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Resist Rubio’s McCarthyite Attacks on Cuba, the Black Freedom Struggle, and the Left

Change-Links — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:42:56 +0000

by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action Los Angeles (ARA-LA/PART)

At a recent international gathering of right-wing states and parties, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, angling to run again for US president as a MAGA hard-liner this time, delivered a speech and a 100+ page document attacking Cuba, the Black freedom struggle in the US, and anything to the left of MAGA, as violence-prone communists intent on subversion.

This new McCarthyism seeks to amp up support for Trump’s war measures, strangling energy and economic blockade, and other attacks on Cuba. It uses that in turn to justify racist measures against and criminalization of the Black liberation movement, and even mainstream political figures like Antonio Villarraigosa and Karen Bass, as conscious agents of a Cuban-led conspiracy and covert operations.

It must be denounced, but more important, we must redouble our efforts and solidarity with the Cuban people and their revolution and sovereignty, with the Black liberation movement, and with efforts for the socialist and anti-colonial transformation of US society.

A few quotes from Rubio will serve to demonstrate the grave threat this now-dominant politics of neo-fascism poses.

He wrote, “For nearly seven decades, the Cuban regime has waged a sustained campaign of subversion against the United States. It is a campaign that has infiltrated the highest reaches of the U.S. government, recruited and cultivated generations of American activists, backed an unprecedented wave of left-wing terrorism on American soil, and carried out one of the most durable and damaging foreign intelligence penetrations in American history.”

“The Cuban campaign against America is unique,” he continued. “It is irregular and covert – … the Cubans perfected a new model for a long war of attrition, organized around espionage, infiltration, sabotage, proxy networks, and a revolutionary infrastructure designed to turn America against itself.”

Rubio projects onto Cuba the tools of US efforts to overthrow the Cuban revolution (which included assassination attempts, invasion attempts, biological warfare, propagandistic media, subsidies to dissidents and infiltration of agents and terrorists into Cuba) in order to justify further such efforts and the intensification of the US stranglehold on the island nation.

He then goes on to paint a picture of “communists” hidden everywhere in the US, operating as agents of Cuba, most particularly in the Black movement for freedom, justice and equality, but including not just the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and Zohran Mamdani in his cross-hairs, but even Barack Obama (apparently not enough of a war criminal to satisfy Rubio and Trump). He links the Cubans to Palestinians.

Rubio says that “the most successful and enduring sphere of Cuba’s campaign against America has taken place on the ideological battlefront. Since the 1960s, the regime has served as the beating heart of a new and distinct kind of Marxism, forged around an overriding resentment and fundamental hatred of the United States and the broader West. The Cubans devoted themselves to recruiting, cultivating and mobilizing a global coalition of activists, intellectuals, and political groups around this cause, building a sprawling revolutionary network that shaped a disproportionate share of America’s most famous and influential extremist movements, from the Black Panthers and the Weather Underground through to Antifa. Today, that network continues to maintain ties to powerful leftist nonprofits, anti-ICE collectives, socialist groups, and Marxist militant organizations across the United States.”

Rubio sees Cuban internationalism and anti-imperialism as uniquely threatening. “Castro’s Marxism was radically different from its Soviet counterpart. It was permeated by something new: The doctrine of tercer-mundismo (“Third Worldism”). The concept of the “Third World” had initially emerged in the context of the Cold War, referring to the bloc of nations in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East that belonged neither to the American capitalist “First World” nor the Soviet socialist “Second World” spheres. But in Castro’s Cuba, the concept would harden into both a self-conscious ideology and a revolutionary identity.” He continues, “As the socialist magazine Jacobin approvingly recounted earlier this year, it was Cuba that ‘was seen by many in the Third World as the ideal site for radically rethinking anti-colonialism, anti-imperialism, and decolonization.’ What Cuba was proposing, Jacobin writes, ‘was essentially a decolonization of Marxist thought.’”

After this excursion into revolutionary theorizing, Rubio proceeds to blame Cuba for “inspiring” hundreds of bombings in the US more than 50 years ago, in 1971-72, against the US war in Vietnam, and then gets into his real target, the Black liberation movement. Starting with Robert F. Williams (though neglecting his equally militant wife Mabel) who advocated for armed self-defense against Ku Klux Klan night-riders and were forced into exile in Cuba, Rubio moves on to an indictment of Malcolm X, Kwame Ture (the former Stokely Carmichael of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee), Assata Shakur, and Black Lives Matter, but including by name also LA Mayor Karen Bass, who once was in the Venceremos Brigade, “Hasan Piker; Amazon Labor Union founder Chris Smalls; a delegation from the Democratic Socialists of America; former UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, former Spanish deputy prime minister Pablo Iglesias; several other current and former members of European Parliament; and Isra Hirsi, campus activist and daughter of Representative Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.).”

In section VI of the document, entitled “Racial Revolution”, Rubio waxes ecstatic about Angela Davis, using her as an example of Cuba’s successful penetration of US culture and academia with revolutionary thinking. “Davis was received in Havana with a hero’s welcome from throngs of enthusiastic supporters. It was neither the first nor the last time she would go to Cuba: in 1969, she had been welcomed by Castro as part of a Communist Party delegation; in 1974, she returned again to attend the Second Congress of the Federation of Cuban Women. Davis never moderated or backed away from her devotion to revolutionary communism, let alone expressing regret for her association with Castro. (She went on to run – twice – as the Communist Party USA’s vice-presidential nominee, in 1980 and 1984). But today, she is one of the nation’s most decorated academic celebrities, and has been canonized as a revered icon on the American left. Now a Distinguished Professor Emerita at UC Santa Cruz, Davis has been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame and retroactively named TIME’s “Woman of the Year” for 1971. (In 2020, the magazine also listed Davis as one of the 100 most influential people in the world). She was honorary co-chair of the 2017 Women’s March.” [No doubt a bitter pill indeed for Trump to swallow.]

“Cuba,” says Rubio on behalf of his master, Trump, “played a foundational role in the formation of Black Power ideology. Throughout both the twentieth and twenty-first century, the regime has sought to cultivate a fifth column of American black extremists through appeals to international racial solidarity – framing both Cubans and African-Americans as oppressed Third World peoples arrayed against the common enemy of white America.”

It’s probably ignorant and unintentional irony on Rubio’s part in the use of the term “fifth column”. It derives from a statement made by the fascist general in Franco’s assault on Madrid during the Spanish Civil War, who declared that in addition to his four columns of soldiers attacking Madrid to overthrow the Republic with Nazi German and Fascist Italian support, he had a “fifth column” of Falangist supporters inside Madrid itself. “Fifth Column” was previously a reference to a treasonous fascist element within.

Of Kwame Toure Rubio writes, “The central ideas he popularized — Black Power, the reimagining of blacks as a colonized people inside the United States, and the now-widespread concept of “institutional racism,” which Carmichael is widely credited with inventing — became the operating grammar of black radical (and later, mainstream liberal) politics for the next half-century.” I am not aware of any “mainstream liberals” who support Pan-African liberation or the view that Black people are colonized inside the US.

Rubio goes on in this vein for pages, smearing the George Floyd Rebellion, Black Lives Matter, Black Congresswomen Ayanna Presley and Maxine Waters, and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani as somehow manifestations of Cuba’s successful subversion of US politics and culture.

He then goes on to indict these “fellow travelers” as dupes responsible for undermining US efforts to destroy the Cuban revolution. “These partnerships provide Cuba with access to city councils, universities, trade delegations, churches, hospitals, and local activists, collectively feeding a nationwide pro-Cuban constituency that can then lobby the U.S. government on Havana’s behalf. In cities with Cuban sister city partnerships, local governments have frequently passed resolutions advocating for Cuban regime interests. The ICAP-affiliated National Network on Cuba boasts of 117 resolutions representing 60 million people in the United States – across U.S. state legislatures, city councils, county and school boards, labor unions, and other organizations – advocating for reforms such as lifting the U.S. embargo and removing Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism (SSOT) list.”

How must we respond? It’s easy enough to ridicule his denunciation of Barack Obama for meeting with Bill Ayres and Bernardine Dohrn 35 years after they resurfaced from the Weather Underground, or the fevered imagination in which Antonio Villarraigosa, the consummate self-serving political sell-out, is portrayed as an agent of Cuban subversion. But this would repeat the errors of the liberal response to McCarthyism during the first Cold War — criticizing him for indiscriminately lumping loyal pro-imperialist liberals in with the supposedly nasty red menace of communism. It would also ignore the blatant racial coding of Black and Brown people as anti-American, un-American and disloyal, which has been the cornerstone of Trump’s neo-fascism.

The proper response is a denunciation of anti-communism and of those neo-fascist and white supremacist politics and the racist tech broligarchy of billionaires who back them. It’s no surprise that Elon Musk of X/SpaceX/Tesla, Peter Thiel of Palantir, and vulture capitalist David Sacks, whose private equity firm has invested heavily in Meta and other A-I, and who all three made their first fortunes together in PayPal, all grew up in apartheid South Africa, and are all big backers of Trump and of JD Vance (with whom Rubio is contending for heir apparent of MAGA and successor to Trump in 2028).

But even more important, we must step up and stand up in solidarity with Cuba, in opposition to the new colonialism of Trump’s aggressive military Keynesianism in Iran, Venezuela, Somalia, Ukraine and elsewhere, and in conscious anti-racist and anti-colonial solidarity with Black Lives Matter, the Uhuru movement, and the enlightened sectors of the labor movement that have broken with business (as usual) unionism and separated from the CIA-led efforts to make US labor federations stalking horses for US global domination. The best defense against neo-fascism is a good offense against imperialism, colonialism, racism and war.

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What’s Going on At Pacifica Radio?

Change-Links — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:37:31 +0000

by Free Speech Radio & Fair Elections Coalition

https://www.mightycause.com/story/FSFE

DISCLAIMER: This is not an official Pacifica Foundation, Inc. communication nor an official communication of any of the five Pacifica Foundation, Inc. Radio Stations (KPFA, KPFK, KPFT, WBAI, WPFW). Opinions and facts alleged belong to the author(s) only and should NOT be assumed to be true or to reflect the editorial stance or policy of the Pacifica Foundation, Inc., or any of the five Pacifica Foundation, Inc. Radio Stations, or the opinions of its management, Pacifica National Board, station staff or other listener members.

Elections are underway at Pacifica’s five radio stations for officers and representatives on the Pacifica National Board and the Local Station Boards at each of the stations. The process is based upon the improperly imposed replacement Bylaws, adopted as a “legal settlement” without the required member approval, even though court recognition of that settlement is still being appealed. The process has been marred by additional errors, voter suppression, irregularities and confusion from the beginning.

Based on figures provided by one of the mailing houses authorized to send communications to members, it appears that about two-thirds of the staff members have been disenfranchised, not recognized as staff voting members for the purposes of running as, or nominating candidates for, the already-reduced number of so-called “staff and volunteer team” representatives on the local boards or the national board. The date of membership for staff was set arbitrarily at May 31, even though the “date of record” for membership in the elections was June 30.

Based on figures provided by the National Election Supervisor, about 5600 emails sent to listener members with a link to the nomination form BOUNCED, — about 25% of the membership — but nothing was done by management or the NES to correct this, except that about 2000 members who wrote to get access were belatedly allowed to make nominations.

Information about the elections and the nominations process was inadequate or non-existent either over the airwaves or on the station websites. The nomination process itself was confusing and frustrating to many members, and was set up so that you could only use it once, and only nominate a single person for each position, causing many to waste their nominations entirely. Also, it required having computer access and/or a mobile phone that could accept text messages to get notified or access the nominations.

On the other hand, people were “nominated,” with their names appearing on the nomination form, who were not running or could not run, such as members of station management or syndicated programmers who are not members of Pacifica’s staff. Other actual candidates were prevented from getting their candidate statements posted timely. As a result, a significant number of candidates were unable to amass the required number of nominations and were denied a place on the upcoming Aug. 15 ballot.

On top of that, a number of national and local candidates who did receive the requisite nominations have been unjustly disqualified by the national election supervisor for minor and easily corrected problems with disclaimers or even more egregiously for statements made by others, either at public protests not connected to Pacifica, or on radio programs billed as community talk-back. All the disqualified candidates are from the ranks of a slate defending democracy, diversity and equity in Pacifica and opposing the New Day takeover and centralization of the management, governance and programming.

At the two stations where the opposition to the Bylaws change is strongest, and perhaps not coincidentally the two East Coast stations with the largest percentage of Black membership, WBAI in NY and WPFW in DC, there are NO authorized candidates for listener representative on the Pacifica National Board. That means the other members of the board will pick “representatives” for those two stations, disenfranchising the listeners. There is a contest for listener rep on the PNB only at KPFK, thus denying members a choice at two other stations as well.

As a result, disenfranchised members and candidates who have already been harmed by the irregularities, injustices and illegalities of the Pacifica election process are seeking to retain legal counsel, an attorney who can file for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and other remedies prior to ballots in the election being distributed on August 15, which would cement the improprieties. $15,000 is needed immediately to take this action in court, with $10,000 more needed later.

It is unfortunate that Pacifica’s inability to maintain proper contact information for its members and to keep members informed has necessitated this expense to defend members’ rights and democratic media. The voter suppression and silencing of dissent that is so evident in authoritarian efforts in the larger society are being reflected within Pacifica itself at exactly the moment it should be in the forefront of efforts to defend free speech and secure voting rights.

If you share those values and want to see Pacifica live up to its mission and commitments to justice and peace, please donate generously now here: https://www.mightycause.com/story/FSFE

If you can make a loan, or if you know someone else who could, or who could make a larger donation, please get in touch with us ASAP at free.speech_radio@outlook.com. Thanks!

DISCLAIMER: This is not an official Pacifica Foundation, Inc. website nor an official website of any of the five Pacifica Foundation, Inc. Radio Stations (KPFA, KPFK, KPFT, WBAI, WPFW). Opinions and facts alleged belong to the author(s) only and should NOT be assumed to be true or to reflect the editorial stance or policy of the Pacifica Foundation, Inc., or any of the five Pacifica Foundation, Inc. Radio Stations, or the opinions of its management, Pacifica National Board, station staff or other listener members.

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Change-Links — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:36:54 +0000

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August 2026 Community Calendar

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Please note: this list is for action-oriented/ outdoor/protest actions specifically. However, direct actions like those by Palestine Action (palestineaction.org) are some of the most important events taking place — but they are typically not announced in advance! ANSWER Coalition is also maintaining a list of US based protests (answercoalition.org/join_a_protest_near_you_free_palestine). Check out our events listings for webinars,discussions and meetings we’re involved in (http://samidoun.net/category/events)!.

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Aug 1 – Sat

Free Concerts in LA County Parks, 6-9p at all named parks. https://www.soundsoflacounty.com/

Lennox Park, 10828 Condon Ave, Lennox 90304; Lily H Clark featuring Guicho y La Tribu, DJ Byron, Interactive Salsa Lesson led by Annet

William Steinmetz Park, 1545 S Stimson Ave, Hacienda Heights 91745; Resonance & Remedies: An Evening of LA Soundscapes: Curated by community staple Nancy Arteaga (Nance Arte Productions),

DJ Sapo, Eureka Sound, Healing Gems

Helen Keller Park, 12521 Vermont Ave, LA 90044; DJ Dance Party & Workshops: Diamonique, Drumming Latina, DJ Hi-Note, DJ 5150 Steph, DJ C-Los

Stephen Sorenson Park, 16801 E Ave P, Palmdale 93591; The Red Pears, Their eclectic sound merges influences from early 2000s New York indie rock and grunge. The Red Pears recently completed their headlining US tour.

Teens of L.A. Film Festival, LAPL Central Library, 5th & Flower, DTLA. Young film-makers grades 6-12 and 19 or younger can submit short films; the best will be shown in the festival. Info at lapl.org/teen-film-festival

Levitt Pavillion, MacArthur Park, MacLA concert, Canta y No Llores LA! 7-10p, Pastilla · Ceci Bastida ·Mariachi Manchester; Sunset Ecléctico. Free · Gratis. Presented by: Happy Group x National Endowment for the Arts. https://mac-la.org/?concert=137

Aug 2 – Sun

Aug 3 – Mon

Aug 4 – Tue

Aug 5 – Wed

Wind Chimes for Teens, 3-4p, Culver City Julian Dixon LA County Library, 4975 Overland Ave, Culver City 90232, 310-559-1676

Youth Maker Space, 10a-2p, free. Crenshaw Dairy Mart, 8629 Crenshaw Blvd., Inglewood. Honoring ancestral lineage and imagination. Art workshops on beading, scrapbooking, jewelry, etc. 424-261-5468. Ages 6-26; lunch provided.

How Will California Educate Its Future Workforce? 7-9p, Riverside Convention Center 3637 5th St, Riverside 92501. Or streaming live on YouTube. Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square and Inland Empire Community Foundation, in partnership with California Humanities, with generous support from The James Irvine Foundation Zócalo heads to the Inland Empire Community Foundation’s 2026 Policy & Philanthropy Summit to host a free pre-summit conversation on how best to prepare California’s students for the big, bright world ahead. Stick around for a hosted reception to follow. This pre-summit event is free of charge. Continue the conversation at the 2026 Policy & Philanthropy Summit! Purchase your tickets here and use the code ZOCALO2026 to receive 20% off general admission pricing. https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/pre-summit-event-how-will-california-educate-its-future-workforce/

Aug 6 – Thu Anniversary of U.S. Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

Fair Games Coalition meeting, 5:30p. Fair Games Coalition seeks to build a movement to make sure that the Games prioritize the needs of working-class families over the profits of billionaires and corporations. RSVP: laane.org/fg-aug

Classical X DTLA ARTNIGHT, 6-7:30p, Grand Performances, 350 South Grand Ave, LA, 90071. A program exploring connections across musical eras, cultures, and traditions. Familiar works are paired with music by composers whose contributions have often received less attention in the standard classical repertoire. The program includes music by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a major composer and violinist of the Classical era; Johann Sebastian Bach; and Reena Esmail, whose work draws on both Western classical and Indian musical traditions. Piano trio selections by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Erich Wolfgang Korngold show different approaches to the Romantic tradition, while Astor Piazzolla’s Oblivion brings the musical language of Argentine tango into the chamber ensemble. Free with RSVP via eventbrite. https://www.grandperformances.org/events/classical-hidden-architects

Culver City free summer music series, Soul3Sixty + Lester Lands & Sonny Green with Midnight Blues Revue, Town Plaza @ The Culver Steps, Culver City City Hall, 6-9:30p, Thursday through Aug. 20, free.

Free Concerts in LA County Parks, 6-9p at all named parks. https://www.soundsoflacounty.com/

City Terrace Park, The Citie – Indie on the Grass; Eva DeMarce, St. Panther, Foliage, Twin Seas

Ted Watkins Park, Channel Rock Movement – Unity in Music and the Community; DJ Kali Madden, Mysta Crooks, Quinto Sol, MC Supernatural, and more

Val Verde Park, The Real Cousins – Unity in the Park; Tsunami, DJ Shane Coleman, Positive Source

Aug 7 – Fri Anniversary of Marin Courthouse Rebellion & death of Jonathan Jackson

Superfish: Salmon, 7:30p, UCLA Hammer Museum, free. Superfish: Salmon is a visually stunning documentary that takes audiences on a journey into the life of wild salmon. The film follows pioneering marine biologist and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Rick Rosenthal as he embarks on a global journey to document the resilience, ecological necessity and existential threats facing wild salmon populations. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Jennifer Kemmerly, Vice President of Global Ocean Conservation at Monterey Bay Aquarium; Stephen Hohenrieder, CEO of Grounded Capital, investors in sustainable food systems; Curtis Knight, Executive Director of nonprofit CalTrout; Michael Cimarusti, Chef and co-owner of Michelin-starred Providence restaurant; and director Rick Rosenthal. 10899 Wilshire, LA 90024. https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2026/superfish-salmon

Aug 8 – Sat

3rd Annual Youth Justice Coalition Street CRED L.A. SUMMER FEST!, 12n-3p, Chuco’s Justice Center, 7625 S. Central Ave., LA 90001. Info @streetcredla or @youthjusticela on IG.Legal clinic, narcan training, high school enrollment, snacks and more.

Pan African Women’s Day, 3-5p, KRST Unity Center, 7825 S. Western Ave, LA. Sponsored by All-African Women’s Revolutionary Union. Keynote speaker, Inem Richardson from Burkina Faso. aaprpsocal@protonmail.com, 424-262-6371.

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ArtBolish ICE, art show curated by Lalo Alcaraz, 6-10p, Galeria Yasmin, 250 W. Second St, Pomona CA 91766. Dozens of artists and artworks opposing ICE.

Dignity & Power Now volunteer orientation, 10a-3p, to participate in Freedom Harvest outreach outside LA jails to people getting out with various resources. RSVP required: bit.ly/DPNvolunteerorientation

Aug 9 – Sun Anniversary of U.S. Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

Mundo Maya Day, Levitt Pavillion, MacArthur Park, MacLA concert, 7–10p. See Aug 1 for details.

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Library Girl Presents: Women in a Golden State — An Anthology Celebration. Featuring an introduction by co-editors Diana Raab and Chryss Yost. Featuring Readings by Lisa Alvarez, Lynne Bronstein, Celeste Goyer, Elizabeth Iannaci, Diane Lefer, Suzanne Lummis, Diana Raab, Lynne Thompson, Carine Topal, and Terry Wolverton. And Music by O-Lan Jones. 7p, Ruskin Group Theater, 2800 Airport AVe, Santa Monica 90405. https://app.arts-people.com/?show=310767 310-397-3244. Women in a Golden State is an anthology celebrating the possibilities and perspectives of 175 women poets sixty and over in California (Gunpowder Press, 2025). Library Girl is in its 17th year. Created, curated and produced by Susan Hayden.

Aug 10 – Mon

Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE Justice), 10a, St. Monica Catholic Church, Santa Monica.

Aug 11 – Tue

Aug 12 – Wed

Aug 13 – Thu

End the 500-year War on Africa Now, online forum by World Beyond War, 10:30a. This event questions whether domination over Africa has truly ended or simply changed form. It explores ongoing patterns of exploitation alongside growing movements for sovereignty, justice, and peace, and invites participants to reflect on the role of citizens in building equitable African-European partnerships.Speakers are Guy Feugap, World BEYOND War’s Africa Organizer, and Wolfgang Lieberknecht, Co-coordinator of the World BEYOND War International Peace Factory Wanfried chapter. Moderated by Annachiara Canetta. Info: africa@worldbeyondwar.org. RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/end-the-500-year-war-against-africa-now-2/

Free Medical & Wellness Services from UCLA Health Homeless Healthcare Collaborative, 1-3p, 2nd Thurs of the month at LAPL Baldwin Hills Branch Library, 2906 S. La Brea, LA 90016. For ADA accommodations, call 213-228-7430 at least 24 hours in advance.

Culver City free summer music series, Adelaide Pilar. See Aug 6 for details.

Free Concerts in LA County Parks, 6-9p at all named parks. https://www.soundsoflacounty.com/

Rimgrove Park; Belvedere Community Regional Park (events TBA)

Aug 14 – Fri

Aug 15 – Sat

Ballots distributed in Pacifica elections for LSB & PNB at KPFK and other Pacifica stations. Voting for 45 days. Open to listener-members of KPFK who donated $25 or more, or volunteered three hours between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026. Staff also vote and have local and national reps. See article elsewhere in this issue.

Black on the Block, Black-owned businesses fair, 1-7p, Los Angeles Center Studios, 500 S Bixel St, LA, 90017

15 Years of Ethio Cali + DJ Nu-Mark, 6-10p, Grand Performances, 350 S Grand Av, LA 90071. Ethio Cali, LA-based ensemble led by Todd Simon, fuses traditional Ethiopian rhythms with modern jazz and funk. The band will celebrate 15 years of vibrancy and innovation on the Grand Performances stage. Plus, a legendary set by DJ Nu-Mark. Curated by Nance Arte Presents. Free w/ RSVP on Eventbrite. 6:45-7:15p, Todd Simon’s LA-Multi Big Band; 7:15-8:20p; DJ Nu-Mark, 8:30-10p Ethio Cali with Special Guests. https://www.grandperformances.org/events/ethiocali

LA Jazz Festival, Levitt Pavillion, MacArthur Park, MacLA concert, 7–10p. See Aug 1 for details. Co-sponsored by Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez. Line-up TBA.

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West Side Repair Cafe, Volunteers arrive: 9a; Open to the public: 10a-4p, St. Monica’s Church, 725 California Ave, Santa Monica 90403. Volunteers are needed both for repair stations and to help keep the event running smoothly (check-in desk, ticket runners, manning the giveaway table, etc). Note that there will be 2 orientations for new volunteers the week before the repair cafe: an in-person potluck on Saturday 8/8 and a Zoom meeting on Wednesday 8/12. Both are open to current/returning volunteers and to leadership. The link to RSVP can be found in the volunteer sign up

Aug 16 – Sun

Celebrate Mo Nishida’s 90th Birthday, 2-6p, 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro 90731, Bldg H.. Donate to benefit Many Winters Gathering of Elders in lieu of gifts. Potluck, no alcohol, drinks will be provided; Native drumming, Lion Dance. Cash or venmo @Misako-Tsuchiya. Mo is a US concentration camp survivor, a Sundancer, was a member of the Asian Hard Core in the 60s, went on the original pilgrimage to Manzanar and initiated the 50/500 Elders Committee Little Tokyo to Manzanar Spirit Run in 1992. He was a founder of Asians for Jericho & Mumia and the LA Jericho Amnesty Coalition to Free All Political Prisoners.

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Girl Scouts Book Exchange, 2-5p, at the Ripped Bodice Bookstore, 3806 Main St., Culver City 90232. Free snacks, book giveaways and guest speakers – bring a book, leave with a book; mostly Young Adult, but for readers of all ages. RSVP recommended; more info on IG: @thesharebooksmovement

Aug 17 – Mon

Aug 18 – Tue

Screenings: Flux, Summer 2026, 7:30p, UCLA Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, LA. The Flux Screening Series brings the creative community together for a night of outstanding short films and music videos, inventive presentations and performances. https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2026/flux-summer-2026

Aug 19 – Wed

Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE Justice) South Bay/Long Beach, 10a, First Congregational Church of Long Beach.

Aug 20 – Thu

Culver City free summer music series,Tatiana Tate & Her All-Star Band, see Aug 6 for details.

Machado Mijiga Trio, 8p, UCLA Hammer Museum. Machado Mijiga, drums, Dario LaPoma, piano,

Patrick Goličnik, bass. Portland multi-instrumentalist Machado Mijiga does not sit still. At just 31 years old, the prolific performer and producer has already released three dozen albums and a slew of singles and EPs spanning genres from jazz to R&B to electronica and hip hop. Mijiga and his trio will embrace the eclecticism, pulling from all corners of his vast body of work to synthesize its unique quirks into a tight, lively performance. https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2026/machado-mijiga-trio

Aug 21 – Fri Anniversary of murder of George Jackson in San Quentin

UTLA-retired General Assembly meeting, 10a-12:30p, at UTLA HQ, 2nd floor, 3303 Wilshire Bl. LA 90010

Aug 22 – Sat

2026 Black August Martyrs’ Tour, gather 11a, leave 12n, Chuco’s Justice Center, 7625 S. Central Ave. Donations: $RootWork @RootWork. For more information: BlackAugustLA@gmail.com.

Summer Art for Adults: Mosaic Tile Coasters, 4-5:30p, Culver City Julian Dixon Library, 4975 Overland, CC 90232. 310-559-1676. Registration required via visit.lacountylibrary.org/Events filter by date and location.

Ritchie (Valens) Forever, 6-10p, Grand Performances, 350 S Grand Av, LA 90071. Experience an electrifying celebration of the kid from Pacoima who changed American music. Ritchie Forever honors the 85th birthday of Ritchie Valens, tracing his journey from a teenage trailblazer to a global icon of bicultural identity. Through a multidisciplinary fusion of live music, narration, and archival visuals, the program connects Ritchie’s 1950s legacy to the modern immigrant experience, honoring the rebel, romantic, and dreamer who refused to assimilate. Featuring an all-star line-up: Nick Waterhouse, Shannon Shaw (Shannon & the Clams), Joey Quiñones (Thee Sinseers), Bryan Ponce (The Altons), Denise Carlos & Hector Flores (Las Cafeteras), Angie Monroy (The McCharmlys), Irene Diaz, and Jose Varela (Cutty Flam). Free w/ RSVP on Eventbrite. https://www.grandperformances.org/events/ritchie-valens-tribute

Kasama Fest: For the People, Levitt Pavillion, MacArthur Park, MacLA concert, 7–10p. See Aug 1 for details. Presented by Kanto Corner. https://mac-la.org/lineup/?concert=140

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DSA-LA Candidate Forum, 12:30-5p, Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Wilshire & Berendo. RSVP Here

Participating Candidates: Colin Hernandez, CA Assembly District 51, Sarah Rascón, CA Senate District 26, Angela Gonzales-Torres, US Congress District 34, Nithya Raman, LA Mayor. This meeting is open to DSA-LA members in good standing only. The work of the chapter is done by dues-paying DSA-LA members, who carefully deliberate and vote on every endorsement decision made. If you’re not yet a DSA member, today’s a great day to join. Get involved with building socialism in Los Angeles.

Aug 24 – Mon

Aug 25 – Tue

Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE Justice) Orange County, 10a, Fairview Community Church. We will be hearing from a number of amazing immigration and economic justice partners, and discerning how our gifts of faith can best support our collective struggle for Beloved Community.

Aug 26 – Wed Women’s Equality Day, 106th anniversary of women’s suffrage amendment

Aug 27 – Thu

Aug 28 – Fri

Aug 29 – Sat Anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium

56th annual Chicano Moratorium Commemoration, 10a-5p, hosted by National Chicano Moratorium Committee and The Brown Beret Organization at Belvedere Park in East LA, honoring Rudy Acuña. Free food, free resources, Danza Azteca, over 70 community orgs and vendors. https://www.brownberetorganization.com/national-chicano-moratorium/2026-chicano-moratorium

The 10th Annual Festival Chapin Los Angeles, The largest Guatemalan festival outside of Guatemala!

Commemorating the Caribbean/Guatemalan roots of the Garifuna people; Lafayette Park, LA. Also Sun Aug 30. The theme of the 2026 Festival Chapin Los Angeles will be the municipality of Puerto Barrios, Izabal, representing the Guatemalan Caribbean, the gateway to Guatemala through the Atlantic Ocean for thousands of tourists, imports, and exports. The festival spans a 7-block stretch in the heart of the Guatemalan community at Lafayette Park, operating as a free, two-day public community event where attendees can experience vibrant Guatemalan music, attractive arts and crafts, and delicious traditional food. www.festivalchapin.com

Edgar Arceneaux & Frank Lawson: Place Is the Space, 1p, Presented by the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, in partnership with the Hammer Museum This program takes place at the UCLA Nimoy Theater. Tickets can be purchased through the CAP UCLA website. Runtime: 4 hours No formal intermission, patrons may flow in and out as needed. Place Is the Space is a four-hour immersive performance experience combining live jazz improvisation, theatrical storytelling and multimedia design inspired by Sun Ra’s philosophy and his film Space Is the Place. The work functions as both a concert and an experiential ritual where musicians, performers, visual elements and audience members collectively shape the space into a place. Metaphorically building the vehicle that Sun Ra aspired towards, expressing Afrofuturistic themes of transcendence, liberation and joy. This cosmic jam session culminates in the audience crowning a “New Sun Ra,” who leads the full audience on a pilgrimage to the Hammer Museum for one final performance, where everyone is invited to play along. Presented in conjunction with the Hammer Museum’s current exhibition SPACE IS THE PLACE, which frames “space” as a conceptual framework inspired by the works and views of experimental jazz artist Sun Ra. https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2026/site-program-edgar-arceneaux-frank-lawson-place-space

Grand Performances Season Finale ft. Son Rompe Pera + Bloco Obini + QVLN, 6-10p, 350 S Grand Av, LA 90071. To close out the night, Son Rompe Pera will astound audiences with their energetic brand of cumbia. Dancing shoes required! In addition, Extra-Ancestral Presents Bloco Obini, an all-femme drumming ensemble, with guest QVLN. Additional artists coming soon. Free w/ RSVP on Eventbrite. https://www.grandperformances.org/events/son-rompe-pera

50 Years of Punk! Levitt Pavillion season finale, MacArthur Park, MacLA concert, 7–10p. See Aug 1 for details. Presented by Goethe Institut, https://mac-la.org/lineup/?concert=141

Aug 30 – Sun

The 10th Annual Festival Chapin Los Angeles, Guatemalan Garifuna celebration, see Aug 29 – Sat.

The Secret War Against Hate: US Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy, Steven J. Ross, speaker. 4-6p, USC Casden Inst., at Doheny Memorial Library, Room 240RSVP: events.usc.edu/esvp code: secretwar26 113-740-2744.

A Taste of Justice Dinner Benefit for Immaculate Heart Community, 6p, Saint Sophia’s Cathedral

1324 Normandie Ave, LA 90006, honoring So Cal Retreat Foundation, Nefesh and the Episcopal Diocese of LA. $75.00-$25,000. https://secure.qgiv.com/for/ihc-immaculateheartcommunity/event/atasteofjusticedinner2026/

Aug 31 – Mon

Upcoming & Ongoing Activities

Sep 9-10, Co-Create Conference with Alibaba.com, LA Convention Center, DTLA. https://alibabacocreate.com/us

Sept 10 Capital & Main honors John Palfrey, president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, with its Philanthropy and Journalism Award. This award, part of the annual Exposés Gala, is given to visionary leaders who are using their voice and resources to support the fourth estate at a time of unprecedented challenges for both journalism and democracy. https://exposesawards.com/ At The Biltmore, LA.

Sept 12 – Vision Hack hackathon, Ages 14-30, 8a-8p, The Beehive, 1000 E. 60th St., LA 90001. Workshops and industry mentors in VR, AI and game development on site. Apply via www.hacker.fund/

Sep 19 – Running Down Walls 5K Run/Walk/Jog/Roll benefit for LA-ABCF political prisoner commissary and support fund, 10a, Echo Park. LA-ABCF will once again take to Echo Park, tracing the picturesque path around the lake and we will collectively push ourselves around the scenic park. With every stride, we carry the words of our imprisoned comrades, echoing in our minds and etched in our hearts. https://fundrazr.com/abcfRDTW26

Sep 27 – Interfaith Communities United for Justice & Peace 25th Anniversary George Regas Awards benefit fundraiser, All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena, see https://icujp.org for details.

Mondays: JusticeLA Virtual Actions, 10:30a every Monday via zoom. JusticeLA Virtual Actions is an accessible way for folks to support the JusticeLA coalition by joining together (virtually) to take action towards decarceration and to promote care first, jails NEVER in LA. Also Weds. at 6:30p. Orientation on JusticeLA Virtual Actions and political education on the day’s action are all included during the action session. Join us! https://dignityandpowernow.org/events

Mondays: Support Honduran Refugees, 6-8p, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN-LA), 2845 W 7th St,, LA. call for details: (213)-385-7800. In the San Fernando Valley: 213-385-7800 ext. 122

Mondays: James Joyce Reading Group. Laughtears Zoomin’ Salon, 1:30p, 40 minutes. Gerry Fialka, pfsuzy@aol.com, 310-306-7330, http://laughtears.com

First Tuesday: Marshall McLuhan-Finnegans Wake Reading Club online, Gerry Fialka, pfsuzy@aol.com, 310-306-7330, See http://laughtears.com for event details.

Third Tuesdays: Protect, Resist and Build with AFSC. 5– 6:30pm PDT. Location: Virtual event Join from anywhere at: https://www.mobilize.us/afsc/event/746944/ Monthly webinar series that brings together AFSC constituents to learn about how to protect, resist, and build just peace, just migration, and just economies. About this event: Monthly webinar series that brings together AFSC constituents to learn about how to protect, resist, and build just peace, just migration, and just economies. If you are registering from outside the US please use the zip code 19102. Learn more about the American Friends Service Committee and find more ways to support at: https://afsc.org/get-involved

Tuesdays, 12n-1p, Prayer Vigil for those Disappeared by ICE, by godmothers of the disappeared (CLUE, SEIU, CHIRLA). LA Fedl. Bldg, 300 N. Los Angeles St, 90012 – march to the Metro Detention Center on Alameda.

Tuesdays: Join Black Lives Matter, Stop LAPD Spying and allies 9a at LA Police Commission meeting via zoom and in person at LA Police Administration Building across from City Hall to speak out against racist police murders with impunity. In response to increased public scrutiny, they changed their rules and only allow public comments of 1 minute each on two specific items and general public comment as the first agenda item, so call in promptly to get on the stack. https://lapd.zoom.us/s/289225944

Tuesday eves, Stop LAPD Spying Coalition meetings have been changed to teleconferences. LA CAN, 838 E. 6th St. LA, CA 90021. https://stoplapdspying.org – see website for meeting topics. facebook.com/stoplapdspying

First Tuesday 2-4p. Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits Free Admission, La Brea Tar Pits and Page Museum, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., LA.

Tuesdays: 6-8p. Tenant Rights and Eviction Advice. Conducted in Spanish, translated into English. calorganize-org.zoom.us/j/88324434157 -or- Call: +16699006833,,88324434157# Also Thursdays, 5-7p. Conducted in English, translated into Spanish. calorganize-org.zoom.us/j/84489 313723 -or- Call: +16699006833,,84489313723# Also, statewide, outside LA: acceaction.org/dyh Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE).

Tuesdays: 8:30-10p, Second Draft LA, open mic cold read of writing and acting (virtual, may not be at Art Share-LA, 801 E 4th Pl, LA 90013). artsharela.org (213) 687-4278. zoom.us/j/9103444651 Pwd: artshare

Wednesdays: 4-6p, Fund Services Not Police, #EndPoliceAssociations BLM-LA and allies. Vigil/Protest has moved to the Hall of Injustice, Spring & Temple Sts. in DTLA.

Wednesdays: 6:30p, JusticeLA Virtual Actions, via zoom. JusticeLA Virtual Actions is an accessible way for folks to support the JusticeLA coalition by joining together (virtually) to take action towards decarceration and to promote care first, jails NEVER in LA. Also Mons. at 10:30a. Orientation on JusticeLA Virtual Actions and political education on the day’s action are all included during the action session. Join us! https://dignityandpowernow.org/events

Every Thursday night Hosted by Atheists United, we meetup in the Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan Theater and play games, host workshops, watch movies, plan adventures, and explore the universe one question at a time. Any youth ages 13-18 are welcome to attend. Our group creates a safe space for curious teens to explore ethics, science, nature, and social justice in community.Each meeting combines a fun activity with a challenging discussion topic: All activities and discussion topics are picked by youth participants / Guest experts are sometimes invited to lead workshops/activities. RSVP by text before attending to confirm we’re meeting. Meetings are always free and include snacks and drinks. Free car and bike parking on site. Where curiosity is celebrated: At Atheists United, we understand better than anyone the importance of creating a safe, secular space for people to explore their ideas, identities, and values. Youth should be celebrated, not shamed, for asking honest questions. https://www.atheistsunited.org/events/ssr7grh9c8uzfyh7o64xcutyzg4mkg-d2ayr-zrep3-37pkx-wzlp3-yr2j7-a82jr-fe3ch-clk73-kp5gt-y2y59

Thursdays: 3-5p, Venice/Santa Monica Take Back Our Streets Weekly Protest, No I.C.E.Corner of Lincoln & Rose; bring signs and noise-makers. https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblewestsidela/event/893106/

1st Thursday, 6-8p, Justice Not Jails, has switched to a virtual meeting. zoom.us/j/529548178 You can also call in by dialing: 301 715 8592 US Meeting ID: 529 548 17. RSVP to Larry Foy at: Lfoy@im4humanintegrity.org.

Thursdays: 5:30-7p, Operation Ally Weekly Social Justice Conference Call, fb.com/justadvocacy advocacyproject.org (888) 407-4101 Join the Operation Ally weekly zoom conference call to gain insight into the issues of systemic oppression, organize into collaborative efforts and strategize the dismantling of these systems. Be a part of a community that supports you as we mobilize for change. facebook.com/events/200763851083819/

Every other Thursday, 6:30-8p, Looking At Masculinity And Patriarchy (LAMP) LAMP is an affinity space offered by AWARE-LA of white, male-presenting folks (however anyone is invited) where we discuss how your male-presenting gender role and socialization impacts the ways you are showing up (or not showing up) in the fight for an abolitionist future. Via zoom: For more information and to register, email: lampteam@tutanota.com.

Every Friday, 9a: Action Hour for Palestine. https://afsc.org/events/action-hour-palestine

First Fridays: A City Lights Reading Series. 5p. Admission is free. City Lights and Beyond Baroque co-present. Check the website for event details. https://citylights.com/events/first-fridays-a-city-lights- reading-series-2/ Beyond Baroque is a leading independent Literary Arts Center dedicated to expanding the public’s knowledge of poetry, literature and art through cultural events and community interaction. Through the years, Beyond Baroque has played muse to the Venice Beats, the burgeoning Punk movement and visiting scholars. Beyond Baroque, 681 N. Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291, Ph: 310-822-3006, Fax: 310-821-0256, info@beyondbaroque.org Made possible by support from the City Lights Foundation

Fridays: Interfaith Communities United for Justice & Peace forum, 7:30-9:30a, virtual meeting on zoom. For details and to prevent zoom-bombing, contact communications@icujp.org for an invitation and instructions.

Fridays 5p, Vigil for Palestine, San Pedro CA. Join CODEPINK at the corner of 13th and Gaffey St., in front of Vons.

Saturdays: Crenshaw Farmers Market, 10a-3p, 3650 Martin Luther King Blvd. offers fresh produce and artisan goods. Ties into the mall’s health initiative promoting wellness in the Crenshaw community. This farmers’ market has re-opened! Contact Sustainable Economic Enterprises: www.seela.org for other farmer’s markets that are also continuing with physical distancing (in Echo Park, Hollywood, Atwater Village and on Central Avenue in South LA).

Saturdays: KEEP SHOWING UP, in front of Culver City City Hall, 11a-12:30p. Sign up and/or invite friends here: https://mobilize.us/s/d0VMtk.

Saturdays: Public Speaker meeting Series 10a, Hosted by the Chicago Chapter of the International Marxist-Humanist Organization; join via Zoom. Email for details: Sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of The International Marxist-Humanist Organization Email: arise@imhojournal.org

Saturdays: LA Ecovillage Tours: Usually twice monthly, 10:30a-1p. Our regular in-person tours are 75% outside within LAEV. Reservations required: 213-738-1254 or crsp@igc.org. Tour only: $15 to $25 (self-selected sliding scale ok; cash or checks made out to “CRSP” accepted at the door. Time dollars 2.5 hours accepted. Local currency?). Vaccinated people only please. Masks encouraged during indoor tour stops. More info and LAEV events: laecovillage.org/home/tours/ and laecovillage.org/category/events/.

Saturday dialogues, AWARE-LA White anti-racist gathering. Saturday Dialogue is a gathering for white anti-racists who want to discuss issues of identity, community, privilege and racism in our lives with the intention to strengthen our practice as anti-racists in alliances, relationships, and interactions with people of color. Regular, recurring dialogues throughout the year focus on the intersections of multiple identities, including Race and Class, Sexuality and Race, and Gender and Race. We strongly encourage you to attend a Saturday Dialogue Orientation before attending a Saturday Dialogue. You must register for each space each time you want to attend. First Saturday Dialogue – 10:30a – 12:45p, Third Sunday Dialogue – 3-5p, Register online via https://www.awarela.org/saturday-dialogue

Every Sunday (except 2nd Sun of month) Brad Kay jazz merriment, 12n–4:30p, Unurban Cafe, 3301 Pico Blvd (with Suzy Williams, Mews Small, Ginger Smith, and more. FREE Jazz Cabaret Folk Popular Music Live!!! https://sundaysongbirds.com/ Gerry Fialka pfsuzy@aol.com 310-306-7330

3rd Sunday, SoCal350 monthly meeting, 3-5p, Physical meeting canceled, virtual “meeting” scheduled. bit.ly/SoCal350Updates; facebook.com/SoCal350 Climate Action.

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The Most Important Thing You Can Share is History

Change-Links — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:35:07 +0000

https://www.prisonradio.org/commentary/message-to-galaxy-fellows/

The most important thing you can share — the North Star you refer to — is History. Real history teaches why today is the way it is, today.

Malcolm X used to say, History, of all our studies, best rewards our research. When he learned about history, it transformed him. The history of Black people in America opened his head and expanded his mind.

It remade him — it made him into one of the greatest Black leaders of the 20th century.

That’s the power of history. The power of history is the power of how to see the world today, as it is, not as you are told it is.

I also think about Frantz Fanon, speaking of Algeria. They wanted not only to take over the people of Algeria, the land of Algeria, they wanted to reach back and destroy the history of the people of Algeria.

What about Steve Biko? The racist government of South Africa feared him, and killed him, because they believed that he would one day be the president of South Africa.

Another book, one closer to home, a remarkable work of history, by a master historian named Robin D. G. Kelley. His book “Hammer and Hoe,” about the 1930s, when a group was working with workers in Alabama who were agricultural workers and miners who wanted a few pennies more to help take care of their families. And in response, they got the repression of groups like the Knights of the White Camellia, the Ku Klux Klan and other groups who assisted police, and really, who assisted the land-owners, right? I was blown away when I read it.

Does the state not want people to awaken from their slumber? History matters, because it explains why the world is the way it is today — and there lies the key for changing it.

I extend my deepest appreciation, and more importantly, liberatory solidarity, from the bowels of a prison cell in Pennsylvania, serving the 44th year of a death-by-incarceration sentence, to the cohorts of the Galaxy-Gibbs family. I thank you for your work.

With love, not fear, this is Mumia Abu-Jamal

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