Caribbean Solidarity Network

07/11/2026

Come through on July 18, where we will discuss the rich history of grassroots organizing and radical political thought to explore how we can actively build community power today. Our discussion will center on the critical role of collective action, bridging historical struggles with contemporary local movements. As a change to the usual readings, we will watch two powerful documentaries to reflect on: Takeover, which highlights the Young Lords Party's bold 1970 liberation of Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx to demand healthcare justice, and It Takes a Riot, which focuses on the history of radical resistance in Toronto and the organizing work of the Black Action Defence Committee. Complementing these films, we will read and discuss the forgotten legacy of Claudia Jones. Our goal for this session is to move from reflection to action, discussing ways each of us can get more deeply involved in ongoing organizing efforts.

All materials are available via the links below. PLEASE WATCH BEFORE ATTENDING, we will not be watching on July 18.

It Takes a Riot (https://vimeo.com/429356039)

Takeover (https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/takeover/)

The Forgotten Legacy of Claudia Jones: a Black Communist Radical Feminist (https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/5030-the-forgotten-legacy-of-claudia-jones-a-black-communist-radical-feminist?srsltid=AfmBOoooOVGCfheemgI5cbBjAxv13SBVSjgNAj3sYUabC8cXG9TFf6lN)

07/01/2026

Greetings, Comrades are organizing A People’s Match tomorrow.

Anti-Fascist Football Coalition .parkdale and Fightback

Reclaim the Game, Boycott the US. remember it’s the People’s Game.

06/20/2026

Organizational Member with Black Alliance for Peace

06/15/2026

Come through on June 20, as we invite people to share and reflect on experiences from their organizing, or other group settings, with the goal of deriving some lessons from the question of how and under what principles we should organize.

We will be reading two short essays by Mao Zedong, “Combat Liberalism” (1937) and “Oppose Book Worship” (1930), to see what he maps out as being the necessary attitude of members of revolutionary organizations toward political work.

We will be meeting at the usual space, 779 Bathurst St, from 2-4pm on Saturday June 20. All are welcome.

06/12/2026

To Join the Anti-Coalition Football Coalition

Endorse the Anti-Fascist Football Coalition's Campaign https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1k7Ibzr_zjgmdrBHqXgrRnp-u4iB2cciG4esyBHnP5nI/viewform?edit_requested=true

05/26/2026

So far this year, our community study circle has discussed issues related to people’s organizations, people’s movements, and people’s parties in the Caribbean — examining how Caribbean states have served interests diametrically opposed to the Caribbean people.

This year the study circle has been guided by Maurice Bishop’s speeches, writings by the People’s Revolutionary Government (PRG) Free West Indian newspaper, and other pieces critically examining Caribbean issues from from the 1970s to the present — we identify that the neocolonial power structures in many of the Caribbean states are fascist ones, of the kind Bishop warned about.

By studying the barriers facing Caribbean people struggling for collective liberation and freedom, we can more accurately assess what movements, organizations, and parties are up against in the region: complicit neocolonial governments and neoliberal parties, multinational corporations, and policing and military structures protecting the oppressive arrangement.

05/23/2026