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What place for socialism in the struggle for the 'other possible world'? Presenters: Yusuf Nuruddin, Anamaría Flores, Victor Wallis (all of Socialism and Democracy);Suren Moodliar (Massachusetts Global Action); Francisca Porchas (Labor/Community Strategy Center, Los Angeles); Dave Lippman (songwriter/satirist, formerly of the Committee to Intervene Anywhere);David Rovics (songwriter)
We hope that those who attend this session will sharpen their understanding of how each particular struggle relates to other popular struggles and, above all, to the broader goal of bringing about a radical power-shift. We see socialism as meaning that power is no longer held by a property-owning class but instead belongs to the people as a whole. Socialism in its actual workings is not simply “big government” and is not what some “elite” might prescribe; it is what the people though their organizations make it into.
The basic question for our presenters will be to explain how their own activism on various issues, through various forms of expression, and with various sectors of the population informs and is informed by their consciousness of the way power is currently structured – and of how its restructuring can reflect the interests of the working-class majority (understanding the latter in all its diversity).
¿Qué lugar para el socialismo en la lucha para 'otro mundo posible'? Presenters: Yusuf Nuruddin, Anamaría Flores, Victor Wallis (all of Socialism and Democracy);Suren Moodliar (Massachusetts Global Action); Francisca Porchas (Labor/Community Strategy Center, Los Angeles); Dave Lippman (songwriter/satirist, formerly of the Committee to Intervene Anywhere);David Rovics (songwriter)
We hope that those who attend this session will sharpen their understanding of how each particular struggle relates to other popular struggles and, above all, to the broader goal of bringing about a radical power-shift. We see socialism as meaning that power is no longer held by a property-owning class but instead belongs to the people as a whole. Socialism in its actual workings is not simply “big government” and is not what some “elite” might prescribe; it is what the people though their organizations make it into.
The basic question for our presenters will be to explain how their own activism on various issues, through various forms of expression, and with various sectors of the population informs and is informed by their consciousness of the way power is currently structured – and of how its restructuring can reflect the interests of the working-class majority (understanding the latter in all its diversity).
Socialism and Democracy (a journal published three times per year) is committed to showing the continuing relevance of socialist politics and vision. We bring together the worlds of scholarship and activism, theory and practice, to examine in depth the core issues and popular movements of our time. The perspective is broadly Marxist, encouraging not only critique of the status quo, but also informed analysis of the many different approaches to bringing about fundamental change, and seeking to integrate issues of race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and nationality with the traditional focus on class. Articles reflect many disciplines; our geographical scope is global; authors include activists, poets, and independent scholars as well as academics. Now in its 24th year of publication, Socialism and Democracy maintains its commitment to an approach that is at once engaged and intellectually rigorous.
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