Millions Strike in India Over High Prices

150 years ago in 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by the-then President Abraham Lincoln. The document did not end slavery or the Civil War (1861-1865) that was raging at the time. Despite claims from the corporate media and revisionist historical accounts, the system of slavery was destroyed by the revolts of enslaved Africans, their participation in the Civil War on the side of the Union forces and the contributions to these efforts by genuine abolitionists.

Come out to a public program honoring African American History Month where a revolutionary perspective will be shared on the actual developments that led to the overthrow of the system of slavery and the Union victory against the slave-holding Confederacy in 1865. Also the role of Africans in the attempted Reconstruction of democracy in the United States after the end of slavery and the Civil War as well as the struggle for self-determination and full-equality for the former enslaved population will be examined.

Speakers for this event will be Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire and a contributing editor for Workers World newspaper, and Tachae Davis of the Workers World Youth Fraction and a contributing writer to Can’t Jail the Revolution blog. Debbie Johnson, a veteran organizer for Workers World Detroit branch, will chair this educational meeting.

This event is open to the general public. A dinner featuring African American cuisine will be served.

Donations will be accepted for this event but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

The Free Samer Issawi Campaign

Posted on February 20, 2013 by wibailoutpeople

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Demand the Release of Samer Issawi

Call-In Day Weds. 2/20/13
9:00AM – 5:00PM EST

After 211 days on hunger strike, the Israeli kangaroo court rejected the release of Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi today during his “emergency” hearing. Issawi will remain behind bars until his next scheduled hearing on March 14, 2013. Issawi’s mother Um Ra’fat collapsed during the court decision. The Israelis are clearly waiting for him to die. After the court hearing, 800 Palestinian inmates also went on hunger strike to show solidarity with the other prisoners already on hunger strike. It’s time for all Palestinian activists around the world that have been daily supporting the prisoners to step up our actions.

We call for all activists, especially those in the U.S., to call President Obama and the State Department on Wednesday 2/20/13 to take action.

“My name is _____ from __________ and I demand that the US administration intervene for the immediate release of Samer Issawi, the other hungers strikers, and all the administrative detainees and Palestinian political prisoners including the children.”

1) Call President Obama at 1-202-456-1111

2) Call US Secretary of State John Kerry at 1-202-647-4000 or the Office of Near East Affairs at 1-202-647-7209

There will also be a campaign on Twitter, as there has been for multiple days, at 1PM CST to demand the release of Samer Issawi. Check @samerissawi1 for the hashtag to use.