SPNYC

SPNYC

• Who We Are-

  100 years, the Socialist Party of NYC has been fighting for a more just society based on the principles of socialism and radical democracy. As the local affiliate of the Socialist Party USA , we are part of a nationwide party working for social and economic justice through electoral campaigns, education and direct action. Living in the belly of this cruel, wasteful system, we believe that New York socialists have a special obligation to struggle for peace and justice in our city and around the world. We invite you to join us.

  
  

  Local Executive Committee:

  • Zelig Stern - Secretary
  • Kristin Schall - Chairwoman
  • Mike Mauriel - Treasurer
  • Billy Wharton - Field Organizer
  • Scott Bleck - "Webmaster"

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• SP USA Endorses April 10, 2006 Immigrant Rights Actions-

  Comrades,
  The National Action Committee passed the following resolution unanimously.
  Motion: To endorse the April 10, 2006 mobilizations for immigrant rights and to encourage affiliates to take part in local April 10th actions.
  A full listing of actions can be found at www.APRIL10.org
  The Socialist Party's April 10th Mobilization webpage can be found at: sp-usa.org/campaigns/ If your affiliate is attending one of these events (or another one not listed) drop me a note at natsec(at)sp-usa.org so I can list it on the website.
  We also remind you that there will be a major, national anti-war action in New York City on April 29, 2006.The Socialist Party will have a contingent at this event and will be taking part in organizing a post march/rally party with various Katrina victim solidarity organizations. Info will be posted at: http://sp-usa.org/campaigns/a29.html.

• Contact Us- The SP-NYC is a democratic socialist organization, and is the local chapter of the Socialist Party-USA. Our meetings are opened to both members and non members, check the events calendar for dates. The first meeting of the month is our business meeting, the second is an activist gathering. Local meetings are held at the A.J. Muste Institue, 339 Lafayette Street in Manhattan (6 train to Bleecker St.) Mailing address:Socialist Party of Greater NYC c/o 339 Lafayette St. #303, New York, NY 10012 Phone number: 718-869-2279 Email address: Socialistpartynyc@gmail.com Myspace: www.myspace.com/socialistpartyusa_nyc
• Links-

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  Local Unions

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  SEIU Local 32BJ

  Local 802 - American Federation of Musicians

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• A29 -- JOIN THE SOCIALIST PARTY CONTINGENT AT THE MARCH FOR PEACE.- NYC Area SPers, We need your help on April 29th. On April 29th, United for Peace and Justice, US Labor Against the War and others have organized a mass march and peace & justice festival in New York City. The Socialist Party is organizing a contingent for the march and will have a literature table at Peace & Justice festival, but need your support to make this successful. Here’s how you can help: 1)Join us for the March!- gather at the SP USA National Office from 10 am to 10:45 am. We are located at 339 Lafayette St. (buzzer #7) in Manhattan (corner of Bleeker & Lafayette Sts- B,D,F, V or 6 trains). If you are running late, call me on my cell 201-803-7574 and (hopefully) find our contingent at the march. I STRONGLY recommend you meet us before hand, since the street s will be busy, but you can meet us on our way up as well.
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• Celebrate May Day 2006- On May 1st walkouts at schools and workplaces across the US will take place in solidarity with immigrant com- munities under attack by Congressional legislation. These walkouts invoke the powerful tradition of May Day - the socialist celebration of international working class solidarity. Once again US immigrants are taking a leadership role in the struggle for social and economic justice, just as they did at the birth of May Day in Chicago a hundred and twenty years ago. The Socialist Party USA joins in the celebration of May Day and condemns the Democratic and Republican Parties for militarizing our borders and failing to protect the rights of all workers. Callous and ineffectual immigration policies are exacerbating racism in the US and creating an underclass of super-exploited workers, all in the service of corporate profits. The Socialist Party furthermore rejects assimilationist policies and attitudes which marginalize and criminalize the diverse heritages of immigrants and people of color. Experience teaches us that only militant industry-wide labor action can challenge corporate power and win better wages, hours and working conditions. Nevertheless, the global inequalities that compel migrants to seek risky, back-breaking, low wage labor in the US cannot be resolved within the constraints of modern capitalism. In the tradition of May Day we call for the abolition of capitalist systems of ownership and trade, and the creation of a truly democratic society where production fulfills human need, not profit. In a world riddled with war and underdevelopment, we also add racism, militarism and imperialism to the list of global cancers which must be uprooted as prerequisites to peace and justice. The Socialist Party encourages all members and affiliates to take part in the May Day call for “No Work, No School, No Buying, No Selling” and for members and affiliates to take part in local May Day actions. A list of actions can be found on the Socialist Party USA website www.sp-usa.org and on http://www.nohr4437.org/.
• May Day & A29- Two massive marches in NYC saw SP-USA contingents taking part. A combined NY/NJ group marched in the UFPJ anti-war march on April 29th, along with allies from a number of groups. We distributed stacks of The Socialist [read the PDF Here], and flyers about upcoming NYC SP events. On May 1st, SP Members took part in a march and Civil Disobedience action against US government torture in Guantanamo, while others marched with the immigrant rights rally to Union Square, the traditional May Day meeting place for more than a century. Photos will be up shortly.
• UPGRADING SITE!-

  Please forgive the mess: we're currently upgrading the SP-NYC site. It might look a bit odd for the next day or so, or else you might hit upon some error page. Not to worry. We'll have everything back to normal (better, in fact) by mid week. -admin

   

• Left Forum 2007- The SP Local will be tabling at the Left Forum. Come by and say hello. Left Forum 2007 Forging A Radical Political Future Friday, March 9 through Sunday, March 11 at Cooper Union (Third Avenue and East Seventh Street, New York City) For the complete program or other information please visit http://www.leftforum.org
• Join the Socialist Party for These Coming Events-
  
  
  
  • March 4th: North Jersey SP IWD Food & Clothing Distribution Day in Jersey City
  • March 5th: Fair Food NYC, Human Rights, Migration, and Globalization: Celeste Escobar.
  • March 8th: For International Women's Day, Join GABRIELA Network NYNJ: STOP THE (WOMEN) KILLINGS!
  • March 9th-11th: Left Forum 2007
  • March 17th: (DC) March on the Pentagon
  • March 18th: (NYC) March to End the War
  • March 19th: (NYC) Decentralized Antiwar Actions Throughout the City
  • March 25th: Monthly SP Members Meeting, 1pm
  • March 25th: Film an Discussion: "Engendering Colonialism", 3pm
  Check back here, or subscribe to our mailing list for details as they appear!
• May Day: A Day of Action and Solidarity!-
  
  
  May Day is Workers' Day! It's our day to celebrate our history, our struggle and our power. New York City has a full day of events happening in every borough. The SP-USA local will join the giant Union Square march at four, to Federal Plaza/ Foley Square, then meet up at the Muste building (339 Lafayette, corner of Bleeker) for a gathering and free showing of "¡Gigante: Despierta!" at 8pm. The Industrial Workers of the World are gathering early for a bus trip out to the opening of The Gilberto Soto Memorial Workers Center in Elizabeth, then to pickets in Chinatown, then to the 4pm march. All the details follow!

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  New York, NY: May Day Rally & March EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL WORKERS END THE RAIDS & DEPORTATIONS NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO SALES, NO BUYING Rally & March Tuesday May 1 4:00 pm Union Square Park 14 St. & Broadway (take # 4/5/6/L/N/Q/R/W trains to Union Sq.) Marching to Federal Plaza/ Foley Square (Site of the African Burial Ground)

• May Day Greetings from the Socialist Party - USA, Greater NYC Local-

  Sisters, Brothers, Comrades, We send greetings to all who struggle against capitalism on this, your day. Wherever those who suffer rebel, those who work tire, those who are alone organize: there is the revolution.

  The future is in our hands. Let us join them across every barrier our rulers have created and build that future now.

  Peace, Freedom, Socialism! on behalf of the Socialist Party - USA, Greater NYC Local

  Justin Denton Ari Moore Tommy Miles David Mcreynolds

  "Workers of the world, awaken!
  Rise in all your splendid might
  Take the wealth that you are making,
  It belongs to you by right.
  No one will for bread be crying
  We'll have freedom, love and health,
  When the grand red flag is flying
  In the Workers' Commonwealth."
  -Joe Hill

• Monthly SP-Local Meeting-

  Meeting Time: 6:30PM, Tuesday Evening, May 8th

  Whether you're a dues-paying member, a voting member, or someone who's never even been to a meeting and are just interested about what we're up to and how to get involved, now's the time to check out a meeting. Bring your ideas, comments, questions, and energy. 339 Lafayette Street (between Bleecker & Bond), Manhattan, NYC. Hit buzzer #11; come up to the Muste Room on the 3rd Floor. (Note, we're up a couple of flights of stairs.) DIRECTIONS: Take 6 train to Bleecker Street or F/V train to Broadway/ Lafayette.
• 2007 National Convention- St. Louis Missouri- October 19-21, 2007: Socialist Party USA National Convention- St. Louis Missouri more info
• From the Clown to the Crown: National BK actions May 11-12th!-

  Fliering at BK in NYC

  Saturday MAY 12th
  Noon: Meet at Union Square South (by the steps)
  
  Proceed to flier and deliver manager letters at:
  
  Burger King
  519 6th Ave, b’twn 13th and 14th
  
  Burger King
  115 E 23rd St, At Park Ave.
  See www.fairfoodnyc.org for more
  

  From the SP-USA

  As part of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers Fair Food Campaign, a campaign endorsed and supported by the SPUSA, the Student Farmworker Alliance (SFA) has called for Fair Food Actions on May 11-12th. Party members, supporters and local affiliates are encouraged to take part. Check out the Party's Fair Food/Immigrant Solidarity website at for information. Take action in your community and let Burger King know that you won't accept a day more of inaction while injustice and human rights violations continue in the fields where BK's tomatoes are picked. Also check out the CIW site ( ) to see the report from last weekend's exciting "Clean Clothes, Fair Food" conference and protest in New York City! In Unity, Greg Pason
  National Secretary
  Socialist Party USA

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  ACTION ALERT FROM THE CIW

  Greetings,
  
  The historic Taco Belland McDonald'sagreements were two huge steps down the path to farmworker justice, and students and youth were pivotal in both campaigns. Today, the movement for Fair Food continues as the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and its allies look to expand the precedents of these agreements to the world's #2 burger chain: Miami-based Burger King.
  
  Mark your calendars and start organizing today to join students and young people across the country this May 11-12 in calling on Burger King to work with the CIW to address the human rights crisis in Florida's fields. Click herefor action ideas you can take in your own community, including dropping off the newBK manager letter .        
  
• Members Guide- This is a Members Guide for NYC Area Socialists. We hope to have it grow, with your input, into a guide to resources, artwork, texts, etc, that will make organizing easier. Solidarity, SPNYC web folks Its organizined like a book: Click the links for more pages.
• Outreach Best Practices-

  OUTREACH: BEST PRACTICES

  Last Update: 10.11.07
  Please send feedback, ideas, comments and critiques to the author, Ari Moore, at locsec(at)spnyc(dot)org. Thanks!

  Why pour your energy, time and funds into an event if no one comes? Here are some concrete steps you can take to make sure you get a good turnout at your next SP event. This list is a working list, meant to expand and change with time and experience. If anything is missing, out of date, or in need of changes, please let us know. Your comments will really help us get our messages out there.

  OUTREACH PREP:

  • Write up a text listing, well-edited, and tailored to appeal to the audience you want to show up at your event. Pose some intriguing questions. Mention that it's free. If there's food or other draws, mention that too. Provide background information and URLs so people can find out more. So folks don't run into nasty surprises on the day of, please be sure to mention if the location is wheelchair- accessible or not.
  • First Meeting: SP-USA Discussion Group- "AN END AND NEW BEGINNINGS" - SP-USA Discussion Group - Meeting 1 Hi all! Here is the info on the first meeting of the discussion group. If you have any problems finding the materials please email or ring me (718 869-2279). The meeting is scheduled for the SP office on Tuesday 23 Oct. at 7:00p. See you then.
    Peace,
    Billy
    

    AN END AND NEW BEGINNINGS

    • Howard Zinn, “Beyond the Soviet Union,”
      www.zmag.org/sustainers/content/1999-09/2zinn.htm
    • Bertell Ollman, “America Beyond Capitalism: A Socialist Stew Prepared for Liberals and Conservatives,”
      www.nyu.edu/projects/ollman/docs/america_beyond_capitalism.php
    • Socialist Party NYC Local - Monthly Meeting - Tues. 20 Nov.- Socialist Party NYC Local - Monthly Meeting Tuesday, November 20, 2007 7pm Whether you're a dues-paying member, a voting member, or someone who's never even been to a meeting and are just interested about what we're up to and how to get involved, now's the time to check out a meeting. Bring your ideas, comments, questions, and energy. See you there! 339 Lafayette Street (between Bleecker & Bond), Manhattan, NYC. Hit buzzer #7 and come up to the SP office on the 3rd Floor. (Note, we're up a couple of flights of stairs.) DIRECTIONS: Take 6 train to Bleecker Street or F/V train to Broadway/ Lafayette. (Manhattan) //////////// ///////// ///////// ///////// ///////// ///////
    • Socialist Party NYC Local - Monthly Meeting - Tues. 11 Dec.- Tuesday, December 11, 2007 7pm Whether you're a dues-paying member, a voting member, or someone who's never even been to a meeting and are just interested about what we're up to and how to get involved, now's the time to check out a meeting. Bring your ideas, comments, questions, and energy. See you there!
      339 Lafayette Street (between Bleecker & Bond), Manhattan, NYC.
      Hit buzzer #7 and come up to the SP office on the 3rd Floor.
      (Note, we're up a couple of flights of stairs.)
      DIRECTIONS: Take 6 train to Bleecker Street or F/V train to Broadway/ Lafayette. (Manhattan)
      
    • Monthly Membership Meeting - March 6th - 7:30p- Thursday, March 6, 2007 7:30p Whether you're a dues-paying member, a voting member, or someone who's never even been to a meeting and are just interested about what we're up to and how to get involved, now's the time to check out a meeting. Bring your ideas, comments, questions, and energy. See you there! With updates on... National SP-USA Trade Union Organizing Anti-War Mobilization Campaign for National Health Care Left Forum 2008 Socialist Party Presidential Campaign 339 Lafayette Street (between Bleecker & Bond), Manhattan, NYC. Hit buzzer #11 and come up to the SP office on the 3rd Floor. (Note, we're up a couple of flights of stairs.) DIRECTIONS: Take 6 train to Bleecker Street or F/V train to Broadway/Lafayette. (Manhattan) More Info: spnyc@spnyc.org or 718 869-2279
    • Monthly Membership Meeting - 3/6 7:30p- Thursday, March 6, 2007 7:30p Whether you're a dues-paying member, a voting member, or someone who's never even been to a meeting and are just interested about what we're up to and how to get involved, now's the time to check out a meeting. Bring your ideas, comments, questions, and energy. See you there! With updates on... National SP-USA Trade Union Organizing Anti-War Mobilization Campaign for National Health Care Left Forum 2008 Socialist Party Presidential Campaign 339 Lafayette Street (between Bleecker & Bond), Manhattan, NYC. Hit buzzer #11 and come up to the SP office on the 3rd Floor. (Note, we're up a couple of flights of stairs.) DIRECTIONS: Take 6 train to Bleecker Street or F/V train to Broadway/Lafayette. (Manhattan) More Info: spnyc@spnyc.org or 718 869-2279
    • River to River anti-war rally March 22nd- 5 years of war! On this sober anniversary, we will join hands to symbolize our unity in the call for peace and for funding our communities, not war! Join us to form a human chain on 14th St. from Ave. A to 11th Ave. in Manhattan, on Saturday, March 22. Bring your friends, your banners, your signs. We will stand, hands joined, from noon to 1:00. Then both ends of the line (at 11th Ave and Ave A) will march in towards Union Square with each block filling in as the march goes by. We will converge near Union Square around 2:00 for a somber commemoration of the casualties of this immoral war. Bring photographs and flowers. Later this week, there will be photographs that you can download from our website: US service people, Iraqis, wounded vets, victims of Katrina, etc. The bells will toll, we will stand for 5 minutes in silence and then Taps will be played.
    • River To River Anti-war rally- 5 years of war! On this sober anniversary, we will join hands to symbolize our unity in the call for peace and for funding our communities, not war! Join us to form a human chain on 14th St. from Ave. A to 11th Ave. in Manhattan, on Saturday, March 22. Bring your friends, your banners, your signs. We will stand, hands joined, from noon to 1:00. Then both ends of the line (at 11th Ave and Ave A) will march in towards Union Square with each block filling in as the march goes by. We will converge near Union Square around 2:00 for a somber commemoration of the casualties of this immoral war. Bring photographs and flowers. Later this week, there will be photographs that you can download from our website: US service people, Iraqis, wounded vets, victims of Katrina, etc. The bells will toll, we will stand for 5 minutes in silence and then Taps will be played.
    • Manufacturing Consent screening April 13th- Socialist Party USA (NYC) - Liberation Film Series FREE SCREENING Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media Funny, provocative and surprisingly accessible, MANUFACTURING CONSENT explores the political life and ideas of Noam Chomsky, world-renowned linguist, intellectual and political activist. In a dynamic collage of new and original footage, biography, archival gems, imaginative graphics and outrageous illustrations, the film highlights Chomsky’s probing analysis of mass media. A mammoth two-part project, MANUFACTURING CONSENT is nonetheless light on its feet, favoring a style that encourages viewers to question its own workings, as Chomsky himself encourages his listeners to extricate themselves from the “web of deceit” by undertaking a course of “intellectual self-defense.”
    • Monthly membership meeting April 3rd- Thursday, April 3, 2007 7:00p Whether you're a dues-paying member, a voting member, or someone who's never even been to a meeting and are just interested about what we're up to and how to get involved, now's the time to check out a meeting. Bring your ideas, comments, questions, and energy. See you there! With updates on... National SP-USA Trade Union Organizing Anti-War Mobilization Campaign for National Health Care Left Forum 2008 Socialist Party Presidential Campaign 339 Lafayette Street (between Bleecker & Bond), Manhattan, NYC. Hit buzzer #11 and come up to the SP office on the 3rd Floor. (Note, we're up a couple of flights of stairs.) DIRECTIONS: Take 6 train to Bleecker Street or F/V train to Broadway/Lafayette. (Manhattan) More Info: spnyc@spnyc.org or 7
    • Note of date changes- The upcoming monthly membership meeting has been moved back to May 15th and the next meeting of the discussion group has been moved to May 25th. Please check out the calender for more details
    • Monthly Membership Meeting- Socialist Party Activist Gathering – Newly created monthly meeting to discuss issues and strategies of interest to the democratic socialist left – This month Billy will examine the relevance of the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela to North American socialists and Kristin will introduce a discussion of the role of socialists in the struggle for healthcare rights – Bring a friend and food to share (potluck meal to follow the discussion) - A. J. Muste Institute, 339 Lafayette Street, Buzzer #11, (6 train to Bleecker Street) www.spnyc.org
    • Monthly business meeting- Whether you're a dues-paying member, a voting member, or someone who's never even been to a meeting and are just interested about what we're up to and how to get involved, now's the time to check out a meeting. Bring your ideas, comments, questions, and energy. See you there! 339 Lafayette Street (between Bleecker & Bond), Manhattan, NYC. Hit buzzer #11 and come up to the SP office on the 3rd Floor. (Note, we're up a couple of flights of stairs.) DIRECTIONS: Take 6 train to Bleecker Street or F/V train to Broadway/Lafayette. (Manhattan)
    • Monthly Socialist Activist Gathering- Monthly Socialist Activist Gathering A. J. Muste Institute, 339 Lafayette St, Manhattan This month we will find out what is going on in the anti-war movement after the big National Assembly in Cleveland. Peter Moody, chairperson of the Young People's Socialist League will give a report-back, followed by an open discussion about the continued US occupation of Iraq. Potluck dinner after the discussion. Bring a friend and a dish!
    • Wed. July 30: Rally to Stop Healthcare Privatization - Save Medicare!- Wed. July 30: Rally to Stop Healthcare Privatization As the healthcare crisis deepens, people are searching for alternatives to a corporate-driven system that leaves nearly 50 million Americans uninsured. Not surprisingly, the healthcare industry's solution is even more privatization. GHI & HIP are two of the latest targets of this privatizing campaign. But what if the solution - or a partial solution - to this dilemma already exists? On Wednesday July 30th at 4:30 pm at 25 Beaver Street, a coalition of healthcare rights groups will celebrate the 43rd Birthday of Medicare. Medicare, along with Social Security, is one of the most successful public programs in the history of the U.S. It is also another target for the ever-greedy healthcare industry to convert into a profit-making enterprise.
    • Statement on Religious Freedom- July 17, 2008 Statement on Religious Freedom by the Faith and Socialism Commission After watching the candidates of the two capitalist parties involve themselves with religious leaders and subsequently turn their backs on them, it is important for us to make observations from a Socialist perspective concerning religious freedom. The McCain-Hagee controversy should leave the electorate wondering why it is so important for religious leaders to be so self-involved as to have to endorse political candidates. In addition, it is alarming that John McCain would cater to Christian fundamentalists by seeking the backing of a dispensationalist preacher such as John Hagee, who is known for making intolerant comments about our gay, Jewish, and Muslim sisters and brothers. Such extremism should be condemned.
    • Donations now accepted through Pay Pal- If you are interested in helping The Socialist Party Of New York City please donate to us by using the link below.
    • Day After The Wedding Party- Come celebrate the wedding of our chairwoman Kristin Schall and our webmaster Scott Bleck. The actual wedding is the day before, but everyone is invited to this party the day after. Beer & food will be served!!!!!!!! 339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
    • Concert September 20th- A Night of folk punk and traditional folk music at The Muste Building
    • Music Night At The Muste- The Socialist Party Of New York City presents a night of folk-punk and traditional folk music. Darren Deicide Nathan Carpenter Al Duvall The Old Man & His Po Buckra -more TBA 339 Lafayette St. Doors at 7:00pm, Music at 8:00pm Free admission, cheap food & drinks
    • NYC Socialists reject PSL's! Sports For All!- Working people in the New York and New Jersey area are being squeezed everyday by sharp increases in prices. Many now face a monthly struggle to pay what once seemed like routine bills for heat and electricity. Thousands of others may also face the very real prospect of having their houses foreclosed-on by banks attempting to collect exorbitant mortgage payments. Now, one of the outlets for social relaxation has also been placed in jeopardy by the recent announcements that sports team owners are demanding higher payments in the form of Personal Seat Licenses and rising ticket costs. Personal Seat Licenses are an invention of the owners. Each fan is forced to pay a fee just for the right to be able to buy tickets to a game. The practice is becoming widespread in professional football due to
    • Speak Out Against The Budget Cuts- SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE BUDGET CUT Join the Coalition Against Privatization in our speak out against the budget cuts, Friday September 26 4:30 633 3rd Ave (41st) infront of the governors office. We demand full funding for our Education, Health Care, and other social programs. We will also be standing up against the privatization of GHI/HIP. The state is planning on using the money gained from the privatization to fill the holes in their budget. contact: noprivatization@yahoo.com stern.zelig@gail.com 508 524 2118
    • NYC Local of the SP-USA Rejects the "Banker Bailout" Proposal- The Socialist Party USA (NYC local) protests against the proposed $700 billion Wall Street bailout. This proposal caters to the wishes of Wall Street bankers while disregarding the increasing indebtedness and economic squeeze which most working people are experiencing. The corporate "bailout culture" sends the message to all sorts of corporations that public tax funds are fair game for laying-off bad investments. Wall Street is responsible for cleaning up its own mess. The primary source of the immediate financial crisis in the banking industry is mortgaged-backed securities packaged by mortgage lenders and then sold to banks that were willing to make a market for these new financial instruments. Bankers made these purchases with full knowledge of the potential for loss. To now ask the federal government to cover
    • What If Obama Wins- What Change We Can Believe In? When we (Americans) walk into the poles on November 4th this year, most of us who consider our selves to be progressive, or left of center will vote for Barack Obama. Obama provides “hope” and offers “change”. Before we cast our ballots we must think about what hope and what change Obama really provides. It would be foolish to argue that there is really no difference between Obama and McCain. It is undeniable that if McCain were elected there is a good chance Americans could lose their right to abortions. Up to 3 supreme court justices could retire in the next four years, and it is a safe bet that Obama will not replace them with judges who will overturn Roe v. Wade. It is also true that Obama has never used a racial slur in public, while McCain openly referred to his Vietnamese captors as “gooks”. While Obama does not offer any specific policies to further social issues such as racial and gender equality, at least he is more likely to prevent the loss of past victories. It is also true that Obama is more likely to provide more funding for some basic social programs like welfare and education. While this will do nothing to change the overall system, having this extra funding makes a significant difference in many peoples daily lives. There are even a few things actually progressive about Obama. Obama’s tax plan (tax the rich at a higher rate than the poor through graduated income tax) would make the American tax system more progressive. Finally, electing the first Black man to office IS progress (just as electing the first woman vice president would be).
    • Music Night At The Muste II- The Socialist Party Of New York City will be putting on another night of folk music at the A.J. Muste Institute, information TBA Admission- Free Food & Drinks- Cheap
    • The Success of the Dutch Left: What is the Secret?- The Socialist party of the Netherlands (SP) is one of Europe's most successful left-wing parties. At a point in history where other left-wing forces are struggling just to maintain their membership, the Dutch left grows stronger every year. The result is not only one election victory after the other but the SP has also become a mass party with tens of thousands of members which allows for impressive street manifestations as a part of their campaign work. The party has especially strong support among workers. The SP was the driving force in the "NO-campaign" that led to the rejection of the centralistic and market liberal proposal for an EU constitution by Dutch voters. Looking from the US, we can ask how a modern socialist mass party can be built and grow so quickly in a country not known for its left wing traditions. The NYC Local of the Socialist Party USA is happy to invite
    • Monthly Business Meeting- Monthly business meeting of The Socialist Party NYC 339 Lafayette St. New York, NY
    • Monthly Activist Meeting- The Politics Of Immigration- The Politics of Immigration: Questions and Answers a discussion with David Wilson, author A.J. Muste Insitute 339 Lafayette St. New York, NY

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