Socialist Alternative

A Nigerian Socialist Speaks

Monday, September 29
7pm
MayDay Bookstore
301 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis

Aysha Zaki, Socialist from Lebanon, Speaks Out

public meeting

Wednesday, October 1
7:00 pm
University of MN
Coffman Union Board Room (3rd floor)
300 Washington Ave SE 

The US occupation of Iraq is only the most recent chapter in the centurylong struggle for control of Middle East oil. The Bush administration claims the “surge” is working but in reality Iraq is in shambles. The entire region is threatened by further violence and destabilization.

What will it take to stop U.S. imperialism? Is there an alternative to the corporate domination of our world? Is a democratic socialist society realistic? Come to a discussion on these questions introduced by Ayisha Zaki from Beirut and consider joining the struggle for a socialist future.

Hosted by Socialist Alternative

Nigerian socialist-feminist speaks out

public meeting

Monday, September 29
7:00pm
Mayday Bookstore
301 Cedar Ave S. (West Bank - under the Hub Bike Co-op), Minneapolis

Speaker: Bola Ajaiyi
*Former Secretary of the Women’s Section of the Nigerian Democratic Socialist Movement
*African Women’s Forum Steering Committee member

Half a century after victorious struggles against direct colonial rule, most of Africa remains mired in deepening poverty and violence. The last two decades of neo-liberal economic reforms have only further consolidated the domination of multi-national corporations. But under the surface, a resistance to capitalist exploitation persists. The Nigerian Democratic Socialist Movement, which has helped lead seven general strikes in the last decade, has provided a growing voice for socialist change. Come join this important discussion.

Sponsored by Socialist Alternative

Monday, September 22
7pm
MayDay Bookstore
301 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis

Can the looming environmental crisis be solved by corporations going “green” or do we need to change society as a whole? Come to a discussion about how we can build a sustainable society.

Break With Corporate Politics! The Case for Voting Nader and Building the Socialist Alternative
Wednesday, Sept 17th, 7pm
Coffman Student Union, Board Room, 3rd Floor
U of M East Bank

With massive anger at the crimes of the corrupt Bush regime, millions of Americans are looking to Barack Obama as a way out of war and economic recession. But can we really trust Obama and the Democratic Party? Will voting for a progressive third party candidate like Ralph Nader be a wasted vote? What is the strategy for changing society beyond the ballot box?

–Public Meeting–
The case for breaking with corporate politics and supporting Nader’s campaign

Wednesday, September 17th
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
Coffman Board Room (3rd floor)
(for map, directions, parking, click here)

With anger at the corrupt Bush regime and Washington politics at record highs, millions of Americans are looking to Barack Obama as a way out of war and economic recession. But can we really trust Obama and the Democratic Party to change politics as usual? Will supporting an ant independent alternative like Ralph Nader make any difference? What is an effective strategy to achieve genuine, systemic change in U.S. society? Come to a talk and open discussion on these critical questions, and learn how you can get active in the movement for socialist change.

Speaker
Ty Moore, a national organizer for Socialist Alternative and member of Justice newspaper’s Editorial Committee

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