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Pope Innocent

Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.

About Me

I'm from Springfield, MA. I'm a socialist. More specifically, I think that the people who produce the wealth in our society should control how it's created and distributed. I organize today to ultimately help bring about workers' power.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/17/2006
Band Members: Pope Innocent
Influences: Too many to list them all, but some highlights:
Politically: Marx, Engels, Lenin, Trotsky, and my comrades working today.
Musically: Immortal Technique, Mos Def, Big Pun, Son of Nun, Rich Boy.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Music

FYI, I have a new song in the works, so look out for that in the next couple of weeks. Also, I should be going into the studio with Abu Nurah soon to do a collabo, so stay tuned for the word on that....
Posted by Pope Innocent on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:59:00 PST

FREE THE JENA 6!!!

this is from Socialist Worker.On the march against racismSeptember 28, 2007 | Pages 4 to 7NICOLE COLSON reports from Jena, La., on the massive outpouring for a demonstration against a case of Jim Crow...
Posted by Pope Innocent on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:27:00 PST

Guess Whos Back

Fortunately or unfortunately, I've been focusing most of my time either working or organizing with the International Socialist Organization, so I haven't been making music lately. Some good has come ...
Posted by Pope Innocent on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:33:00 PST

Health Care for ALL!

From Sicko to Sanity, a talk I gave as part of a panel (with 2 nurses and an activist) at an organizing meeting on 7/12/07 I'd like to begin with a broad overview of the state of health care in the Un...
Posted by Pope Innocent on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:31:00 PST

War, Poverty, Racism: The Socialist Alternative

The following is a transcript of a talk I gave at a public meeting at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst on February 15, 2007.             ...
Posted by Pope Innocent on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:28:00 PST

New Blog on Blogger

I'm trying out using Blogger for my political thoughts, as I like the format and I feel like there might be too much information up here. You can check it out here.  The url is nwbcw.blogspot.com...
Posted by Pope Innocent on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 11:28:00 PST

Why "Troops Out Now!"

There's Nothing Precipitous About It The Logic of Withdrawal By ANTHONY ARNOVE (This essay is adapted from Anthony Arnove's January 29th testimony before Congress's "Out Now Caucus," chaired by Rep....
Posted by Pope Innocent on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:26:00 PST

Jan 27th and new work

Check out www.unitedforpeace.org and come out to the anti-war protest nearest to you this Saturday Jan 27th. TROOPS OUT NOW! I will be in DC, so say hello if you see me (green hat with an "end the o...
Posted by Pope Innocent on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:28:00 PST

Anthony Arnove on Iraq & MOBILIZE FOR JAN 11 & 27!

First off, go to www.unitedforpeace.org and join one of the emergency mobilizations in your area TODAY (Jan. 11) to protest Bush's plan to send some 21,500 more troops to Iraq to risk injury and death...
Posted by Pope Innocent on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:00:00 PST

Free Mansour Osanloo!

Mansour Osanloo's fight against state repressionUnion leader jailed in Iran January 5, 2007 | Page 12 MANSOUR OSANLOO, the leader of Tehran and suburbs bus workers' union, was arrested again in Nove...
Posted by Pope Innocent on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:19:00 PST