In Solidarity with the students of Parkland, Florida

Young Communist League and New Elm City Dream of New Haven, Connecticut

https://www.facebook.com/yclnhct/

March 1, 2018

We the Young Communist League and New Elm City Dream of New Haven, Connecticut stand in solidarity with the students of Parkland, Florida. We offer our condolences for the loss of your friends and teachers, and for the loss of peace in your community. This could have happened to any of us. We are with you in the nation-wide movement to unite youth against violence.

We have been marching in New Haven for many years to end violence in our city. The majority of high school students in New Haven have lost a friend to gun violence. This fact is a mass killing in itself. Our marches are not only to end shootings, but also to fight for jobs for youth and jobs for all. Our most recent march on Sunday, February 25^th was part of our annual Black History Month celebration. We highlighted the crisis of murders of black and brown youth in our community, and the crisis of joblessness that leads to violence. Low regulation and availability of guns benefits the National Rifle Association and is part of the systematic killing of black and brown youth. 

We are drawing inspiration from the Parkland youth and their national mobilization. We stand in solidarity with every Parkland student who has called on all people to register to vote. We too call on all elected officials and candidates to cut their ties with the NRA, and urge voters to unseat any politician that fails to do so. Militarizing schools by giving teachers guns is a further attack on students and public education. This proposal only comes from leaders interested in increasing the NRA’s profits.

Please join the national student walkout on March 14^th. Please join the national March for our Lives on March 24^th. Links to these actions are listed below.

Our struggle is your struggle. We mourn with you. We will fight alongside you. Let’s make gun violence permanent history in every community across our country.

In solidarity,

Young Communist League New Elm City Dream

New Haven, Connecticut

March 14 National Student Walkout
https://www.actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/enough-national-school-walkout



March 24 March for Our Lives
https://www.marchforourlives.com/

VICTORY for the Severance Food Worker

  CT People’s World – Tom Connolly

 

The Severance Foods workers, located in Hartford CT, won a union vote yesterday.  They are now members of Local 371, Food and Commercial Workers International Union.

 

The day before the vote a boisterous group of union supporters and their allies gathered in in front of Severance Foods to support the workers. 

 

Tom Wilkison, President of Local 371, Food and Commercial Workers International Union said the 60 workers in the shop fought for the union because the company pays poverty wages; there are very dangerous working conditions and zero respect from management.  He noted that in spite of the bosses efforts at using all the union busting tactics that including hiring anti union consultants, trying to intimidate works with 1 on 1 meetings, threating to close the plant if there is a yes vote for the union and daily videos the workers won!

 

Congratulations to the workers of Severance Foods and welcome to the labor movement!

2017: Year of Resistance

Take inspiration and prepare for what's next:
Connecticut CPUSA 2017 Year of Resistance
https://youtu.be/apUYg7ygni4

African American History Month 2018 Arts and Writing Competition for Students Grades 8 to 12

Sponsored annually by the Connecticut People's World Committee to remember the

lives and work of Dalzenia Henry and Virginia Henry who devoted themselves to the

young people of New Haven and to making a better future.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 50 years ago on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee while supporting sanitation workers on strike for fair wages, safe working conditions, dignity and respect.

Speaking at the Mason Temple the night before, he said, "Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with a greater determination. And let us move on in these powerful days, these days of challenge to make America what it ought to be. We have an opportunity to make America a better nation."

He had come to the conclusion that racism, poverty and war were triple evils that were destroying our society. He called for unity and action to create a revolution of values.

Express in artwork, poetry, essay or song:

What lessons can we learn from Dr. King's courageous life? What kind of collective action is needed in 2018 to carry his legacy forward?

Requirements + Art work – Two dimentional (Drawings, paintings, collage, prints, photographs, etc.) Paper size not larger than 18” x 24”

+ Essay, poem, rap or song – Not longer than 2 pages

Deadline Entries must be received by 5 pm on Thursday, February 15, 2018

Name, address, phone, e-mail, age, school, teacher's name (where applicable) must be included

Submission Electronic: ct-pww@pobox.com

Mail: CT People's World, 37 Howe Street, New Haven. CT 06511

Prizes Gift certificates ($100 first place, $50 second place, $25 third place) and books

Presentation Prizes and recognition for all entries will be presented on Sunday, February 25,

2018 at 4:00 pm during the 44th Annual African American History Month Celebration

sponsored by the Connecticut People's World Committee.

Information e-mail to: ct-pww@pobox.com

2017 CT Peoples World Amistad Awards Highlights