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.
Documents
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![Breakthrough](images/thumbnails//29858.jpg)
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeYear: 1978Volume Number: Vol. 2-1 SpringFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Breakthrough
Anti-imperialist struggle sharpening; PFOC self-criticism p. 1 - Palestine will win! P. 8 -I declare (poem by Mahmoud Darweesh) p. 23 - IWY Houston new stage of struggle p. 24 - notes from an Afrikan POW journal by New Afrikan Prisoners Organization p. 37 - Press statement by the African People's Socialist Party p. 52 - Free the L.A. Five p. 54 - speech by Angel Rodriquez Cristobal of Liga Socialist Puertorriquena, Chicago, 1978 p. 65 - Armed Struggle and Revolution p. 71 - Gotta be Strong (poem) p. 84 - Join in Solidarity with the German R.A.F. p. 86
![Rectification and the Struggle for Revolutionary Internationalism](images/thumbnails//34186.jpg)
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: PamphletCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Pamphlet about rectification, internationalism, COINTELPRO and internal struggles in PFOC.
![Fighting the State's Attacks](images/thumbnails//34187.jpg)
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: StatementCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Statement about the arrest of the LA Five, COINTELPRO and self-criticism.
![Defense Bulletin](images/thumbnails//34188.jpg)
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: StatementCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Statement providing information about the arrest of the LA Five and building a movement in support of the LA Five and all political prisoners and prisoners of war.
![Political Struggle in the Courtroom: Women Fight for Self-representation Rights](images/thumbnails//34189.jpg)
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: StatementCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Statement from Leslie Mullin and Judith Bissell of the LA Five on the historic context of the right of self-representation, access to legal resources and the LA Sheriff's department.
![LA Five Arrest Statement](images/thumbnails//34196.jpg)
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: StatementCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Statement concerning the arrest of Clayton Van Lydegraf and four others and the decision to disband the Seattle chapter of PFOC.
![LA Five Statement](images/thumbnails//34198.jpg)
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: StatementCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Statement at press conference concerning the November 19th FBI arrests of five alleged Weather Underground Organization members in both Houston and Los Angeles.
7 Documents Found