anti-imperialism

On the Principles of Non-Collaboration – Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional (n.d.)

Defining the Enemy, Imperialism, Uncategorized

The Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional (MLN) was founded in 1977 as a coalition of anti-imperialist Puerto Rican and Chicano-Mexicano activists in the United States. This document by the MLN outlines the group’s stance against U.S. imperialism and its support for Puerto Rican independence and the socialist reunification of Mexico. It details the MLN’s historical context, including resistance to U.S. expansion and colonization. The document emphasizes the principle of non-collaboration with the U.S. government, particularly in the face of grand jury investigations targeting independence movements. Furthermore, the text promotes solidarity with armed clandestine movements and calls for the dismantling of U.S. imperial power.

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Speech by Guillermo Suarez at an Anti-Klan Conference (1981)

1946-1989, Colonized, Date, Defining the Enemy, Imperialism, Latino, Subjectives of Refusal, White Supremacy

This is a transcript of a speech by Guillermo Suarez, a member of the Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional, a national Puerto Rican and Chicano/Mexicano organization. In his 1981 address, Suarez highlighted the need to resist white supremacy and U.S. imperialism, particularly in the occupied territories of the Southwestern United States. Direct actions and resistance mentioned include armed struggle and challenging the Klan, drawing inspiration from the Puerto Rican independence movement and historical figures who fought against oppression. The call to action emphasizes supporting prisoners of war, refusing to accept the status quo, advocating for the socialist reunification of Mexico, and for white North Americans to stand against white supremacy and acknowledge the right of colonized people to fight for their liberation.

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Women Deface the Presidio Army Base – Women Against Imperialism (n.d.)

Defining the Enemy, Disruptive Spaces, Imperialism, Institutions, Occupation, Sabotage/Ecotage, Subjectives of Refusal, Tactics of Disruption, Women

On International Women’s Day, between 150 and 200 women occupied the exterior of the Presidio Army Base in San Francisco. The event, coordinated by Women Against Imperialism, sought to criticize U.S. militarism and imperialism. The demonstrators marked buildings with blood, removed the American flag, and displayed signs and puppets to express their opposition to the base’s involvement in colonization, war, and oppression. They showed support for global women’s movements and called for an end to U.S. intervention in Central America, as well as violence against women.

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Communique From Some Warriors in South Dakota (1975)

1946-1989, Authority, Colonized, Date, Defining the Enemy, Disruptive Spaces, Imperialism, Indigenous, Subjectives of Refusal, Subjects Redefined, The 'Natural World', White Supremacy

This document, written by Native American Warriors from South Dakota, was addressed to Prairie Fire, the Weather Underground, and all third world and anti-imperialist allies. The Native American Warriors called on these groups to help them liberate their homelands and connected the Vietnamese victory in Vietnam to their struggle against US empire and imperialism.

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