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March 2020
4-session Radical Women Study Circle: Reproductive freedom for all women!
Reproductive freedom for all women! The unstoppable global fight From New South Wales to the United States, Argentina and beyond, it’s clear that the right wing is waging a global war on women’s abortion rights. But they want to shut down more than abortion access: they’re determined to strip women of any reproductive autonomy. This four-session study circle, hosted by the Freedom Socialist Party’s sister organisation, will examine the many fronts of reproductive rights — from childcare, housing and economic independence…
Find out more »FSP 5 session discussion circle – The Pivotal 2020s: A Time for Revolutionary Ideas
Contact us for remote participation options. Join us to discuss the themes in the resolution adopted by the Freedom Socialist Party Convention held last October. We will explore the global crisis, be inspired by resistance and also examine what’s holding the struggle back. The discussion will focus on the need to find solutions and explore how revolutionaries can formulate, inspire and lead toward a socialist feminist future. 11 March: Late capitalism — a global economy with U.S. imperialism still at…
Find out more »FSP Monthly Meeting: From Santa Cruz to San Francisco, UC Workers Strike to End Poverty Wages
The growing global strike wave hits higher education as staff at UC Hastings College of the Law take to the picket line. They join graduate student instructors at UC Santa Cruz and many other UC campuses. At issue is the University of California's unwillingness to pay wages that allow employees to live where they work. Hastings workers represented by AFSCME 3299 have been fighting for three years to get a fair contract. Hear from Nancy Reiko Kato, a strike organizing…
Find out more »Discussion Group: Permanent Revolution and the Arab Spring [CANCELLED]
Due to concern over the spread of coronavirus, this event has been cancelled. The Arab Spring bloomed first in Tunisia in 2010 with ground-breaking protests against repression. Within weeks it spread throughout the Middle East, leaving the world working class hopeful and the lords of capital worried. Using Leon Trotsky’s theory of Permanent Revolution, we will examine the future development of this crucially important event of the 21st century. Mondays, beginning March 16, 6:30-8:00pm 4710 University Way NE, #100, Seattle.…
Find out more »Online Meeting – Coronavirus: Capitalist Crisis & Socialist Solutions
Join an online meeting to discuss how the coronavirus triggered a global crisis of the capitalist system, with concrete proposals for socialist solutions we can demand and organize for to bring relief to working people and the unemployed. Time: Mar 21, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) To join Zoom Meeting, email nycfsp@socialism.com for login info.
Find out more »Reading Group via Zoom on Socialist Feminism: The First Decade 1966 – 1976
At this fifth session, all are welcome to join the discussion of Chapter 4. The topics will include how Radical Women, an autonomous women's organization, chose to affiliate with the FSP, and why united fronts are key to winning working-class struggles. Join at any session. Contact FSP to get a copy of the book. Choose an evening or day reading group. Meets biweekly. For video-conferencing info call or contact us at: 415-864-1278 • bayareafsp@socialism.com • fb.com/fspbayarea
Find out more »FSP 5 session discussion circle – The Pivotal 2020s: A Time for Revolutionary Ideas
Join us to discuss the themes in the resolution adopted by the Freedom Socialist Party Convention held last October. We will explore the global crisis, be inspired by resistance and also examine what’s holding the struggle back. The discussion will focus on the need to find solutions and explore how revolutionaries can formulate, inspire and lead toward a socialist feminist future. 11 March: Late capitalism — a global economy with U.S. imperialism still at the hub 25 March: The global…
Find out more »Online Reading Circle on An Introduction to the Logic of Marxism by George Novack
What exactly is Marxism? This book, by socialist scholar George Novack, explains why the analytical methods of Marxism are common sense for our times. Mondays beginning Jan. 27 7 to 8:30pm Come to any or all session! Due to coronavirus, this event will take place online. Click here to launch the Zoom meeting. For more information call 206-722-2453 or email SeattleFSP@socialism.com
Find out more »April 2020
Online Study Group: What will it take to save a world in crisis? Reform vs. Revolution
Register here! The global pandemic, impending economic collapse, and the survival of the earth itself at risk—with stakes this high, how do we focus our organizing? Can the course reversal we need be achieved through piecemeal reforms and voting in democratic socialists? Or will it take a complete transformation of the current capitalist system? In this remote access-study group, we’ll discuss the current crisis and concrete steps toward moving humanity through it. Historic debates over the relationship between battling for…
Find out more »Think ‘n Drink online movie showing: Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth is a labor movie classic that ties together the threads of Chicano miners fight against racism, labor exploitation and women's oppression. We'll watch online and have a brief discussion afterwards. Click here to register for the Zoom meeting. This event is a fundraiser for the Freedom Socialist newspaper. To donate online, click here. View the event on Facebook
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