revolution

YouthSpeaksOut! was be hosted by students from Willits High School. They discussed the Occupy movement and how it appears to them.
Today our topic is "Occupy!" The year 2011 has seen citizen uprisings around the world. In December 2010 a Tunisian man set himself on fire in protest of police corruption and ill treatment. This led to huge street protests and a revolution that ousted the president. This inspired the wave of insurrections that became known as the "Arab Spring."

"The Inspiring Days of Striking Prisoners, Wall Street Occupiers and All Those Who Want to Change the World"

Larry Everest, author/journalist Revolution Newspaper, talks about the California Prisoner Hunger Strike and the retaliation by the California Dept of Corrections against the prisoners and the continuing need for people everywhere to stand in support of the demands of the prisoners.

Lawrence Davidson Professor of History, West Chester University, talks about the systematic efforts of the US and other imperialists to bring about the end of international law.

"Occupy the World - Everything You've Been Told About Communism Is Wrong - Capitalism Is the Problem, Revolution Is the Solution"

Carl Dix, Revolutionary Communist Party and James "The Doctor" Benjamin, Attica Brother/participant in the Attica Rebellion, speak about the Attica Rebellion - what happened, the significance of the rebellion and why it should be upheld today.
Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party (recorded excerpt of speech), speaks about War and Terrorism in the aftermath of 9/11.

Excellent speech on the United States empire, with historical background,
held in Auckland, New Zealand 21 March 2011

Original lecture title: US power today: The global hegemon (Sir Douglas Robb Lectures)

Auckland university introductory text:

Excellent speech on the current events in the Middle East, with historical background,
held in Auckland, New Zealand 17 March 2011

Original lecture title: Islam and its discontents (Sir Douglas Robb Lectures)

Richard Falk, professor, author, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories of Palestine, talks about the whitewash report on the May 2010 Israeli assault on the Gaza Aid Flotilla from the Turkel Commission and the treachery revealed in the Palestine Papers released by Al Jazeera. Prof. Falk also talks about the renewed efforts to remove him from his UN position.

Carole Joffe, author of "Dispatches from the Abortion Wars: The Costs of Fanaticism to Doctors, Patients and the Rest of Us", talks about the scope and impact of the abortion wars and where we stand today.

Jessica Arons from the Center for American Progress and RealityCheck.org speaks about the impact of the Hyde amendment on access to abortion by poor women, especially women of color.

Sunsara Taylor, writer for Revolution/National Advisory Board of World Can't Wait on the Morality of the Right to Abortion and the Immorality of Those Who Oppose It.

Raymond Lotta, communist political economist, digs into the Gulf oil
spill and reveals how it is a capitalist oil spill in every
conceivable way and points to how a socialist society would do
things differently.

Army veteran Matthis Chiroux talks about the nationwide "We Are Not
Your Soldiers" tour of resister vets and The World Can't Wait
organization, talking to high school students and organizing
resistance to military recruiters signing students up to carry out war crimes around the world.

Langston Hughes on the importance of Dreams.

Singer-Songwriter Rickie Lee Jones talks about her latest CD, "Balm in Gilead," and her concerns about the world. Author and journalist Charles Bowden on his latest book - Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields. Bowden paints a powerful and revealing portrait of the impact on Mexico - and the city of Juarez in particular - of capitalism and all it spawn.
Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, on What Kind of Society Is This and Youth Deserve a Better Future.