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ticeliy, siven the vo er of the ruling class ¢na their maviliing- ness to yAyia that vover, was through armed strurrle, yeoole's sar. Yencereros Spe TERE MUNA sonora armed self-defense, velieving that people should arm themselves and stould understand that sometime they might need to use their venpons to defend their home, their children, other neoole thet they loved and lived vith. Venceremos recognized that in this coun- wens and divides id oO os try, racism is the primary contradiction trat 3 yoor and working class people in their strug: les against the rul- ing class. They sunoorted the orinciple that usity among oporessed neanle can be achieved only by guaranteeing tre richts of self- determination for 211 races and minority groups. Alth, 3D waa murevd actinaliyg a2 rmremtr of- Venerromod The veople in PPRPRE RAT, Served Ve a real motivating influ- ? hen enee by encouraging me to study revolutionary theory and to out that theory into oractice by particinating in community struggles. bicticel Conde Coup Uo until this time, had aeemed more Like a heevy burden ~- I'd looked at myself es a misfit who understood just enourh to be dissatisfied, but felt poverl@ss to change any- thing. ow, I began to sce that political consciousnesna was & libernting force with a potential to actually mold and control whet wos haopening around me. In the Calland area, where we tived, YVenceremos cadre organized self- defense classes and study rs groups and pleyed a mJor role in supporting many community and lebor strugcies bh unatea Tarm Vorrers boycott, surah & boycott, nroontenda anc fund-raising work around “ounded Yreo, ovino: strikes, defense of nolitical vrisovors and tie-uer effertee Mome conborc of VYeneoeraios vant to ‘ounded Nice t> defend thc occunetione Yonceremos helped e ‘orth Oakland Plack vomer orcanizc a boyoott of a grocery