Chris Helali, the international secretary of the Party of Communists USA, addressed the International Assembly of the World Workers Party against Imperialism and in Support of Palestine on January 21, 2024.
In a video of his address, posed on the Workers World Party on YouTube, he acknowledged the event taking place at the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center, saying that Muslims, and Shiaa Muslims in particular, appreciate the concept of martyrdom.
In honor of the 100th anniversary of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, Helali read a poem by Mahmoud Darwish, a recipient of the Lenin Award. He said that the past 100 years were under the "banner of Lenin," but the coming 100 years will be under the banner of being "against imperialism and in support of Palestine."
Helali honored the "legacy" of the comrades fighting for the DPRK, Zimbabwe, Cuba, Venezuela. He led the crowd in chants: "Down with imperialism, colonialism, and Zionism."
Helali's statements were posted on Workers World Party on YouTube on February 18.