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.
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 […]