 The Uhuru Solidarity Movement (USM) is an activist organization of allies of the Uhuru Movement, which works for the liberation of Africa and African people inside the U.S. and around the world. The USM Summer Membership Drive in on - check out upcoming events and if you're not a member yet, now's the time to join! |
| Stop criminalization of African youth gatherings in Philly |
 Alison Hoehne of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement in Philadelphia wrote this response to an article published this week on UhuruNews.com, "African youth in Philadelphia threaten to shut city down—InPDUM demands hands off the so-called 'flash mobs' (African youth)" Uhuru! This powerful situation unfolding in Philly is giving us in the white community the opportunity to see first hand the reality that the Uhuru Movement has been exposing for so long -- that there are truly two realities in Philly and in the U.S.-- one experienced by the entire white population and a totally different one experienced by African and Latino people. |
| April 4th Study on "The Black Jacobins" (revolution in Haiti) |
 Penny Hess, Chairwoman of the African People's Solidarity Committee and author of "Overturning the Culture of Violence," will lead a study of "The Black Jacobins," a powerful book on the revolution in Haiti that helps give context to the situation today. Sunday, April 4th, 1pm U.S. Eastern Email/call with questions and comments:
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| Haiti: The devastation began in 1492 (updated slideshow) |
 Historical context for the devastation following the earthquake in Haiti. |
National Conference Deepens White Support for African Liberation Struggle |
 Formed by the African People’s Socialist Party in 1976 the African People’s Solidarity Committee is made up of white activists organizing solidarity from our own communities under the strategic leadership of the African-led Uhuru Movement. Building a movement for white reparations for African people, APSC organizes white people to recognize our genuine interest in overturning this white power system by standing in solidarity with the African-led movement to unite all African people and liberate Africa. |
| The devastation began more than 200 years ago Solidarity with African people in Haiti! Africa’s Resources in African Hands! |
 Uhuru Solidarity Movement In the wake of the devastation following the 7.0 earthquake on January 12, 2010, the African People’s Solidarity Committee, a white organization working under the leadership of the African People’s Socialist Party, expresses our deepest solidarity with African people in Haiti. With at least 50,000 dead, hundreds of thousands injured and more than 3.5 million homeless, the conditions on the island have been described as unimaginable. With relief efforts moving slowly and the threat of mass starvation mounting, U.S. military occupation forces are being sent in, raising the specter of the brutal treatment of African people in New Orleans following the 2005 Hurricane Katrina. U.S. president Barack Obama has promised a massive U.S. relief effort with a pledge of $100 million to be sent to Haiti as an outpouring of support comes in from throughout the U.S. and around the world. All major media sources have sent reporters to the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince. We unite with the efforts to send massive resources into Haiti as quickly as possible. But the disaster hit Haiti 200 years ago and its problem is the colonial devastation that has long subjected this proud and once independent and prosperous African-led country to live on a diet of mud pies and dwell in tin shanty towns. More Haiti analysis from UhuruNews.com |
| Our Trip to Sierra Leone: Two Weeks that Changed the World |
 Photo from the Founding Conference of the African People's Socialist Party-Sierra Leone Flying into Sierra Leone on November 13 for a night landing we looked out the window of the commercial 757 jet to see no lights—nothing that signaled the major metropolitan area we were approaching. Eventually, tiny runway lights appeared as we landed in Lungi, the airport for Freetown, the capital city of the West African country. One of the most impoverished countries in the world, Sierra Leone has no electrical grid. The few existing lights flickering around town are fueled by generators or candles in a country where $2 a day is a middle class income and the average person lives only 37 years. Yet Sierra Leone is the center of a lively and growing, world-changing liberation movement led by African workers determined to overturn the brutal colonial legacy, not just for Sierra Leone but for all of Africa, and put power into the hands of the people. |
| Report from African People's Solidarity Day: The problem's not racism, it's colonialism |
 APSC Chairwoman Penny Hess with Chioma Oruh, North American Region Chairwoman of the African Socialist Internationl at African People's Solidarity Day in St. Petersburg, FL Events were held in St. Petersburg, FL on October 11, Oakland, CA on October 20 and Philadelphia, PA on Oct. 25.
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| Black is Back! Coalition demands end to Obama's wars against peoples of the world, Africa and the African community in U.S. |
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| Revolutionary workers' party set to launch in Sierra Leone |
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| Interview with the Dr. Aisha Fields, Director of the All African People's Development and Empowerment Project (AAPDEP) | |
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Visit DevelopmentForAfrica.org to learn about AAPDEP's projects in Sierra Leone and elsewhere. |
| Call-in Tuesdays and Thursdays to stop police terror |
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Michael was tasered multiple times while handcuffed and on the ground and both parents were mistreated and arrested for no reason. |
| Uhuru Solidarity Movement Summer Study / Action Intensives |
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The movement for African liberation is changing the world. You can be part of this positive transformation! Participate in a week of study and action this summer. Philly held a dynamic study/action week July 13-18. |
| City Hall 2 update: June 15 call-in effective; struggle continues at June 18 trial |
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PHILADELPHIA, PA — "What am I supposed to do?" is rarely a question a judge asks of a lawyer — especially the lawyer of a defendant. But that changed this morning, when Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Frank Palumbo sought advice from Michael Coard, the lawyer of the City Hall 2. |
| African revolutionaries adopt program for African unity & liberation |
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| Uhuru Solidarity Movement conference a success |
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| Stop the Genocidal War on the African Community! Economic and Social Justice for the African Community Now! | |
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The International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) calls on all progressive-minded people to stand against the brutal, long-standing, publicly-supported policies of police containment that keep the African community under the grip of a colonial occupation for which the Oakland Police Department (OPD) is the front line of assault. We call for support for the African community demands for genuine economic development and social justice for the African community. |
| Uhuru leaders speak at Earthship permaculture workshop |
Ironiff Ifoma and Dr. Aisha Fields, Uhuru Movement leaders heading up the African Village Survival Initiative, and African People's Solidarity Committee Chair Penny Hess speak at the Earthship permaculture workshop in Myakka, FL on March 6, 2009. |
| Uhuru march in Oakland demands justice for Oscar Grant |
From the San Franscisco Chronicle Several dozen people marched and rallied in Oakland on Monday, accusing police of brutality and murder in the killings of Oscar Grant on New Year's Day and other African Americans in Oakland during the past 40 years. Organized by Uhuru House of Oakland, the protesters chanted "No justice, no peace" and "Stop police brutality in the black community" as they marched from the West Oakland BART station to DeFremery Park. |
| Support reparations to the families of unarmed African teens murdered by law enforcement in St. Petersburg! |
 Stop police violence and cover-ups! Read about the case for reparations
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| "What about the black community, Obama?" Uhuru Movement challenges Obama on unwillingness to speak to African community interests | |
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Demonstration outside the Obama rally |
from UhuruNews.com ST. PETERSBURG, FL — On Friday, August 1, the Barack Obama presidential campaign hit a serious bump in a St. Petersburg, Florida town hall meeting as members of the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) challenged Obama on his unwillingness to speak to the interests of the African community. While demonstrators outside chanted “Obama, McCain, its the same game,” InPDUM members inside raised a banner that read “What about the black community, Obama?” InPDUM International Organizer Diop Olugbala challenged Obama asking, “In the face of the numerous attacks that are made against the African community or the black community by the same |
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U.S. government that you aspire to lead — and we are talking about attacks like the subprime mortgage that you spoke of that wasn't just a general ambiguous kind of phenomena, but a phenomena that targeted the African community and Latino community; attacks like the killing of Sean Bell by the New York police department and Javon Dawson right here in St. Petersburg by the St. Petersburg police, and Jena 6 and Hurricane Katrina, and the list goes on. In the face of all these attacks that are clearly being made on the African community, why is it that you have not had the ability to not one time speak to the interests and even speak on the behalf of the oppressed and exploited African community or black community in this country?” | |
| Mohawk publisher hospitalized after attack by special forces at the border; call for support | |
 Kahentinetha Horn, publisher of Mohawk Nation News, hospitalized with a heart attack on June 14, 2008, after being attacked by special forces in Canada at the Cornwall/Akwesasne border. Photo by Sagowaiaks. |
Reposted from the Mohawk Nation News. The African People's Solidarity Committee interviewed Kahentinetha Horn on November 18, 2007 for our weekly show on UhuruRadio. By Brenda Norrell CORNWALL, Ontario -- Kahentinetha Horn, 68, was handcuffed in a police stress hold at the border crossing. Kahentinetha told them she was having chest pains and to loosen the handcuffs. The officers responded by tightening the handcuffs. |
| Donate to the Uhuru House Development Fund! | |
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 The St. Petersburg, Florida Uhuru House is a center of long-standing institutions and a prototype for African collective community development and economic transformation. Your committment to donate is a genuine form of reparations. |
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in Philly builds 10,000 against "Stop & Frisk" Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is calling for more police repression and a “Stop and Frisk” policy. We believe the real crime is the brutal conditions imposed by the City government on black and Puerto Rican communities. | |
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This multi-media adaptation of the book, Overturning the Culture of Violence by Penny Hess, is both deeply challenging and profoundly hopeful. It provides a glimpse of pre-colonial Africa and the Americas and uncovers the crimes of white society from slavery to mass imprisonment of African people today. More than a history lesson, this film opens the door for white people to be part of a postive future. 39 minutes. |
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