$1500 CHALLENGE TO SUPPORT REVOLUTION BOOKS: A CENTER OF RADICAL THOUGHT FOR A REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT

I am calling on everyone who has had ENOUGH of this putrid system, and who hungers for a whole new world, to match my $1500 challenge to support and sustain Revolution books (RB).

RB is a precious resource which has as its mission, to build a revolutionary force, under the leadership of Bob Avakian (BA), the architect of the New Synthesis of Communism, a blueprint for a world that is fit for human beings. RB is the center where people come together from all sections of society, and all walks of life, from Harlem, to Harvard; to explore radical ideas in struggle and unity, about how we get free from the hellhole that is the world we live in today. BA has analyzed that this is a rare time when a revolution is possible; yes, in the US, and we must not squander this moment. We will either careen towards a fascist theocracy, or we can fight for the emancipation of humanity.

RB plays a crucial role to actively promote the new, awe-inspiring interviews by BA. This space was opened to the community for the premieres of this series on the Revolution, Nothing Less Show (RNL). These interviews propel you into the heart and soul of this brilliant revolutionary scientist and extraordinary humanitarian.

You have never seen anything like this! BA opens himself up to us and shares himself in a loving and intimate way. He takes us with him down the path he took--as he was transformed from someone who knew little about how the world worked and was proud to support this country, to becoming a critical thinker and long-distance runner to uproot this barbaric system of capitalism-imperialism and bring forward something liberating and that reaches for the highest aspects of human dignity.

My heart soared as BA showed his deep respect and understanding for Black youth, so vilified in this system. BA sees great potential in them. He sees at the core, their love and pride for the “little ones”; their disdain for what they must do just to survive another day and how they long for a better life. He sees the potential for them to become a great positive force in this revolutionary fight.

Staff from RB are in the streets in the neighborhoods and in the mix on college campuses. They do not back down from controversial issues and battle it out over the truth about what this country does around the world. They bring revolution to the forefront to the many jolts that shake up this society. People come to RB from around the world and find literature that spans the breadth of authors challenging the status quo and provoking our imaginations.

The incredible live programs bring forward authors who are experts in their fields--including health and medicine; history; art; music and culture. A recent program featured Carolyn Elkins who spoke eloquently about the violence of the British empire--and this was followed up by four major articles by Raymond Lotta, delving into this work and further unpacking the role of empire in global oppression. The conversation with Andy Zee and Cornel West on the 60th anniversary of Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth was rich with struggle and quite divergent views on who is the most important revolutionary intellectual in the world--and how this relates to hope, on a scientific basis and what it will take to radically change the world. RB recently hosted a program with author Aidan Levy and his long-awaited biography of the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins.

RB hosts the Revolution Club. It has contributed to the production of The RNL Show and promoted the National Revolution Tour. Staff are in the streets to support the people rising up in Iran--and held their own as they came under unprincipled attack for supposedly not having the “right” to give voice to the struggle of women in Iran for emancipation, and open up debate about what it will take to achieve that.

We need Revolution Books as the center on the planet that brings together many components for this revolutionary movement. We need this now, more than ever!

Match my $1500 challenge and help RB thrive and shine, and bring hope based on science for a new world.

You can make your contribution through the Rev Books CauseVox or via Venmo @revbooksnyc.

December 10, 20022