An Assata Shakur Study Groups session of Pan-African Community Action (PACA) The deployment of federal agents and National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., now expected to extend into December, is a militarized occupation disguised as a public safety initiative. The move weaponizes the state's power to criminalize poverty and suppress dissent in the U.S.’ capital […]
An Assata Shakur Study Group film screening that explores the Cuban healthcare system and its global impact Pan-African Community Action (PACA) invites you to a FREE screening of the !Salud!, a timely examination of human values and the health issues that affect us al., !Salud! looks at the curious case of Cuba, a cash-strapped country […]
Join us at 1:30pm for this community march for power, a step in the struggle to get organized. Since August, the federal takeover of Washington D.C. law enforcement has been escalating and both the federal and local governments are making it clear that they are waging a domestic war on African (Black) working class and […]
A DC teach-in for 5th International Month of Action Against AFRICOM. This October, the focus of the Assata Shakur Study Group is our contribution to the International Month of Action Against AFRICOM. For seventeen years, AFRICOM (the U.S. Africa Command) has operated as a key instrument of U.S. imperialism—extending the power of a settler-colonial state […]
An Assata Shakur Study Group session on how community control over health can serve as a foundation for collective survival and liberation. Privatized healthcare in the U.S. has turned a human need into a profit engine, where insurance companies and hospital systems exploit illness for financial gain. Working Black people in D.C. bear the brunt […]
PACA 10th Anniversary Gala Join Pan-African Community Action (PACA) to commemorate our 10th anniversary with an evening of political education, cultural performances and community building. Grounded in the Black radical tradition—from the Black Panther survival programs to today’s struggles for self-determination—PACA is a grassroots organization committed to organizing working-class Black people. We're building collective power […]
An Assata Shakur Study Group film screening that explores the Cuban healthcare system and its global impact Pan-African Community Action (PACA) invites you to a FREE screening of the !Salud!, a timely examination of human values and the health issues that affect us al., !Salud! looks at the curious case of Cuba, a cash-strapped country […]
An Assata Shakur Study Group on US Military Escalation: From the Invasion of Venezuela to National Guard in DC The U.S. is escalating its war on the Global South—from attacks on Venezuela to the use of military force, ICE deportations and juvenile curfews, including the National Guard deployment in DC. Join Pan African Community Action […]
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.