September 28 webinar – Larry Spencer, Key Leader of Coal Miners Strike against Warrior Met and Black Rock; UMWA District 20 Vice President

Register in advance for this webinar:https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hXkMmVgRTjCdIAPBHQMF6g Tuesday, September 28, 7 pm ET Larry Spencer is the UMWA District 20 Vice President, representing the 1,100 coal miners in three UMWA locals which have been on strike against Warrior Met in Alabama since April 1, 2021. The strikers are fighting to reverse concessions that were foisted on … Continue reading September 28 webinar – Larry Spencer, Key Leader of Coal Miners Strike against Warrior Met and Black Rock; UMWA District 20 Vice President

new date: August 31 webinar with Hector Bejar, Peru’s former Foreign Minister

Héctor Béjar, former guerrilla fighter and President Pedro Castillo’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru Webinar Registration – Conversation with Héctor Bejar, Perú’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs His resignation as Peru’s foreign minister is undoubtedly the first and hardest blow against the current government of President Castillo and the process of change that the president … Continue reading new date: August 31 webinar with Hector Bejar, Peru’s former Foreign Minister

Report Back from the Ongoing National Strike in Colombia

Report Back from the Ongoing National Strike in Colombia Sunday January 12 3-5 pm UE Hall, 37 S. Ashland John Ocampo, organizer with UE, has recently returned from Colombia. The corporate press has not been reporting on the weeks-long national strike in Colombia which has shaken up the country. What little coverage we see is … Continue reading Report Back from the Ongoing National Strike in Colombia

Q & A Session with Charlie Hardy, Reportback from a month in Venezuela

Monday, November 4, 6-8 pm Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Branch auditorium 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue , Chicago (near Montrose and Western stops on the Brown Line) Charlie Hardy, long time resident of Venezuela, author of Cowboy in Caracas, and frequent speaker on Chavista Venezuela, will be in Chicago just after spending October in Venezuela. He will … Continue reading Q & A Session with Charlie Hardy, Reportback from a month in Venezuela

Kevin Zeeze of Embassy Protector Collective and PopularResistance.org Speaking in Chicago & Illinois October 23-26

Kevin Zeese, co-director of Popular Resistance, has been in the forefront of numerous struggles for peace and social justice, from the recent People’s Mobilization to Stop the US War Machine and Save the Planet outside the United Nations to his role in the Venezuela Embassy Protection Collective in Washington. Popular Resistance itself has been an … Continue reading Kevin Zeeze of Embassy Protector Collective and PopularResistance.org Speaking in Chicago & Illinois October 23-26

July 14, 16: Cuba’s Javier Cabrera on Cuba’s Environmental Programs and the Struggle against Climate Change

Sunday July 14, 2pm Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Branch 4455 N. Lincoln Ave Tuesday July 16, 7 pm UE Hall 37 S. Ashland Javier Cabrera will discuss Cuba’s changing economic development program, its community health care program, and its programs to combat climate change. He will explain how the US blockade of Cuba, … Continue reading July 14, 16: Cuba’s Javier Cabrera on Cuba’s Environmental Programs and the Struggle against Climate Change

Dan Kovalik available to speak in your area on US Intervention in Venezuela and Latin America

Dear friends, Dan Kovalik is available for more speaking engagements around the country. At present he will in New York the end of June, Arizona in mid-July and the Bay Area in mid-August. The cost to invite him is the transportation from the previous city, typically less than $75 or $100. His focus will be … Continue reading Dan Kovalik available to speak in your area on US Intervention in Venezuela and Latin America

Cuba and Venezuela: Reports on their Gains and their Fight Against US Economic Warfare

Saturday May 18, 7:00 pm UE Hall, 37 S. Ashland Richard Berg, Chicago Teachers Union staffer, back from Cuba Bahman Azad, US Peace Council secretary, back from Venezuela John Bolton, top US government official, calls Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua the “Troika of Tyranny” and has made clear Washington’s goal of destroying these nations as it … Continue reading Cuba and Venezuela: Reports on their Gains and their Fight Against US Economic Warfare

Charlie Hardy Speaking on the US War on Venezuela, Chicago March 17-19

Sunday March 17, 10 am Third Unitarian Church 301 N Mayfield Ave, Chicago contact: Laurel Schmidt llambertschmidt@yahoo.com Monday March 18, 2-5 pm Evanston Public Library 1703 Orrington Ave, Evanston with film showing of Charlie vs. Goliath about Charlie Hardy's run for Senate contact: Timi Papas timpapa417@yahoo.com Monday March 18, 7pm sharp Sulzer Regional Public Library … Continue reading Charlie Hardy Speaking on the US War on Venezuela, Chicago March 17-19

Camilo Mejia: The Nicaraguan crisis – A U.S. regime change operation

The Nicaraguan crisis - A U.S. regime change operation Camilo Mejia was born in Nicaragua but moved to the US as an adolescent. Shortly after graduating from high school, after only two college semesters, he joined the U.S. Military and was eventually deployed to Iraq in 2003. After five months in active combat, including posts in Baghdad, … Continue reading Camilo Mejia: The Nicaraguan crisis – A U.S. regime change operation