Thursday, May 31, 2018

FILM SHOWING Sunday, June 10, 2:30 pm

Hosted by The Bob Avakian Institute and Revolution Books Chicago

Location: Conference Chicago at the University Center, 525 S. State Street, 2nd floor, Chicago (near the Printer's Row Lit Fest*)
When: Sunday, June 10 - 2:30-3:35 pm, discussion 3:35-4:30 pm
 
For Facebook event click here

For more information:  312-241-5409  Revolution Books, Chicago revbookschi@yahoo.com facebook.com/RevolutionBooksChicago

*Revolution Books has a booth at Printers Row Lit Fest on Saturday & Sunday,
June 9-10 from 10 am to 6 pm.
Come and see us at Booth #231, near 630 South Dearborn
Watch the film of this 1-hour talk by Bob Avakian
Watch the 5-minute trailer of the talk

Saturday, May 26, 2018


America Was NEVER Great— We Need Revolution!

American Crimes Memorial BBQ


Fuck You For Your ServiceMonday, May 28, 1-4 pm
63rd Street Beach at Lake Shore Drive—
on the grass next to the beach at the REVOLUTION banner.

(metered parking lots adjacent, or take CTA #63 bus to beach)

Join, share Facebook event here

The Revolution Club invites you to be part of a Memorial Day picnic that is part of making a way forward for humanity.


The U.S. government, like the bloodthirsty gangster it is on a world scale, just threatened to do “Libya” in North Korea, meaning devastate it with bombing and murder its leader, if North Korea doesn’t do what the U.S. wants it to do. Then Trump threatened North Korea with nuclear weapons, which if used would kill a million people in one day. This is on top of Trump reshuffling his staff to put in the most monstrous torturers and warmongers and then pulling out of the Iran deal, punishing the masses of people in Iran with sanctions, and threatening war. And in this situation, the NFL announced it will force its property, “the players,” to show respect for that blood-soaked U.S. flag that represents these wars for empire and all the slavery and genocide that go all the way back to the beginning of this country.

We will come together to eat some good food and build community around getting organized for actual revolution that puts humanity first. The BBQ will be a fundraiser and the kickoff to a summer of seriously building the revolution to overthrow this system of capitalism-imperialism. “Thousands need to get organized into the ranks of the revolution now, while millions are being influenced in favor of this revolution,” as it says in the strategy document, HOW WE CAN WIN, How We Can Really Make Revolution.

We will NOT be honoring the American military and those who have served in it.

We WILL be telling the truth about American Crimes that have been committed against people here and all over the world. From slavery and genocide, to CIA coup d’états and U.S.-backed death squads in Africa and Latin America and Asia that killed millions, to invasions and wars where the USA slaughtered millions, and on and on and on.

We will NOT be “thanking the troops for their service.” Our message to U.S. troops that kill and torture and rape for U.S. empire? FUCK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! The troops we honor are the ones who reclaim their humanity by refusing to fight for this country and instead stand with the people of the world.

We WILL inspire people to see their common cause with the billions of people
throughout the world in making revolution to overthrow this system. And we will be spreading the word about the revolutionary leader Bob Avakian, who has dedicated his life to working on the problems of the revolution and has developed a New Communism, the understanding humanity needs to make the revolution we need.  

Bring yourself, your friends and family, and bring some food for the grill or a donation for the Revolution Club. Spread the word to others to come be part of it and be part of building the revolution.
For more information on the Revolution Club, Chicago:
Revolution Club Chicago, 1857 E. 71st St., Chicago, IL  60649
312 804 9121  Revclub.chi@gmail.com  FB, Instagram, Twitter @revclubchi

Donate at www.gofundme.com/RevolutionSummerChicagoFund

It is not uncommon to hear these days, from government officials and others, that only 1 percent of the population is in the U.S. military but that this 1 percent is fighting for the freedom of the other 99 percent. The truth, however, is this: That 1 percent, in the military, is in reality fighting for the other 1 percent: the big capitalist-imperialists who run this country – who control the economy, the political system, the military, the media, and the other key institutions – and who dominate large parts of the world, wreaking havoc and causing great suffering for literally billions of people. It is the “freedom” of these capitalist-imperialists – their freedom to exploit, oppress, and plunder – that this 1 percent in the military is actually killing and sometimes dying for.
Bob Avakian, Basics 1:5

Sunday, May 20, 2018

“The spirit of resistance and commitment to revolution are always so inspiring in Brother Avakian!”
Cornel West
What people are saying about this film...

 
"Whether you agree with everything Bob Avakian professes or not, the power of his words will shake you into a profound reexamination of your core beliefs."
Jean Krasno, Lecturer in the Department of Political Science;
Director, Multilateralism and International Organization Initiative at the
Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies at City College of New York;
Distinguished Fellow at the Center for International Security Studies at Yale University

Do not sleep though this revolution! Avakian’s speech, when focusing on the Trump administration’s anti-humanistic actions and policies, demands that we remain awake. It demands that we take action to stop Trump’s allies, enablers, racists and evangelical apologists from making good on their dystopian “Making America Great Again” slogan....
Dr. David I. Orenstein, Professor of Anthropology, Medgar Evers College/CUNY

The speech is well-loaded with a plethora of information which needs to be distributed among as many people as possible…millions!... He was so crystal-clear. He didn't sugar-coat. He didn’t say, “Oh well, if this doesn’t happen then maybe the next presidential election...” Like trying to sweep it under the rug, like “this too shall pass.” No, this needs to be addressed! And that’s what really lured me in, and now I’m hooked.
Claudia, a classical musician

“I am very strong recommending, Bob Avakian, my brother; in a prophetic way he highlights real issues that are happening in the U.S. ... a prophet is the one with the capacity to first identify problems; second have the capacity and the courage to denounce the problem. But more important, to change that reality of oppression into a liberating experience.”...
Father Luis Barrios, Holyrood Church/Iglesia Santa Cruz, NYC

"Too often, we decide to vote for Democrats because they are the lesser of two evils.... Avakian’s advice that we should not vote for the lesser of two evils because it is evil cuts very close to home."
Rev. Frank Wulf, Pastor, Echo Park United Methodist Church, Los Angeles

See more comments below and HERE.
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“In posing the question, ‘Which is more important: order or justice?’ Bob Avakian addresses a key impediment to an overwhelming outpouring of nonviolent resistance to the Trump/Pence regime... There is no better time for non-violent resistance than now. Through the application of justice, it is time to forge a new order: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go!...”
David Gunn Jr., son of Dr. David Gunn,
the first abortion doctor to be assassinated by antiabortion extremists
 
“Bob Avakian is speaking against apathy and for the need for courage... and for hundreds of thousands and millions to be out on the front lines. I’m glad to see an atheist quoting a religious pastor, Martin Niemöller—who spoke out against Nazi Germany and on behalf of the Jews and those in the resistance.”
 Rafael Angulo, Clinical Professor,
School of Social Work, University of Southern California
 
"Bob Avakian must be hoarse so long and well has he argued for basic human rights in the United States. His latest video summarizes the severity of the Trump/Pence crisis with vigor and a necessary outrage."
Donna Schaper, Senior Minister Judson Memorial Church, New York City
 
"Avakian's message is clear and very inspiring."
Arturo O'Farrill, Grammy-winning musician
 
"Everyone who loves Mother Earth must watch this film."
Maggie Brown, artist, activist
 
"Bob Avakian is the only one who has got the guts to say things as they are... EVERYONE should see Bob Avakian’s film... it's a 'wake up' film."
Isabel Cardenas, immigration activist

Wednesday, May 2, 2018


From the Revolution Club on May 1, 2018

May 1, 2018 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us

Click here to read pamphlet

To the angry and impatient youth... to those living in the shadows... to those who are in fear every day of being torn from your loved ones... to all those who are sickened by these endless outrages... to anyone and everyone who is determined to stand up and fight:

It’s time to get organized for an ACTUAL revolution. And this revolution needs you.

A whole different world is possible—a world without borders, a world where no human being is considered “illegal,” a world without the division into a handful of bloodthirsty imperialist powers and the vast majority of humanity locked into the oppressed nations.
You are invited--

Basta Ya! Latin Music vs Trump/Pence Regime

Sunday, May 13 at 7 PM
Fulton Street Collective
1821 W Hubbard St, Chicago

(Just east of Damen, 2 blocks south of Grand; street parking)
Hosted by Degenerate Artists Against Fascism & Refuse Fascism, Chicago
More details &  share/join Facebook event

The Trump/Pence regime has unleashed a vicious and brutal terror campaign against the Latino immigrant community. ICE, acting like the Gestapo of Nazi Germany, are on a rampage destroying families and lives. NO HUMAN BEING IS ILLEGAL! F*CK YOUR RACIST/IMPERIALIST WALL. We must fight back and defeat this fascist onslaught on immigrants. We must fight for our brothers & sisters in Puerto Rico, suffering in the dark.  Tonight we will use music and art as the weapon to spread the resistance.

All proceeds go to Refuse Fascism Chicago Chapter.
To deeply understand the threat to humanity posed by the Trump/Pence Regime...
Watch the film of this 1-hour talk by Bob Avakian
Watch the 5-minute trailer of the talk



Revolution Books, Chicago

The bookstore on Ashland Avenue has closed, but as a supporter of Revolution Books we hope you will continue to subscribe to this e-newsletter to hear about upcoming events and mobilizations. To get involved, email us at revbookschi@yahoo.com, phone 312.241.5409.

Go to revcom.us to read the current issue of Revolution newspaper, and go on to learn more about Bob Avakian, the leader of the revolution, including reading The New Communism and CONSTITUTION For The New Socialist Republic In North America (Draft Proposal).

“The new synthesis of communism brought forward by Bob Avakian (BA) really is a total game-changer, which objectively represents and constitutes the opening of a whole new chapter in the historical evolution of communist theory and practice. IT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING. But this will happen only IF the New Communism of BA becomes widely known, takes root, and spreads ever more broadly, in a kind of geometric progression, throughout this society and also throughout the entire world.”

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