Where: Freddy’s Bar (the Backroom) 627 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (Between 17th & 18th Street) When: Saturday Afternoon, January 7, 2023 2 – 4 pm Program: Readings by Hard Crackers writers Songs performed by John Pinamonti Sledgehammer […]
For The Shoeless- The World Cup Diary (Volume 3)
(Written on Saturday night, December 10, 2022) In the rarified upper atmosphere of professional international football, Morocco’s successful march to the 2022 World Cup semi-finals is a welcome break from the usual script. What is even more remarkable about this feat is how the team got there. The Moroccans drew with Croatia and beat Canada […]
World Cup Chapter Two – The Football Saga Continues
(This was written on Saturday night, November 26. Tonight’s results might paint a different canvas, but I am not very good at the prediction business. This is about what has happened so far.) Well, towards the end of week one we’ve seen enough to be proven wrong and sometimes right. And we’ve had enough time […]
The Intersection of African Liberation and Philately in the Life of an Activist
Ken Lawrence is a lifelong American activist and writer, a veteran of the struggle for social justice, equality and liberation. He was an active participant in SNCC (the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee), a member of Facing Reality (the C.L.R. James tendency), an important member of Sojourner Truth Organization, and a contributing editor of Covert Action […]
Reproductive Freedom Series (Free Downloadable PDF)
A short while ago, Hard Crackers sent an invitation to people who we knew had been active in various reproductive freedom projects over the last fifty years to help us think through the issues and challenges involved in developing an effective radical strategy to secure unrestricted access to abortion for all women. We were very […]
Announcing the Release of Hard Crackers Issue #9
Hard Crackers Magazine Issue #9 is now available. To order copies, please go to the Store section on our website. If you are reading this, you are already on that website. The price is $8 per issue. It is free to prisoners. Regular subscribers will receive a copy in the mail. The theme of this […]