2005 - August

The Sixth Annual National Student Labor Week of Action was a huge success! In the tradition of Cesar Chavez and Dr. Martin Luther King, students and workers stood as one in the fight for economic justice and workers’ rights on campuses and in communities nationwide. This year thousands of students participated in over 250 actions and events. Students demanded that their universities pay workers fair and livable wages, provide adequate medical benefits, respect workers’ rights to organize and bargain and more.

A very good friend of mine voted for Bush last November. It shocked me then and it continues to bother me now.

The Coalition Against Militarism in our Schools (CAMS), comprised of family members and school staff, has a Student Education Campaign that includes information about optout and military recruiting. Students taking the lead in this campaign, along with adult supporters, strategize about how to inform their specific communities.

Social Security wasn’t in crisis until Bush started attacking it. There is no “crisis� coming in 2018. Today, benefits are paid with interest that is made on treasury bonds. In 2018 the system is supposed to begin using the fund’s surplus to pay benefits. That will be the only immediate change if the system is left unchanged.

Dynamic interviewed a few YCL members who explained why they joined and what the YCL means in their lives. These YCL members have found a place to affirm their principles, learn and ask questions, and gain the skills it takes to change the system.

Dynamic interviewed past World Youth Festival participants to learn about the history of the movement that will take another giant step forward in Caracas this August. Without exception, the Festival was a turning point in their lives.

War resister Camilo Mejia and independent reporter Dahr Jamail give Dynamicthe facts, and explain why we have to bring the troops home NOW.

The host country for the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students is opening up its educational system in revolutionary ways. Improving access is the first step: the government is devoting more money to literacy programs and building schools. Instead of the old competitive model, the new focus on popular education is seeking to create an inclusive, anti-racist, antisexist atmosphere where everyone can learn.

A Statement from the World Federation of Democratic Youth
On the 60th Anniversary of People’s Victory Against Fascism

The International Hip Hop Summit, taking place in Caracas at the World Festival of Youth and Students, will bring together Hip Hop artists and activists from all over the world. Hip Hop Revolución, a network of revolutionary Latin American Hip Hop organizations and artists, sees the Festival and the Summit as a unique opportunity to promote Latin American Hip Hop culture and to continue the fight for peace and solidarity.

International stories from South Africa, Vietnam and Puerto Rico

Clips from Quebec, Czech Republic and Cuba

Voices from the Movement read about: Youth Rights Media, S.T.A.T.E., Campaign to Stop Killer Coke, Locking Up Innocent Immigrants

I recently had the chance to interview Jeff Chang, a well known activist and historian of Hip Hop culture. His new book, Can’t Stop, Wont Stop, chronicles the history and development of Hip Hop. I found information in Can’t Stop that you can’t find most places.