Ronelle Mustin

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Ronelle Lee Mustin

Contents 1 Illinois Communist Party 2 North Americans in Support of Angola 3 Chicago Peace Council 4 Harold Washington 5 Ishmael Flory tribute 6 Communist Party reformer 7 Committees of Correspondence Connection 8 Racial unity against Bush 9 References

Illinois Communist Party

In 1976 Ronelle Mustin was nominated as a candidate for the Illinois Communist Party USA as an elector for the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates of the Communist Party USA, Gus Hall and Jarvis Tyner.^[1]

North Americans in Support of Angola

The Angola Support Conference ran from May 28 - 30, 1976 in Chicago. The event was sponsored by the U.S. Out of Angola Committee and the National Conference of Black Lawyers.

At the conference, Ronelle Mustin of the National Anti-Imperialist Movement for Southern Africa Liberation was selected to go on the National Steering Committee.^[2]

Chicago Peace Council

In 1979 Ronelle Mustin was co-chair^[3]of the Chicago Peace Council with Jack Spiegel.

Harold Washington

Ronelle Mustin has long been active in Chicago's 22nd Ward Independent Organization and a was leader of the Harold Washington for Mayor Campaign in the 1980s^[4]

Ishmael Flory tribute

Illinois Communist Party USA leader Ishmael Flory was honored at Malcolm X College in Chicago, September 29, 1991, by more than 100 guests.

Margaret Burroughs, a board member of the Chicago Park District MCed the event.

"Ishmael Flory is a man for all seasons...He never gives up", said State Senator Alice Palmer.

Alderman Jesus Garcia of Chicago's 22nd ward cited Flory's role in fostering African-American and Latino unity , and in building multi-racial coalitions for social progress.

Prof. Robert Starks of the Free South Africa Movement said "Ishmael has never failed to compliment me on my speeches, but at the same time he has never failed to pull me aside afterwards, too point out how I could have been a little more "progressive."

Tributes came from Communist Party USA chairman Gus Hall and Illinois organizational secretary Mark Almberg.

Other speakers included Crystal Bujol for the Flory family, long time friend Christine Johnson, Jack Spiegel of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, Ronelle Mustin, peace activist Sarah Staggs, Harold Rogers, who brought greetings from Rep. Charles Hayes, Gerry Oliver, and Carl Bloice of the Peoples Weekly World.^[5]

Communist Party reformer

In 1991, Ronelle M, Illinois, was one of several hundred Communist Party USA members to sign the a paper "An initiative to Unite and Renew the Party" - most signatories left the Party after the December 1991 conference to found Committees of Correspondence.^[6]

Committees of Correspondence Connection

In 1994 Ronelle Mustin, Chicago was listed on a "Membership, Subscription and Mailing List" for the Chicago Committees of Correspondence, an offshoot of the Communist Party USA.^[7]

Racial unity against Bush

On Oct 18 2003, at Chicago's Lutheran School of Theology, Alderman Ricardo Munoz, Ronelle Mustin & Ted Pearson spoke on Multi-Racial unity:Key to changing the Bush regime in 2004". The event was sponsored by the National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression^[8].

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