[act-ma] Thursday, How the Left Can Win Elections w/John Lawrence, 7:00 p.m. (Zoom)

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Elections have been a lose-lose proposition for the left. But John Lawrence
believes that the Left can become an electoral force - Join the debate!

Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Join the debate with John Lawrence - Can the Left win
elections and achieve its goals?
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Can the Left Become an Electoral Force?
John Lawrence says, "Yes, we can!"
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August 20, 2020, Thursday, 7:00 p.m. (Eastern)
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In a provocative article on left strategy, "Organizing the Democratic
Capacity for Transformative Change: The 2020 Election and Beyond
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John W. Lawrence draws lessons from 2016 to argue that the left has the
capacity overwhelm the undemocratic aspects of US elections to build a *proto
*mass party representing working people while operating, at least
initially, as a caucus within the Democratic Party.* John will be joined by
Suren Moodliar, co-editor of a recent anthology on voter mobilization,
*Turnout!
Mobilizing Voters in an Emergency*
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(Routledge 2020) to further the conversation. Linda Liu and Joe Ramsey, two
union activists will act as hosts and draw on their own experiences as
organizers.

*For a post-2020 primaries update, see John's interview at SDblog.org
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8/15 Contingent Times with Maria Maisto, Joe Berry, and others hosted by
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