✊🏾 From the fight to end slavery to the struggle to defend our communities from ICE today, the weapon of the general strike is a part of our legacy. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s recent call for one didn’t come from nowhere—it echoes the historic General Strike of the Civil War, when enslaved people walked off plantations and seized their own freedom. Join us to study the key lessons from W.E.B. Du Bois’s Black Reconstruction, Chapter 4: “The General Strike.” 🗓️ Friday, November 21 ⏰ 6:00 P.M. 📍 First Presbyterian Church (6400 S Kimbark Ave) We’ll discuss: • How everyday enslaved people became militant, conscious revolutionaries who dared to build a whole new world from the ashes of the old. • How Du Bois reframes this mass action not as a footnote, but as the decisive blow that helped win the war. • How we can sharpen this tool for our own struggles in 2025—from the picket line to the fight for revolutionary change. This isn’t just history. It’s a blueprint for power. We’ll be reading, discussing, and building community over good food.