Join Pan-African Community Action (PACA) for an interactive Assata Shakur Study Group session. January 2 marks the birthday of Alonzo (Zo) Fiero Smith, whose killing by DC Special Police exposed the deep failures of systems that deny communities control over their own safety. The #Justice4Zo campaign launched in 2016 became a catalyst for the formation […]
An ASSG session on why people mobilize in moments of pressure and contradiction and why mobilization must be linked to durable organization.
This is more than a health program—it’s a step toward Black self-determination. We welcome healthcare workers, students, community members, and all who are ready to organize, learn, and build power.
An ASSG session on how that tradition has been systematically whitewashed and commodified.
This session will explore the history of the Cuban Revolution and Cuba’s long-standing role in supporting African liberation struggles and Global South development. We will examine why Cuba has been treated as a threat to Western hegemony, the ongoing impact of the U.S. blockade, and Cuba’s model of people-centered systems in healthcare, education, and participatory […]
This is more than a health program—it’s a step toward Black self-determination. We welcome healthcare workers, students, community members, and all who are ready to organize, learn, and build power.
This session of the Assata Shakur Study Group (ASSG) will examine the Community Control DC Platform as a concrete framework for building democratic power in Black and working-class communities. The platform begins from the premise that real change comes from power, not access or representation, and calls for residents to directly govern the institutions and […]
As DC officials consider a renewed juvenile curfew in the name of “public safety,” a familiar pattern is emerging: the criminalization of working-class Black youth and the expansion of state control over our communities. Curfews do not address the root causes of harm—lack of resources, disinvestment, and exclusion from decision-making. Instead, they give police broader […]
"Teen Takeovers" aren't chaos. They are a response! Black working-class youth are growing up with closed schools, underfunded programs, over-policing, and no real investment in their futures. When the system abandons them, they create their own spaces to be seen, heard, and together. This is what rebellion looks like when basic needs go unmet. What […]
While youth curfews in DC continue to be pushed in the name of "public safety," we must shift the focus toward what real safety looks like when communities lead. Instead of policing and punishment, this discussion explores how investing in youth, housing, education, and opportunity can prevent harm at its roots. Grounded in PACA's vision, […]
This is more than a health program—it’s a step toward Black self-determination. We welcome healthcare workers, students, community members, and all who are ready to organize, learn, and build power.
An opportunity for people fighting against the Family Policing System across the country to come together.