USA: Commemorations of the 40th Anniversary of the Day of Heroism
We hereby share a report by The Worker published on the 24th of June.
On June 19, 1986, revolutionary prisoners of war led by the Communist Party of Peru (PCP) fought to the death in service of the ongoing revolution after the social-fascist Peruvian government launched a combined military assault against the prisoners.
While the government hoped to impede the advancing people’s war by massacring hundreds of prisoners of war, the heroic combatants defiantly raised the slogan, “Blood does not drown the revolution, it waters it!” Armed with makeshift weapons, the combatants’ rebellion provided a shining example of revolutionary optimism and heroism that would strengthen the people’s war.
Every year since then, revolutionaries in Peru and across the world commemorate the Day of Heroism, immortalizing the martyrs who have provided valuable ideological lessons through their sacrifice.
Workers, students, and revolutionaries commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Day of Heroism in the US.
Events included studies and discussions of “Three Ideological Lessons of the Day of Heroism” by The Worker, film screenings about the ongoing people’s war in Peru, agitational speeches and distributions of articles on the topic, and cultural events.
Key topics discussed and presented were the necessity and role of revolutionary optimism, the need for deeper ideological study and struggle, and the continued commitment to the campaign to Learn from Chairman Gonzalo, Unite Under Maoism.
