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April 2019
Organizing meeting of the Campaign for an Elected Civilian Review Board
Join the NYC Campaign for an Elected Civilian Review Board! Come out to the next organizing meeting to learn more, speak out, and volunteer in our working groups. This will be a working meeting – come find out where you can fit into the campaign, and dive right in. Our working groups include: Admin, Community Organizing, Coalition Building, Fundraising, Legislation, and Communications. Your skills are needed! We work together democratically and consciously build the participation and leadership of those most…
Find out more »Rebel Reading Circle: Fascism & Big Business
In the mid-1930’s, French radical Daniel Guerin studied the rise of fascism in Italy and Germany and its relationship with the ruling capitalist families there. His work Fascism and Big Business will be the basis of this study group. We’ll also examine Steve Bannon’s tour in Europe to unite the ultra-right. The first meeting will discuss “Fascism: What it is and how to fight it” by Leon Trotsky available online. Free. Guerin’s book available for sale at the group. Light snacks. All are welcome. Sponsored…
Find out more »Study group – High Voltage Women
Starts April 2. Alternate Tuesdays 7-8:30pm and Thursdays 4:30-6:00pm. For additional information contact: 415-864-1278 bafsp@earthlink.net
Find out more »May 2019
AMPLIFY! A F213 Writers Evening
The Red Letter Press anthology, Talking Back: Voices of Color, is one of 30 books chosen by the Northern California Women's Caucus for Art for "Thirty Books: The F213 Protest Literature Library"! The book's editor, poet Nellie Wong, will be reading from the book on May 2 in San Francisco. Hosted by Anna Mantzaris and Audrey Ferber. 6:30 - 7:00 PM View artwork, hors d'oeuvres and drinks 7:00 - 8:00 PM Readings by F213 writers Audrey Ferber, Christine No, Shannon Rose Riley…
Find out more »Study Group – Socialist Feminism and the Revolutionary Party: A radiant guide for new generations
Tents lining Los Angeles’ sidewalks demonstrate vividly that capitalism is not meeting basic human needs like shelter, healthcare, and employment. Today’s huge gap between rich and poor, and between those whose rights are respected and those who face daily injustice, shout for an alternative. This straightforward Freedom Socialist Party pamphlet describes a powerful set of ideas and a democratic, effective organizational structure that together can make it possible to face these problems and create fresh results. Examine these concepts with…
Find out more »Study circle: Karl Marx on Value, Price and Profit
With wages growth for workers at an all-time low, the Labor Party has declared the 2019 federal election “a referendum on wages.” Wages has long been a hot topic for working people. Marx addressed the question in 1865. Published as a pamphlet, his analysis on wages and profit under capitalism still holds the key for workers today. An understanding of political economy is essential, especially for trade unionists. We are fed a steady diet of neoliberal economics and taught to…
Find out more »Mexican socialist leader Ramón Centeno on “Mexico Today”
• President Andrés Manuel López Obrador—too little, too late • What the Matamoros strike wave reveals • The explosive impact of growing feminism • The politics of US immigration as seen from the other side of the border Featured Speaker: Ramón Centeno National leader of Mexico’s Socialist Workers Party & professor of political science at the University of Sonora Dinner served at 6:30 for a donation. Freedom Hall 113 W. 128th St. NY, NY Call 212-222-0633 or email nycfsp@gmail.com for more information.
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