Carl Dix is a founding member of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA which is rooted in the new synthesis of revolution and communism developed by Bob Avakian. In 1970 Carl was one of the Fort Lewis 6, six GI's who refused orders to go to Vietnam. He served 2 years in Leavenworth Military Penitentiary for this stand. In 1985 Carl initiated the Draw the Line statement, a powerful condemnation of the bombing of the MOVE house in Philadelphia. In 1996, Dix was a co-founder of the October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality. In 2006 he coordinated the Katrina hearings of the Bush Crimes Commission. He recently participated in a dialogue with Cornel West at Harlem Stage at Aaron Davis Hall titled, “The Ascendancy of Obama… and the Continued Need for Resistance and Liberation.”

You can check out his blog Comrade Carl and other writings at: http://revcom.us

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