Nota del equipo editorial: Esta es una traducción del artículo “Caribbean resistance and the struggle for Black liberation“, puede encontrar la versión original aquí. El Agosto Negro es un momento para reflexionar sobre la lucha de liberación global que las personas...
Caribbean Resistance and the Movement for Black Liberation
A Spanish translation of this article is available here. Black August is a time to reflect on the global liberation struggle that Black people have waged for centuries. One region with a rich history of resistance is the Caribbean. Caribbean revolutionary history is...
“The people must prepare to win:” Miguel Enríquez at the Caupolicán Theater
Translators' introduction Miguel Enríquez, the General Secretary of the Chilean Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) between 1967 and 1974, gave this speech on July 17, 1973, in the Caupolicán Theater in Santiago, Chile. Almost two months later, with the support of the...
Dancing in the streets: When Salsa’s Clave was the pulse of the movement (pt. 1)
Note: This is the first in a two-part series on the history and politics of Salsa in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the famous Fania All-Stars concert, "Live at Yankee Stadium." Introduction A crowd of 40,000 fans rushed onto the field of old Yankee Stadium in...
ALBA Movimientos: 125 years of the Puerto Rican independence struggle
Translator's introduction Dianne Viera and Carlos Alicea of the Secretariat of ALBA Movimientos, Puerto Rico Chapter, wrote the following text in commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle for Puerto Rican Independence on October 30, 2023....
The “other September 11:” U.S. solidarity against the Chilean Coup
Introduction September 11, 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of the coup d’etat in Chile that overthrew socialist President Salvador Allende. Allende was the first president elected with a socialist program in the world and governed the country between 1970 and 1973....
50 years after the coup against Allende: Lessons from the Chilean revolutionary movement
This Liberation News article was originally published on September 11, 2023. Introduction In September 1970, Salvador Allende became the first Marxist president democratically elected with a socialist program of government. Today marks the 50th anniversary of his...
Apartheid is a cancer that must be exterminated: Radio Havana Cuba interview with Thomas Sankara
Liberation School introduction The original French text, available here, is a transcription of an oral interview, and it is clear that the person doing the transcription was unsure of a few of the formulations. We therefore did our best to render the text as coherent...
Paulo Freire’s centennial: Political pedagogy for revolutionary organizations
All revolutionary processes are educational. From organizing meetings and study groups to writing protest speeches and propaganda before the revolutionary moment to creating new revolutionary educational and cultural institutions and training teachers and specialists...