Mickey Z

Cool Observer

Friday, September 26, 2008

"Why political work and organizing are so important"

Assata Shakur sez: “No movement can survive unless it is constantly growing and changing with the times. If it isn’t growing, it’s stagnant, and without the support of the people, no movement for liberation can exist, no matter how correct its analysis of the situation is. That’s why political work and organizing are so important. Unless you are addressing the issues people are concerned about and contributing positive direction, they’ll never support you. The first thing the enemy tries to do is isolate revolutionaries from the masses of people, making us horrible and hideous monsters so that our people will hate us.”

She adds: “Nobody is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. As long as we expect America’s schools to educate us, we will remain ignorant.”