The ANSWER Coalition is mobilizing for the Occupy the Justice Department event demanding freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal that is taking Tuesday, April 24 in Washington, D.C.

The focus of the discourse is on what is done with the bodies of the dead—a crime against humanity—but not at all on why there is such carnage in Afghanistan.

It's time to take to the streets. On May 20-21, the NATO powers are holding a pro-war summit in Chicago. ANSWER is joining with hundreds of other organizations in mobilizing people for a mass protest on Sunday, May 20.

Jewu Richardson is a father, a student, an activist and an outspoken critic of police misconduct and brutality in New Haven. Now, the New Haven Police Department along with the courts and prosecutors want to silence him.

Hundreds gathered in DC's Malcolm X Park and then marched chanting "Trayvon Martin, Emmett Till, how many more will you kill?" In Los Angeles, ANSWER LA worked with residents of Watts and South Central to organize a community rally to demand justice for Trayvon Martin.

From April 17 to April 21, there will be very important actions in Washington, D.C., in support of the efforts to win the release of the Cuban Five. The actions are initiated by the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five.

In speeches, signs, and interviews, this was the common theme of the night. Trayvon Martin could be any young Black man and he died only because of the color of his skin.

Outrage has swept the country over the racist killing of Trayvon Martin. To win justice for Trayvon, individuals and organizations across the country, including the ANSWER Coalition, are mobilizing from coast to coast.

Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark is speaking in Washington, D.C. on Friday, March 23; in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 24; and San Francisco on Sunday, March 25.

Brian Becker, National Coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition, speaks in Washington, D.C., on the occasion of the launch of the book “Our Duty is to Struggle,” documenting a 9-hour meeting of intellectuals from 22 countries with Fidel Castro.