WORLD NOTES
Liberia: Truth Commission starts work Russia: Autoworkers face anti-union pressure Asia-Pacific region: Rising seas could leave millions homeless Brazil: Combating 21st-century slave labor UN report: Violence vs. women violates human rights
WHAT'S REALLY GOOD
Survey: Black youth most politically active Nobel laureates urge youth to change the world Migrant youth in China receive training Czech youth group outlawed
Lumpkin, Saint of Chicago, feted at 90
CHICAGO — “We look forward to celebrating Frank’s 180th birthday,” declared Scott Marshall, labor secretary of the Communist Party and friend of Frank Lumpkin, who was celebrating his 90th birthday with family, friends and comrades at a packed Unity Center on Oct. 13. “It’s ironic because Frank has never done anything 180 in his life. He’s never turned away from a fight.”
Jarvis Tyner: A Tireless Fighter for Race, Class and Socialist Revolution
One of the most prominent and influential leaders of the American left will begin a speaking tour of Britain next week, during what is appropriately Black History Month. Jarvis Tyner has been a tireless fighter for civil rights since the campaigns of his youth in his native Philadelphia.
Chicago film fest mixes glitz and reel life
CHICAGO — With Spike Lee hosting a ceremony honoring Ruby Dee and Dustin Hoffman here for his new movie “Stranger than Fiction,” along with 98 features, 14 documentaries, 34 short films, all representing 38 countries with 15 directors or actors doing Q&A after their premieres, who would want to miss the 42nd Annual Chicago International Film Festival
FROM PWW'S ARCHIVE Oct. 28 1995: Fidel Castro cheered at Harlem meeting
NEW YORK - Almost 1,600 Harlemites and solidarity activists packed the Abyssinian Baptist Church to give a hero’s welcome to Fidel Castro, the president of Cuba
Battle for DeLays seat rages
HOUSTON — One of the nation’s hottest congressional races is the battle to fill the empty seat of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who resigned in disgrace. Currently under indictment for money laundering, DeLay will not appear on the Texas 22nd Congressional District ballot in November. Remaining on the ballot are Democrat Nick Lampson and Libertarian Bob Smither.
LIFE AND DEATH
Grace DuBreuil, impassioned organizer Carl Vedro, 98 fighting years
Joe in your eye from Ethiopia
If you’ve ever had a cup of coffee or know someone who drinks it, you won’t want to miss “Black Gold,” a British documentary directed by Marc and Nick Francis.
Two unforgettable tales at Toronto
The Toronto International Film Festival featured two impressive stories about music and the trials of surviving in the music world: the elegiac “The Violin” about an aged and humble violinist with one hand missing, and “Half Moon” about a man and his musical sons who travel a long and treacherous path to play in Iraqi Kurdistan.
