Fred Hampton Day

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 13:32


Today is Fred Hampton Day. A day to remember a dynamic revolutionary and community organizer. He was key in building a multiracial working class movement that challenged the system of oppression and exploitation. Due to his effectiveness, he and Mark Clark murdered in cold blood by the Chicago Police Department on December 4, 1969.

Apoye a lxs detenidxs de Decarcerate PA

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/24/2012 - 02:37

Por favor, contribuir al fondo de defensa del movimento "Desencarcelar PA". Siete personas fueron arrestadas el lunes, 19 de noviembre en un acto de desbediencia civil por bloquear la construcción de dos prisiones nuevas en Graterford, PA.

Support needed for Decarcerate PA Arrestees

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/24/2012 - 02:18

Please, make a contribution toward the defense of the Decarcerate PA movement. Seven people were arrested on Monday, November 19th for an act of civil disobedience to block the construction of two new prisons in Graterford, PA.

¡Justicia por Johany! Manifestación y Marcha

Submitted by Truck Dee on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 16:37


Viernes, 16 de Noviembre
12:00 PM
Holyoke Center
1350 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Facebook Event

En marzo y abril, una empleada de Harvard que trabajaba hace mucho tiempo, Johany Pilar informó que era acosada sexualmente en el trabajo. En mayo ella fue amenazada con “grandes, grandes problemas” por un administrador. En septiembre, le dijeron verbalmente y por escrito que la podrían despedir, la primera medida disciplinaria que recibió desde que empezó a trabajar en Harvard en 1998! Luego del piquete de octubre, donde dos compañeros de trabajo de Johany hablaron en su nombre, los tres fueron informados que desde entonces son “personal esencial,” implicando que tienen que trabajar durante las emergencias, como el reciente huracán, cuando casi todos los demás empleados tienen el día libre. Estos trabajadores jamás se consideraban “esenciales” hasta que ayudaron a pasar la voz sobre el tratamiento de Johany. Este es otro ejemplo de las represalias “tal para cual” que ha recurrido la administración desde que Johany empezó a resistir la cultura de violación en el trabajo.

Justice for Johany! Rally and March

Submitted by Truck Dee on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 16:18


Friday, November 16th
12:00 PM
Holyoke Center
1350 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Facebook Event

In March and April, long-term Harvard employee Johany Pilar reported being sexually harassed at work. In May she was threatened with "big, big problems," by a manager. In September she was told verbally and in writing she could be fired, the first discipline she received since she started at Harvard in 1998! Shortly after a picket in October, at which two of Johany's co-workers spoke up for her in public, all three were informed they are now considered "essential staff," meaning they have to work during emergencies, like during the recent hurricane, when almost everyone else gets the day off. These workers were never considered "essential" until they helped publicize Johany's treatment. This is another example of the tit-for-tat retaliation which management has sunk to ever since Johany stood up against rape culture in the workplace.

Counterculture/Counterpower: The role of cultural work in building resistance movements

Submitted by Truck Dee on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 17:01


Simmons College
300 Fenway, Boston, MA
Facebook Event

A forum on the intersections of direct action and cultural resistance. Panelists will lead a discussion on the importance of cultural intervention in building movements for radical change.

Contracultura/Contrapoder: Construyendo movimientos a través de la intervención cultural

Submitted by Truck Dee on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 16:57


Domingo, 11 de Noviembre
1:15pm - 2:30pm
Feria del Libro Anarquista
Simmons College
300 Fenway, Boston, MA
Evento de Facebook

Un foro sobre las intersecciones de la acción directa y la resistencia cultural lxs panelistas facilitarán un dialogo sobre la importancia del trabajo cultural en construir movimientos populares por el cambio radical.

Libertad # 8

Submitted by jake on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 11:30

En Esta Numero:
La Huelga en Contra el Aumento de los Pasajes en Boston Lucha Contra la Subida de precios
La Raices populares del paro estudiantil en Quebec
El Dia Internacional de los Trabajadores en el 2012

La Resistencia Popular del 1% en relación al Sistema de Transito

El 1º de julio, La Autoridad de Transito de la Bahía de Massachusetts (MBTA) incremento los pasajes en un 23% a través de la ciudad de Boston. Como respuesta, la comunidad, los trabajadores y grupos políticos—incluyendo Lucha Común—formaron la coalición de la Huelga de los precios de pasajes en Boston (conocida como: BFS). De acuerdo con la dicha declaración, el 1º de julio la BFS lanzó una huelga de no pago a tarifas de que “no solamente se defiende nuestro sistema público de transito sino también el mejorar y expandirlo para que sirva de mejor manera a los ciudadanos de Boston y sus alrededores.”

Freedom/Libertad Issue 8

Submitted by jake on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 11:24

Articles from Freedom/Libertad, Issue 8

In this issue:
Peoples' Resistance to the 1%'s Attack on Transit
The Popular Roots of the Quebec Student Strike
Spring Comes to the United States

Peoples' Resistance to the 1%'s Attack on Transit

On July 1st, the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) increased fares 23% across the Boston-area public transit system. In response, community, worker, and political groups—including Common Struggle—formed the Boston Fare Strike (BFS) coalition. According to their statement, BFS launched a fare strike on July 1st to “not only defend our public transit, but to improve and expand it to better serve the people of Boston and the surrounding environment.”

Boston Events in early November

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/27/2012 - 08:48

Thanks to all who came out to talk about The Housing Monster with us last month! There's a ton going on in the Boston area this month. Here's a few actions and events you could find Common Struggle at in November.

Support Malden Tenants United!
Thursday, November 1st, 5:00pm
Alpha Management, 59 Linden Street, Allston, MA
Facebook Event

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