Northwoods Socialist Collective

Duluth turned out this Presidents' Day to show its opposition to the reactionary policies coming out of Washington. Between 150-200 folks filled the four corners of Lake Ave. & Superior St. for the Duluth 50501 protest at 4pm. And another 50-75 gathered at 5th Ave. W & Superior St. for the Stand With Immigrants protest at 5pm. It was a bitterly cold day, but the solidarity was heart warming! Thank you to everyone who was able to make it, and a extra huge thank you to the hardy folks who braved the cold long enough to attend both. You all rock!

Today was Duluth's 10th annual march for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives. The main organizer of the event was the Native Lives Matter Coalition , with support from numerous community groups, including the Northwoods Socialist Collective.  The event began at AICHO with a welcoming ceremony by Ricky Defoe, followed by speeches from various community groups. The mayor of Superior and Human Rights Officer of Duluth read official proclamations from both cities marking Feb. 14 as MMIWR Awareness Day. Next, a number of family members of MMIWR gave heart wrenching testimony to what they are going through, with a call for more to be done to end this epidemic. The event culminated with a march through the streets of downtown Duluth, culminating at the Duluth Building for Women.  Thank you so much to everyone who participated, with a special heart felt thank you to Rene Ann Goodrich, who is the beating heart of this event. If you're not already, be sure to foll...

For the past two weeks Haji has been holding a solidarity sit-in in the basement of Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Superior. Haji (the 2nd person from the left in the photo) kicked off his occupation with a call to folks in the community to drop in and have a conversation with him about the need to welcome refugees and immigrants. Haji is originally from Iran, and teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.   Tomorrow will be the last day of the sit-in. We commend Haji for this action, and can report first hand that it has triggered a lot of conversations among folks around town!

We denounce and oppose Trump's naked imperialist land grab for Greenland! Currently Greenland is a colony of Denmark, which is a historical injustice that is the result of the conquest of the indigenous people. We oppose both U.S. and Denmark's claims to Greenland, and support the Inuit's right to self-determination. We urge our readers to follow and support Inuit Ataqatigitt https://www.facebook.com/ataqatigiit/   Inuit Ataqatigitt (Inuit Community) is an Inuit led socialist party. It is currently the largest party in Greenland, and is actively working to make Greenland an independent, indigenous led country.   To hell with U.S. AND Danish imperialism! Greenland for Greenlanders!

The first couple of weeks of Trump's second administration has seen a wave of attacks on immigrants and trans people.  ICE is sweeping the country, raiding workplaces and communities with the aim of deporting undocumented workers.  And so far at least six executive orders have been issued attacking trans people - from barring government agencies from recognizing more than one gender to mandating that trans women be transferred to men's prisons. This deluge of reactionary and bigotry fueled attacks can be overwhelming.  But for those of us who can, it is crucial that we stand up and fight back!  The Northwoods Socialist Collective is holding a series of events in solidarity with immigrants and trans people.  We have three events planned for the coming weeks, with more that we'll be announcing soon.  Please help us spread the word, and if you can, plug in to them.

Donald J. Trump’s first round in office was an unmitigated disaster. This term threatens a perfect storm, unfolding against a backdrop of economic pain, unending war, and climate catastrophe. Who better to lead capitalism’s reactionary journey than a 34-count convicted felon, who has Supreme Court approval to do whatever he wants? Last time, strong man Trump was challenged by the Black Lives Matter upsurge. Since then, the pro-Palestine movement has emerged. And restive workers, from baristas to delivery drivers, are showing resistance is alive. To quash these opponents of profits and privilege, ruling elites are dumping U.S. capitalism’s veneer of democracy for more fascistic methods, such as mass deportations of people of color and political witch-hunts of radicals.