Reflections

Rafa Espinosa’s Lessons from Organizing Workers in UNITE HERE Local 2: Listen to the Workers and Never Forget Them!

Rafa Espinosa’s Lessons from Organizing Workers in UNITE HERE Local 2: Listen to the Workers and Never Forget Them! by Larry Hendel. Posted March 14, 2023. Rafael Espinoza, is a former League of Revolutionary Struggle (LRS) member, who spent decades fighting for immigrant and worker justice. The bulk of his work was in UNITE-HERE Local …

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The Third World Strike at San Francisco State and its Legacy

The Third World Strike at San Francisco State and its Legacy By Peter Shapiro. Posted September 19, 2022. For five months in 1968-69, San Francisco State College (now University) was the scene of a historic strike by students of color, supported by thousands of white students and a substantial minority of the faculty. Launched by …

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Can Lessons from the Jesse Jackson Campaigns for President Help Us in 2022 and Beyond? 

Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Can Lessons from the Jesse Jackson Campaigns for President Help Us in 2022 and Beyond? By Eddie Wong with input from Bill Gallegos and May Louie. Posted July 27, 2022. The classic American song Over the Rainbow sung by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz has an enduring appeal both …

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Why Are You Still a Revolutionary? How Do You Keep Your Revolutionary Optimism in These Difficult Times?

Why Are You Still a Revolutionary? How Do You Keep Your Revolutionary Optimism in These Difficult Times? By Pam Tau Lee.  Posted on July 23, 2022. The idea for this essay, “How Do You Keep Your Revolutionary Optimism in These Difficult Times?” arose during an intergenerational discussion between “Boomers” and “Millennials.” As a Baby Boomer …

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Becoming a Chicano Marxist and Forming the August 29th Movement and the League of Revolutionary Struggle

Becoming a Chicano Marxist and Forming the August 29th Movement and the League of Revolutionary Struggle By Bill Gallegos. Posted July 16, 2022. The League of Revolutionary Struggle (Marxist-Leninist) was formed in 1978.  I don’t remember the exact date, but I do know that by uniting my organization – August 29th Movement (ATM) – with I Wor …

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