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
![War on the War Makers: documents and communiques from the West German Left](images/thumbnails//29890.jpg)
Publisher: John Brown Book ClubDate: 6/1983Volume Number: JuneFormat: CompilationCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Anti-NATO demonstration in Berlin, June 11, 1982, summary of a brochure by autonomous and anti-imerialst groups in West Germany; Communiques from the German Armed Movement: attack on U.S. Air Force/NATO headquarters in Ramstein, Red Army Faction, Aug. 31, 1981; Tires Slashed on U.S. government cars in Frankfurt; Assassination Attempt on NATO Commander, U.S. General Kroesen, Red Army Faction, Sept. 29, 1981; War on Imperialist War by Women Against Imperialist War, Hamburg, West Germany; Political Internment in the FRG: Helga Roos Sentenced to 5 Years
![Stop the Attacks- Lesbians- Fight Back!](images/thumbnails//34193.jpg)
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.
![Gay Liberation- 1981 What are we fighting for?](images/thumbnails//34192.jpg)
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.
![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.
![What the Guardian Guards](images/thumbnails//34194.jpg)
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.
![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.
![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.
![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.
![200 Years of Oppression is Enough](images/thumbnails//34185.jpg)
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeYear: 1976Format: StatementCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Statement about the July 4th coalition intended to challenge the bi-centennial in 1976.
![A Single Spark: Internal Newsletter of the Prairie Fire Organizing Committee](images/thumbnails//34184.jpg)
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.