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From the government shutdown, to DOGE initiatives, to classic union busting tactics, federal workers in the US are under attack by the Trump administration. Colin Smalley joins us today to talk us through these attacks, the fights federal workers are waging to defend their rights, and the true motives of the Trump administration to sew chaos among the federal labor force.

Colin serves as the president of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) LU 777, as well as on the steering committee of the Federal Unionists Network (FUN).

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This is a rebroadcast of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization's online event: No War Against Venezuela!

The speakers at this event were Meredith Aby of the Anti-War Action Network; Tom Burke, FRSO Organizational Secretary; Jim Byrne, FRSO member & anti-war activist; and Carlos Montes of the FRSO Central Committee. The speakers provided their analysis on the revolutionary state of Venezuela, the Bolivarian Revolution, and the shameful invasion of the United States.

Consider joining the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), a national organization of revolutionaries fighting for socialism in the United States.

The Anti-War Action Network (AWAN) is a progressive network of grassroots anti-war organizations around the United States committed to building a broad movement opposed to the greatest cause of injustice in the world today: the U.S. and its senseless, destructive wars, sanctions, and interventions.

Support the Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network's Campaign to Fight Political Repression, Defend Palestine, Drop the Charges on Conor, Leah, and Dragon by answering the calls to action on the campaign page.

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Chicago, IL – 500 organizers convened at the Chicago Teacher’s Union Hall from Friday, November 14 through Sunday, November 16 for the 52nd anniversary national conference of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR).

The conference was the fourth of its kind since the refounding of NAARPR in 2019. It showcased the tremendous growth of the organization and its fighting capacity since its original founding in 1973 out of the movement to free Angela Davis. 530 people registered for the conference, representing 31 NAARPR branches and affiliate organizations.

We joined by Monique Sampson who serves as the treasurer of NAARPR, as well as organizer in the Jacksonville Community Action Committee and a rank-and-file leader in her teacher's union. Monique describes the mission and strategy of NAARPR, recaps the conference, and breaks down the struggles that NAARPR chapters and affiliates are waging across the country.

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After bombing multiple boats that Trump claimed to be smuggling drugs, the US, under the leadership of Trump, has deployed its military, including the world’s largest warship, aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford, towards the Venezuelan coast. Tom Burke joins us today to talk about the possible US invasion of Venezuela that looms ahead, and the response we can expect from the steadfast Venezuelan people. Tom is a co-chair of the Anti-War Action Network (AWAN), the organizational secretary of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, and president of his union, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) local 26.Checkout the Anti-War Action Network online.Join the fight for a better world by joining the Freedom Road Socialist Organization.Read up on developments in Venezuela on the Orinoco Tribune.

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In an egregious attempt to build power through fear, Donald Trump has sicced his thugs from ICE (as well as DHS) upon the city of Chicago. These federal agents are indiscriminately grabbing people off the street, including documented civilians, resorting to violence, and even deadly force.

Omar Flores, chair of the Immigrant Rights Work Team of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR) joins us today to give us an in-the-streets account of what’s happening in Chicago, the harm that this regime is bringing to their community, and the ways in which the people of Chicago have been running these thugs out of town.

You can find the Chicago Alliance Against Racists and Political Repression online.

Build the Movement to Defeat Trump's Agenda & Win Community Control of the Police! Attend the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR)'s fourth National Conference November 14th-16th in Chicago.

Read more about Chicago resisting ICE on Fight Back! News:

• Chicagoans mobilize to demand an end to the federal occupation
• Chicago’s immigrants kick ICE out of their communities!
• West Chicago fights back against ICE

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Assata Shakur was a fighter for freedom and an icon of the Black liberation movement. She came of age during the struggles of the 1960s and 70s, and everything that was good and powerful about that time, Assata embodied. The deep understanding that a better world is possible, and most importantly, the conviction to never give up. Never surrender.In today's episode, we look back on the legacy of Assata's life with the help of Merawi Gerima, a a Chicago based activist, a filmmaker, and is the co-chair of the Campaign to Free Incarcerated Survivors of Torture (CFIST).Read Fight Back! News for more on Assata Shakur:

• On the legacy of Assata Shakur
• Assata Shakur passes away in Cuba

Let us know what you'd like to see and hear for episode 100 of Fight Back! Radio!

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On Sept. 24, 2010, more than 70 FBI agents took part in a series of coordinated raids that were aimed at activists of the anti-war and international solidarity movements, and also members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). In a bogus investigation of “material support of terrorism” charges, seven houses and an office in Minneapolis and Chicago were raided.

One of those houses was the home of Jess Sundin, a lifelong activist, a fighter in the anti-war movement, and a member of the Committee to Stop FBI Repression and the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice (TCC4J). Jess joins us today to recall the day she and her comrades were raided by the FBI, the immediate response from the committee, and to make it clear that the only correct response to FBI repression is standing up and fighting back.

Read more on Fight Back! News:

• "Look back with anger: The 2010 FBI raids on anti-war and international solidarity activists"
• "Indigenous and immigrant rights organizations demand: ‘Drop the charges against Isavela López!’"
• "Teamsters at U of MN win their demands, ending strike in victory!"

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As Trump's occupation of DC continues on, so does the fight against his repression. The people of DC are rising up, taking the streets, and making it clear who their city belongs to.

KB is one of the leaders of this resistance, and we're honored to sit down with them and discuss how the repression they are facing in DC, and how the DC Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression standing up and fighting back.

You can find the DC Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression online on their website.

Read more about the people's fights in DC on Fight Back! News:

• DC Against Trump Coalition unites with Long Live GoGo to defend the district
• DC Against Trump Coalition shuts down racist curfew zone
• Washington DC protest slams mayor’s executive order allowing indefinite police cooperation with federal law enforcement
• FRSO African American Commission condemns Trump’s occupation of Washington DC and the blatant attacks on Black democratic rights
• DC stands tall against Trump’s racist police invasion

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Colombian revolutionary Simón Trinidad has lived 75 years on this earth and his last 21 have been spent as a prisoner of the U.S. Empire. Once a valuable thinker and peace negotiator for the FARC-EP, four sham trials based on bogus charges saw a U.S. federal court eventually sentence Trinidad to 60 years in the Federal Supermax prison in Florence, CO. The terms of his imprisonment included the psychologically challenging isolation of Special Administrative Measures (SAMs) and the restrictive access to legal support.

Mark Burton, Simón's lawyer, joins us today to discuss Simón's contributions to the struggle for a socialist Columbia, the injustice he's facing as a political prisoner of the US, and the continued fight to free Simón and for a liberated Columbia.

"Demand Freedom for Simón Trinidad on his 75th birthday!"

"Lawyer for Simon Trinidad speaks at SDS convention"

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Sydney Loving is a long time activist that got her start in student activism, took part in the Black Lives Matter movement, was a founding member of the North Texas Action Committee and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR).

Sydney now serves on the central committee of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), and in serving this role, she visited China to get a first-hand experience of what life is like in a contemporary socialist country. On the show today, we discuss the economic differences between socialist and capitalist countries, what life is like for minorities and what democracy looks like in China, and we also dispel some of the myths surrounding socialism and China.

Sydney did an interview with Fight Back! News that dives deeper into the experience she had on her trip to China: "FRSO leader Sydney Loving reflects on how China is building socialism"

Sydney will be discussing this trip live on a speaking tour! Stops include:

• 8/15/25 - Minneapolis, MN
• 8/22/25 - Chicago, IL
• 8/30/25 - Dallas, TX
• 9/2/25 - Orlando, FL

Checkout out FRSO's instagram for more updates on the speaking tour.

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