Black Alliance for Peace Announces Zone Of Peace Campaign for Nuestra Americas – OUR Americas!

In Washington, D.C., BAP member organization Pan-African Community Action held a teach-in in the southeast as part of the National Day of Action Against Police Terror on March 9.

BAP members supporting the National Day of Action Against Police Terror

Coordinating Committee

Ajamu, Austin, Dedan, Erica, Jacqueline, Jaribu, Jemima, Julie, Margaret, Matt, Netfa, Nnamdi, Noah, Paul, Rafiki, Tunde and Yasmin

On the anniversary of the formation of the Black Alliance for Peace, organized on the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, BAP continues Dr. King’s radical tradition in expanding its work to Our Americas in calling for a Zone of Peace!

BAP’s people(s)-centered campaign for a “Zone of Peace” in our Americas Launch 4 APR 2023 — April 4th Washington D.C. press conference launching BAP’s people(s)-centered campaign for a “Zone of Peace” in our Americas

BAP members, along with our Solidarity Network, continue to reshape the character of anti-imperialist, anti-war and pro-peace work in the United States and beyond.

EVENTS

April 26: Topic of BAP member organization Pan-African Community Action (PACA)’s next Assata Shakur Study Group is, ”Understanding Elite Capture” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET. Participate in-person at Black Workers & Wellness Center, 2500 Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave., Washington, D.C. or for online, register here.

April 29: Latin America & the Caribbean Policy Forum is hosting, “In Search of a New U.S. Policy for a New Latin America: Burying 200 Years of the Monroe Doctrine,” at American University in Washington, D.C., from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. BAP Haiti/Americas Team Co-Coordinator Jemima Pierre will be one of three speakers on the panel, “Countering Militarism with Peace and Cooperation,” from 12:15-1:15 p.m. ET. Register here.

May 25: BAP member organization All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (A-APRP) invites the public to save the date for African Liberation Day. This year’s theme is “Imperialism and Neo-Colonialism Must Be Destroyed! Africans, Stand Ready for the Revolution.” This year’s celebration will be virtual and the A-APRP with other organizations will also host in-person events in Baltimore and other cities. Please follow this link to find various African Liberation Day events around the world.

June 23-25: BAP member organization Community Movement Builders will be hosting the “National Black Radical Organizing Conference” with the theme of “Unity in our Lifetime: Connecting the National Black Struggle for Self-Determination with Pan-Africanism.” Registration fee: $25. Register here.

No Compromise, No Retreat!

Struggle to win,

Ajamu, Austin, Dedan, Erica, Jacqueline, Jaribu, Jemima, Julie, Margaret, Matt, Netfa, Nnamdi, Noah, Paul, Rafiki, Tunde and Yasmin

Coordinating Committee

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Link to this Newsletter online: https://blackallianceforpeace.com/newsletter/april4bapmadehistory