Socialism Conference

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Socialism Conference episodes

January 15, 2024 Union Democracy: The Power of a Democratic Labor Movement
Alex N. Press, Sean Orr, Terri Houldieson, and Quentin Washington speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This session was sponsored by Jacobin.
https://jacobin.com
The labor movement has seen an encouraging uptick in organizing, worker militancy, and public support of unions in recent years. But it's not enough to get workers into unions — to fully use labor's power to change the world, we need democratic unions. This session will feature discussions with three rank-and-file union members whose unions are central to key recent struggles and either have carried out purposeful democratization strategies or are in the midst of doing so.
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40 min
January 13, 2024 The State, Austerity, and the Politics of Healthcare
Philip Rocco, Gabriel Winant, and Salonee Bhaman speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This session was sponsored by Death Panel.
https://www.deathpanel.net
The healthcare struggles of the last century have been profoundly shaped by the structures of US federalism: what resources are allocated to states, and what artificial constraints are imposed on them that produce policy in the mold of austerity? Political scientist and Death Panel podcast co-host Philip Rocco is joined by historians Gabriel Winant and Salonee Bhaman to discuss how fiscal decentralization has become an underappreciated force driving the healthcare politics of the United States, and what it can tell us about where we are now. Gabriel Winant will participate in this session remotely.
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1 hr
January 13, 2024 When Millions Move With Us: Mainstreaming Palestine Solidarity
Sandra Tamari and Jason Farbman speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This event was recorded on September 2, 2023. This session was sponsored by Adalah Justice Project and Jewish Voice for Peace.
https://www.adalahjusticeproject.org
https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org
Every few years, the Israeli state's relentless drive to displace and kill Palestinians kicks into overdrive. In these moments countless new people are driven to question their support for the State of Israel, and sympathize with Palestinians. This panel will discuss what steps can be taken, today, to move masses of people from periodic sympathy into ongoing solidarity.
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29 min
January 12, 2024 Putting Police Abolition into Practice: Organizing Notes from Across the US
Alex Vitale, Kaili Moss, Dylan Pyles, and Avery Jones speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This session was sponsored by Dream Defenders and Decarcerate KC.
https://www.dreamdefenders.org
https://www.decarceratekc.org
Successful grassroots organizing and concrete policy changes guided by abolitionist principles abound. School police departments have been eliminated, non-police crisis teams created, and community based violence reduction programs funded. Hear directly from organizers working to build broad based community support and navigate the balance between state funding and community control of new alternatives to policing.
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55 min
January 12, 2024 Imperialism & Anti-Imperialism
Ashley Smith and Lee Wengraf speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023.
Imperialism is the competition between states for geopolitical dominance and the division of the world market. Lee Wengraf and Ashley Smith will explain its roots in capitalism, analyze its features today, address debates on the left, and argue for international solidarity among workers and oppressed nations against the U.S. and all other great powers.
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52 min
January 01, 2024 The Coming Transformation: Socialism 2023 Final Plenary
Derecka Purnell, Nyle Fort, Damon Williams, Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, and aja monet speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023.
As we expand our historical memory and inter-generational solidarity, the next generation is forging a radical new future from the rubble of the present. The movements of today show that the politics of tomorrow are radical, abolitionist, and socialist. Close out the Socialism 2023 conference with a rousing finale and a reminder that no one is coming to save us, but us.
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1 hr 10 min
December 28, 2023 Free The Dream$: Disrupting Censorship in Youth Prisons
Nikia Watkins and Bettina Johnson speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This session was sponsored by Liberation Library.
http://www.liberationlib.org
Founded in 2015 by Project Nia, Liberation Library is a volunteer led, abolitionist organization sending books to young people in prisons and jails. With the mission to provide young people the books of their choosing, Liberation Library continuously looks for ways to honor youth choice and empower young people. Throughout the years there have been ongoing challenges to censorship and programming. In this time, Liberation Library in collaboration with Circles and Ciphers has been able to strategize ways to not only capture the voices of young people but increase programming with the creation of the Free The Dream$ magazine.
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1 hr 12 min
December 28, 2023 Building a United Front for Bodily Autonomy: DSA in the Struggle for Abortion and Trans Rights
Melinda Lavon, Sean Estelle, Sarah Callahan, and JP Lyninger speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This session was sponsored by DSA.
https://www.dsausa.org
Bodily autonomy is under attack. DSA has made strides in protecting abortion through ballot measures in Kentucky, Kansas, and Montana, but where do we go next? What lessons from these campaigns can we apply to the fight for trans rights? This panel explores intersections between these struggles and strategies for protecting the right to abortion, gender-affirming healthcare, and beyond.
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1 hr 1 min
December 27, 2023 What Is Scientific Socialism?
Djamil Lakhdar-Hamina and Joseph Perez speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This session was sponsored by Cosmonaut.
https://cosmonautmag.com
Marx and Engels identified as "scientific", as opposed to “utopian”, socialists. Why does being a “scientific” socialist matter? What does it mean to be a "scientific" socialist? What do Marxists think about science, as a practice and institution? What does it mean to be a scientific socialist in the 21st century?
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31 min
December 26, 2023 The Future Of DSA
Sydney Ghazarian, Kristian Hernandez, Justin Charles and Philip Locker speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This session was sponsored by DSA.
https://www.dsausa.org
What kind of socialist organization does the current political moment call for? How should DSA confront the threat of the far right and situate itself in relation to the Democratic Party and progressives? Does the current moment call for a Popular Front, a realignment of the Democratic Party, or the formation of an independent party? Join us for a debate on these pressing questions.
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49 min

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The Socialism Conference is a four-day conference bringing together thousands of socialists and radical activists from around the country to take part in discussions about social movements, Marxism, abolition, working-class history, and the debates and strategies for organizing today.