By Ashanti Alston, former member of the Black Panthers and political prisoner; back from 6 mos in Chiapas. Repression in the 20s made targets of immigrant populations, and increased its traditionally hysterical racist/class repression of black liberation and workers movements. Today its the same shit, different fascism. And they are still "closing in on us."
On May 23, 2005, after the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair, Rich chats with Antoine, a member of the Indigenous People's Solidarity Movement (IPSM) and Students Taking Action in Chiapas (STAC). 14 minutes 50 seconds