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Angel Krempa made labor news headlines after being illegally fired from her job at Starbucks back in 2022. She was targeted by the company for being a union leader under ⁠Starbucks Workers United⁠, and today on the show she describes what it's like fighting a multi-billion dollar company, the importance of unions, and the power of solidarity.

We encourage our listeners to support and stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers in their fight for a fair contract. Join one of the many strikes and pickets going on across the nation, and refuse to patronize a union busting corporation by boycotting Starbucks and all their products. ⁠Sign the "No Contract! No Coffee!" pledge⁠⁠.⁠

⁠Anyone who currently works at Starbucks should get in touch with Starbucks Workers United to see what can be done at their store.⁠

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Fight Back! Radio believes that all fights for liberation stem from the same struggle, and that victory lies in us all fighting together in solidarity. In today's episode, we're talking to Merawi Gerima about connections between the Black Liberation and the Palestinian Liberation struggles. Merawi is a Chicago based activist, a filmmaker, and is the co-chair of the Campaign to Free Incarcerated Survivors of Torture (CFIST).

Read more about and get involved with CFIST online.⁠

"Written and directed by Merawi Gerima, RESIDUE follows aspiring filmmaker Jay (Obinna Nwachukwu) returning to his childhood Washington, DC, neighborhood that has been gentrified beyond recognition. Dealing with alienation from his friends, troubled by the disappearance of his best friend, and unsure of his place in this new community, Jay confronts issues of identity, gentrification and loss."

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Jasmine Smith is a Chicago based activist that is fighting tirelessly to bring justice to victims of police torture and the wrongfully convicted. Jasmine is the co-chair of the Campaign to Free Incarcerated Survivors of Torture (CFIST), and is on the executive board of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR). In today's episode, she breaks down the history of police torture, lays out the structure of our corrupt "injustice system", and talks about the work she and her comrades in CFIST and CAARPR are doing to fight for justice.

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Tom Burke is the Organizational Secretary of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, a labor leader in his local IATSE union in Grand Rapids, MI, and someone who is well-versed in Venezuela, past, present, and future.

Tom sat down with us to share his first-hand knowledge of the country, including the story of Hugo Chávez, to the current leadership of Nicolás Maduro, and the country's pursuit of a socialist way of life amidst a world of imperial powers.

We encourage all of our listeners to get involved with the movement to free Alex Saab, a Venezuelan political prisoner currently being held captive by the U.S. You can find out more on the official website.

You can also read Fight Back! New's statement of support.

The Freedom Road Socialist Organization is always looking for new members. Find out how to join on their website.

Join the Coalition to March on the RNC on July 15th, 2024 in Milwaukee, WI.

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Today we're honored to have on Michael Sampson, a revolutionary activist in Jacksonville, FL. Michael is a member of the Jacksonville Community Action Committee (JCAC), a Black-led, grassroots organization fighting for justice and liberation. He also serves as a co-chair of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR). In our interview, Michael recounts NAARPR's 50th Anniversary Conference, and describes his experiences organizing in the deep South.

Checkout the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression online.

If you live in Jacksonville, we encourage you to get involved with the Jacksonville Community Action Committee. You can follow and get in contact with them on:

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We're honored today to get to talk to the National Chair of the US Palestinian Network (USPCN), Hatem Abudayyah. Hatem gives us a deep dive into the Al-Aqsa Flood, both in a material sense of what is happening in Palestine and across the world, and gives a theoretically breakdown of the ralations between the imperialist powers that Palestine is fighting against for their freedom and liberation.

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Elmer "Ka Bong" Labog is a trade unionist, labor activist, and chairperson of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), one of the largest trade union federations in the Philippines. Ka Bong joined us to discuss the labor struggles they have been waging in the Philippines, the backlash they've gotten from both domestic and international powers, and the ways they have been fighting back.

You can learn more about Kilasang Mayo Uno online at their website.

Consider attending The People's Summit.

Fight Back! Radio stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people and all those fighting for Palestinian liberation. The Palestinian resistance is dealing a heavy blow to the Israeli apartheid state. The decades of oppression, humiliation and callous cruelty by the occupiers of Palestine are being answered in the only language oppressors truly understand.

Read the statement from the Freedom Road Socialist Organization on the Palestinian resistance.

Read about the actions popping off around the country in support of Palestinian resistance:

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We're honored to be joined again by the executive director of the ⁠National Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression (NAARPR)⁠ and lifelong activist and revolutionary, Frank Chapman. We talk about what Frank covers in his book, ⁠The Damned Don't Cry⁠, which covers his inspiring life story, from his young years in St. Louis on the streets, to being imprisoned, to writing and teaching Marxism with fellow inmates, to winning his freedom, to organizing with the Communist Party, to his current life as a fighter for community control of the police in Chicago.

This is part II of our interview with Frank about his book. Be sure to listen to part I.

⁠We encourage our listeners to register for and attend NAARPR's 50ᵗʰ Anniversary Conference.⁠

⁠You can get a copy of Frank's book that was discussed in this interview, the Damned Don't Cry, online.⁠

⁠Frank's other book, Marxist-Leninist Perspectives on Black Liberation and Socialism, is also available online.⁠

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We're honored to be joined again by the executive director of the National Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression (NAARPR) and lifelong activist and revolutionary, Frank Chapman. We talk about what Frank covers in his book, The Damned Don't Cry, which covers his inspiring life story, from his young years in St. Louis on the streets, to being imprisoned, to writing and teaching Marxism with fellow inmates, to winning his freedom, to organizing with the Communist Party, to his current life as a fighter for community control of the police in Chicago.

This is part I of our interview with Frank about his book. ⁠Be sure to listen to part II.⁠

We encourage our listeners to register for and attend NAARPR's 50ᵗʰ Anniversary Conference.

You can get a copy of Frank's book that was discussed in this interview, the Damned Don't Cry, online.

Frank's other book, Marxist-Leninist Perspectives on Black Liberation and Socialism, is also available online.

You can reach us by email at [email protected]

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The 2024 Republican National Convention is scheduled to take place in Milwaukee, WI from July 15th-18th, and The People aren't wasting anytime to show GOP just how unwelcome they are in their city. Nearly 400 people marched in the streets of Milwaukee on the evening of August 23 in protest of the first Republican presidential primary debate.

Our guest today is Aurelia Ceja, who is the co-chair of the Coalition to March on the RNC 2024, as well the co-chair of the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. They breakdown the horrible politics of the GOP candidates, the fight the coalition is waging against them, as well as the issues at stake in this battle.

We're encouraging all of our listeners who are able to join the Coalition to March on the RNC in 2024 in their protest of the Republican Party in July. You can find out more about the Coalition and ways to support them online.

You can read about the Coalition's protest of the recent Republican Presidential Primary Debate on Fight Back! News.

Check out the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression online.

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