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40 Years Later, Remember the Assassination of Carl Hampton

Posted on Jul 14, 2010 Posted by Eric Ribellarsi

Fourty years after the police murder of Carl Hampton, a martyred Panther leader, we face a moment where Black men like Oscar Grant are still being gunned down by the police, with police murderers protected by the state. Let's learn from the experience of Carl Hampton, and hold the memory of this revolutionary hero in our minds.

On July 26, 1970, Carl Bernard Hampton, one of Black America's most articulate, courageous and heroic, young leaders was ruthlessly slain by the Houston Police Department's Central Intelligence Division (CID). At the age of 21, Carl was a tireless organizer who worked day and night to establish People's Party II[1], a Black revolutionary group modeled after the Black Panther Party (BPP).

Come celebrate the life and leadership of Carl B. Hampton on the 40th anniversary of his assassination. Hosted by the Carl B. Hampton Commemoration Committee

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The Mountains Tremble: A Report Back from the Revolution in Nepal

Posted on Jul 12, 2010 Posted by Eric Ribellarsi

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Nepal is a small land-locked country where communist revolution is changing everything. People are rising up against kings, castes, and imperialism. Women are rising to lead. The revolution is spreading into surrounding India. In May and June of 2010, Eric Ribellarsi traveled to Nepal to report on these events. Eric Ribellarsi's presentation will tell the story of this revolution, the current situation in Nepal, and feature video and photography from his journey.

Houston Institute of Culture
August 2 at 7:30 p.m.

708-C Telephone Rd., Houston, Texas 77023

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May First: ¡Amnistia Ahora, Liberacion Manana!

Posted on Apr 29, 2010 Posted by Eric Ribellarsi

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At a time when huge attacks have been launched on our immigrant brothers and sisters in Arizona, and further attacks are threatened here in Texas, let's hit the streets for May Day and demand ¡Amnistía Ahora, Liberación Mañana!

5900 Bellaire Blvd. @ 4 P.M

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The Nature of This Flower is to Bloom: SLAM and Learning from a Revolutionary Student Movement

Posted on Mar 27, 2010 Posted by Eric Ribellarsi

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How do we build a revolutionary student movement, and what can we learn from previous attempts? Kazembe Balagun and and Lenina Nadal will be speaking on learning from their experiences with the Student Liberation Action Movement (SLAM). April 8th @ 7:30PM, in the Atlantic Room (in the UC Underground).

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The movement fought against budget cuts, sent solidarity brigades to Palestine and Chiapas, and created a space for the exchange of radical ideas. SLAM mobilized tens of thousands of students and was led mainly by women of all different nationalities. We need a summation that looks at both the positive and negative of this movement as we chart our own uncharted course.

Hosted by the Radical Study Group at the University of Houston.

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Queering the X: James Baldwin, Malcolm X, and the Third World

Posted on Mar 26, 2010 Posted by Eric Ribellarsi

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Kazembe Balagun speaks on the debates over gender, race, and sexuality. By promoting an intertextual dialogue between Malcolm X and James Baldwin, Kazembe will foreground the queer influences in both men's analysis of racial oppression.

April 7th, 7:30PM @ the SHAPE community center (3903 Almeda, Houston, TX).

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Kazembe Balagun is a writer/cultural historian whose work has been featured in Left Turn, PopMatters, and Working USA. He writes for the NYC Indypendent, and is an instructor at the Brecht Forum/New York Marxist School. He is also a veteran of the Student Liberation Action Movement, a radical student movement that shook the entire CUNY system. He is working on "Queering the X" and a history of black communist organizer Bill Epton.

Hosted by Fight Imperialism, Rethink and Experiment (The FIRE Collective).

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Spring Break FIRE Hang Out!

Posted on Mar 11, 2010 Posted by Eric Ribellarsi

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It's spring break, we've got a new revolutionary collective, let's hang out together and celebrate!

We'll be having a social for everyone to get to know each other, and for people who are interested in connecting with us to have a place to come and meet. Agora (1712 Westheimer) @ 7 P.M.

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