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.
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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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Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeYear: 1978Volume Number: Vol. 2-2 FallFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Breakthrough
Editorial: life of George Jackson and Attica uprising p. 1 - Attica Brothers Attacked p. 8 - Defend the August 8th Brigade! P. 14 - Claim No Easy Victories: another look at IWY p. 16 - The Longest Walk p. 25 - Esta Lucha No Se Para, interview with Ricardo Romero p. 29 - Free Dessie Woods! photo essay p. 37- US Colonialism's Terrorist Squads in Puerto Rico, statement by the Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional p. 41 - Free Geronimo Pratt p. 44 - By Any Means Necessary, writings of the Black Liberation Army p. 50 - Solidarity with the SLA Prisoners of War Billy & Emily Harris courtroom statement p. 58 PFOC analysis p. 61 - Naminia will be Free, interview with Aaron Shihepo, SWAPO Deputy Sec. for Foreign Relations p. 64 - breakthrough evaluation p. 74 - correspondence p. 75
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Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeYear: 1987Volume Number: Vol. 11-2 FallFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Breakthrough
Editorials: Stop the AIDS Panic! P. 1 - Profiles in Cowardice: the Iran-Contra Committee p. 4 - Sabotaging the Peace Plan p. 5 - Sex, Porn and Feminism p. 8 - Fathoming the Gulf War p. 14 - Drop the Charges! The Real Crime is Colonialism, Natl Cttee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War p. 22 - Precious Lives, poem, Annie Johnston p. 25 - El Salvador: Time of Decision interview with FMLN/FDR p. 26 - Sanctuary Means Stopping the War, Interview with Sanctuary activists Michael McConnell and Renny Golden p. 35 - Behind Aquino's Facade: Documents from the Alliance for Philippine Concerns p. 41 - Speech to the First Congress of the Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional Puertorriqueno p. 47 - Write Through the Walls p. 51 - They Tell Us to Wait, poem, Camomile p. 53
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