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Moncada Library

“The Moncada Library is an anti-imperialist community organizing center and lending library. We take our name from the historic Moncada barracks in Santiago, Cuba, site of the major military assault that launched the victorious Cuban revolution on July 26, 1953.We work in Park Slope to build an anti-imperialist movement which takes on the struggle against white supremacy and fights in solidarity with national liberation struggles here and around the world. We take leadership from the Black liberation movement and other Third World Liberation movements, whose struggles for human rights and self-determination define the only strategy in this country to defeat white supremacy and U.S. imperialism.

We are committed to building a revolutionary anti-imperialist women’s liberation movement that fights under the leadership of Third World women freedom fighters who struggle against genocide and for the full liberation of their nations.

We are a project of the May 19th Communist Organization.”

Documents

Moncada Library Newsletter Moncada Library Newsletter
Author: Moncada LibraryPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 2/1981Volume Number: FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Moncada Library
Newsletter with updates on Mayor Ed Koch's Police policies, SCAN and the Fox and Agrillo case. Also includes information on SWAPO and the Dollars for Bullets campaign, the Pontiac brothers case and the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee National Day of Action in Washington D.C. for the Reagan inauguration.
Moncada Library Newsletter Moncada Library Newsletter
Author: Moncada LibraryPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 10/1981Volume Number: OctoberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Moncada Library
Newsletter featuring articles on the Azanian liberation movement, the Anti-Springboks Five, Native American Sovereignty and the encampment at Yellow Thunder, Park Slope's "anti-drug" campaign, women and police intimidation, and the Chairman of P.A.C.'s visit to Harlem.
Moncada Library Newsletter Moncada Library Newsletter
Author: Moncada LibraryPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 1/1982Volume Number: JanuaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Moncada Library
Newsletter with updates on the murder of Augustin Muniz and other attacks by police in Park Slope, January's month of solidarity with African Liberation, SCAN, and the Solomon Brown case.
Paint a Mural with the Young People's Program of the Moncada Library Paint a Mural with the Young People's Program of the Moncada Library
Publisher: The Moncada LibraryFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
An Open Call to the Park Slope Community: STOP RACIST VIGILANTE PATROLS! GET SCAN OUT OF PARK SLOPE! An Open Call to the Park Slope Community: STOP RACIST VIGILANTE PATROLS! GET SCAN OUT OF PARK SLOPE!
Publisher: The Moncada Library and John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeFormat: PamphletCollection: Moncada Library
Phamlet with information about the creation of SCAN and their activites in Park Slope.
Park Slope Community Demonstrates Against Vigilante Recruitment Center Park Slope Community Demonstrates Against Vigilante Recruitment Center
Publisher: The Moncada Library and John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeDate: 6/9/1981Volume Number: 9-JunFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Moncada Library
Statement of Moncada Library and John Brown Anti-Klan Committee in Response to Police Attack Statement of Moncada Library and John Brown Anti-Klan Committee in Response to Police Attack
Publisher: The Moncada Library and John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeDate: 5/14/1981Volume Number: 14-MayFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Moncada Library
Statement about an attack on John Brown Anti-Klan Committee and Moncada library members on May 9th, 1981 by Ralph Busti and police officers.
Demonstration to Protest the Building of a White Vigilante Motor Patrol (S.C.A.N.) in Park Slope, Brooklyn Demonstration to Protest the Building of a White Vigilante Motor Patrol (S.C.A.N.) in Park Slope, Brooklyn
Publisher: The Moncada Library and John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeDate: 3/24/1981Volume Number: 24-MarFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Moncada Library
Stop Racist Terror in Park Slope! Stop the Attacks on the Moncada Library!! Stop Racist Terror in Park Slope! Stop the Attacks on the Moncada Library!!
Publisher: The Moncada LibraryVolume Number: 14-OctFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
Flyer with information on the recent bombings and attacks on Moncada Library and its members as well as details about police harrassment and the library's mission.