people, especially its children, in a way the United States has not. We'll speak with Karen Wald, a Californian who has spent the last 18 years living in Havana. Wald is a civil-rights activist, a journalist, and author of a book, Children of Che: Childcare and Education in Cuba. In addition, we'll hear from Cuban President Fidel Castro himself, speaking in New York earlier this month, and Pennsylvania death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal, in whose case Castro has taken a personal interest. Bruderhof Radio is a production of the Bruderhof Communities, a Christian movement dedicated to nonviolence, communal living and justice. Members pool their time and talents, and share all goods and property in common. For more information about the Bruderhof Communities and Bruderhof Radio, call (800) 778-8461 ext 239, or email redzim@bruderhof.com.  

Castro spoke at a Harlem historic black baptist church between political meetings in 1995. As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @AntiImpArchive, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com  

Book launch for Truth and Revolution: Sojourner Truth Organization by Michael Staudenmaier. Founded in Chicago in 1969 from the rubble of the recently crumbled SDS, the Sojourner Truth Organization (STO) brought working-class consciousness to the forefront of New Left discourse, sending radicals back into the factories and thinking through the integration of radical politics into everyday realities. Through the influence of founding members like Noel Ignatiev and Don Hamerquist, STO took a Marxist approach to the question of race and revolution, exploring the notion of "white skin privilege," and helping to lay the groundwork for the discipline of critical race studies. Michael Staudenmaier is a twenty year veteran anarchist and student of revolutionary movements and a doctoral candidate in history at the University of Illinois. As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @AntiImpArchive, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com  

Noel Ignatiev is one of the many speakers as part of the Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series at Occupy Boston. Noel Ignatiev is a longtime political activist and the author of "How the Irish Became White." To learn more about the lecture series see http://zinnlectures.wordpress.com/ http://www.occupyboston.org/ http://twitter.com/#!/OccupyBOS_Media http://www.occupytogether.org/ As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @AntiImpArchive, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com  

Jason Brownlee discusses the situation in Egypt since the Arab spring uprisings and the roll American policies play in the region. This lecture was given on April 16th 2014 at Austin Community College - East view campus. As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @AntiImpArchive, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com