ANTICONQUISTA

A political education session hosted on August 7, 2020 by two of ANTICONQUISTA's co-editors: Ramiro Fúnez and Nicholas Ayala. In this session, we discuss Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, known as the "Little Red Book." We introduce the book to people who are interested in learning about communism and go over its theoretical and practical implications.

ANTICONQUISTA Co-Editor Nicholas Ayala in conversation with comrades Pambana and Anayansi. They discuss the urgent case of Afro-Bolivian political prisoner Elena Flores. Elena is an activist and a leader of the coca leaf farmers’ union (ADEPCOCA). On March 4, 2020, she was arrested by Bolivia's fascist government on false charges of robbery and destroying public property. In reality, she is being politically persecuted for protesting the violent regime. Pambana and Anayansi, who recently visited Bolivia, share their thoughts on Elena's persecution.

Victor Coronado and Danny Shaw discuss the historic attack on Cuba's Moncada Barracks on July 26, 1953 led by Fidel Castro. They discuss the impact of the attack on the Cuban Revolution and why we must continue to defend it.

A conversation with Ramiro Fúnez about ANTICONQUISTA and socialism in Latin America. Ramiro is Co-Editor of ANTICONQUISTA, an anti-imperialist media collective that produces content by and for the Latin American and Caribbean diaspora.

A conversation with Hawk Newsome about systemic racism and the differences between aesthetic and concrete changes. Hawk Newsome is the Chairperson of Black Lives Matter in the Greater New York area.

A conversation with King Tone about social movements in the United States against racism, capitalism and imperialism. Antonio Fernandez, also known as King Tone, is the former head of the Latin Kings. Today, he is a revolutionary political activist.

A conversation with Ron Gochez about the history of socialism in El Salvador. Ron is a high school teacher in South Central Los Angeles and is a leading member of Unión del Barrio. We discuss the revolutionary history of the Central American country, from the 1800s to the present.

A political education session hosted on June 12, 2020 by ANTICONQUISTA Co-Editor Carlos Cruz. In this session, we discuss the ways revolutionaries in the past and present have managed to combine revolutionary ideology with revolutionary action. We also discuss how we can help our communities arrive at revolutionary conclusions.

A conversation with Luna Oi about socialism in Vietnam, past and present. We discuss the successes and failures of Vietnamese socialism. We also talk about the untold history of Vietnamese and Latin American solidarity. Luna is a YouTuber based in Vietnam.

A political education session hosted on June 5, 2020 by ANTICONQUISTA Co-Editor Carlos Cruz and RIOT Co-Founder Takiyah Thompson. In this session, we discuss revolutionary theory and how we can use it to convince others to steer away from dead-end liberalism. We also discuss how we can build revolutionary communist movements with long-term solutions.