Posted on 10/10/2011 3:28:15 PM PDT by Fred Nerks
Two prominent members of the Communist Party USA are leading the growing “Occupy Los Angeles” movement.
Occupy Los Angeles in action
Further, the Communist Party is deliberately infiltrating the “Occupy” movement in other parts of the country, to ensure that revolutionary forces gain as much control as possible.
The two Southern California communists at the heart of Occupy Los Angeles movement are veteran party leader Arturo Cambron and his comrade, Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council member Mario Brito.
Arturo Cambron
Arturo Cambron is a long time Party member and is the husband of Rossana Cambron, the Party’s Southern California coordinator. He is the president of the Party run Los Angeles Workers’ Center, situated in South Saint Andrews Place, which essentially serves as the Communist Party HQ for the area.
Cambron is active in the Occupy Los Angeles protests and has acted as a moderator for the organization’s nightly core group meetings.
Mario Brito
Mario Brito is Labor Relations Rep. and Community Outreach organizer for the Laborers Union and a long time Communist Party supporter. In January 2003, Brito attended a meeting of the National Board of the Communist Party USA in South Chicago. He has also been a supporter of the Party front Latinos for Peace and active in the immigrant “rights” movement.
Mario Brito, is Occupy Los Angeles city liaison, tasked with dealing with the police and City officials. In a city lead by long time Communist Party affiliate, mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, this is probably not too difficult a job. Brito has also moderated at least one Occupy Los Angeles core croup meeting.
Earlier in October, Mario Brito summed up the occupation cause’s raison d’etre as “economic justice,” and told fellow Communist Party supporter Ed Rampell of Back Page Magazine: “This is an international movement – it’s not only happening in Wall Street, it’s happening in 170 cities in the U.S., and cities in Europe and Latin America.” Brito asserted: “The vast majority of Americans actually believe income inequality is a major problem. They only reason they haven’t acted upon it is because there hasn’t been a mass movement.”
Demonstrators in Los Angeles camped out in front of City Hall and said they would remain camped at the site ‘indefinitely.’ ” We have no time limit, this camp will remain until we achieve what we want: the population’s right to employment, education and health services; immigrants’ right to employment and no companies influence on politics,” Mario Brito declared.
The group also decided to work with the Los Angeles Police Department to obtain permits and cooperation, hoping to avoid altercations with police. “If we have an adversarial relationship with the cops, it’s not going to work,” said Brito, moderator of a September 25 meeting.
On September 26, Occupy Los Angeles made an appearance in West Hollywood for President Barack Obama’s fundraising visit. The plan was not to embarrass the Party’s long time “friend,” the President, but to reach out to other activist groups, to build the movement.
After a sometimes frustrating organizing process that is filled with many diverse points of view, Bitro said protesters are unified. “We agree on one thing, that the economic inequalities in this country have to stop,” he said. “We have to fight back on this issue. We have to hold corporate America responsible, and the politicians that support them.”
On Tuesday, October 11, 2011 8 pm, the Communist Party USA held a national teleconference to discuss the “Occupy Movement,” which the Party noted had already spread to more than 200 other cities. Arturo Cambron, “of the Communist Party and the Occupy L.A. Movement,” was the key speaker on the call. Wrote Illinois Party leader John Bachtell on the CPUSA website:
Southern California Party leader Arturo Cambron will share how the CPUSA and Young Communist League (YCL) are working in “Occupy Los Angeles.” This movement, also known as the “99% movement,” is being hailed across the country. Movements and organizations are reaching out in solidarity. The AFL-CIO is opening union halls and offering other material assistance. Ordinary people are donating food, money and materials.
A big challenge for the CPUSA and left, progressive movements is to link these demonstrations with the labor led all-people’s coalition and help deepen understanding that the path to progress must be through electoral and political action including defeating Republican Tea Party reaction in 2012. Of primary importance is linking it with the burgeoning fight for jobs and especially passage of the American Jobs Act.
We can also play a role in offering more advanced programmatic ideas like nationalizing the banks and socialism. To have a positive impact, the CPUSA and YCL must be a part of the “Occupy” movement, participating at every level and building greater local support for the actions among labor and progressive forces.
Doing its bit, the Southern California chapter of the Young Communist League has already produced a video in support of the “Occupy” movement.
Unlike the anarchists and lunatic leftists, who run the “Occupy” movement in most cities, the Communist Party USA is disciplined and highly focused on returning Barack Obama and the Democrats to complete power in 2012.
They will never allow the “Occupy” movement to become a threat to that goal. They will make sure that the movement becomes a vehicle for their demands and a weapon against what’s left of US capitalism and any force which legitimately threatens the re-election of their comrade President. .
To be clear.
I don’t think that wanting to keep what you earn is wrong. I think many of this group of sub 45s are wise to what is done with what is taken from them by the government in the name of “helping” others. They are working too hard to see what little they earn squandered by others who seek political gain for themselves or to be really good people by spending the hard earned coin of others because they “care” more than you do.
The ones who work, build their own businesses, pay their bills responsibly and behave with honor... best of success.
The media protects them, but history will expose them.
As in 99% nuts?
I don't know, maybe I just don't understand, but even still I am not afraid of these people, this is all Astroturf and will be forgotten very soon.
Well, they will get good weather in La Crosse, where they are going to occupy a park and then march to a municipal parking lot that serves the County Court and a majority of criminal law offices. Most of the parking spaces are assigned via permit, with only a few metered spaces available.
They are in a tizzy because there is a LGBT equality meeting the same time, same park, which is across from a Wells Fargo bank. Negotiations are ongoing.
However, it is a Saturday, so the parking lot will be mostly empty. I somehow doubt they will camp out in the lot also used by courts. The park, though, is another story.
Lock and Load.
War on the illegal alien welfare workers of the world.
If these commie scum get violent they should be shot.
A Fool’s Crusade of lemming lefties.
NBC news tonight showed a video with a protestor holding a huge, red Che flag. It was perfect for showing my wife who was pushing this protest.
Communists Lead “Occupy Los Angeles” Movement – Nationwide Takeover Planned
Thanks Fred Nerks; good article, good comments.
Several graphics throughout the thread; don't miss # 17.
I live in the same time zone and it is still 10-10-2011 7:26 PM here in Washington State. So how can they be a day ahead?
The DOJ probably doesn’t even investigate communists anymore..
Can’t answer that, I posted the article as printed. Trevor Loudon writes from New Zealand.
I guess that explains it. He needs to learn the time difference from New Zealand and the Pacific Northwest.
I guess that explains it. He needs to learn the time difference from New Zealand and the Pacific Northwest.
Aside from what might be a mistkae about the time, did you find the article of interest?
At all?
Thanks for posting this! I should read his blog more often. I just posted this on another site. Needs to get out there!
Now THAT is a gillie suit.....
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