Hi comrades,

I almost forgot that the Pioneer Valley DSA’s Education Working Group is having a meeting tonight at 5pm at the Pioneer Valley Workers Center in Northampton.  The agenda sounds killer, I’m thinking I’m going to try to make it.  Let me know if you’re interested in carpooling…

Here’s the announcement:

EdWG 5 pm Sunday Oct 6 Pioneer Valley Workers’ Center, Northampton
===========================
1. (PV)DSA then and now: an oral history. Introducing priority campaign 
Open dialogue with, or between, David K / Ed and Amy B / Dave L, and rep from housing campaign. How has DSA changed since its inception? What can we learn from this history for the priority campaign?

2. Marx 101. Materialism, class and labor 
How capitalism works, why we need socialism, and how to get there

3. Lessons for campaign from M4A. Other campaign-specific issues 
Open dialogue between priority campaign organizers and Frances / Chris. How to build on M4A successes, what to avoid or watch out for

4. Socialisms in U.S. history. Tendencies in today’s (PV)DSA. Bernie 
History of socialism, Marxist and other, in the U.S. Reflections in current DSA tendencies. Where does Bernie fall? Where does the campaign fit, or not?

5. Campaign-specific theory and application
How do we use this knowledge in our specific campaign? How does it affect our analysis and strategy? How does the campaign advance the goal of socialism?

6. Campaign-specific political economy of the Pioneer Valley (aka “power map”)
Systematic layout of the major actors and pressure points relevant to the campaign