Bob Avakian is the
Chairman of the
Central Committee of the
Revolutionary Communist Party,
USA. In
1964, as a
student at
UC Berkeley, he was active in the
FSM and was arrested during the
Sproul Hall sit-in. In 1981 Avakian was forced into
exile in
France because of his
revolutionary activities. There he demanded, but was denied, status as a
political refugee. He continues to lead the RCP from exile today. Avakian's nine books and numerous articles are available at Revolution Books, located in
Berkeley (510-848-1196) and other major U.S. cities. Bob Avakian may be contacted through his publisher, RCP Publications, P.O. Box 3486, Merchandise Mart, Chicago IL 60654 (773-227-4066, fax: 773-227-4497)
from http://www.fsm-a.org/stacks/avakian.html, which is Avakian's inspiring tale of walking out of the
Honors Student life to join the
hippies.