Author: John Parker

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Around the world

The people of Niger are fed up

August 27, 2023 John Parker
The past few years have witnessed militant defensive actions and campaigns around the world defending the working-class movements that are collectively “fed up.” They are fed up with the putrid smell of the deteriorating U.S. […]
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Fight racism

Juneteenth, reparations and the legacy of Tulsa

June 19, 2023 John Parker
On June 19, 1865, the Union Army arrived in Galveston, Texas, to end slavery there. It has become the symbolic date for the ending of slavery in the United States. After the Emancipation Proclamation officially […]
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Cuba

‘Cuban health assistance could make a huge difference in South Central and East LA’

May 26, 2023 John Parker
 Statement by Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice Coordinator John Parker at the Los Angeles City Council hearing on May 24. Hello, my name is John Thompson Parker. I’m the coordinator of the Harriet […]
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Oppressed genders

Trans rights protest shuts down Hollywood traffic

April 6, 2023 John Parker
 March 31 – Members of the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice and the Socialist Unity Party joined activities on March 31 in Los Angeles demanding an end to the genocidal attacks against the […]
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In the U.S.

Roll Back Prices campaign: Shoppers outraged at inflation in food, utility costs

March 6, 2023 John Parker
On March 4, shoppers at an Albertsons grocery store in Los Angeles were greeted with flyers calling for an end to war and inflation in a campaign by the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice […]
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Fight racism

No matter the color of the lash, the whip of racism remains intact

February 9, 2023 John Parker
It’s Black History Month. Time to reflect on, hopefully, the progress made for people of African ethnicity, especially in the U.S. However, a brief history of repression by police attempts to kill our hope. Since […]
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In the U.S.

King Day in LA: For justice, against police terror and U.S. war

January 18, 2023 John Parker
Activists from the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice, CodePink, Socialist Unity Party, Young Communist League, Organization US, and community activists joined a street meeting for justice and against police terror and U.S. war along […]
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U.S. / NATO war

‘Instead of focusing on Russia, look at the planners of this war’

January 17, 2023 John Parker
Talk given by John Parker at “People Speak Out to Stop Racism, Poverty and World War III” at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Harlem, New York, Jan. 13. Almost a year ago, on Feb. 15, […]
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U.S. / NATO war

Zelensky complicit in corporate takeover of Ukraine: ‘It’s an investment’

January 7, 2023 John Parker
“Your money is not charity, it’s an investment.” That’s what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his address to the U.S. Congress while visiting Washington on Dec. 21. He came asking for more billions to […]
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La Lucha por el Socialismo

‘Retemos las justificaciones para esta guerra de Estados Unidos’

January 6, 2023 John Parker
Charla pronunciada en “Pushback Against Empire”, una fiesta navideña y recaudación de fondos para la revista CovertAction en la ciudad de Nueva York el 1 de diciembre. Si le gustan las historias de terror,  aquí […]