Pride Month Webinar: Cuba’s Queer Rights Revolution, June 15

PRIDE MONTH WEBINAR – REPORT BACK FROM CUBA
Thurs., June 15, 8 pm Eastern; 7 pm Central; 6 pm Mountain; 5 pm Pacific

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-CSxIdBoTxWHZPZk0Xd_vw#/registration

Just 90 miles from Ron DeSantis’s Florida, socialist Cuba is making huge advances in LGBTQ+ rights with its new Families Code.
How did Cuba achieve the ‘most advanced policy in the world? Why isn’t the U.S. media reporting it? Why does Biden maintain Trump’s punishing blockade measures and keep Cuba on the state sponsors of terrorism list?

Hear from LGBTQ+ activists from across the U.S. who went to Cuba to see for themselves. Learn how queer rights are being prioritized from the grassroots to the National Assembly. Why U.S. queers should work to end the U.S. blockade of Cuba, and how you can join next year’s delegation.

Hear panelists:
*Lizz Toledo Women in Struggle-Mujeres en Lucha • Atlanta
*Serena Sojic-Bourne Real Name Campaign & FRSO • New Orleans
*Jordan David Lavender Guard • Los Angeles
*Deirdre Deans Women in Struggle • Atlanta
*Gregory Esteven Socialist Unity Party • New Orleans
*Kiana Fok Peoples Power Assembly & Friends of Latin America • Baltimore
*Melinda Butterfield Women in Struggle • New York

HOSTED BY
Women in Struggle / Mujeres en Lucha
An affiliate of the Women’s International Democratic Federation

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New York City: Protest the Parade, June 4

PROTEST THE PARADE JUNE 4 @10AM
West side of 5th Ave. at 58th St., Manhattan
Enter from 6th Ave. or Central Park South
From New York to Palestine, occupation is a crime!
Displacing lives since ‘48, nothing here to celebrate.
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Struggle ★ La Lucha PDF – May 29, 2023

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  • MARCH ON FLORIDA: Resist the ban on trans lives!
  • Media slanders Jordan Neely & raises millions for his killer
  • Solidarity fuels Writers Guild strike
  • Ebenezer Scrooge is alive and well in Congress
  • San Diego celebrates Malcolm X Day
  • Nkosi Mandela speaks on apartheid and the Nakba
  • What’s the matter with Montana? Deindustrialization and political reaction
  • ‘Cuban health assistance could make a huge difference in South Central and East LA’
  • The People vs. LA Sheriffs: Justice for Andres Guardado!
  • U.S. LGBTQ+ delegation travels to Cuba to learn about new Families Code
  • Cuba’s Conga celebrates advances in LGBTQ+ rights
  • A drag show in Havana
  • Amazon Labor Union: End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba!
  • Cuban socialism advances biotechnology
  • In Cuba, National Assembly of People’s Power truly represents the people
  • U.S. judicial system’s bias against workers
  • Nakba was a crime! Palestine will win!
  • U.S. drops ‘One China’ policy, uses Philippines for war drive over Taiwan
  • Biden attacks migrants, sends troops to border
  • En Cuba, la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular representa verdaderamente al pueblo
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New Orleans: The People vs. Jeff Landry, June 12

 

MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2023
WVSM Forum: The People VS Jeff Landry
The Domino

Register here: https://bit.ly/WVSMForum

In 2002, Rep. Steve Scalise compared himself to David Duke “without the baggage” (no Klan hood). This is a good way to describe Attorney General Jeff Landry, who is running for governor. As top cop, Landry has illegally used his office to push every racist, anti-woman, anti-LGBT, anti-union, anti-worker, anti-immigrant, anti-environment, and anti-voting policy he could.

But who is Landry really working for besides his own profit-making corporations? Workers Voice has compiled the facts that every worker and political activist should know. Learn and discuss what’s behind the drive of the right-wing and what’s necessary to defeat them all.

A speaker will also address the Federal budget crisis and the dictatorship of the banks over our lives.

#WorkersUnite #FightTheRight #BailOutThePeopleNotTheBanks

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Baton Rouge: Louisiana March for LGBTQ Youth, May 27

SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2023, AT 3:30 PM CDT
Louisiana March for LGBTQ Youth
Louisiana State Capitol

Before a single anti-LGBTQ, anti-child bill lands on his desk, we need to put public pressure on the Governor to use his veto power now. We also need to send a strong message to legislators who might already be thinking of orchestrating another BS veto override session. We’re taking to the streets again to defend LGBTQ youth, and we want see folks from every part of Louisiana there with us.

Want to volunteer? Need a ride? Visit linktr.ee/realnamecampaignnola

Organization or media inquiries can be sent to realnamecampaignnola@gmail.com

WE DEMAND:
-VETO ALL ANTI-LGBTQ, ANTI-CHILD BILLS
-NO VETO OVERRIDE SESSION
-LET MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE CARE TO YOUTH
-MAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAFE FOR LGBTQ STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
-STOP ATTACKS ON LIBRARY AND INTERNET ACCESS
-STOP CRIMINALIZING KIDS

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Brooklyn, NYC: African Liberation Day 2023 , May 27

Join us for African Liberation Day 2023!

Africa’s War Against Poverty and Underdevelopment

When African Liberation Day happened in 1973, Africans were fighting a war for decolonization, against Apartheid, and for human rights. Now the fight for Africans at home and abroad is against poverty & underdevelopment. Come celebrate what we’ve achieved and discuss which way forward at this crucial time.
RSVP 718-398-1766

December 12th Movement

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San Diego: African Liberation Day rally & Conference, May 27-28

May 27, 2022 – Rally

Location: Southeast Community Spot
6443 Imperial Avenue
San Diego, CA 92114
Time: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
May 28, 2022 – Conference
Location: Southeast Community Spot
6443 Imperial Avenue
San Diego, CA 92114
Donate: PayPal.Me/UhuruWest
Contact: west@apspuhuru.org
Phone: 510-569-9620
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Amazon Labor Union statement on Cuba: End the Blockade!

From Chris Smalls, Amazon Labor Union president. 

May 22, 2023

“On May Day, I joined a delegation of organizers on a trip to Cuba to show solidarity with the Cuban people and call out the injustice that is an economic blockade designed to harm workers and the people on the island.

Let’s make one thing very clear: The blockade isn’t designed to hurt the political leaders in Cuba or whatever nonsense people say to defend a Cold War-era policy. The blockade is designed to hurt the people – full stop.

Our group had to fill our suitcases with medical supplies like syringes and antibiotics because hospitals literally cannot access even basic life-saving instruments. Just imagine losing a friend or a family member just because American politicians are still so stuck in the past. They are willing to let folks die.

Enough. Show solidarity with the workers of Cuba and all of the people who have suffered for literally no reason, and join us in demanding an end to the blockade.

Nearly every country in the United Nations has called out the United States for its brutal economic sanctions on Cuba, all because they want to propagate the lies spread by massive corporations about the island. Massive companies are actually that threatened by even just a small society that dares to exist without their profiteering.

Throughout its history, Cuba has been a bastion of workers’ rights. And that’s exactly why the rich and powerful are so dedicated to keeping the people there down.

But worker solidarity doesn’t stop at the border – or any border. After decades of completely avoidable economic struggle, it’s time for the United States to listen to the rest of the world and end this pointless blockade. Sign your name to show your solidarity.

In solidarity,

Chris Smalls
President
Amazon Labor Union

Spanish version

Pronunciamiento Sindicato Amazónico Sobre Cuba: ¡Terminen El Bloqueo!

De Chris Smalls, presidente del Sindicato de Trabajadores de Amazon… [Del sitio web de ALU.]

POR FAVOR COMPARTE AMPLIAMENTE.

“El Primero de Mayo, me uní a una delegación de organizadores en un viaje a Cuba para mostrar solidaridad con el pueblo cubano y denunciar la injusticia que es un bloqueo económico diseñado para dañar a los trabajadores y al pueblo de la isla.

Dejemos una cosa muy clara: el bloqueo no está diseñado para dañar a los líderes políticos en Cuba o cualquier tontería que diga la gente para defender una política de la Guerra Fría. El bloqueo está diseñado para lastimar a la gente, punto final.

Nuestro grupo tuvo que llenar nuestras maletas con suministros médicos como jeringas y antibióticos porque los hospitales literalmente no pueden acceder ni siquiera a los instrumentos básicos para salvar vidas. Imagínese perder a un amigo o familiar solo porque los políticos estadounidenses todavía están tan atrapados en el pasado. Están dispuestos a dejar morir a la gente.

Suficiente. Muestre solidaridad con los trabajadores de Cuba y todas las personas que han sufrido literalmente sin razón, y únase a nosotros para exigir el fin del bloqueo >>

Casi todos los países de las Naciones Unidas han criticado a Estados Unidos por sus brutales sanciones económicas contra Cuba, todo porque quieren propagar las mentiras difundidas por las corporaciones masivas sobre la isla. Las empresas masivas en realidad están tan amenazadas incluso por una pequeña sociedad que se atreve a existir sin su especulación.

A lo largo de su historia, Cuba ha sido un bastión de los derechos de los trabajadores. Y es exactamente por eso que los ricos y poderosos están tan dedicados a mantener a la gente ahí abajo.

Pero la solidaridad de los trabajadores no se detiene en la frontera, ni en ninguna frontera. Después de décadas de lucha económica completamente evitable, es hora de que Estados Unidos escuche al resto del mundo y ponga fin a este bloqueo sin sentido. Firma con tu nombre para mostrar tu solidaridad.

En solidaridad,

Chris Smalls-Presidente sindicato amazónico (Amazon Labor Union)

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Los Angeles: End the U.S. economic war on Cuba, June 25

SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 2023 AT 2:00 PM PDT
End the U.S. Economic War on Cuba!
Wilshire Federal Building

 

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Struggle ★ La Lucha PDF – May 15, 2023

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  • Marching with Cuba’s Cenesex on a historic May Day
  • Free Mumia Abu-Jamal! Free Leornard Peltier! Free Them ALL!
  • Harry Belafonte
  • Justice for Jordan Neely!
  • Not another lynching!
  • Struggle can bring justice
  • What’s the matter with Montana? Deindustrialization and political reaction
  • Migrants not welcome, Biden sends troops to border
  • U.S. judicial system’s bias against workers
  • U.S. LGBTQ+ delegation travels to Cuba to learn about new Families Code
  • Biden nukes Korea, builds anti-China alliances
  • Remember Khader Adnan, martyr of freedom
  • Israeli occupation forces launch brutal attacks on Gaza
  • Represión en Puerto Rico
  • Repression in Puerto Rico
  • Detenidos y acosados los brigadistas del NNOC
  • NNOC brigadistas detained and harassed
  • TSEUA niega acceso a información de la Junta de Control Fiscal
  • En Puerto Rico, la lucha continúa contra privatización de energía
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