Free online course from The People’s Forum. See Political Education @ The People‘s Forum for more details.
“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”
— Malcolm X
The world today is confronted with many dangers—an insatiable capitalist system that devours lives and resources, sows imperialist wars, and attempts to reverse the many advances made in the past decades against the system of white supremacy and racial discrimination. But in the uncertainty of the coming period lies revolutionary potential. The mask of benevolence has fallen from the face of the current system, giving urgency to the building of something new, a future forged through organized struggle, solidarity, and internationalism. The Black liberation struggle, the heart of the revolutionary struggle in the United States historically and today, shows us that even in the face of overwhelming oppression, the seeds of revolution are always present.
This course is not an academic exercise; it is a workshop for revolutionaries. We will immerse ourselves in the history of the Black liberation struggle, not as spectators but as participants in its ongoing development. To honor the revolutionary spirit of this struggle, we must sharpen our analysis of the current moment. What does it mean to organize for liberation in a time of escalating inequality and imperialist violence? How do we build movements capable of breaking the stranglehold of capital and empire? And how can we root our actions in the principles of solidarity, multinational unity, and the unwavering pursuit of justice?
Our Freedom Can't Wait! The Struggle for Black Liberation: Past and Present is a 6-week hybrid course, that runs from February 27 to April 3, meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 - 8:30 PM ET, with some exceptions.