Weather Underground Organization
The
Weather Underground Organization (WUO) was a clandestine, militant
anti-racist organization that aimed to overthrow US imperialism. It
was formed in 1969 by members of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
following internal ideological struggle within SDS. Aligning itself
with the anti-war movement and supporting Third World liberation
struggles, the WUO staged a campaign of numerous bombings and other
direct actions from the late 196s to mid-1970s, in solidarity with
liberation struggles in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and in the
United States. The organization published numerous pamphlets,
communiques, and periodicals and a book Prairie Fire: the Politics of Revolutionary Anti-Imperialism. The
organization disbanded in 1976. In addition to the book, the collection
includes monographs from the WUO, communiques, and all issues of the
periodical Osawatomie.
Documents
Weather Underground Attack Kennecott Corporation Headquarters
Publisher: Weather Underground OrganizationVolume Number: September 4Format: CommuniqueCollection: Weather Underground Organization
Communique released by WUO taking responsibility for an attack on the headquarters of Kennecott Corporation in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Prarie Fire: The Politics of Revolutionary Anti-Imperialism
Details the ideological position of the Weather Underground Organization and American history from their perspective. The flame that sparked Prairie Fire Organizing Committee, Ayer's manifesto details the basis for overthrow of imperialist war-driven domination and the establishment of a socialist society.
Bernardine Dorhn
Sent on international Women's Day, 1975 by the Weather Underground, this includes a statement by Bernardine Dohrn and a poem to Assata Shakur by Kathy Boudin, who is herself now a political prisoner. the audio quality reflects the less than ideal recording conditions, but the message comes through.