Month: July 2022

In the U.S.

‘Lamarca’: Movie about Brazilian revolutionary sparks lively discussion

July 14, 2022 Linh Co
On a quiet Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, folks chose to watch “Lamarca,” in a warm room, unintentionally replicating Brazil’s heat. “Lamarca” is a movie made in 1994 that depicts the true story of a […]
La Lucha por el Socialismo

Estados Unidos extiende a Zambia su alcance militar

July 14, 2022 Vijay Prashad
El 26 de abril de 2022, el Comando de Estados Unidos para África (AFRICOM, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció el establecimiento de una oficina en la embajada de los Estados Unidos en Lusaka, Zambia. […]
Events

Baton Rouge: Keep the clinics open! July 18

July 13, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
Yesterday a judge reinstated the temporary restraining order which lifts Louisiana’s total ban on abortions. Clinics are reopening. Monday a judge will determine whether they remain open. The outcome on Monday, just like every major […]
Environment

$2 trillion for war vs $100 billion to save the planet

July 13, 2022 Murad Qureshi
During late April and early May, South Asia experienced the terrible impacts of global warming. Temperatures reached almost 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in some cities in the region. These high temperatures came alongside dangerous […]
Oppressed genders

Summer of Rage: Women’s group sits in at White House

July 12, 2022 Sharon Black
Washington, D.C. – Thousands of mostly young women marched in pouring rain from 14th and I Streets to the White House July 9 as part of the “Summer of Rage” called by the Women’s March. […]
In the U.S.

Join the National Week of Civil Disobedience to Restore Abortion Rights

July 12, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
Women’s Lives Are at Stake Call for a National Week of Civil Disobedience to Restore Abortion Rights, September 18-24 Higher Wages, Workers’ Rights & Full Funding for Childcare, Healthcare & Education No to Militarism and […]
Fight racism

Baltimore protest demands justice for Jayland Walker

July 12, 2022 Struggle-La Lucha Baltimore bureau
Baltimore, July 9 – The Peoples Power Assembly held a protest demanding justice for Jayland Walker — gunned down in a hail of 60+ bullets by Akron, Ohio, cops —  at the Douglas Homes Projects […]
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Tools

Struggle-La Lucha audio articles now available

July 12, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
Many Struggle-La Lucha articles are now available in audio format. Audio articles are more widely accessible to anyone with difficulty seeing or reading. The audio articles can also be listened to like a podcast – […]
La Lucha por el Socialismo

Mujeres en Lucha de la FDIM presenta en Encuentro Antiimperialista en Cuba

July 11, 2022 Berta Joubert-Ceci
Participación de Mujeres en Lucha – Women in Struggle, en representación de la Región de las Américas de la Federación Democrática Internacional de Mujeres (FDIM), en el ‘Encuentro antiimperialista y anticolonialista, Principales desafíos para nuestros […]
Cuba

Cuba’s solidarity with Africa and the Soviet Union

July 11, 2022 Stephen Millies
“When Africa called, Cuba answered” is a well-known and true description of how Cuba aided the African liberation struggle. The slogan was popularized by Elombe Brath, the late Pan African educator and organizer who was […]