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From March 17-21, 2008, Students for a Democratic Society led over 90 student actions across the country to mark the 5th Anniversary of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq! (See newsds.org/march20 for more details of the nationwide SDS actions)
One of the most exciting actions was in Washington DC. DC-SDS’ “Funk the War 3” dance party brought together 500+ youth and students to shut down K Street, where War Profiteers like Lockheed Martin and Bechtel are headquartered.
Those companies were shut down by the mobile antiwar dance party, which also hit up the Armed Forces Recruiting Center and spread the love there.
The action culminated in an SDS-organized blockade of Connecticut and K Sts., where 11 students chained themselves to school desks and demanded money for education, not for war. The intersection was held for over an hour by 200+ youth, despite pouring rain, until it was apparent that police were not willing or able to break up the blockade, and the students declared victory!
The SDS action was the largest and most energetic event of United for Peace and Justice’s “5 Years Too Many” events in DC on March 19th. The week of action brought major media attention to SDS, including 3 days straight of “The Return of Students for a Democratic Society” headlining the front page of MichaelMoore.com, an awesome article in The Nation, and a feature in the New York Times. It seems that SDS has gained a new prominence in the antiwar movement and is taking off right now!
See below for articles, video, audio and images from the 5th Anniversary Actions. Read the rest of this entry »
“Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism”
by bell hooks
1981 South End Press
bell hooks is brilliant, let me say that first. I saw her speak recently and she totally blew me away, one of the most inspiring speakers I’ve ever seen. This was her first-ever book, from 1981, so it’s interesting for understanding where she started out, and as a kind of ‘period piece’ where you can tell she was really pushing against the boundaries and limitations of 1970s feminism. Ain’t I A Woman examines the history of the black female in America, including the sexist nature of the black civil rights/freedom movement, and the racist nature of the white feminist movement. It’s a good book for all of these reasons.
However, bell hooks has said that she doesn’t really like this book anymore, and it’s clear that there are some weaknesses here. Read the rest of this entry »
The End of Capitalism 
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