Monthly Archives: September 2012

Jazz for justice

Posted on September 30, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Jazz for justice New York—It’s in the air, an edgy current that awakens the spirit. When did it start? Was it the Arab Spring? The Occupy Movement? What? Where? May Day … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged American Federation of Musicians, Charles Mingus, Danny Richmond, Fables of Faubus, jazz, Justice for Jazz Artists, labor, New York City, Orval Faubus, workers | Leave a comment

Wage theft in Memphis

Posted on September 29, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Wage theft in Memphis Memphis, Tenn.—Activists have formed a Stop Wage Theft Coalition in Shelby County, Tenn., to lobby the Shelby County Commission to create a Wage Theft Ordinance that will … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Austin Texas, immigrant workers, labor, Memphis Tennessee, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle, Shelby County Tennessee, Stop Wage Theft Coalition, United States Department of Labor, West Tennessee | Leave a comment

Nueva edición de revista Praxis en América Latina (octubre-noviembre 2012)

Posted on September 28, 2012 by franklindmitryev

Nueva edición: revista Praxis en América Latina – teoría/practica http://www.praxisenamericalatina.org No. 9 octubre-noviembre 2012 Los números anteriores: # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Desde México ● Lomas del Poleo: atrás de la violencia y … Continue reading →

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Study/discussion series: Global Crises, Global Rebellion, and the Needed Philosophy of Revolution

Posted on September 27, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: You’re invited to a nationwide series of five Marxist-Humanist discussions on: Global Crises, Global Rebellion, and the Needed Philosophy of Revolution Central to today’s reality is the worldwide capitalist economic crisis, … Continue reading →

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Women Worldwide, September-October 2012

Posted on September 26, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Women Worldwide by Artemis In July, Cairo, Egypt, launched a new TV channel called Maria employing only niqab-clad women. The employees use the rhetoric of empowerment, stating this is a response … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Abu Islam Abdallah, Arab spring, Benigno Aquino, Cairo, Contraception, Egypt, Ennahda, feminism, Ghannouch, Islamism, niqab, Philippines, Reproductive rights, sexism, Tahrir Square, Tunisia, women's liberation | Leave a comment

Abortion victory is won in Mauritius

Posted on September 25, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Abortion victory is won in Mauritius Port Louis, Mauritius—LALIT is the only political party that has, over the decades, campaigned for abortion decriminalization, and finally, in June, Parliament passed a new … Continue reading →

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‘Comfort women’ speak

Posted on September 24, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: ‘Comfort women’ speak Los Angeles—Bok-dong Kim, an 87-year-old Korean “comfort woman,” came here as part of her U.S. speaking tour on the fifth anniversary of House Resolution 121, which acknowledged Japan’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Bok-dong Kim, California State University Los Angeles, Comfort women, Duk-Kyung Kang, feminism, Glendale Public Library, Government of Japan, Hak-Soon Kim, House Resolution 121, Human rights, imperialism, Japan, Japanese Imperial Army, Korean women, racism, Seoul, sex slavery, sexism, South Korea, War Crimes Tribunal, women's liberation, Won Choi, World War II | Leave a comment

Woman as Reason: Retrogression’s stench

Posted on September 23, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: Woman as Reason Retrogression’s stench by Terry Moon Everyone has heard—and a great many rightly condemned—the unconscionable statement by Missouri Republican Congressman and Senate hopeful Todd Akin: “from what I understand … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Abortion, feminism, forcible rape, Paul Ryan, racism, Rape, Reproductive rights, Republican, sexism, sharia, Todd Akin, Uniform Crime Report, women, Women Against Rape, women's health, women's liberation movement | Leave a comment

Neville Alexander

Posted on September 22, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: World in View Neville Alexander by Gerry Emmett We mourn the passing of South African revolutionary and scholar Neville Alexander. Born in the rural Eastern Cape, Alexander moved to Cape Town … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged African National Congress, anti-apartheid movement, Black Consciousness movement, Cape Town, capitalism, Eastern Cape, Karl Marx, Leon Trotsky, Nelson Mandela, Neville Alexander, Robben Island, South Africa, Workers Organization for Socialist Action | Leave a comment

Hurricane Isaac & Haiti

Posted on September 21, 2012 by franklindmitryev

From the September-October 2012 issue of News & Letters: World in View Hurricane Isaac & Haiti by Gerry Emmet Hurricane Isaac only skirted Haiti, but was a huge blow to 390,000 people still living in tent cities since the devastating … Continue reading →

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