September 25th, 2008
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
September 25th, 2008
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
September 14th, 2008
–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
A Socialist Alternative Forum
www.socialistalternative.org
612-226-9129
mn@socialistalternative.org
September 9th, 2008
Thousands Take to the Streets Against War and the Right-Wing Agenda
By Dan DiMaggio and Ty Moore
From September 1-4, St. Paul, Minnesota was home to the Republican National Convention - and four days of protests and police repression.
Though, the Republican Party has controlled the presidency for the past eight years and pursued a ferocious pro-corporate agenda, they attempted to use St. Paul as a staging ground to remake themselves as a party of change. At the convention, the Republicans sought to distance themselves from Bush, whose approval rating is the lowest of any president in U.S. history and who did not even attend the convention.
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May 6th, 2008
Saturday, May 17
1:30pm
Walker (Uptown) Library
2880 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis
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May 6th, 2008
Should we support the Democratic nominee or break from the corporate two-party system?
Saturday, May 17, 2008
3:30pm
Walker (Uptown) Library
2880 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis
Speakers Panel:
Gary Schiff:
City Councilor ( Minneapolis Ward 9 ) and Democratic Party activist
Elizabeth Glidden:
City Councilor ( Minneapolis Ward 8 ) and Democratic Party activist
Ty Moore:
Socialist Alternative Organizer, and Nader Campaign activist
Dave Bicking:
Green Party activist, candidate for City Council, and McKinney Campaign support
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