Forever Remembered, Never to be Forgotten! Earl Bousquet The young revolutionaries of the 1979-83 era, at home and abroad, have all grown into advanced adulthood. It’s still quite uncertain why Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has again set March 13, the anniversary date of the 1979 Revolution led by Maurice Bishop, as the date for…
Category: New Jewel Movement
What the Grenada Revolution Can Teach Us About People’s Power
Imperialism’s acts of aggression cannot serve as an excuse to not actualize the self-organization of the masses. Ajamu Nangwaya The collapse of the Grenadian Revolution on Oct. 19, 1983 should be carefully examined for the lessons that it might offer to organizers in the Caribbean who are currently organizing with the laboring classes. If the…
The Grenada Revolution and Women’s Struggle for Liberation
Socialist feminism is an ally in the struggle against capitalism, imperialism and racism. The Grenada Revolution, which lasted from March 13, 1979, to Oct. 25, 1983, gave the Anglophone Caribbean an example of a different developmental model. A compelling issue for radicals in this sub-region should be the approach of the People’s Revolutionary Government (PRG)…
Remembering Maurice Bishop and Grenada’s Revolution
One often overlooked imperialist adventure was the 1983 U.S. invasion of the small Caribbean nation of Grenada. The objective of the invasion was the consolidation of a pro-U.S. regime after the assassination of the charismatic Prime Minister Maurice Bishop. Bishop came to power on Mar. 13, 1979, as the head of the New Jewel Movement,…
October 19, 1983 and the Murder of Maurice Bishop
Michael Roberts I can still remember that October 19, 1983 day in Grenada. 35 years ago I was there. I remember it was a kind of barmy day — not too hot, not too sunny. And despite a nagging common cold that made me very uncomfortable, I’d come to the capital, St. George’s, to handle…
