Socialist Alternative

Saturday, May 17
1:30pm
Walker (Uptown) Library
2880 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis

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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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By Dezee Walker
Minneapolis, MN

I first started having socialist views in middle school. In the sixth grade, we took a political survey and I was the most radical in my class. Even at my young age, I could not grasp why there were so many problems in our country when we were supposedly the number one nation and everyone was jealous of our freedom.

As the world continued to crumble before my eyes, I became even more radicalized. A war on Iraq was waged and it was painfully obvious it was for oil. While our government dropped bombs, I picked up books, educating myself on the war and furthering my political education.

Last fall, I came to the University of Minnesota, knowing I wanted to join a group. I met Socialist Alternative during the strike of University healthcare and clerical workers my first week on campus. I joined the strike solidarity group and participated in a student hunger strike in solidarity with the union workers.

The amount of time and effort that Socialist Alternative members put in was remarkable. After the strike was ended, I was convinced this was the best organization to make a difference in.

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(from startribune.com)

A Feb. 5 Star Tribune editorial claimed that Ralph Nader “undermines the democratic process” by running as an independent, anticorporate candidate and refusing to join the Democratic Party. Read more… »

Why Ralph Nader Should Run for President in 2008
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Statement from the Twin Cities Branches of Socialist Alternative

Within the next few months, the Democratic and Republican nominees for president will be decided. Regardless of who wins, the two major presidential candidates will both support continuing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan indefinitely, the expansion of the military by 90,000 more troops, the disastrous for-profit healthcare system, and a host of other policies that benefit Corporate America at the expense of the majority of the population.
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