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Revolutionary Theory

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Minneapolis, MN – Freedom Road Socialist Organization’s paper, The October Revolution and some lessons for the struggle for socialism in the U.S. is now available as a pamphlet.

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By Ian Decker

Marxist-Leninist Day School in Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City, UT – 30 local activists gathered at Mestizo Coffeehouse to learn the fundamentals of Marxism-Leninism at a day school hosted by the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), Nov. 4.

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Michela Martinazzi of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization speaking

New York, NY – Over 100 people gathered here on Nov. 7 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution. The event was in honor of the win by the Bolsheviks in 1917, in which the working class seized power from the capitalists and overthrew the tsarist monarchy to form the Soviet Union.

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By Maddie Hendrick

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Tallahassee, FL – On Nov. 7, members of the Tallahassee community gathered for an event at the Plant Community Arts Center to celebrate the October Revolution, which took place exactly 100 years earlier on Nov. 7, 1917.

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Message to the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, October 14, 2017

Prof. Jose Maria Sison, Founding Chairman Communist Party of the Philippines

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement by Prof. Jose Maria Sison, Founding Chairman Communist Party of the Philippines that was sent to the Oct 14 Minneapolis celebration of the October revolution. The address can be viewed on youtube.

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Steff Yorek of FRSO speaking at event marking the October revolution.

Minneapolis, MN – The walls were covered with red stars and Russian revolutionary posters, as more than 70 trade unionists, community, anti-war and student activists came together here, Oct. 14, to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1917 October revolution in Russia. The event was organized by Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO).

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By Fabian Van Onzin

Socialist history museum in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Ljubljana, Slovenia – Although socialism ended in Yugoslavia over 25 years ago, the relics of its socialist past can be found across the former republics, in its cities, its architecture, its museum, and its people.

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Michela Martinazzi of FRSO

West Chester, PA – On March 4, Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) hosted a workshop titled “Socialism 101: Students, Socialism & The Revolution” at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The workshop included an introduction to socialist theory, followed by discussion on applying socialist theory to the student movement.

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By Joe Iosbaker

Frank Chapman

Chicago, IL – The strains of the civil rights anthem, Oh, Freedom, rang out in Trinity Episcopal Church on Chicago’s South Side, Feb. 12, sung by Evangeline Jackson. Jackson, a registered nurse, is a leader in her union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1216. As a young woman in the South in the 1980s, her hospital was unionized with the help of Frank Chapman, a veteran of the Black liberation movement.

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By Mao Zedong

“A revolution is not a dinner party”

Mao Zedong in 1927.

Read some Mao on Mao’s birthday

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By Mao Zedong

“A revolution is not a dinner party”

Mao Zedong in 1927.

Read some Mao on Mao’s birthday

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By Fabian Van Onzin

Houston celebration of October Revolution

Houston, TX – Over 50 students and activists gathered at the Montrose Center here, Oct. 25, to celebrate the anniversary of the Great October Revolution of 1917. 99 years ago, under the leadership of Lenin and the Communist Party, the Bolsheviks seized state power in Russia and created the first ever socialist state. The celebration highlighted the achievements of socialism in the Soviet Union and what we can learn today from the Soviet experience.

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By Elizabeth Kramer

Participants in Florida Marxist-Leninist Day School

Tallahassee, FL – On September 10th, thirty-five students and community members gathered from Florida and North Carolina to participate in a day school hosted by members of the Student Commission of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). The event consisted of presentations on revolutionary theory and how students apply it to their activism.

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

Declaración sobre el tiroteo en Dallas y la lucha contra los crímenes policiales

Marcha en DC por las vidas afroamericanas, Philando Castile y Alton Sterling

Por la Comisión Conjunta de Nacionalidades, Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

A statement on the shootings in Dallas and struggle against police crimes

Marching in Washinton DC for Black Lives, Philando Castile, and Alton Sterling

Statement by the Joint Nationalities Commission, Freedom Road Socialist Organization

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By Nick Godfrey

Some of the participants in FRSO Marxist-Leninist day school in Utah

Salt Lake City, UT – Members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) presented the basics of Marxism-Leninism to a group of 30 community members, students, and local organizers on July 9. The presenters focused on the fundamentals of capitalism and socialism, the struggle of oppressed nationalities in the U.S. and abroad, and the need for a communist party of the multinational working class.

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By Ian Decker

Fight Back! fundraising event in Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, Utah – Twenty students and young working people gathered to celebrate and raise funds for Fight Back! on May 28. Activists gathered for a night of music, raffles, and fun, recognizing the contributions of activists to the people’s movements in Utah.

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By Chrisley Carpio

Fight Back! fundraising event in Tampa, FL

Tampa FL – A dozen Tampa Bay activists gathered on May Day weekend to commemorate International Workers Day. Members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) held a Fight Back! fundraiser. They explained the history of International Workers Day, discussed strategy for revolution and explained the importance of having a newspaper that favored the people’s movements.

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Karl Marx

To mark the May 5, 1818 birthday of Karl Marx, Fight Back News Service is circulating a famous work he authored in 1859, the Preface to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy. A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

Stand up, fight back on International Workers Day 2016

May Day is our day. It is International Workers Day. It is a day that is all about us, working and oppressed people, and our fight for a better life. The wealthy, the powerful billionaire class that rules this country, wallow in luxury 365 days a year. On May Day, we say, “Enough!” We are tired of being held down, pushed around and sold out. We cannot accept things the way they are.

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