*US section of the International Marxist Tendency:* *http://www.socialistappeal.org/ * * * *http://www.marxist.com/trayvon-martin-us-leaflet-july-2013.htm*<http://www.marxist.com/trayvon-martin-us-leaflet-july-2013.htm>
TED GRANT CENTENARY This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ted Grant. As part of commemorating his achievements, In Defence of Marxism is launching an appeal to all our readers and supporters to raise 2,000. [Read the appeal]<http://www.marxist.com/ted-grant-centenary-collection.htm> 695 2,000 The case of Trayvon Martin: Fight Racism! Fight Capitalism!<http://www.marxist.com/trayvon-martin-us-leaflet-july-2013.htm> Written by Socialist AppealWednesday, 17 July 2013 [image: Print]<http://www.marxist.com/trayvon-martin-us-leaflet-july-2013/print.htm>[image: E-mail]<http://www.marxist.com/component/option,com_mailto/link,f977e16148d1b6febc7a668e3ebf955c2028ac1f/tmpl,component/> - - - The case of Trayvon Martin has ripped up the deep wounds of Racism in the USA. Here we provide a leaflet written and distributed by the American Marxists of Workers International League. Download leaflet here.<http://socialistappeal.org/images/stories/trayvonleaflet.pdf> [image: trayvon] <http://www.marxist.com/images/stories/usa/trayvon.jpg>Racism is deeply institutionalized in this countrys misnamed justice system. Sure, there is plenty of justice to be hadas long as you have enough money to buy it. The acquittal of George Zimmerman in the murder of Trayvon Martin is just the latest in a long list of examples of how this system functions and in whose interest it functions. The United States is a bourgeois democracy. By definition, this means that there is democracy and justice for the bourgeoisfor the rich. But for the workers and the poor, justice is all-too-often an empty word. And if you are also black or Latino, the injustice is compounded even further. Americans are increasingly aware that this is a system in which the color of your skin determines your right to a trial or the ease with which you can claim immunity. The Trayvon Martin case has again brought the question of race and racism in America to the forefront. Many naively believed that simply by electing a black president, racism would magically disappear. The issue is not that simple. Racism is used to divide and conquer the working class, to divert our attention from the real problems facing us. Instead of fearing and fighting against the cuts, austerity, and crisis that capitalism rains upon us daily, we are instead taught to fear and fight each other. Working class unity is the only way to fight against the poison of racism and its root cause. Malcolm X put it best when he said, You cant have capitalism without racism. We would add: You cant have racism without capitalism. Join us in the struggle for socialismthe struggle for a society free from the plagues of racism, bigotry, and inequality. Home <http://www.marxist.com/> » The Americas<http://www.marxist.com/americas/> » United States <http://www.marxist.com/united-states/> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
