Women for Racial and Economic Equality

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Communist Party "intermediate form"

In 2010, Angelo D'Angelo, Ed Wlody and Kevin Keating wrote a paper for consideration at the Communist Party USA's 29th National Convention, entitled "To Build Our Party — Rebuild Left and Intermediate Forms" calling for the re-establishment of party "intermediate forms".^[2]

In the past, the Party helped to launch left and intermediary forms. Many will remember their initials: NAIMSAL (National Anti-imperialist Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation), WREE (Women for Racial and Economic Equality), TUAD (Trade Unionists for Action and Democracy), USPC (the US Peace Council, an affiliate of the World Peace Council), NAARPR (National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, "The Alliance") and others.

NYC WREE-Sponsored Meeting

According to a short article in the CPUSA newspaper Daily World, Sept. 27, 1980, "Report on Women's Parley", WREE was sponsoring a meeting in New York City featuring "a report back, this Sunday, on the July United Nations Mid-Decade Women's Conference and Forum held in Copenhagen."

"Reports will be presented by six women who attended the conference. They are:

Dr. Erna Bryant, Director, Center for Racial Justice, YWCA
Vinie Burrows - U.N. representative Women's International Democratic Federation , the congressional identified Soviet international women's front; veteran CPUSA front supporter and leader of WREE
Kay Camp - Women's International League for Peace and Freedomn , a CPUSA dominated "peace" organization affiliated with WIDF. Camp was a longtime leader of the Hanoi Lobby in the various Mobes and PCPJ.
Walteen Grady - president, [[Washington DC) area Women for Racial and Economic Equality WREE
Blanche Shaw - Coalition of Labor Union Women , a leftist organization founded, in part, by the CPUSA and heavily influenced by them in the leadership structure at both the national and local levels.
Karen Talbot - World Peace Council - ; longtime member of the CPUSA who functioned as one of their key international workers, along with Sandy Pollack, Abe Feinglass, Ernest DeMaio, and a few others.

"The program will also feature poetry reading by Bernadine and dance performances by Beti Garcia and Ruth Kornesaroff. The meeting, organized by WREE, is set for Sept. 28 at 3 p.m. in the Green Room of 13 Astor Place (District 65 UAW District 65. A $2 contribution ($1 unemployed) is being asked."

Key people

Chicago leaders: May 5 1981 letter to Chicago WREE supporters, signed by;

WREE national mailing list April 1982:

Paula Matabane, Washington DC
Margo Nikitas, New York
Loretta Benjamin, New York
Pearl Grady, New York
Dolly Levin, New York
Joyce Henderson, Pittsburgh
Judy Kolokoff, Chicago
Lois St. Aubin, Detroit
Virginia Weitlauf, Detroit
Shirley Nuss, Detroit
Maureen Sheehy, Minneapolis
Judy Gold, Minneapolis
Leslie Loew-Blosser, Minneapolis
Anagilda Abramowitz, Member-at-Large, Warwick, Rhode Island
Barbara Kaplan, Member-at-Large, Eureka, California
Nancy Polin, Member-at-Large, Berkeley, California
Pat Blawis, Member-at-Large, Tuscon, Arizona
Belinda Collins, Member-at-Large, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Diane Mohney, Member-at-Large, Philadelphia
Margie Akin, Member-at-Large, Riverside, California
Elaine Burns, Member-at-Large, Grassroots Women's House, Little Rock, Arkansas
Leila Broughton, Member-at-Large, Wilmington, Delaware
Lynda Richardson, Member-at-Large, San Antonio, Texas
Elaine Sue Good, Member-at-Large, Urbana, Illinois
Barbara Regan, Member-at-Large, Westover, West Virginia
Betty Rogers, Member-at-Large, Steubenville, Ohio
Gerri Peck, Member-at-Large, Portland, Oregon
Maggie Kailin, Member-at-Large, Madison Wisconsin

March 8, 1982 letter to Chicago WREE supporters, signed by;

First Annual Fannie Lou Hammer Awards Dinner

According to an article, "Plan award's dinner to honor activists", Daily World, Feb. 19, 1983, p. 4.

"Women for Racial and Economic Equality WREE will honor civil rights activists Julia Wilder and Maggie Bozeman at its First Annual Fannie Lou Hammer Awards dinner on Saturday, February 26."

"Ms. Bozeman and Ms. Wilder were unjustly convicted of vote fraud when they helped elderly people vote in Pickens County, Alabama. They were jailed but later released due to nationwide protests. Currently, ms. Wilder and Ms. Bozeman are on parole and denied the use of their voting rights..."

"Joing WREE will be city and state officials; leaders from civil rights organizations and liberation movement, and representatives from church and women's groups."