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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.

Documents

Political Struggle in the Courtroom: Women Fight for Self-representation Rights Political Struggle in the Courtroom: Women Fight for Self-representation Rights
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.
Gay Liberation- 1981 What are we fighting for? Gay Liberation- 1981 What are we fighting for?
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeYear: 1981Format: FlyerCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
statement on whether the LBGTQ community can work within the system for liberation.
Stop the Attacks- Lesbians- Fight Back! Stop the Attacks- Lesbians- Fight Back!
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeYear: 1981Format: FlyerCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Information on the Family Protection Act, the Moral Majority and its threat to LGBTQ liberation.
What the Guardian Guards What the Guardian Guards
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: FlyerCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Flyer distributed after the Guardian refused to print an advertisement submitted by PFOC containing information on who and what the Guardian represents around the world.
Breakthrough Insert Breakthrough Insert
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: FlyerCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Flyer providing additional introductory information on the journal Breakthrough.
LA Five Arrest Statement LA Five Arrest Statement
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 LA Five Statement
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.
Boston Racism Flyer Boston Racism Flyer
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: FlyerCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
The issue in Boston today is racism.