http://socialistminnesota.org Welcome to the homepage of the Twin Cities branch of Socialist Alternative Tue, 11 May 2010 23:00:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tuesday, May 11th 6:30 PM Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis Speaker followed by open discussion. Teddy Shibabaw, community organizer with Socialist Alternative, will present on the ecological and economic disaster unfolding along the Gulf Coast following the explosion and sinking of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig two weeks ago. Who will be ... http://socialistminnesota.org/2010/05/07/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-disaster-stop-the-polluters-nationalize-the-oil-corporations/ Dear Socialist Alternative supporters, We invite you to join up with our contingent in the annual May Day Parade, this Sunday, May 2nd, 12:30pm. Socialist Alternative will have a lively and theatric presence in the parade this year, with flags, banners, drums, music and chants. We'll be meeting up at 12:30pm at the parade gathering ... http://socialistminnesota.org/2010/04/27/may-day-parade-join-in-the-socialist-alternative-contingent/ Anti-War Protest Planned - Spread the Word! Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010 Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm Location: Smith Hall 100, East Bank, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities "Official" facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103267583048445&ref=mf Unnofficial counter event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108530932518033&ref=mf Karl Rove is coming to town! Rove was a primary architect of the Bush administration's policies and ... http://socialistminnesota.org/2010/04/20/karl-rove-war-criminal-in-minneapolis/ SOCIALIST MINNESOTA CONFERENCE 2010 Saturday, April 17 NOON - 6PM University of Minnesota - West Bank Auditorium (In the basement of Willey Hall, 225 19th Avenue S, Minneapolis) 12:00 PM Building a Left in the Age Of Obama SPEAKER: Paul Street, author of “Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics” and featured ZNet contributor 2:00 PM ... http://socialistminnesota.org/2010/04/06/socialist-minnesota-2010/ Solidarity Meeting for Twin Cities janitors of SEIU Local 26 fighting against vicious attacks on wages, benefits and working conditions 7pm on Tuesday, Feb 16th Coffman Union Room 211, University of Minnesota 300 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis Twin Cities Janitors Prepare to Strike By Dan DiMaggio February 10, 2010 Thousands of janitors in the Twin Cities are preparing ... http://socialistminnesota.org/2010/02/11/solidarity-and-justice-for-twin-cities-janitors/ More war, unemployment, budget cuts... WHERE IS THE CHANGE OBAMA PROMISED? A Socialist Alternative Forum - free and open to the public SATURDAY, January 30th, 4:00pm Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls Speaker: Ty Moore, editor of SocialistAlternative.org *** Followed by a Dinner Fundraiser and Party! (details below) *** After a year of the Democrats in power, ... http://socialistminnesota.org/2010/01/18/upcoming-socialist-alternative-forum/ *** Two public forums *** Does Obama Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? *** Featured Speaker: PAUL STREET *** Paul Street is the leading left analyst of Obama and author of Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics, which journalist John Pilger calls "perhaps the only book that tells the truth about the ... http://socialistminnesota.org/2009/11/18/does-obama-deserve-the-nobel-peace-prize/ Build a movement to change the UAW! Brett Hoven Twin Cities Ford Assembly Plant, UAW local 879 (personal capacity) In a historic show of rank-and-file opposition, Ford's 41,000 hourly workers have voted down proposed contract modifications endorsed by the company and the International leadership of the ... http://socialistminnesota.org/2009/11/05/ford-workers-reject-new-concessions/ Saturday, October 24th @ 1:00pm @ Lake and Hiawatha, Minneapolis The people of Honduras have bravely and massively resisted the June 28 military coup that removed President Manuel Zelaya. They have carried out huge protests and strikes. The military has responded with brutal repression including tear gas, clubs, and gunfire. They ... http://socialistminnesota.org/2009/10/21/protest-hands-off-honduras/ As the Obama administration debates adding tens of thousands more troops to occupy Afghanistan, we say...   U.S. OUT OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN! BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW! MONEY FOR JOBS AND EDUCATION, NOT WAR AND OCCUPATION! RALLY AND MARCH: THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 1:00PM, Gather, Hennepin & Lagoon Ave., Minneapolis 1:30pm, March to closing ... http://socialistminnesota.org/2009/10/17/end-the-wars-in-iraq-and-afghanistan/