Christiansburg, VA Target workers on wildcat strike against sexual harassment and racial discrimination
Submitted by Mike Harman on Aug 23 2017 05:08
Workers at a Target store Christiansburg, VA are striking to demand the firing of General Manager Daniel Butler after multiple testimonies alleging abuse including sexual harassment and racial discrimination. There will be a picket outside the store on August 23rd.
Meditation on domestic violence intervention: a personal narrative
A deeply personal account of experiencing and confronting abuse within a family, by Sara Rahnoma-Galindo. Trigger warning for domestic and sexual violence.
The Rise and Fall of the Angola Prison Chapter of the Black Panther Party: Herman Wallace
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jun 8 2017 14:10
A short history of the forming of the only Black Panther Party chapter in prison, its actions and the repression dealt to its militants by prison authorities.
Contains references to sexual violence.
Gender politics in the Korean transition to democracy
Submitted by wojtek on Feb 3 2017 19:22
Jeong-Lim Nam's essay on Korean women's battles against dictatorship in the 1980s.
How British Corporations are Fuelling War in the Congo: Robert Miller
A lengthy and in depth report into the role played by corporations based in UK in the bloody conflicts in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Looting of the Congo: Colette Braekman
Article on the cause and human costs of the second Congo War (1998-2003) a civil war that involved multiple armed groups, most backed by large mining concerns and foreign powers and was fought over access rights to the DRCs vast mineral deposits. Declared the bloodiest conflict in modern African history.
Crime as representation and reality - Gilles Dauvé
An introduction to the Castilian translation of 'For a World Without Moral Order' and 'Alice in Monsterland', published by XXX Editions in Spain.
Out of the Red Closet: Gay and Lesbian Experiences in the Previous Communist Movement
A pamphlet put out by the defunct Kasama Project, detailing accounts of former members and supporters of the Revolutionary Communist Party in the USA who were homosexual and the treatment they received by the party. The accounts contain mental and emotional abuse and bigoted language.
Undercover police within the social movements
Submitted by rat on Jul 4 2016 15:28
A brief look at the infiltration into political groups by the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS), an undercover unit of the British police's Special Branch. The SDS used relationships with women activists to help give credibility to their false identities which were often created with use of dead children's names.
Crisis of family and friends: Working class experiences from west London
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Apr 3 2016 11:57
In warehouses, factories and other low-paid workplaces in west London we’ve had various conversations with fellow workers about how they live. We've also had experiences at home, where we flat-share with other workers from different countries. Facing the breakdown of the family and various forms of personal crisis we thought of writing an article about it for our paper, WorkersWildWest. Please feel free to criticise and contribute!
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