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Vol. 81/No. 27 July 25, 2017
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Sign up for Cuba brigade, youth festival
Working people and youth have two unique opportunities to be part of
the international fight against the destruction and havoc unleashed on
us by the worldwide crisis of capitalism: the “In the Footsteps of Che
International Brigade” to Cuba Oct. 1-15 and the World Festival of Youth
and Students in Sochi, Russia, Oct. 14-22.
More and more working people and youth in the U.S. see through the
hypocrisy and greed of the propertied rulers, who increasingly fear the
explosion of class struggle to come as workers seek ways to fight
against the ravages of capitalism.
The “smarts” who speak for the capitalists tell us that we’re at “near
full employment,” when millions have been driven out of the workforce.
They continue to maintain huge nuclear arsenals, while claiming they are
for peace. And they try to convince us that “our” America is great, or
can be great again. But there is no “we” — there are two classes, one of
the wealthy property and bond owners, and another, the overwhelming
majority, of workers and farmers.
Many working people are asking: Does it have to be this way? Is it
possible for workers and farmers to change things? Can working people
take power out of the hands of the capitalist rulers and their two
crisis-ridden parties and reorganize society in the interest of the vast
majority? Can we join with others around the world to stand up to
imperialist exploitation and build a world based on human solidarity?
The Cuban Revolution is living proof this is possible.
The “In the Footsteps of Che International Brigade” is a unique
opportunity to see what the Cuban Revolution has accomplished, to
exchange views with Cuban workers and youth and with fellow
international brigadistas. To see that it’s not just talk when Cuban
revolutionaries say they don’t share their leftovers, they share all
that they have, a centerpiece of their internationalism.
At the World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi you will also meet
revolutionary-minded young workers and students looking for a way
forward out of the deepening crisis. At the festival you can work
shoulder to shoulder with members of the Socialist Workers Party and
Young Socialists, and Cuban and other youth who want to build a
worldwide movement that can stand up to imperialism.
By participating in the Cuba brigade or the World Festival you can come
back better prepared to fight the carnage capitalism sows and more
convinced that we can make a socialist revolution right here in the U.S.
Sign up today!
Related articles:
‘Every attack on our revolution destined to fail,’ Cuban unionist says
on US tour
Miami car caravan protest: ‘Yes to travel to Cuba!’ (photo box)
Openings to join anti-imperialist fight: ‘Che brigade’ to Cuba, Youth
Festival in Sochi
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