Basically not re-edited.
Some upcoming events are posted at: durhamspark.blogspot.com/2026/08/some-anti-war-and-other-events-and-news.html , durhamspark.blogspot.com/2026/06/some-astronomical-and-other-events.html , durhamspark.blogspot.com/2026/04/update-for-week-16-of-2026-palestinian.html , and durhamspark.blogspot.com/2026/04/update-for-week-15-of-2026-anti-war.html ; some anniversaries are posted at: durhamspark.blogspot.com/2024/08/summer-came-in-with-buzz-and-whirr-goes.html , durhamspark.blogspot.com/2025/07/deep-river-riverkeeper-founded-upcoming.html , durhamspark.blogspot.com/2024/04/some-additional-events-and.html , etc.
Volume 8, number 2 of Towards Marxist-Leninist Unity: A Journal of Discussion and Debate was published by the evening of Saturday, August 22nd and will be posted at: mltranslations.net Contributions and criticisms are welcome, they say. The next issue should come out in October and materials will need to be sent in by mid-September.
Contents:
[September 13th – from Grover Furr –
A new book: The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Explained: The Soviet Struggle for an Anti-Nazi Alliance
A discount will be posted later in September (?).
www.amazon.it/-/en/dp/B0HJBP3K4S/
The Fraud of the 'Testament of Lenin'
msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/research/fraud_test_lenin.html
Trotsky and the Military Conspiracy, 2021
msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/research/tm_talk_2021.html
www.amazon.com/dp/0578816032 ]
[Live October 1st – theworkershop.com ]
[On the UK's communist muralists 1933-1943 – www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n12/owen-hatherley/raised-on-spam ]
[September 19th – from Chicago ALBA Solidarity August 31st –
" September 2 (Wash DC): Moral and Legal Issues Related to the United States’ Blockade of Cuba Congresswoman Delia Ramírez, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
September 2 (Wash DC): Solidarity is not a Crime! Code Pink
September 3: The Communes Will Not Kneel: Popular Power and the Unyielding Bolivarian Revolution
September 3, 10, 17, 23: Governing from Below: Nicaragua During the Neoliberal Years A course comprising four 2-hour classes on Thursday evenings, to probe more deeply into the FSLN’s work following the loss of the elections in 1990. Nicaragua’s Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) vowed to “govern from below.” Over the next 16 years the FSLN worked closely with its grassroots base through unions, student groups, and social movements to influence the national government and eventually return to power. The FSLN’s experiences in opposition to neoliberal governance provide important lessons for activists around the world working to effect change.
September 6: Fueling Genocide: Cuba & Palestine Webinar Report Back Nida Liftawiya is a Palestinian refugee living in California. She shares experiences and analysis from recent trips to Palestine and Cuba where she witnessed how U.S. tax dollar are fueling genocide and how the people are resisting.
September 13 (Britain), No to Trump’s War on Latin America Francisco Dominguez, Venezuela Solidarity; Maria Perez Ramos, MORENA supporter, Mexico; Claudia Turbet-Delof, Wiphalas Across the World, Bolivia; Natasha Witham, NEU member of UK teachers’ delegation to Nicaragua; Colombian & Cuban speakers invited.
September 27 (Britain), No to Trump’s War on Latin America Gabriel Becerra, Pacto Histórico Party MP, Colombia; Francisco Dominguez, Venezuela Solidarity; Marcos Lagier, Argentinian anti-fascist campaigner; Julia Felmanas, Brazilian Workers’ Party; Conor Murphy, Sinn Fein Senator & Colombian election observer; Richard Burgon MP; Kim Johnson MP; John McDonnell MP; Cuban speakers invited..
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Delegations to Cuba, Nicaragua:
Upcoming Delegations to Nicaragua: 2027 Casa Ben Linder Nicaragua Tours
Feb 13-19 Bird Brigade – birding in Solentiname and Rio San Juan
March 6-14 Power and Protagonism: Women in Nicaragua – meet with women in leadership roles – cooperatives, labor unions, peasant feminists, and artisans to explore gender equity in Nicaragua
April 22-30 Light and Legacy: Ben Linder Brigade – Commemorate 40 years since the assassination of U.S. solidarity worker Ben Linder by U.S.-funded contra forces
May 21-June 1 Mayo Ya – Cultural tour to the Southern Autonomous Region of the Caribbean Coast, which is the heart of Nicaragua’s Indigenous and Afrodescendant communities.
Cuba – Video: Yes You can Travel to Cuba
Witness for Peace 2026-27 delegations to Cuba
Friendly Planet delegations to Cuba "]
[From the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition September 16/18th –
Video: Nicaragua in the Neoliberal Years: Governing From Below. First Class: Trade Unions and Universities. English: https://www.casabenjaminlinder.org/governing-from-below Spanish: https://www.casabenjaminlinder.org/gobernar-desde-abajo
Upcoming Events September 17: Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition webinar/class series #3 Governing From Below, Nicaragua in the Neoliberal Years: Communal Movements and Sandinista Media. You can still register here: bit.ly/NicaSept September 19: No War on Cuba National Advocacy The National Network on Cuba’s ongoing No War on Cuba campaign continues. We are rallying a call for Prolonged Political Action in Defense of Cuba to take place from September 15th through October 1st. During this time we will renew our commitment to Congressional action, letter writing campaigns, and one on one meetings with representatives. The first thing that you can do is sign on to this petition by Just Foreign Policy urging a vote on the Cuba War Powers Resolution. September 24: Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition webinar/class series #3 Governing From Below, Nicaragua in the Neoliberal Years: The Role of International Solidarity: Reconciliation and Unity Register here: bit.ly/NicaSept September 27 (Britain, in-person event), No to Trump’s War on Latin America Gabriel Becerra, Pacto Histórico Party MP, Colombia; Francisco Dominguez, Venezuela Solidarity; Marcos Lagier, Argentinian anti-fascist campaigner; Julia Felmanas, Brazilian Workers’ Party; Conor Murphy, Sinn Fein Senator & Colombian election observer; Richard Burgon MP; Kim Johnson MP; John McDonnell MP. October 3: No US Intervention in Venezuela! Free Maduro! Free Flores! Protest in New York City outside their prison, and in other cities October 10: The People’s Tribunal on US Government Complicity in Gaza The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom US (WILPF US), Veterans For Peace (VFP), and American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) will convene the People’s Tribunal on U.S. Government Complicity in Gaza. Taking place in Seattle, Washington, and streaming live nationwide Oct 25 Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition webinar on Nicaragua's electoral reforms
2027 Casa Ben Linder Nicaragua Tours Feb 13-19 Bird Brigade – birding in Solentiname and Rio San Juan March 6-14 Power and Protagonism: Women in Nicaragua – meet with women in leadership roles – cooperatives, labor unions, peasant feminists, and artisans to explore gender equity in Nicaragua April 22-30 Light and Legacy: Ben Linder Brigade – Commemorate 40 years since the assassination of U.S. solidarity worker Ben Linder by U.S.-funded contra forces May 21-June 1 Mayo Ya – Cultural tour to the Southern Autonomous Region of the Caribbean Coast, which is the heart of Nicaragua’s Indigenous and Afrodescendant communities.
Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition: nicasolidarity.com Monthly meetings of the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition are held on Zoom on the second Monday of each month at 2:30pm Eastern/ 11:30am Pacific time. The next meeting: Monday, October 12. To request the Zoom registration link, email NicaraguaSolidarityCoalition[at]gmail[ ]com. Sign up to receive the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition bi-weekly newsletter, action alerts, event notifications: bit.ly/NicaSubs Listserve: nicanet@googlegroups.com join at groups.google.com/g/nicanet Weekly NicaNotes (featured article & news briefs):https://afgj.org/signup Facebook: Friends of Sandinista Nicaragua, Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition Twitter: @SolidarityNica Instagram: @NicaSolidarity YouTube: @nicaraguasolidaritycoalition |
[From the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition October 1st –
Upcoming Events:
October 3: Actions to Free President Maduro and Cilia Flores
October 5, webinar: Peace & Justice Conversations: Cuban Americans for Cuba Peace Action New Hampshire hosts Danny Valdes, founder and executive director of Cuban Americans for Cuba
October 10: Global Alliance for Palestine (GAFP) Day of Action on third anniversary of the US-Israeli genocide
October 10: The People’s Tribunal on US Government Complicity in Gaza The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom US (WILPF US), Veterans For Peace (VFP), and American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) will convene the People’s Tribunal on U.S. Government Complicity in Gaza. Taking place in Seattle, Washington, and streaming live nationwide
October 13 (webinar): World Beyond War - U.S. military spending and how to stop it
October 17: No Kings Day gives us the chance to bring signs and banners against US attempts to overthrow Latin American governments which are standing up to the Monroe Doctrine.
October 20: Stop the War on the Iran rallies at Congressional offices nationwide
October 25: Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition webinar on Nicaragua's electoral reforms
October 24-31: Global Week of Action Against US Genocide in Cuba
[From the NLG September 2nd –
HAPPENING NOW: NLG President Speaks to Congress
Dear [ ], Suzanne Adely, NLG President, is currently speaking to Congress about the blockade against Cuba, and the current crisis facing the Cuban people because of increased U.S. aggression. The live stream is scheduled from 12:30 P.M. EST to 2 P.M. EST. Click here to watch the live stream of the hearing! The NLG was invited to speak by Americas Without Sanctions, as a part of a congressional hearing on Cuba, led by Congresswomen Delia Ramírez and Ilhan Omar. Later today, there will be a press conference and public event about the hearing at St. Stephen and the Incarnation church, 1525 Newton St. NW, Washington, DC 20010, at 5 P.M. EST. Local NLG members and non-members are encouraged to attend! In solidarity, |
[There was a G20 (financial?) meeting in Asheville, NC recently and a side meeting on technology has been going at the Carolina Inn at UNC-Chapel Hill the week of September 1st. Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg were in attendance. WRAL says that there will be or was a march by students from the Old Well (?) on Cameron Avenue, opposite the administrative South Building, to the venue in the afternoon on September 2nd, protesting against "AI" and its impact on higher education. [Coverage: www.wunc.org/education/2026-09-02/protest-chapel-hill-unc-g20-innovation-technology-sam-altman-elon-musk-artificial-intelligence ]
WRAL also reported that a Love Island Reunion (?) watch party organized by student groups in UNC's Greenlaw Hall, just north of the Undergraduate Library, was disrupted by a man (alleged to have been Keegan Carlisle Wilson) yelling "slurs" and armed with a flammable aerosol can and a lighter one night recently (Monday, August 31st?). WRAL got comments from the BSM and the UNC chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers.]
[[October 10th – ] UNC's police are watching you?? – www.wunc.org/education/2026-10-02/unc-chapel-hill-racist-campus-incidents NPR just talked about American police monitoring everyone in real time (WUNC missed it?).]
[An American Doctor documentary Q and A with Dr Mark Perlmutter from the first screening at Chapel Hill's Chelsea Theatre on Friday, September 11th. – we.tl/t-dSma1SRLjXnMsbUx Reportedly showing for a week, three times a day; see their website or call 919 929-8428; tickets are available online or at the Theatre.]
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