On Sunday 02 January, the Oxnard Revolutionary Study Group celebrated Chairman Mao's birthday at their monthly meeting at Southwinds Park in Oxnard, California. About 30 people participated in the event where Chairman Mao's document "Serving the People" was studied. Young children decorated a banner and painted fabric with the words "Long Live Mao!". Activists gave speeches explaining Maoism and calling on those present to participate in local people's struggles.
.Earlier on 26 December, a painting marking the 128th anniversary of Chairman Mao's birth was documented in Dallas, Texas, and this week a painting in support of the People's War in India and the Communist Party of India (Maoist) was spotted in Kansas City, Missouri, with the slogan "Long live CPI (Maoist)!".
Supporters of the revolutionary news website Tribune of the People put up posters for the in various neighbourhoods in Eugene, Oregon, and Fort Worth, Texas, to popularise the website.
