Anthony Monteiro

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Anthony Monteiro

Anthony (Tony) Monteiro teaches in the African American Studies Department at Temple University. He is a scholar/activist. He writes in areas having to do with W.E.B Du Bois Studies, Marxism and race. He lives in Philadelphia where he is active in social, economic and politcal struggles^[1].

YWLL

In 1971 Tony Monteiro, was a leader of the Young Workers Liberation League^[2].

Communist Party candidate

In 1972 Anthony Monteiro was Communist Party USA candidate for Congress, 3rd C.D. (Philadelphia).^[3]

Cuba trip

According to Portia Sieglebaum, writing in the Communist Party USA's Daily World, Wednesday March 3, 1976 page 4, in late February, the Marxist-Leninist Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola and Angola government officials led a two-dav seminar in Havana to acquaint a large United States delegation with the struggle of the Angolan people.

A day and a half presentation by three Angolan leaders: Commandante Dibala, a member of the MPLA central committee and political commissar of the Eastern Front; Olga Lima, director of political affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Relations; and Pedro Zinga Baptista, a member of the Foreign relations department of the MPLA, was followed by a question and answer period. The MPLA spokesmen affirmed that MPLA doesn't believe that revolutions can be exported, but that it does believe that examples are followed.

Attending the seminar were 26 North Americans representing a wide range of organizations as well as several journalists.

Among the representatives were Marjorie Boehm from Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; James Bristol of the American Friends Service Committee; Robert Chrisman of the magazine Black Scholar: Henry Foner of the Fur and Leather Workers Joint Board; George Houser of the American Committee on Africa; Lee Johnson of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists; Brenda Jones of Freedomways Magazine: Willis Logan of the Africa Office, National Council of Churches; Anthony Monteiro of National Anti-Imperialist Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation ; Patricia Murray of National Conference of Black Lawyers; Antonio Rodriguez of Centra de Accion Social Autonomo (acasa), a Chicano organization and Jose Velazquez of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party.

A telegram sent to the gathering by Rep.Charles Diggs (D-Mich) expressed regret that he could not attend and offered his hope for a frank and fruitful meeting.

MPLA support

The Angola Support Conference came into existence to organize a conference to support the MPLA held in Chicago, May 28-30, 1976. The Conference supported the MPLA and opposed U.S. and South African intervention in Angola. The sponsors were organizations supporting the MPLA from around the country. After the Chicago conference, the organization continued its activities with Prexy Nesbitt serving as national coordinator. Sponsors were;

• Barbara Barnes, MPLA Solidarity Committee
• Marjorie M. Boehm, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
• James E. Bristol, American Friends Service Committee
• Robert S. Browne, Black Economic Research Center
• Robert Chrisman; Black Scholar
• Johnnetta B. Cole; National Committee of the Venceremos Brigade
• Henry Foner, Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcherworkmen of North America;
• Larry Holmes; Youth Against War and Fascism
• George M. Houser, American Committee on Africa
• A. Lee Johnson, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
• Brenda J. Jones, Freedomways Magazine
• Edgar Lockwood, Washington Office on Africa;
• Willis Logan, Africa Office, National Council of Churches
• Anthony Monteiro, National Anti-Imperialist Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation
• Patricia Murray, National Council of Black Lawyers
• Prexy Nesbitt, US Out of Angola Committee and Chicago Committee for the Liberation of Angola, Mozambique and Guinea
• Moses Newsom, Afro-American Newspapers
• Lance Pustin, Prairie Fire Organizing Committee
• Anthony H. Rodrigues, CSAS-General Brotherhood of Workers
• Michael Simmons, Third World Coalition/Southwest Workers Federation
• Jose E. Velazquez, Partide Socialista Pertorriquena
• Joe Walker, Bilalian News. .^[4]

Black Radical Congress

In March 1998 “Endorsers of the Call” to found a Black Radical Congress included Anthony Monteiro, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science^[5].

Communist "Manifestivity"

On October 30 and 31, 1998 the Brecht Forum presented the "Communist Manifestivity -150th Anniversary of the Communist Manifesto" at at Cooper Union's Great Hall, New York.

One of the many workshops at the Manifestivity was;

What Are Revolutionary Politics Today? with Nancy Holmstrom, Peter Kwong, Anthony Monteiro, Leo Panitch, Daniel Singer, Brenda Stokely and Carmen Vazquez. Moderator: Sam Anderson

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