Events… Support Political Prisoners This Christmas 21 Nov 201322 Nov 2013 This is a great initiative by the James Connolly Society Scotland. December will again be designated Prisoners Month here at 107 Cowgate this year and we will be covering the…
Culture… George Jackson by Bob Dylan 21 Aug 201324 Aug 2013 George Jackson was shot dead by prison guards on this day in 1971. This is the song Bob Dylan wrote on hearing the news. George Jackson I woke up this…
Culture… COINTELPRO, Assata Shakur And Obama’s FBI 13 May 201322 May 2013 By Larry Pinkney “History is important. If you don’t know history it is as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday, anybody up there in a…
Culture… BPP x EZLN 22 Mar 201325 Mar 2013 In late 2012, former Minister of Culture of the Black Panther Party Emory Douglas met with Zapatistas and local artists in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The trip was initiated by Caleb…
Culture… A Huey P Newton Story 17 Feb 201319 Feb 2013 On Huey P Newton's birthday here is the Spike Lee film version of Roger Guenveur Smith's play A Huey P Newton Story. Smith also stars in the award winning film version.
International… The Legitimate Rage Of The People Cannot Forever Be Denied 1 Feb 201314 Feb 2013 By Larry Pinkney “I believe that there will ultimately be a clash between the oppressors and those who do the the oppressing. I believe that there will be a clash between those…
Events… The Need For A Sustained People’s Consciousness Movement 22 Jan 201323 Jan 2013 By Larry Pinkney “The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”—Steve Biko Today, more than at any period in recent history, there…
International… Prisoners Month: Mumia Abu Jamal Documentary 21 Dec 201222 Dec 2012 Short documentary looking at the background to the case of Mumia Abu Jamal.
International The Murder of Fred Hampton 4 Dec 20126 Dec 2012 Black Panther revolutionary Fred Hampton was shot dead by the US police as he lay asleep in his bed on December 4th 1969. He was 21 years old.
International… Collaborating With The U.S. Empire 12 Nov 201215 Nov 2012 By Larry Pinkney “What most of us must be involved in—whether we teach or write, make films, write films, direct films, play music, act, whatever we do—has to not only make…
