Come out on Thursday March 22nd at 8:00pm in the Idea Factory (RIT Library) for a discussion on what Socialism is and how do we get there.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Socialism 101 at RIT
Come out on Thursday March 22nd at 8:00pm in the Idea Factory (RIT Library) for a discussion on what Socialism is and how do we get there.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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We will also be discussing our future plans for the quarter and assessing last week's meeting on Sexism.
Solidarity!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Saturday, January 21: "Abortion: We Can't Lose the Right to Choose"
"Abortion: We Can't Lose the Right to Choose"
Saturday, January 21st, 1:00 pm
Flying Squirrel Community Space
285 Clarissa St., Rochester, NY
Free and open to the public.
* Childcare available on site, please contact in advance: iso.rochester@gmail.com - 585-6878-ISO (687-8476) - www.rochesterISO.org
Featuring Sharon Smith, author, Women & Socialism: Essays on Women’s Liberation
January 22nd marks the 39th anniversary of legal abortion in the United States. The Roe v Wade decision, which legalized abortion, marked a tremendous victory for the Women's Liberation movement. Under persistent attack, access to abortion has steadily eroded - 87% of U.S. counties currently have no abortion providers. Numerous states have passed laws criminalizing various forms of abortion. Politicians in Washington, whether Republican or Democrat, have been unwilling to even say the word “abortion”, let alone mount a fight to defend the right to choose.
However, the outbreak of the “SlutWalk” movement around the world has shown that a new generation of women (and men) ARE willing to put up a fight for women’s rights. In many places, the Occupy Movement has also joined the fight. We need to enlarge and spread this movement. We need a women's rights movement that unapologetically defends a woman's right to choose.
Sharon Smith will explain the socialist strategy for fighting women's oppression today.
Saturday, January 21st, 1:00 pm
Flying Squirrel Community Space
285 Clarissa St., Rochester, NY
Free and open to the public.
* Childcare available on site, please contact in advance: iso.rochester@gmail.com - 585-6878-ISO (687-8476) - www.rochesterISO.org
Featuring Sharon Smith, author, Women & Socialism: Essays on Women’s Liberation
January 22nd marks the 39th anniversary of legal abortion in the United States. The Roe v Wade decision, which legalized abortion, marked a tremendous victory for the Women's Liberation movement. Under persistent attack, access to abortion has steadily eroded - 87% of U.S. counties currently have no abortion providers. Numerous states have passed laws criminalizing various forms of abortion. Politicians in Washington, whether Republican or Democrat, have been unwilling to even say the word “abortion”, let alone mount a fight to defend the right to choose.
However, the outbreak of the “SlutWalk” movement around the world has shown that a new generation of women (and men) ARE willing to put up a fight for women’s rights. In many places, the Occupy Movement has also joined the fight. We need to enlarge and spread this movement. We need a women's rights movement that unapologetically defends a woman's right to choose.
Sharon Smith will explain the socialist strategy for fighting women's oppression today.
Friday, January 20: "Can It Happen Here? The Possibility of Working Class Revolution in the US"
"Can It Happen Here? The Possibility of Working Class Revolution in the US"
Friday, January 20th, 7:00 pm
Friday, January 20th, 7:00 pm
The Idea Factory, Wallace Library, Rochester Institute of Technology
Free and open to the public
Sponsored by RIT Branch of the International Socialist Organization (ISO) and the Center for Economic Research and Social Change (CERSC)
A YEAR of revolutionary change and massive social struggles around the world--that's how 2011 will be remembered in the history books.
After two years of a severe recession worldwide, and two more of a shallow and faltering economic recovery, anger and resentment have given way to resistance and struggle in country after country. The drive for austerity, meant to make workers pay for the crisis caused by the rich, has provoked mass discontent in places that seemed calm and immune from upheaval. From Egypt and Tunisia to Greece, Spain, Chile, and now the Occupy Movement in the US, the working classes of the world are expressing their bitterness at declining living standards, attacks on unions, and a whole range of other grievances.
But the drive for austerity has continued none the less. What will it take for US workers to stop the assault? What will it take to get real change? Is revolution something that only happens in other countries?
Join us for a discussion on these questions and the possibility for radical change in the US.
iso.rochester@gmail.com - 585-6878-ISO - www.rochesterISO.org
Free and open to the public
Sponsored by RIT Branch of the International Socialist Organization (ISO) and the Center for Economic Research and Social Change (CERSC)
A YEAR of revolutionary change and massive social struggles around the world--that's how 2011 will be remembered in the history books.
After two years of a severe recession worldwide, and two more of a shallow and faltering economic recovery, anger and resentment have given way to resistance and struggle in country after country. The drive for austerity, meant to make workers pay for the crisis caused by the rich, has provoked mass discontent in places that seemed calm and immune from upheaval. From Egypt and Tunisia to Greece, Spain, Chile, and now the Occupy Movement in the US, the working classes of the world are expressing their bitterness at declining living standards, attacks on unions, and a whole range of other grievances.
But the drive for austerity has continued none the less. What will it take for US workers to stop the assault? What will it take to get real change? Is revolution something that only happens in other countries?
Join us for a discussion on these questions and the possibility for radical change in the US.
iso.rochester@gmail.com - 585-6878-ISO - www.rochesterISO.org
Saturday, January 21: “A Subterranean Fire: Mass Strikes in US History”
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“A Subterranean Fire: Mass Strikes in US History”
A fundraiser dinner for Haymarket Books 10th Anniversary
Saturday, January 21st, 6:00 pm
Workers United Union Hall
750 East Ave, Rochester, NY
Featuring Sharon Smith, author of Subterranean Fire: A History of Working-Class Radicalism in the United States and Women and Socialism: Essays on Women’s Liberation.
Despite decades of triumphant declarations that class struggle is irrelevant and dead n the US, it has returned. Mass protests in Madison, Wisconsin, teachers’ union protests in hundreds of cities and port shutdowns all along the west coast have shown US workers determination to resist the drive for austerity and an economy that serves the interests of the 1%.
Unknown to many, workers in the United States have a rich tradition of fighting back and achieving gains previously thought unthinkable, from the weekend, to health care, to the right to even form a union. Even the Occupy Movement can trace its origins to the Great Sit-down Strike wave of the late 1930’s where millions of workers occupied their workplaces demanding union recognition and better living standards.
Join us for dinner and a presentation by author Sharon Smith about the history of mass strikes in the US.
Co-Sponsors:
The Ronald G. Pettengill Labor Education Fund, the city branch of the International Socialist Organization (ISO), Next Generation United and the Center for Economic Research and Social Change (CERSC)
Dinner, Presentation and Discussion
$10 - $20 sliding scale, space is limited, call in advance to purchase a ticket*
585-687-8ISO (687-8476) or email iso.rochester@gmail.com
* Those who purchase tickets in advance will be entered into a special raffle with prizes including: pamphlets, books and political posters.
Dinner will consist of Egyptian Schwarma and Salad, catered by "Ream and Brian's Schwarma"
(vegetarian and gluten free options available)
* Childcare available on site, please contact in advance: iso.rochester@gmail.com - 585-6878-ISO (687-8476) - www.rochesterISO.org
A fundraiser dinner for Haymarket Books 10th Anniversary
Saturday, January 21st, 6:00 pm
Workers United Union Hall
750 East Ave, Rochester, NY
Featuring Sharon Smith, author of Subterranean Fire: A History of Working-Class Radicalism in the United States and Women and Socialism: Essays on Women’s Liberation.
Despite decades of triumphant declarations that class struggle is irrelevant and dead n the US, it has returned. Mass protests in Madison, Wisconsin, teachers’ union protests in hundreds of cities and port shutdowns all along the west coast have shown US workers determination to resist the drive for austerity and an economy that serves the interests of the 1%.
Unknown to many, workers in the United States have a rich tradition of fighting back and achieving gains previously thought unthinkable, from the weekend, to health care, to the right to even form a union. Even the Occupy Movement can trace its origins to the Great Sit-down Strike wave of the late 1930’s where millions of workers occupied their workplaces demanding union recognition and better living standards.
Join us for dinner and a presentation by author Sharon Smith about the history of mass strikes in the US.
Co-Sponsors:
The Ronald G. Pettengill Labor Education Fund, the city branch of the International Socialist Organization (ISO), Next Generation United and the Center for Economic Research and Social Change (CERSC)
Dinner, Presentation and Discussion
$10 - $20 sliding scale, space is limited, call in advance to purchase a ticket*
585-687-8ISO (687-8476) or email iso.rochester@gmail.com
* Those who purchase tickets in advance will be entered into a special raffle with prizes including: pamphlets, books and political posters.
Dinner will consist of Egyptian Schwarma and Salad, catered by "Ream and Brian's Schwarma"
(vegetarian and gluten free options available)
* Childcare available on site, please contact in advance: iso.rochester@gmail.com - 585-6878-ISO (687-8476) - www.rochesterISO.org
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