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{{Infobox political party|name=Freedom Road Socialist Organization|logo=FRSO logo.png|founded=1985|newspaper=''[[Fight Back! News]]''|website=https://frso.org/|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]<br>[[Mao Zedong Thought]]<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=Freedom Road Socialist Organization|title=FRSO Strategy|url=https://frso.org/congress/frso-strategy/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004025356/https://frso.org/congress/frso-strategy/|archive-date=2022-08-03|retrieved=2023-02-18|date=1997-11-01}}</ref><br>[[Proletarian feminism]]<ref name=":0" /> | {{Infobox political party|name=Freedom Road Socialist Organization|logo=FRSO logo.png|founded=1985|newspaper=''[[Fight Back! News]]''|website=https://frso.org/|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]<br>[[Mao Zedong Thought]]<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=Freedom Road Socialist Organization|title=FRSO Strategy|url=https://frso.org/congress/frso-strategy/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004025356/https://frso.org/congress/frso-strategy/|archive-date=2022-08-03|retrieved=2023-02-18|date=1997-11-01}}</ref><br>[[Proletarian feminism]]<ref name=":0" />}} | ||
The '''Freedom Road Socialist Organization''' ('''FRSO''') is a [[ | The '''Freedom Road Socialist Organization''' ('''FRSO''') is a [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] organization in the [[United States of America|United States]] consisting of revolutionaries across the country. The organization seeks to build a united front against [[Imperialism|monopoly capitalism]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Freedom Road Socialist Organization|title=What is the Freedom Road Socialist Organization?|url=https://frso.org/about/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204092253/https://frso.org/about/|archive-date=2022-12-04|retrieved=2023-01-11}}</ref> It held its 9th congress in the spring of 2022.<ref name=":2">{{Web citation|newspaper=Freedom Road Socialist Organization|title=Unity Statement of Freedom Road Socialist Organization|date=2001-05-06|url=https://frso.org/congress/unity-statement/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208131441/https://frso.org/congress/unity-statement/|archive-date=2022-12-08|retrieved=2023-02-18}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Foundation=== | ===Foundation=== | ||
The FRSO was founded in 1985 when the older [[Proletarian Unity League]] and the [[Revolutionary Workers Headquarters]] merged to form a new organization.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Freedom Road Socialist Organization|title=Freedom Road Socialist Organization: 20 Years of Struggle|date=2005-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126085630/http://www.frso.org:80/about/statements/frso20.htm|archive-date=2017-11-26|retrieved=2023-01-12|quote=}}</ref> | The FRSO was founded in 1985 when the older [[Proletarian Unity League]] and the [[Revolutionary Workers Headquarters]] merged to form a new organization.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Freedom Road Socialist Organization|title=Freedom Road Socialist Organization: 20 Years of Struggle|date=2005-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126085630/http://www.frso.org:80/about/statements/frso20.htm|archive-date=2017-11-26|retrieved=2023-01-12|quote=}}</ref> Over the years, a few other organizations joined the FRSO as well. The FRSO held its first congress in 1994.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Freedom Road Socialist Organization|title=Congress|url=https://frso.org/congress/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208122646/https://frso.org/congress/|archive-date=2022-12-08|retrieved=2023-02-18}}</ref> | ||
===Second Congress=== | ===Second Congress=== | ||
At its second congress in 1997, the FRSO adopted its strategy | At its second congress in 1997, the FRSO adopted its strategy, which defined it as a revolutionary Marxist–Leninist organization and emphasized the national question.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
=== Split === | === Split === | ||
A group of [[Social democracy|social democrats]] calling themselves " | A group of [[Social democracy|social democrats]] calling themselves "left refoundationists" split from the party in 1999.<ref name=":2" /> Despite struggles within the organization and in the whole new communist movement, the FRSO continues to grow and make progress. In a 1999 statement, the organization said they will strive to keep a "commitment to building a revolutionary movement in this country."<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Freedom Road Socialist Organization|title=Public Statement on the Future of FRSO|date=1999-06-03|url=https://frso.org/statements/public-statement-on-the-future-of-frso/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112220956/https://frso.org/statements/public-statement-on-the-future-of-frso/|archive-date=2022-08-03|retrieved=2023-01-12}}</ref> The FRSO adopted a statement of unity at its third congress in 2001.<ref name=":2" /> | ||
=== FBI repression === | === FBI repression === | ||
In 2010, the [[FBI]] launched a campaign against | In 2010, the [[FBI]] launched a campaign against several anti-war activists, including members of FRSO.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Maureen Murphy|newspaper=Fight Back! News|title=New York meeting builds movement against Grand Jury, FBI repression of anti-war activists|date=2010-11-10|url=https://www.fightbacknews.org/2010/11/10/new-york-meeting-builds-movement-against-grand-jury-fbi-repression-anti-war-activists|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112221928/https://www.fightbacknews.org/2010/11/10/new-york-meeting-builds-movement-against-grand-jury-fbi-repression-anti-war-activists|archive-date=2021-12-05|retrieved=2023-01-12}}</ref> | ||
==Program== | ==Program== | ||
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This section of the program demands fair and respectable conditions and wages for the working class and the unemployed.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Freedom Road Socialist Organization|title=Immediate Demands of Labor|date=2022-07-12|url=https://frso.org/main-documents/immediate-demands-of-labor/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204092225/https://frso.org/main-documents/immediate-demands-of-labor/|archive-date=2022-12-04|retrieved=2023-01-12}}</ref> | This section of the program demands fair and respectable conditions and wages for the working class and the unemployed.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Freedom Road Socialist Organization|title=Immediate Demands of Labor|date=2022-07-12|url=https://frso.org/main-documents/immediate-demands-of-labor/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204092225/https://frso.org/main-documents/immediate-demands-of-labor/|archive-date=2022-12-04|retrieved=2023-01-12}}</ref> | ||
The FRSO demands | The FRSO demands an survivable and enjoyable life from one job. Unions must be expanded and any and all anti-labor legislation like the [[Taft-Hartley Act]] must be removed. Improved conditions for the working class such as affordable housing, free education, free healthcare & childcare, parental leave, etc. are also demanded. | ||
The FRSO demands an end to discrimination against oppressed nationalities during the hiring practice and on the job, as well as a strong implementation of affirmative action and an end to document checks. | The FRSO demands an end to discrimination against oppressed nationalities during the hiring practice and on the job, as well as a strong implementation of affirmative action and an end to document checks. | ||
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====Indigenous peoples==== | ====Indigenous peoples==== | ||
The FRSO supports full sovereignty and national development for American indigenous peoples: the Alaskan Natives, the Native Americans, and the Native Hawaiians. It advocates abolishing the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs]], protecting indigenous cultures and languages, | The FRSO supports full sovereignty and national development for American indigenous peoples: the Alaskan Natives, the Native Americans, and the Native Hawaiians. It advocates abolishing the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs]], protecting indigenous cultures and languages, as well as upholding past treaties.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
====Other oppressed nations==== | ====Other oppressed nations==== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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