Rouge Forum Update

Happy Happy and Merry Merry!

There are hopeful signs for the year ahead.

Greece (thanks to our friend VK): http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/2008_greek_riots.html
(Similar actions took place in France at the same time. In Greece, workers seized their union offices, arguing the offices belong to the workers, not the union bosses).

The New School: http://www.newschoolinexile.com/

Chicago: http://www.rabble.ca/rabbletv/program-guide/best-net/workers-republic-scenes-successful-factory-occupation

The Rouge Forum Conference in May:http://www.rougeforumconference.org/ (send your proposals) http://www.rougeforumconference.org/

The Rouge Forum Blogspot: http://therougeforum.blogspot.com/

The Rouge Forum News (send your articles, poems, art, cartoons, and good ideas to Adam Renner at arenner@bellarmine.edu

The New Improved Shoe Game for snow-ins: http://www.aksalser.com/game.htm

For those with longer memories, three more of the Grenada 17, jailed in a 17th century prison since 1983 for crimes they did not commit, were released last week, leaving seven in jail today: http://www.counterpunch.org/gibson06052004.html

Thanks to Wayne, Amber, Adam, VK, Beau, Erin, Gil G, Patrick, Susan O and H, Joe L, Steve, Curry, Perry, Sandy, David H–both–Sally, Sharon A., Mary and Paul, Tally A, Dana, Katie and Greg, Karen K, David S, Bill, MrJ, George S, Donavan, Tommie and Bob, Glenn R, Michael, Kevin, Tony, Marc, Sherry, Mandy, Kim, Matthew, Zoe, Linda, Jim and Gordon, Llona, Lisa, Bertell, Joe B, and C., VP, Nancy, Mike A, Kino, Stephanie, Bonnie, Ann D-H, Chris, Candace, Norma, and to all those who helped build a class conscious social movement for freedom and equality.

We are saddened to note the death of a friend, Joe Kincheloe (1950-2008).

Down the banks and
Up the Rebels!

All the best,

r

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