Detroit Meeting on Revolutionary Upsurge in North Africa: Egypt, Tunisia, Who's Next?, Sat., Feb. 5

Egyptian demonstrators are confronted and attacked by the security forces who sought to curb the mass protests that swept the country on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 in the aftermath of prayers. The revolutionary upsurge that started in Tunisia has spread.
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For Immediate Release

WW Public Meeting

Event: Revolutionary Upsurge in North Africa: Egypt, Tunisia, Who's Next?--Review of Political Developments and Implications for the U.S.
Date: Sat. February 5, 2011, 5:00-8:00pm
Location: 5920 Second Ave. at Antoinette, Near WSU Campus
Sponsors: Workers World Party and The Harriet Tubman School
Contact: 313.671.3715
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.workersworld.net/detroit

Revolutionary Upsurge in North Africa & the Middle-East: Reports on Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Jordan and Implications for U.S. Imperialism

Millions of Egyptians have taken to the streets demanding an end to the dictatorial U.S.-backed regime of President Hosni Mubarak. The U.S. has poured billions of dollars to maintain the neo-colonial system in Egypt which has served as an outpost for the Pentagon and multi-national corporations.

In Tunisia, the masses of youth and workers have risen up and forced the puppet Ben Ali out of the country and created the conditions for a real fundamental change in this former French colony.

Join a political discussion on the implications of these developments and their impact on the working class struggle in the U.S. and around the world. What lessons can the workers and oppressed inside the U.S. learn from these revolutionary uprisings in North Africa and the mass demonstrations in Yemen and Jordan? How will this struggle impact the status of the settler colonial state of Israel and its allies in the region?