Fighting Injustice Thru Activism & Organization!

Many forms of social justice plague the US as well as the broader world we live in. Police brutality, institutional racism, imperialism, and war mongering are but a few of the prevalent miscarriages of power. Oftentimes it is few, with concentrated power, who create and sustain the unnecessary suffering upon many. However, the true power is within the "sleeping giant" of the critical masses. When well organized we have seen the fall of evil such as the racist white minority ruled South African government in the early 1990s. The examples of the effectiveness of strong mobilization and organization are well documented. How do we build upon the strong work of individuals and organizations, as a means to tear down injustice? This Sunday (June 7, 2009) we have/had the pleasure to interview community activist and organizer Mr. Larry Hales. Larry Hales is a 32 year-old African American activist and writer. He is a national organizer for the anti-imperialist youth group Fight Imperialism Stand Together and a contributing editor to Workers World Newspaper. Hales is a dedicated activist, who has helped organize many mobilizations for a myriad of issues, including against the war, against racism and police brutality and has spoken at conferences on racism, activism, art and culture. He has also been a victim of police brutality, where at least ten police and parole officers burst into his home, assaulted him and arrested him. Through a national campaign, the charges against him were dropped. Larry has traveled throughout the world to stand in solidarity with oppressed peoples and to help them fight injustice.