On Tuesday, September 3, the Uhuru 3 trial began at the Federal Courthouse in Tampa, Florida.
In April 2023, the US Department of Justice indicted three leaders of the Uhuru Movement – African People’s Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela, African People’s Solidarity Committee Chairwoman Penny Hess and Uhuru Solidarity Movement Chair Jesse Nevel of acting as agents of Russia to sow discord in the U.S. Each of them faces a maximum prison sentence of 10-15 years on charges they vigorously deny as completely “bogus”.
Uhuru 3 supporters spoke to the press before entering the courthouse to begin the trial. They say the U.S. department of justice seeks to end First Amendment protections for freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom of association, whenever the exercise of such rights makes the U.S. government look bad or happens to agree with the outlook of a foreign government.
More information at handsoffuhuru.org.
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Survivors of Dow Chemical’s 1984 Bhopal, India gas explosion are on a US tour to press for action on corporate crime and build alliances with US environmental justice groups.
Jacquelyn Battise of the Indigenous issues program “People of Earth” on Pacifica station KPFT in Houston spoke with Rachna Dhingrha of The International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal.
Bob Lederer of WBAI Pacifica Radio in New York has more.
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US funded Kenyan mercenary troops are currently on the ground in Haiti, the first Black republic to free itself from slavery 220 years ago. JR Valrey of Block Report Radio talked to Pierre Labossiere of the Haiti Action Committee about the history of Haiti, and how we got to this point.
The Haiti Action Committee is at haitisolidarity.net, and a companion organization can be found at haitiemergencyrelief.org.
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US healthcare workers have been mobilizing against the genocide in Gaza. On Friday September 5, rallies took place around the world and in the US to remember the healthcare workers killed and injured in Gaza and the West Bank. San Francisco union activist Elizabeth Milos spoke to Pacifica’s Steve Zeltzer about how the AFL-CIO works with the Israeli Zionist trade federation Histadrut to suppress pro-Palestinian voices in the labor movement, including her union UPTE, the Union of Professional and Technical Employees at the University of California.
And that concludes today’s edition of Capitalism, Race and Democracy. We thank all of Pacifica’s sister stations and affiliates who contribute to the production of this show. Today’s program was produced by the Capitalism, Race & Democracy collective, with contributions from JR Valrey, Steve Zeltzer, Bob Lederer, and this week’s host, Polina Vasiliev.
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Music:
“Sun Zara”, from the film, “Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain”
Donny Hathaway, “Someday We’ll All Be Free”
