The 60th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party – ASPE

Join PACA for an upcoming Assata Shakur Popular Education (ASPE) examining the Black Panther Party’s origins, political vision, and organizing—from armed self-defense and Survival Programs to internationalism and community control. Moving beyond romanticized images and popular misconceptions, we’ll critically explore the Panthers’ strategies, contradictions, and shortcomings to draw lessons for organizing today. We’ll also discuss COINTELPRO and how tactics of state repression have evolved and continue to affect movements. Together, we’ll consider how the Panthers’ struggles for community control inform the vision we are building through Community Control DC.

Food will be provided!

The ASPE are hybrid sessions with the option to participate via Zoom. To join via Zoom use this link https://tinyurl.com/africansstudy