Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
An anti-imperialist group that began as the Prairie Fire Distributing Committee in 1974 to distribute Prairie Fire: The Politics of Revolutionary Anti-Imperialism,
written by members of the Weather Underground Organization. After its
initial publication, groups sprang up around the country to discuss the
book. PFOC was formally organized in 1976 and was active in the San
Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Chicago until the mid-1990s. Their
work embraced a broad range of issues: international solidarity with
national liberation struggles in Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa,
Nicaragua and El Salvador; and with the struggles for self-determination
of Puerto Rican, African-American, Mexicano, and Native peoples inside
U.S. borders; support of political prisoners; opposition to white and
male supremacy and support of women’s and gay liberation.
Subcollections
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Breakthrough
Breakthrough was the journal of the Prairie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC), published by the John Brown Book Club from 1977 to 1995.
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A Single Spark: Internal Newsletter of the Prairie Fire Organizing Committee
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeDate: 5/1976Volume Number: MayFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
In this Issue: The main thrust of this issue of the newsletter is rectification. It contains a political history of the two line struggle in the organization, self-criticisms from National Committee members who take main responsibility for leading in the incorrect line; evaluations of the process of rectification in the chapters. There are three articles dealing with programmatic thrust and work that members of the organization are involved in; articles concerning the struggle against sexism in the organization, Juky 4th, and a leaftlet written by the Boston chapter addressing the situation in that city.
Boston Racism Flyer
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: FlyerCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
The issue in Boston today is racism.
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