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Ward Churchill and Fred Hampton, Jr. decry spying on activists listen

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Tags: US Social Forum, Fred Hampton, Ward Churchill, COINTELPRO, FBI

The US Social Forum has attracted thousands of activists from all over the country to Detroit this week to discuss myriad ways of building a broad progressive movement for social change in the face of economic and ecological crisis.

One well-attended workshop focused on US Government infiltration and sabotage of progressive and radical movements throughout history.

WMNF’s Kelly Benjamin is in Detroit and spoke with Ward Churchill, a controversial author, activist and former professor ...