From the film of the Dialogue Revolution & Religion:
"Why are we still fighting for justice in 2015?"
"The film brings you up close inside Cornel West's and Bob Avakian's dialogue: the passion, the audacity, the science, the morality, the revolutionary substance. Two courageous voices modeling a morality that refuses to accept injustice – pouring heart and soul into standing together challenging all of us to fight for a world worthy of humanity."
Andy Zee,
co-director of the film
"This is Bob Avakian,
Chairman of the
Revolutionary Communist Party, with a New Year's message—
A Call To REVOLUTION..."
There will never be a revolutionary movement in this country that doesn't fully unleash and give expression to the sometimes openly expressed, sometimes expressed in partial ways, sometimes expressed in wrong ways, but deeply, deeply felt desire to be rid of these long centuries of oppression [of Black people]. There's never gonna be a revolution in this country, and there never should be, that doesn't make that one key foundation of what it's all about.
BAsics 3:19
Letters from prisoners
On BAsics 3:16
I
first started getting into trouble with the law when I was five or six
and I've been in jail, on probation or parole, or "at large" for the
past fifty years... I have come to believe Bob Avakian and the
Revolutionary Communist Party are the only true friends of we who are
forced to live beneath the belly of the beast.
Do you know anyone else—any person or organization—that has managed to bring forth an actual PLAN for a radically different society, in all its dimensions, and a CONSTITUTION to codify all this? — A different world IS possible — Check out and order online the Constitution for the New Socialist Republic in North America (Draft Proposal).
Excerpts from "The Oppression of Black People, The Crimes of This System and the Revolution We Need"
The “Promised Land”— And Rising Expectations
The Black Liberation Struggle: What Really Happened Off the ’60s —And What Did Not
Read entire special issue at: "The Oppression of Black People, The Crimes of This System and the Revolution We Need"
There is the potential for something of unprecedented beauty to arise out of unspeakable ugliness: Black people playing a crucial role in putting an end, at long last, to this system which has, for so long, not just exploited but dehumanized, terrorized and tormented them in a thousand ways—putting an end to this in the only way it can be done—by fighting to emancipate humanity, to put an end to the long night in which human society has been divided into masters and slaves, and the masses of humanity have been lashed, beaten, raped, slaughtered, shackled and shrouded in ignorance and misery.
Bob Avakian, Chairman, Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
Students Rising Up!
April 21: National Student Day of Action to STOP Police Terror! WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?
March 28, 2016
2016... And the Dogs Are STILL in the Street
March 21, 2016
Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
On the Significance of RiseUpOctober: Building on Strengths, Overcoming Weaknesses… And Fighting to Actually Put an End to Police Terror and White Supremacy Through Revolution
November 30, 2015
March 2 Day of Resistance to Stop Police Murder in Chicago
March 7, 2016
Quintonio Legrier Bettie Jones
Statement from revcom.us
OUTRAGE!!!
December 26, 2015
The Police Murder of Laquan McDonald in Chicago
Special page
Chicago, November 27, 2015
» Chicago Goddam
» REALITY CHECK: Answers to Burning Questions
» Recent History of the CPD & More Revelations of Cover-Up in the Murder of Laquan McDonald
Rise Up October, October 24, 2015, New York City. The front of the march. Photo: Erik McGregor
Carl Dix speaking at Washington Square Park. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
Cornel West speaking at Washington Square Park. Photo: Phil Buehler
#SAYHERNAME contingent. The #SAYHERAME campaign documents women murdered by police. Photo: Cindy Trinh/Activists of New York
Jivonte Lee Davis, a close friend of Tony Robinson who was killed by the Madison police on March 5, 2015. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
Justus Howell was killed by police in Zion, Illinois, April 14, 2015. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
Eve Ensler, Carl Dix, Cornel West, Quentin Tarantino, on march with family members. Photo: twitter.com/tuneintorevcom
"Ferguson is in the House"—Contingent of Ferguson and St. Louis activists marched on October 24.
Members from Stop Mass Incarceration, San Francisco/Bay Area, CA. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
Revolution Club contingent, made up of members from around the country. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
En route from Washington Square Park to Bryant Park. Photo: Oscar Diaz @oscmdiaz
Artwork contributed to Rise Up October
Artwork contributed to Rise Up October
Photo: Cindy Trinh/Activists of New York
The Audre Lorde Project demanding justice for Yvonne McNeil, a homeless lesbian, murdered by the NYPD in October 2011. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Harlem, New York. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
Youth and others take the message to Times Square. Police attacked, and arrested six people. Photo: twitter.com/StopMassIncNet
Huge, beautiful portraits of people killed by the prison system and prison authorities were contributed to Rise Up October by French street artist/photographer JR as part of his #insideoutproject-A Global Art Project. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
South Bronx Community Congress. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
Unitarian Universalists. Photo: Revolution/revcom.us
Columbia University students. Photo: Noel Altaha @ngaltaha
Demanding justice for Justus Howell and all victims of police murder
The October 22-24 Demonstrations—Rise Up October
An Important Step Forward in the Fight Against Police Terror—That Must Now Be Taken Further
November 2, 2015
Carl Dix at the October 24 Rally:
“Let’s do all that we can to stop the horror of police murdering our people. And then let’s do even more because we gotta stop this.
October 26, 2015
The Police Attack on Quentin Tarantino – and the Urgent Need to Stand Against It
by Annie Day
November 2, 2015
When Black and Latino lives are being stolen by the police in epidemic numbers—We Need More and More People Saying This:
One of the things about the movement that actually just means so much is that they have a powerful slogan: “Which side are you on?” If you’re not on our side, you’re on their side. There’s no straddling the fence. There’s no silent majority. There is none of that. You have to take a stand. If you believe it’s murder, then you gotta call it murder. And you gotta call the murderers, murderers.
– Quentin Tarantino, film director, actor
“If you want others to be strong, you must be strong yourself...”
Lessons and Challenges in the Fight Against Police Murder and in Defense of Quentin Tarantino
by Annie Day
November 9, 2015
Behind the Threats on Quentin Tarantino by Police Brutality Associations
November 9, 2015
Press Release from Rise Up October, Nov. 6:
New FOP Threats Against Quentin Tarantino; Rise Up October Responds
Carl Dix condemns FOP's "dangerous thuggery"
November 6, 2015
Quentin Tarantino responds to attacks for speaking out against murder by police as part of Rise Up October:
"What they’re doing is pretty obvious," he said. "Instead of dealing with the incidents of police brutality that those people were bringing up, instead of examining the problem of police brutality in this country, better they single me out. And their message is very clear. It’s to shut me down. It’s to discredit me. It is to intimidate me. It is to shut my mouth, and even more important than that, it is to send a message out to any other prominent person that might feel the need to join that side of the argument."
Voices of Conscience Step Up in Defense of Quentin Tarantino and Condemn the Police Union Threats and Boycott
Read the latest statements here
Cheers to Jamie Foxx
Cheers to Jamie Foxx for speaking out and defending Quentin Tarantino against the attacks by police unions at the Hollywood Film Awards on Sunday, November 1. When Foxx had the stage to present an award, referring to Tarantino's words at the October 24th Rise Up October demonstration, he told Tarantino to "Keep telling the truth, keep speaking the truth and don't worry about none of the haters."
Moya-Smith: Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino Sends Message to Mother of Slain Native American
October 28, 2015
Statement from Carl Dix:
“I challenge Pat Lynch to a debate”
October 26, 2015
Pat Lynch—the Loudmouthed Bigot Leading the Pack in the Pig Attacks on Quentin Tarantino
November 2, 2015
A message from Cornel West and Carl Dix
On October 24th
Cornel West and Carl Dix issued the call to:
#RiseUpOctober
to STOP Police Terror
October 24 New York City
This Call was joined and signed by families of people murdered by police, faith leaders, artists, activists, professionals, and more.
Read the Call here.
Click here to see initial endorsers.
Ocober 24:
Thousands in the Streets of NYC for #RiseUpOctober: STOP POLICE TERROR! Which Side Are You On?
October 24, 2015
A Shout-out to the Courageous Fighters Who Put Their Bodies on the Line to Shut Down Rikers Island Prison
October 24, 2015
"Don't hide behind the lies, don't hide behind the blinds..."
October 22 Times Square, NYC: Saying Their Names & Demanding a STOP to Police Terror
October 23, 2015
October 24: Voices of Loved Ones of People Murdered by Police
October 26, 2015
October 22, A Public Reading and Remembrance: A Demand for Justice
No More Stolen Lives: Say Their Names
October 23, 2015
Which Side Are You On?
Why There Must Be a Truly MASSIVE Outpouring Against Police Murder on October 24 and Why YOU Are Needed
September 14, 2015
Interviews with Steering Committee Members
Interview with Rise Up October Steering Committee Member Nkosi Anderson:
"Hey, enough is enough! We need to put an end to police terror and fight for a better world."
September 26, 2015
Interview with LaToya and Alice Howell, Fighters Against Police Terror
"Stand up and Rise Up October and say this has to stop!"
September 21, 2015
Interview with Rise Up October Steering Committee Member Debra Sweet: Let's Make History!
September 29, 2015
From August 27, 2015
Carl Dix, Dr. Cornel West and others speak:
What We Must Do to STOP Police Murder and Terror—Get Ready for #RiseUpOctober: Massive Mobilization to Stop Police Terror & Murder, October 22-24 in NYC:
Diverse, Intense & Uncompromising:
A Night in Harlem to GET READY for #RiseUpOctober in NYC
August 28, 2015
Carl Dix Speaks on #RiseUpOctober: It HAS to Happen
August 28, 2015
Short shareable videos calling on everyone to be in New York City October 24
Voices from August 27... A Challenge to Everyone
Come to New York City on October 24
STOP Police Terror!
From Voices of Conscience and RiseUpOctober Freedom Fighters
Quentin Tarantino Interviewed by Michael Slate
October 26, 2015
Michael Slate Interviews Jamal Joseph, Eve Ensler, Kwame Anthony Appiah, and Arturo O'Farrill
October 26, 2015
Statement from Mark Ruffalo:
Support #RiseUpOctober—STOP Police Terror
October 19, 2015
Voices from the Crowd on October 24
October 26, 2015
From the Revolution Club, NYC:
‘MIGHTY MIGHTY REVCOM’ Contingent at #RiseUpOctober—A Call to Join
October 20, 2015
Cecily McMillan on Rikers: “We know that people die there…”
October 20, 2015
From C. Clark Kissinger:
Join me to shut down Rikers Island on October 23!
October 19, 2015
From Cindy Sheehan:
Why I Want to Shut Down Rikers
October 17, 2015
New statement by Rev. Cecil L. "Chip" Murray, Co-Founder, The Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement, University of Southern CA:
"No one of conscience will turn a blind eye nor a deaf ear to this pivotal point in our history."
October 16, 2015
Divine Prince Allah Endorses #RiseUpOctober
October 20, 2015
A Sister in Harlem Speaks on Rikers Island, Genocide against Black People, and the Need to Rise Up
October 20, 2015
From a High School Student in NYC
October 19, 2015
From a Princeton Student
"I will march because choosing to remain silent is a form of symbolic violence in the midst of a genocide."
October 19, 2015
Cornel West and Carl Dix on the Brian Lehrer show on WNYC on Rise Up October, the attacks on Quentin Tarantino, the FBI director's claim video keeps police from doing their jobs, and the struggle to stop police terror. Listen here (first 18 minutes of the segment).
Revcom.us Editorials and Featured Articles
The October 22-24 Demonstrations—Rise Up October
An Important Step Forward in the Fight Against Police Terror—That Must Now Be Taken Further
November 2, 2015
The Police Attack on Quentin Tarantino – and the Urgent Need to Stand Against It
November 2, 2015
Tens of Thousands Come to DC for Justice or Else Rally
What Is Really Needed for the Movement to STOP Police Terror?
October 12, 2015
Which Side Are You On?
Why There Must Be a Truly MASSIVE Outpouring Against Police Murder on October 24 and Why YOU Are Needed
September 14, 2015
Reality Check:
- Codifying Racism into the Law
- Who Are You?
- Crime Among the People and the Police: A Revolutionary View
- A Point to Media Mouthpieces
September 21, 2015
Then Would You Call It Genocide?
Updated September 30, 2015
Rise Up October:
Lessons Learnt For Work Among Students—And Much More
September 27, 2015
Organizing at NYU:
How We Should Be Stepping
September 24, 2015
Everyone, Everywhere, Get Out the Word and Build for Rise Up October
September 24, 2015
From a Reader:
Urgency of Rise Up October and Lessons from the Genocide of Jews
September 23, 2015
How Do We Step? Three Stories, Two Approaches
September 17, 2015
October 24, New York City: POLICE MURDER MUST STOP!
The Struggle to Stop Police Murder
September 14, 2015
Carl Dix Speaks on #RiseUpOctober:
It HAS to Happen
August 28, 2015
Read the text or watch the film
The Problem Is NOT "Anti-Police Rhetoric"... The Problem Is the Murdering Pigs
September 14, 2015
October 24 Outpouring Against Police Murder: Which Side Are You On?
An Audacious Plan...And the Ways to Make It Happen
July 20, 2015
Breaking News & Latest Outrages
Reports
Interview with Gabriel Black Elk: "When it happened to my brother, it was like everything changed"
February 22, 2016
MLK Day: Protests Target Murders by Police—and Revolutionaries Bring in the Real Solution
January 25, 2016
Protest at Waller County, Texas, Jail Demands Justice for Sandra Bland
January 12, 2016
Standing Up for Quentin Tarantino at The Hateful Eight Movie Opening in Chicago
January 12, 2016
Outrage in Chicago Continues
December 22, 2015
Chicago Urban Prep Students Disrupt Mayor with “16 Shots, 16 Shots”
December 17, 2015
From Noche Diaz of Revolution Club, NYC:
A Message to the Three Freedom Fighters in LA
December 14, 2015
Hundreds of San Francisco Students Walk Out Demanding Justice for Mario Woods
December 14, 2015
Update: Chicago Whitewashes Continue
No Indictment for the Pig Who Murdered Ronald Johnson
December 8, 2015
Chicago: Hundreds in the Streets Reject Mayor's Crocodile Tears over Police Murder and Cover-up
December 9, 2015
Outrage over the murder of Laquan McDonald—17 years old, killed with 16 shots by murdering pig
Shutting Down Black Friday on Chicago's Magnificent Mile
November 28, 2015
On the One-Year Anniversary of His Murder by Cleveland Police:
In the Streets—Demanding Justice for Tamir Rice
Updated November 25, 2015
Berkeley High School Students Walk Out Against Racist Message on School Computers
November 6, 2015
No, Mr. President! Aiding and Abetting the Slow Genocide of Black People Is a Crime Against Humanity
November 2, 2015
Latest Outrages
Video Rips Holes in the Officially Approved Chicago Police Murder of 17-Year-Old Cedrick ChatmanPolice Murder of Cedrick Chatman Approved by Chicago Powers: This Cannot Go Down! This Cannot Go On!
January 18, 2016
From Chicago Stop Mass Incarceration Network
Police Who Murder People Walk Free— While Iggy & Alfredo Face Felony Charges for Protesting Police Murder & Demanding Justice! Drop All the Charges Now on Iggy & Alfredo and on All Those Arrested Protesting Police Murder!
January 25, 2016
The Chicago Police Murder of Darius Pinex
Five Years of Lies, Cover-up and Murder—How Long Will This Continue to Go On?
January 12, 2016
Black Woman Dies After Hospital Calls Police and Forces Her Out
January 12, 2016
No Indictments in Modern-Day Lynching of Sandra Bland
“I’m infuriated, and everybody else should be infuriated as well.”
December 23, 2015
From Chicago Stop Mass Incarceration Network
Police Who Murder People Walk Free—While Iggy & Alfredo Face Felony Charges for Protesting Police Murder & Demanding Justice!
Drop All the Charges Now on Iggy & Alfredo and on All Those Arrested Protesting Police Murder!
December 24, 2015
Courageous Fighters Facing Serious Charges for #ShutDownRikers
Drop The Unjust Charges!
December 21, 2015
Mistrial in Baltimore:
The Whole System Is Guilty in the Murder of Freddie Gray
December 21, 2015
Cops, Lies and Videotape: The Tasing Torture and Murder of Linwood Lambert
December 21, 2015
Judge Completely Ignores Decisive DNA Evidence:
Brutal Chicago Police Commander Glenn Evans Found Not Guilty
December 17, 2015
Justice for Nicholas Robertson! The Whole Damn System Is Guilty!
(Video included)
December 14, 2015
Seattle: Chris Harris Has Now Died—Indict the Cop That Brutalized Him!
(Video included)
December 14, 2015
Jail and Convict the Cold-Blooded Murderers of Mario Woods!
(Video included)
December 7, 2015
Statement from Carl Dix
Justice for Laquan McDonald—Send the Murdering Pig to Jail!
November 24, 2015
Louisiana: Police Execution of Jeremy Mardis—SIX Years Old!
November 7, 2015
EXPOSED! The Prosecutor’s “Expert Reports”
A Blatant Attempt to Whitewash the Police Murder of Tamir Rice
November 9, 2015
14 seconds—12 bullets—0 charges
St. Louis Prosecutor Says Police Murder of Kajieme Powell Was “Justified”
November 5, 2015
The Suicide of “GI Joe” Gliniewicz—A Poster Child for a Non-Existent “War on Police”
November 5, 2015
News/Reports/Outrages Archive
Genocidal Realities
From Carl Dix
Statement by Carl Dix:
Mistrial in Case of First Cop Tried for Murder of Freddie Gray Is NOT Justice!
Indict, Convict and Send Killer Cops to Jail!
December 16, 2015
Statement from Carl Dix
Justice for Laquan McDonald—Send the Murdering Pig to Jail!
November 24, 2015
Up Against a Genocide – an Interview with Carl Dix on #RiseUpOctober on Acronym TV
Carl Dix Shuts Up Mark Fuhrman on Fox—It is absolutely RIGHT to stop police murder.
Carl Dix at the October 24 Rally:
“Let’s do all that we can to stop the horror of police murdering our people. And then let’s do even more because we gotta stop this.
October 26, 2015
Tamir Rice - New Outrages
Carl Dix: Condemn Reports Saying Cops Who Gunned Down Tamir Rice Were Justified! Authorities Greasing Skids to Exonerate Tamir's Murderers!
October 11, 2015
Carl Dix Speaks on #RiseUpOctober:
It HAS to Happen
August 28, 2015
Read the text or watch the film
The Dogs Are Still in the Streets
Ferguson 2015—It's Still Right to Rebel Against Injustice!
August 11, 2015
Statement by Carl Dix. Read more
A call from Cornel West and Carl Dix...
#RiseUpOctober
to STOP Police Terror
A Vision and Plan from Carl Dix:
What Does Oct 22-24 Need to Be?
July 13, 2015
Statement by Carl Dix
Outrage in Charleston—This IS America!
June 18, 2015
MURDER BY POLICE SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED
A statement from Carl Dix
More from Carl Dix
Burning Questions
Reality Check on October 20 Events in East Harlem, NYC
The REAL Problem
Updated October 26, 2015
Open Letter to Beverly Unitarian Church—Which Side Are You On?
September 21, 2015
Once Again—Setting the Record Straight on the Revolutionary Communist Party’s Role in Ferguson
July 31, 2015
Of Liberation and Love
Why Obama Embraced Forgiveness—and Why We Should NOT
by Lenny Wolff
July 8, 2015
Why We Say "The System Has No Answers" to Police Terror Against Black People
May 25, 2015
What Are Rebellions Against Injustice Good For?
May 18, 2015
Wanted: People of Conscience to
TAKE A STAND
by Lenny Wolff
April 6, 2015
A Message to Students and Young People of ALL Nationalities
"...The problem is real. The challenge is real. The role you choose to play in the face of this will also be real."
March 18, 2015
More...
Which Side Are You On?
We must continue to RISE UP to
STOP Police Terror and Murder!
WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?
Family members of victims of police murder...people from the neighborhoods...faith communities...students and teachers...all people of conscience... Step Up, Throw in, Get Organized to Carry out the Fight to END this outrage.
Get in touch with and get involved with the Stop Mass Incarceration Network.
For more info go to riseupoctober.org or www.stopmassincarceration.net
Phone: 646-709-1961
Email: stopmassincarceration@gmail.com
Facebook: stopmassincarcerationnetwork
Twitter: @StopMassIncNet
Latest on #RiseUpOctober
Youth and Students Rise Up
Articles written while building for Rise Up October
Report on Monday, October 12, 2015
From the Student Task Force for #RiseUpOctober
October 14, 2015
By A Revolutionary Volunteer for #RiseUpOctober
Some Lessons in Building the Rise Up October Event at Columbia University
October 11, 2015
Rise Up October:
Lessons Learnt For Work Among Students—And Much More
September 28, 2015
Youth and students on a mission to make #RiseUpOctober happen
Fight the Power, and Transform the People, for Revolution
Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
ON "PRINCIPLED COMPROMISES," AND OTHER CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
What we need is an actual revolution—and if you are serious about an actual revolution, you have to get seriously into BA.
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