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Greek Protestors Try to Demolish Harry Truman Statue in Athens

A group of Greek communist party supporters has attempted to take down a statue of former US president Harry Truman in central Athens during a protest against air strikes on Syria by the US, the UK and France on April 14.

At least three protesters were reportedly injured.

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Raleigh-Durham, NC: Marx at 200 - A birthday celebration & political discussion

Saturday, May 5 - 6:00 pm

Lion’s Park,  516 Dennis Ave, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604

Hosted by Workers World Party Durham Branch

“The chief thing in the doctrine of Marx is that it brings out the historic role of the proletariat as the builder of socialist society. Has the course of events all over the world confirmed this doctrine since it was expounded by Marx?” (Lenin) This May 5 marks the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, the German philosopher and revolutionary socialist whose ideas laid the groundwork for revolutions and liberation movements around the world. Join Workers World Party Durham Branch as we celebrate Marx and learn more about the impact of his legacy on social movements today. Our celebration of Marx is a celebration of countless uprisings here in the U.S. such as Chicago, Oakland, Charlotte, and revolutions and movements from the Soviet Union to Cuba, Venezuela to Viet Nam, South Africa to the Philippines.

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Chicago: ‘No monuments to racism’

By Catherine Kavanaugh

Near a busy corner on Chicago’s South Side, on April 7, cars slowed and passersby honked or raised their fists in support at the sight of a small group holding a banner proclaiming, “Honor Black Lives — No Monuments to Racism.”

Chants of “You can’t stop the revolution! Black women bring the solution!” rang out as more activists and community members gathered to demand the removal of a monument to Confederate soldiers known as the Confederate Mound. The 50-foot marker dominates Oak Woods Cemetery in the Black working-class neighborhood known as Grand Crossing.

Since last September, members of Smash White Supremacy-Chicago, led by Black Youth Project 100 and the local branch of Workers World Party, have gone door-to-door in Grand Crossing to investigate the impact of the Confederate monument on the people who live in its shadow. They were also promoting BYP 100’s #HonorHerLabor campaign to replace the monument with a statue of anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells. The grave of that legendary African-American journalist, newspaper editor and anti-lynching activist rests just yards from the Confederate Mound.

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Raleigh, North Carolina: Moral March of Raleigh - Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ), February 20, 2018.

Photos by Dante Strobino

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Roanoke, Virginia: Black Liberation Month event featuring freedom fighter Takiyah Thompson, February 24, 2018.

“Union Jobs, Not Jim Crow white supremacy! Solidarity Forever!”

Photo by Bryan G. Pfeifer

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Trials for Durham Confederate Statue Case Begin Feb 19 

Takiyah Thompson and seven anti-racist activists go to trial in Durham district court on Monday, Feb 19.  They are charged in connection with the toppling of the Confederate monument in Durham on August 14, 2017. Defendants scored a major victory in January when all felony charges against them were dropped.  Three misdemeanor charges remain.

Defendants invite all those who choose to side against racism and white supremacy to come to Durham on February 19 and 20 to pack the courts and show solidarity with the ongoing struggles against monuments to racism.

Call in Day to Drop the Charges: Feb 15

Pack the Courts! Fighting White Supremacy is Not A Crime! Come to Durham Feb 19

Can’t come to Durham? Donate to support mobilization efforts and upcoming Toppling Racism tour

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HAPPENING NOW: Scenes from the 2017 Workers World Party conference in Newark, NJ, November 18, 2017.

Watch the livestream on Facebook