The People's Forum

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The People's Forum 320 w. 37th street in Manhattan
Manolo de los Santos with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel

The People's Forum is a self-described "group of organizers, educators, visionaries, cultural workers, thinkers and fighters committed to the systemic transformation of a society rooted in equity, justice and human dignity".[1]

Manolo de los Santos is a founder and Executive Director of The People's Forum.

Funding from China/Cuba

According to NYC Council Member representing District 19 of Queens Vickie Paladino, The People's Forum[2],[3]

"You may not realize this, but The People's Forum, a revolutionary communist front behind much of the pro-Hamas violence and chaos in NYC, is heavily funded and maintains lavish offices at 320 w. 37th street in Manhattan, in one of the priciest commercial developments in the city.
This space is open to the public, and holds frequent training and networking events. They operate in the open and have no fear of reprisal. Interesting, right?
This funding is coming from major donors, including the Chinese and Cuban communist parties, major Democrat donors, and of course your tax dollars."

People's Conference for Palestine

The People's Forum was identified as a convener of the People's Conference for Palestine. The People's Conference for Palestine was "Funded and Supported by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a Communist-Terrorist Group which is Headquartered in the Syrian Capital of Damascus".[4],[5] The conference was held May 24 - May 26, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.

Verbatim from an Answer Coalition email dated May 22, 2024:

"This moment calls on us to strengthen our relationships, our strategies, our tactics, and our unity for the struggle ahead. We must build a shared assessment of the moment, and chart out the next phase of our struggle. The Palestinian people have been fighting for liberation for over 100 years, and are committed to continuing this fight generation after generation, until victory. Join us as organizations, collectives, movement leaders, community members, students and intellectuals, artists and cultural workers, and activists for a three-day convening to reflect, exchange, and strengthen ourselves and our fight for a free Palestine!
"This landmark conference is being convened by: Palestinian Youth Movement, National Students for Justice in Palestine, The People's Forum, Al-Awda: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, The U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), ANSWER Coalition, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, International Jewish Anti Zionist Network, Writers Against the War on Gaza, Healthcare Workers for Palestine, Palestinian Feminist Collective, Palestine Popular University, Palestinian American Women's Association, Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC), and National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression.
"We are in an unprecedented moment in history. As we bear witness to the ongoing and brutal genocide against the Palestinian people, we are also part of building a mass movement that is committed to struggling for Palestinian national liberation. The demands for an end to the genocide, lifting of the siege of Gaza, an end to all US aid for Israel, and a free Palestine echo in the streets, in classrooms and universities, disrupting the halls of government and the daily lives of all genocide-profiteers. The movement for Palestine has never been stronger: but with this strength comes a monumental responsibility.

Anti-Israel March on Washington

anti-Israel protest dated November 4, 2023

The ANSWER Coalition organized an anti-Israel protest dated November 4, 2023[6] with the following organizations featured on the flyer: Palestinian Youth Movement, U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), The People's Forum, Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition, American Muslim Alliance, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, and National Students for Justice in Palestine.

From a mass email dated October 20, 2023:

"The growing coalition of organizations mobilizing for the national march on Washington for Palestine is excited to announce that permits have been obtained! The demonstration will begin at 2:00 p.m. at Freedom Plaza (Pennsylvania Avenue between 13th and 14th streets). Tens of thousands will gather at this historic location in the heart of D.C. to raise our voices for justice.
Now is the time to stand with the besieged people of Palestine! Gaza is being bombed by the hour. Its people are denied food, water and electricity by Israel. Tens of thousands more people are likely to die. We must ACT! People are in the streets everyday in their local cities and towns. Now we must UNITE!
Hundreds of new endorsements are pouring in from across the country for this mass action. As Israel intensifies its genocidal assault on Gaza, more and more organizations and individuals are coming forward to stand with the Palestinian people. Initial co-sponsoring organizations include:

Staff

The People's Forum staff, January 2021.

Protest Russian Sanctions after Ukraine Invasion

March 18, 2023 Answer Protest Flyer
Fund People's Needs, Not the War Machine! From BreakThrough News. Streamed live on Mar 18, 2023

ANSWER has heavily advertised a demonstration held on March 18, 2023 filmed by BreakThrough News to protest sanctions on Russia in the wake of their invasion on Ukraine.[8] The rally was live-streamed on BreakThrough News.[9]

Screenshot of portion of flyer for ANSWER protest for March 18, 2023

From a flyer on their website:[10]

The war in Ukraine and the sanctions on Russia are making it harder for people to pay their rent, fill their gas tanks, put food on the table and keep the lights on. Much of the damage is due to the sanctions placed on Russia, a major producer of everything from oil to wheat. The US Federal Reserve admits that the conflict is “pushing up inflation” while slowing down growth.
To fight inflation we need to end the US’s massive international sanctions regime and demand they stop sending weapons to fuel the Ukraine war, and stop blocking peace negotiations.
The Wall Street Journal now says: “Gas Prices Poised to Rise Again as Sanctions on Russia Take Effect,” while global economists say the “massive shock” of the war will produce new “inflationary pressures, sapping confidence and household purchasing power.”
US sanctions on Venezuela and Iran are further impacting the market in oil and gas prices, driving up prices and driving the climate crisis destroying the planet. It’s clear as ever that the US’s own policies of sanctions, and the proxy war provoked by NATO policies, is directly impacting the cost-of-living crisis for working class people. Meanwhile the military industrial complex and Wall Street get richer. This is criminal — the time to act is now!

Speakers include:

The protest was supported by World BEYOND War. The People's Forum

China's Great Road

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The People's Forum June 2 2021·

Book Launch: China's Great Road >> Tomorrow at 7PM ET

Join us in conversation to celebrate the launch of China's Great Road: Lessons for Marxist Theory and Socialist Practices by author and economist John Ross.

With John Ross (author), Wang Wen (Renmin University of China), Radhika Desai (Renmin University of China), Vijay Prashad (Executive Director of Tricontinental), and Brian Becker (Director of the ANSWER Coalition).

References

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ X Post from Vickie Paladino dated May 9, 2024 (accessed September 12, 2024)
  3. ↑ Archive Link X Post from Vickie Paladino dated May 9, 2024 (accessed September 12, 2024)
  4. ↑ X Post from Open Source Intelligence Monitor dated May 26, 2024 (accessed May 26, 2024)
  5. ↑ Archive Link: X Post from Open Source Intelligence Monitor dated May 26, 2024 (accessed May 26, 2024)
  6. ↑ National March for Palestine: Saturday, Nov. 4 in Washington, D.C. (accessed October 20, 2023)
  7. ↑ [2]
  8. ↑ Sat. March 18 -- National March on Washington: Fund People's Needs, Not the War Machine! (accessed March 14, 2023)
  9. ↑ National March on Washington: Fund People's Needs, Not the War Machine! (accessed August 25, 2023)
  10. ↑ FIGHT INFLATION, STOP THE WAR (accessed March 14, 2023)
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