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"Working-Class New York" Revisited conference, African American Women,
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TIDBITS - APR. 15, 2021 - READER COMMENTS: DAUNTE WRIGHT MURDER; JIM
CROW THEN AND NOW; GEORGIA VOTER SUPPRESSION; PRINCE PHILIP, CUBA
BLOCKADE, NEW YORK HEALTH ACT, "WORKING-CLASS NEW YORK" REVISITED
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Tidbits - Reader Comments, Resources, Announcements, AND cartoons -
Apr. 15, 2021, xxxxxx

 

It's A Gun ?!?  --  cartoon by Maritsa Patrinos
Re: Baseball Says No to Jim Crow 2.0 (Felice Sage)
Moving Day  --  cartoon by Mike Luckovich
Re: Jim Crow Voting Laws — Then and Now (Arlene Halfon)
Re: Bessemer - A Big Step Forward (Carl Davidson)
Police Stop  --  cartoon by Rob Rogers
Re: Biden Creates Commission to Study Supreme Court Reform (James
Fromm)
Re: Corporate Versus Public Control of Science And Technology: Forging
a Framework for the 21st Century (Ed Delgado)
Re: Right to Work has Failed to Live up to Conservative Hype (Felice)
Re: Noam Chomsky Without Regrets: Interview With a Libertarian
Socialist (Joe Grogan)
Re: Prince Philip Was the Godfather of Anglo-British Nationalism (Lee
Zaslofsky)
Re: Men, Meat, and Marketing (John Pace)

 

RESOURCES: 

BOYCOTT GEORGIA — POSTER OF THE WEEK (CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF
POLITICAL GRAPHICS)

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Virtual Picket Against the U.S. Blockade on Cuba! - April 17 (Canadian
Network on Cuba; The Fire This Time Movement for Social Justice)
Why Hospitals and the People They Serve Should Support Single Payer
and the New York Health Act - April 20 (Physicians for a National
Health Program (PNHP) - NY Metro Chapter)
The Green New Deal: What’s Next? - April 21 (Democracy Journal)
How Do Healthcare Professionals Organize for Immigration Justice? -
April 22 (Chicago People’s Rights Collaborative and Chicago Health
Coalition 4 Black Lives)
"Working-Class New York" Revisited conference - April 23 (CUNY School
of Labor & Urban Studies (SLU))
Webinar: Radicalism at the Crossroads: African American Women
Activists in the Cold War - A Conversation with Author Dayo F. Gore -
April 28 (Claudia Jones School for Political Education)
Round Table on Peter Cole's Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a
Black Wobbly - May 1 (H-Labor)

 

IT'S A GUN ?!?  --  CARTOON BY MARITSA PATRINOS
 

Maritsa Patrinos
April 14, 2021
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RE: BASEBALL SAYS NO TO JIM CROW 2.0
 

Too bad none of these corporations or organizations pressured Georgia
BEFORE the legislation was a done deal and they started getting
backlash and hearing threats of boycotts from democracy loving
anti-racist customers.

Felice Sage
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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MOVING DAY  --  CARTOON BY MIKE LUCKOVICH
 

Mike Luckovich
April 8, 2021
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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RE: JIM CROW VOTING LAWS — THEN AND NOW
 

Whether you are talking about voting as in this article, or other laws
and policies, you should talk about "Disparate Impact." A law or
policy neutral on its face but different in effect on some group.
Disparate Impact can exist due to laws and requirements or (neutral)
business interests. In Housing, the greatest way we create disparate
impact is with zoning laws--the minimum size for a home, the maximum
number of people /bedroom even if the bedroom is the size of a small
home, the composition of households (e.g., number of generations or
relationships, etc.) , There can be limits on other things (e.g.,
number of playgrounds in areas of a specific size rather than number
of children who could be using the playground, etc.) Voting, of
course, has always been subject to disparate impact in this country
but also policing (as we know), grocery stores, taxi service,
pharmacies, charging more when there's less business, business hours,
etc.

Arlene Halfon 

 

RE: BESSEMER - A BIG STEP FORWARD
 

We are witnessing one of the lingering and ongoing impacts of
neoliberalism. As Ms Thatcher infamously said, 'there is no such thing
as society, only individuals and families.' She's wrong of course, but
her aim was to privatize everything, including our working-class
culture of solidarity,

It's still buried in our conflicted consciousness, but we need to wage
all sorts of battles, including on the cultural front, to bring our
culture of solidarity and mutual aid for all, to bring it back to the
surface, in all our working-class organizations, including churches,
temple, and mosques, as well as unions and schools.

Brush up of your Gramsci, and prepare for the 'long march' through all
of civil society, and well as in the economic base. The union vote can
be seen as a 'war of movement' taken on when the 'war of position' had
not yet won enough of the terrain to see it through. Keep hope alive,
the struggle continues.

Carl Davidson
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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POLICE STOP  --  CARTOON BY ROB ROGERS
 

Rob Rogers
April 15, 2021
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RE: BIDEN CREATES COMMISSION TO STUDY SUPREME COURT REFORM
 

with citizens united and gutting the voting rights act, how can
history see John Roberts as anything but a fuck up?

James Fromm
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: CORPORATE VERSUS PUBLIC CONTROL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: FORGING
A FRAMEWORK FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
 

Science knows no country because science belongs to humanity

Ed Delgado
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: RIGHT TO WORK HAS FAILED TO LIVE UP TO CONSERVATIVE HYPE

(posting on xxxxxx Labor
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It's like their "clear sky" environmental policy, the object being the
opposite of the label. Clear skies was to allow corporations to
continue to trash the environment and right work was meant to take
away workers hard won power and return to a gilded age of unchecked
corporate exploitation of powerless workers. Mission accomplished as
evidenced by our obscene wealth gap, unique among western democracies.

Felice
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RE: NOAM CHOMSKY WITHOUT REGRETS: INTERVIEW WITH A LIBERTARIAN
SOCIALIST
 

We all frequently wonder about how we can continue to struggle and to
make a positive contribution for the working class, our families,
Canada and communities.  Try to take a few moments to read this.
While the main focus is on America, the points made relate to what
goes on over here too.  All the best!

Joe Grogan/Bolton

 

RE: PRINCE PHILIP WAS THE GODFATHER OF ANGLO-BRITISH NATIONALISM
 

Don't exaggerate. He wasn't that powerful.

And what is "Anglo British"? Support for English domination of Great
Britain? Didn't Philip play nice with the Scots, the Welsh, the Irish?

What do you expect of the Prince Consort who was born in 1921 and
joined the Royal Navy to fight in WWII? Do you think he should have
been more of a Lefty? In fact, he devoted much of his time to the
Commonwealth, which, in case you hadn't noticed, is very diverse. He
seems to have got along well with the many presidents and prime
ministers of the Commonwealth countries, also a very diverse group.

He made tasteless "jokes" about racial characteristics, and "got into
trouble" for some of his "gaffes". He used to say he was a student of
"dontopedalogy", the science of putting one's foot in one's mouth.

This recent outrage about the royal family is exaggerated. Because
some member of the royal family wondered whether Baby Archie would
have dark skin the whole monarchy has to be dumped?

What about the monarchies of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Holland,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Japan, Spain? There are some of the most
democratic, progressive countries in the world.

"I will strangle the last king with the entrails of the last priest".
We all agree on that of course. But Philip as "Godfather"? Please!

Lee Zaslofsky
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: MEN, MEAT, AND MARKETING

(posting on xxxxxx Culture
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Not questioning for a second that rational reasons, environmental and
those related to health, for giving up meat.

But I sure didn't have "masculinity" on my bingo card.

John Pace
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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BOYCOTT GEORGIA — POSTER OF THE WEEK (CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF
POLITICAL GRAPHICS)
 

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Georgia’s new, enhanced, meaner, and uglier voter suppression laws
have righteously outraged all who believe that democracy depends upon
the right to vote. This includes easy registration and easy access.
The Georgia law is just one of dozens of attempts across the country
to make it harder for Black voters and other voters of color. Many
opponents of the law are calling for a boycott of Georgia and
Georgia-based companies until the law is repealed. 

Economic boycotts, one of the most widely used forms of nonviolent
protest, are as American as apple pie (whatever that means). The
colonists used it before the American Revolution to protest British
rule. The Quakers and other abolitionists led the “Free Produce
Movement” to boycott products made with slave labor. The Montgomery
Bus Boycott (1955-56), advanced the civil rights movement as it
challenged and changed U.S. history. The Delano strike and boycott
against grapes and lettuce (1965-1970), advanced the civil rights of
Pilipino and Latinx farm workers—and also changed US and labor
history. And there have been—and continue to be many others.

Two years ago, calls to boycott Georgia were in response to the
passage of a draconian anti-abortion law.  The progressive pro
choice community was divided on the boycott—those opposing it
claiming that it hurt the workers more than the corporations. This is
a common argument against using the boycott, a legitimate and
effective form of nonviolent direct action.  

In response to Georgia’s voter suppression laws, demands to boycott
Georgia are being raised, resulting in Major League Baseball’s
decision to pull its 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta. Under mounting
public pressure, major Georgia-based companies, including Coca-Cola,
Delta Air Lines, and Home Depot—not known for progressive
policies—have spoken out against the restrictive
legislation. Again, boycott opponents claim it will hurt workers more
than the corporate elite. To answer this claim, CSPG’s Poster of
the week is using an Anti-Apartheid poster from the 1980s, stating
that, “Sanctions Won't Hurt Black Workers More Than Apartheid.”

Resources:

* Mary McNamara: Dear Hollywood: The GOP in Georgia is threatening
democracy. Silence is not an option
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* Jim Crow Redux: Georgia GOP Governor Signs “Egregious” Voter
Suppression Law Targeting Black Voters
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* Hank Aaron's grandson to Kelly Loeffler: 'Keep my grandfather's
name out of your mouth'
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* Ilhan Omar at odds with Stacey Abrams over Georgia All-Star Game
boycott
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Center for the Study of Political Graphics
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VIRTUAL PICKET AGAINST THE U.S. BLOCKADE ON CUBA! - APRIL 17 (CANADIAN
NETWORK ON CUBA; THE FIRE THIS TIME MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE)
 

LIFT THE U.S. BLOCKADE ON CUBA!
U.S. REMOVE CUBA FROM THE SO-CALLED "STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM"
LIST!
AWARD CUBA’S INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL BRIGADE THE NOBEL PRIZE!
#Cubavsbloqueo #UnBlockCuba #SanctionsKill
#Nobel4CubanDoctors #NobelCuba

12th Monthly Virtual Picket
SATURDAY APRIL 17, 2021
4pm Pacific Time / 7pm Eastern Time / 8pm Atlantic Time

REGISTER ONLINE AT:
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FEATURING SPEAKERS & GREETINGS FROM ACROSS CANADA AND AROUND THE WORLD
INCLUDING:

* DAVID DENNY – President of the Cuban Barbadian Friendship
Association, General Secretary of the Caribbean Movement for Peace and
Integration and the General Secretary for the Friends of Venezuela
Solidarity Committee (Barbados). In 2016 he received the Award of
Friendship from the Government of Cuba.
* YHONNY GARCIA – Leader of the Venezuelan National Movement of
Friendship and Mutual Solidarity Venezuela-Cuba (Caracas, Venezuela)
* CHERYL LABASH - Co-chair of the National Network on Cuba (NNOC),
United States 
* JULIO FONSECA - Executive member of the Canadian Network on Cuba,
President of the Juan Gualberto Gomez Association of Cuban Residents
in Toronto.
* PLUS VIDEOS FROM: Australia-Cuba Friendship Society, Ottawa Cuba
Connections & la Table de concertation et de solidarité Québec –
Cuba and more!
* Along with Greetings from CNC member groups!

Event Co-Chairs: 

* TAMARA HANSEN - Executive member of the Canadian Network on Cuba,
Coordinator of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) &
Author of “5 Decades of the Cuban Revolution: The Challenges of an
Unwavering Leadership.”
*  ISAAC SANEY – National Spokesperson & Co-Chair of the
Canadian Network on Cuba, Professor at Dalhousie University

Everyone is encouraged to make protest signs, display banners, or wear
t-shirts against the blockade. These can be displayed in a group photo
at the end of the virtual picket!

1)    The program will begin with invited speakers and greetings.
2)    In concluding the virtual picket, those who wish to
participate in the photo will be invited by the co-chairs to turn on
their cameras to join in! More specific instructions will be given by
co-chairs during the virtual picket.
3)    If you are unfamiliar with Zoom or require technical support,
please contact: [email protected]

*** Everyone is also encouraged to share photos with their signs,
t-shirts and banners on social media #Cubavsbloqueo #UnBlockCuba2021
#SanctionsKill

It is clear that pressure on the Biden administration to end the U.S.
blockade on Cuba is growing.

In January the office of the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres,
expressed his disagreement with the US State Department including Cuba
on its list of State sponsors of terrorism and expressed his hope that
the Biden Administration would consider rescinding the listing. As
well, in February, 17 major religious institutions and faith-based
organizations recently co-signed a letter to President Biden urging an
end to the U.S. blockade on Cuba and the normalization of U.S.-Cuba
relations. 

According to U.S. congressperson Bobby Rush, on March 2, a group of 75
Democratic members of congress sent a letter "to President Biden
urging him to take swift executive action to reverse the Trump
Administration’s draconian policies towards Cuba, return to the
diplomatic path charted by the Obama–Biden Administration, and
pursue an ultimate end to the nearly six-decade-long economic
embargo."

Then on March 28, 50 cities in the U.S., Canada, Cuba and around the
world came together in united actions in the form of car caravans
against the U.S. Blockade on Cuba! These dynamic actions are set to
continue on the last Sunday of every month.

It is clear that now is the time to redouble our efforts to end the
U.S. blockade on Cuba in 2021. Join the Canadian Network on Cuba for
our 12th monthly virtual picket action as we hear from international
speakers and plan for further actions and events!

REGISTER ONLINE HERE:
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JOIN THE EVENT ON FACEBOOK:
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** Please circulate this information to your friends and contacts. **

Organized by the Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC)
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organizations across Canada promoting friendship and solidarity with
Cuba and the Cuban people.

 

WHY HOSPITALS AND THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE SHOULD SUPPORT SINGLE PAYER
AND THE NEW YORK HEALTH ACT - APRIL 20 (PHYSICIANS FOR A NATIONAL
HEALTH PROGRAM (PNHP) - NY METRO CHAPTER)
 

TUESDAY, APRIL 20, FROM 7:00-8:30 PM VIA ZOOM
Note: You can join by phone or computer.
Closed captions will be available.

Register here
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This forum will explore the failures of the way hospitals are
currently financed, and how the New York Health Act would benefit
hospitals and the people they serve.

Well before the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals - especially those
serving low-income communities - suffered from financial difficulties,
leading to many of them closing. The reason was not a lack of need -
in fact, many closures occurred in communities with great unmet health
needs. The closures occurred as a result of the way we pay for health
care in the United States. Too many people have no coverage, or
inadequate coverage, and too many hospitals receive inadequate
reimbursement. The pandemic has tragically further exposed this broken
financing system, as hospitals were busier than ever - literally
overflowing with severely ill patients - yet were financially stressed
due to the postponement of more profitable elective patient care.

Despite this, senior leadership at many hospitals openly opposes
single payer and its local form, the New York Health Act. This forum
will explore the failures of the current way we finance hospitals and
how the New York Health Act would benefit hospitals and the people
they serve. We call on hospital leaders to support the New York Health
Act (A.6058/S.5474) and the national legislation that would create
improved and expanded Medicare for All (HR-1976).

SPEAKERS:

OLIVIA WEBB is recently a policy analyst at the American Economic
Liberties Project and the Open Markets Institute -- with a specialty
in hospital and other healthcare consolidations, and the effect of
private equity. She writes the newsletter Acute Condition.

EDWARD YOO is Director of Strategic Research for the New York State
Nurses Association, where one of his responsibilities is to monitor
and analyze changes to our healthcare industry, specifically as it
relates to mergers, acquisitions and closures of hospitals, and
joining with our communities in fighting to preserve and expand care.

REV. DR. STEPHEN W. POGUE is the pastor of Greater Centennial A.M.E.
Zion Church in Mount Vernon, and is also the chair of the Save and
Transform Mount Vernon Hospital coalition, where he organizes to
prevent the closure of his community's sole hospital.

LARRY LEVINE is the CEO of Blythedale Children’s Hospital in
Valhalla. He brings 45 years of healthcare experience to his
passionate public policy advocacy on behalf of children and families.
Larry has been the only private hospital CEO in New York State who is
outspoken in support of the NY Health Act.

STEVE AUERBACH is a PNHP-NY Metro Board Member, and is a retired
pediatrician, medical epidemiologist/senior public health analyst, and
U.S. Public Health Service Officer, formerly with the Health Resources
and Services Administration (aka: the “healthcare access” agency).

MODERATOR:

ANTHONY FELICIANO is the Director of the Commission on the Public's
Health System (CPHS). He serves on various boards and task forces on
health care, including the boards of APICHA community health center
and the Campaign for NY Health Act. He has 20 years of experience in
community organizing and policy centered around addressing racism in
health care, access, community decision-making in health issues,
equitable and transparent budgets, and investments in health and
well-being of low-income, immigrants, and communities of color.

 

THE GREEN NEW DEAL: WHAT’S NEXT? - APRIL 21 (DEMOCRACY JOURNAL)
 

Despite the clear moral and economic imperative for a Green New Deal,
many skeptics still dismiss comprehensive climate action on the scale
of FDR’s New Deal as a pipe dream.

NEXT WEEK, you’re invited to join _Democracy_’s virtual panel
with guests from The Sunrise Movement, Working Families Party, and
elsewhere to discuss the Green New Deal and the current state of the
climate justice movement under the Biden Administration.

RSVP now if you can join us for this virtual event on Wednesday, April
21st at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time
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Moderated by KATE ARONOFF of _The New Republic_, Wednesday’s
event will feature an expert line-up of panelists including: National
Director of the Working Families Party MAURICE MITCHELL, The Sunrise
Movement’s LILY GARDNER, Climate Policy Director at the Roosevelt
Institute (and an original author of the Green New Deal) RHIANA
GUNN-WRIGHT, and Executive Director of Open Society Foundations TOM
PERRIELLO.

Last year, _Democracy_ published a Green New Deal symposium
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pieces from all the above panelists along with Governor Jay Inselee,
Bracken Hendricks, and others focused on how we can reconfigure
progressive politics, bring skeptics to our side, and make the Green
New Deal politically viable.

SHORTLY AFTER THAT SYMPOSIUM, THE PANDEMIC HIT THE UNITED STATES —
an unprecedented crisis that has served as a preview of the
incalculable losses we will face if we fail to appropriately address
the climate crisis.

We now have a chance to avoid a global climate catastrophe — but our
window of opportunity is narrow. RSVP for Wednesday’s virtual event
to hear directly from those on the front line of the climate justice
movement about the fight for a Green New Deal under the Biden
Administration:
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THE GREEN NEW DEAL: WHAT’S NEXT?

Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
10:00 a.m. Eastern

RSVP
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HOW DO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ORGANIZE FOR IMMIGRATION JUSTICE? -
APRIL 22 (CHICAGO PEOPLE’S RIGHTS COLLABORATIVE AND CHICAGO HEALTH
COALITION 4 BLACK LIVES)
 

The CHICAGO PEOPLE'S RIGHTS COLLABORATIVE and THE CHICAGO HEALTH
COALITION 4 BLACK LIVES are holding a FREE educational event on
April 22nd and all are welcome! Dr. Bonnie Arzuaga and Dr. Danielle
Deines, the co-founder's of DOCTORS FOR CAMP CLOSURE, will be
speaking on organizing healthcare professionals for immigrant justice.
It will be a greatly informative session and we would like to invite
those of you who are passionate about these topics to join us. We look
forward to seeing you. RSVP BELOW! 

SPEAKERS 

DR. BONNIE HOPE ARZUAGA, MD; Co-founder, D4CC

DR. DANIELLE A. DEINES, DO; Co-founder, D4CC

RSVP HERE
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join/view this session on 4/22/21, 6-8PM CST. Our sessions are free
to join/view.

ABOUT THE SESSION: Join CPRC and CHC4BL for a conversation with D4CC
founders on the ways in which healthcare professionals can (and do!)
organize for immigration justice. We will discuss the varieties of
organizing strategies the group uses, their organizing leadership,
their partnerships with other community organizers and groups, and
more.

DR. ARZUAGA: Dr. Arzuaga is a neonatologist and Instructor of
Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. She is one of the three
co-founders of Doctors for Camp Closure and recently served as a
Massachusetts delegate for the American Academy of Pediatrics
Legislative Conference in Washington DC. Her academic interests
include ethics in neonatology as well as physician activism in
relation to issues that affect public health.

DR. DEINES: Danielle Deines is a co-founder of Doctors for Camp
Closure and a neonatologist living and practicing in Peoria, Illinois.
She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in her role as a
neonatologist with the Children's Hospital of Illinois and University
of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. She balances her clinical
medicine and bedside teaching with time spent in advocacy and activism
as well as being outdoors with her family of 5. She and her husband
have included their 3 children in various D4CC events. 

Learn more about CPRC on our website [[link removed]]

Learn more about CHC4BL on their website [[link removed]]

 

"WORKING-CLASS NEW YORK" REVISITED CONFERENCE - APRIL 23 (CUNY SCHOOL
OF LABOR & URBAN STUDIES - SLU)

 

WORKING-CLASS NEW YORK REVISITED: THE PAST AND FUTURE OF STRUGGLES
FOR PROGRESSIVE CHANGE

FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021 * VIA LIVE STREAM

Program is scheduled in U.S. Eastern Time

During the two decades since its publication, Joshua B.
Freeman’s Working-Class New York: Life and Labor Since World War
II has had a major influence on the efforts of labor and urban
historians and New York activists to reckon with the achievements and
failures of working-class people in shaping the city. 

WORKING-CLASS NEW YORK REVISITED: THE PAST AND FUTURE OF STRUGGLES
FOR PROGRESSIVE CHANGE will bring together scholars, activists, and
political leaders to reconsider the book’s themes, explore
subsequent scholarship on New York working-class movements, and
present visions for progressive urban change.

9:30am - 10:15am: OPENING

* Chair: STEPHANIE LUCE, Graduate Center and School of Labor and
Urban Studies, City University of New York
* JACK METZGAR, Emeritus Professor of Humanities, Roosevelt
University
* SAMIR SONTI, School of Labor and Urban Studies, City University of
New York

This opening session will consider the contributions of Working-Class
New York and suggest the challenges and possibilities for progressive
urban change.

10:15am - 12:00pm: NEW YORK LABOR STRUGGLES IN THE POST-WW II ERA 

* Chair/commentator: KIMBERLY PHILLIPS-FEIN, Professor of History,
New York University
* ANDY BATTLE, Bard Early College High School
* WILL JONES, Professor of History, University of Minnesota
* MARC KAGAN, Graduate Center, City University of New York
* PREMILLA NADASEN, Professor of History, Barnard College, Columbia
University

Since the publication of Working-Class New York, there has been a
wealth of studies of labor struggles in New York City in the
post-World War II era. This panel will present some of the best
recent work, examining factory move-outs and the efforts of public
employees, transit worker dissidents, and domestic workers to build
strong organizations and improve their jobs.

12:45pm - 2:30pm:  AFRICAN AMERICAN AND PUERTO RICAN MOVEMENTS
IN POSTWAR NEW YORK

* Chair/commentator: MARTHA BIONDI, Professor of African American
Studies, Northwestern University
* ALDO LAURIA-SANTIAGO, Professor, Department of Latino & Caribbean
Studies, Rutgers University
* JOHANNA FERNÁNDEZ, Associate Professor of History, Baruch
College, City University of New York
* LASHAWN D. HARRIS, Associate Professor of History, Michigan State
University
* BRIAN PURNELL, Geoffrey Canada Associate Professor of Africana
Studies and History, Bowdoin College

Leading scholars of African American and Puerto Rican history will
discuss their work on postwar struggles in New York City, including
Puerto Rican labor activism, the Young Lords, the fight against police
brutality, and the Black freedom movement.

2:45pm - 4:30pm:  ROUNDTABLE: SOCIAL DEMOCRACY IN NEW YORK AND THE
NATION

* Moderator: JOEL SUAREZ, School of Labor and Urban Studies, City
University of New York
* STEVE FRASER, Independent Scholar
* NELSON LICHTENSTEIN, Research Professor, University of California,
Santa Barbara
* TOURÉ REED, Professor of History, Illinois State University
* RUTH MILKMAN, Graduate Center and School of Labor and Urban
Studies, City University of New York

Roundtable participants will consider the utility of social democracy
as a way of understanding New York and the country in the postwar era,
and will discuss its past and future strengths and limitations as an
idea and a program.

4:45pm - 6:30pm:  TOWARD A PROGRESSIVE URBANISM

* Chair/commentator: PENNY LEWIS, School of Labor and Urban Studies,
City University of New York
* FRANCES FOX PIVEN, Professor Emeritus, Graduate Center, City
University of New York
* NIKIL SAVAL, Pennsylvania State Senator
* KAFUI ATTOH, School of Labor and Urban Studies, City University of
New York
* MARTA GUTMAN, Professor, Graduate Center and Spitzer School of
Architecture, CCNY, City University of New York

In recent years, cities have been a center for progressive action in
the United States. Coming from a variety of disciplines and
positions, panelists will present their visions for a progressive
urbanism, and how to get there. 

6:30pm - 7:15pm:  REFLECTIONS

* Chair: STEPHEN BRIER, Graduate Center and School of Labor and
Urban Studies, City University of New York
* ERIC FONER, DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History, Columbia
University
* JOSHUA B. FREEMAN, Professor Emeritus, Queens College, Graduate
Center, and School of Labor and Urban Studies, City University of New
York

This concluding session will reflect on the significance
of Working-Class New York and the career of Joshua B. Freeman, whose
retirement this conference marks. 

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WEBINAR: RADICALISM AT THE CROSSROADS: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN
ACTIVISTS IN THE COLD WAR | A CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR DAYO F. GORE -
APRIL 28 (CLAUDIA JONES SCHOOL FOR POLITICAL EDUCATION)
 

This is an invitation to our next event titled Radicalism at the
Crossroads: African American Women Activists in the Cold War featuring
author Dayo F. Gore.

This event is part of a series of events titled Radical Black Women,
which is a collaboration between the Claudia Jones School for
Political Education, Black Women Radicals and the Paul Robeson House &
Museum that will pay homage to radical Black women throughout
history. 
 

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 AT 6:30PM EASTERN TIME, 5:30 CENTRAL

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DAYO F. GORE is an associate professor of ethnic studies and critical
gender studies at the University of California, San Diego. She is the
co-editor (with Jeanne Theoharis and Komozi Woodard) of Want to Start
a Revolution? Radical Women in the Black Freedom Struggle
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Press, 2009). 

This event will be a webinar via Zoom and live-streamed on YouTube. 

The Claudia Jones School for Political Education (CJSPE)
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committed to enriching the political perspectives of the Washington,
D.C. metropolitan community. It strives to be a force in the fight
against injustices of a racist ruling class engaged in relentless
class war against the working poor whose labor is the source of
capital that is used against the same workers in furthering their
exploitation.

 

ROUND TABLE ON PETER COLE'S BEN FLETCHER: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A
BLACK WOBBLY - MAY 1 (H-LABOR)
 

MAY 1, 2021 @ 4PM EST

H-Labor’s Mayday Round Table  --  AHMED WHITE, LARA VAPNEK, TOBIAS
HIGBIE, and JASPER CONNEr discuss:

Peter Cole’s Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly
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Moderated by KOFUI ATTOH

A brilliant union organizer and a humorous orator, Benjamin Fletcher
(1890–1949) was a tremendously important and well-loved African
American member of the IWW during its heyday. Fletcher helped found
and lead Local 8 of the IWW’s Marine Transport Workers Industrial
Union, unquestionably the most powerful interracial union of its era,
taking a principled stand against all forms of xenophobia and
exclusion.

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