[act-ma] Tonight: 7:00 p.m. (Eastern): Democratic Socialists of America - What did the Convention achieve? Where does the left go from here?

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Join leading activist-intellectuals, including two DSA leaders, to reflect
on the recent national convention and the strategic challenges facing the
left. In addition to the DSA leaders, Bill Fletcher, Jr., will draw on his
recent essay, "The Modern Tecumseh and the Future of the U.S. Left" to help
guide the conversation. In the spirit of Gramsci's "The Modern Prince,"
Bill draws on the framing, strategic, and organizational innovations of the
famed 19th century Native America leader, Tecumseh, to offer lessons for
the left. Adding to the conversation is Matt Nelson, director of
Presente.org, one of the largest Latinx organizations in the U.S. Two
long-time ecosocialist leaders, David Cobb and Meleiza Figueroa host the
conversation. Please see below for links and resources. The direct link to
the conversation on Zoom is https://us02web.zoom.us/s/5999353012.


DSA National Convention: what's next for the left w/Bill Fletcher, Jr.,
David Duhalde (DSA), Kristian Hernandez (DSA), & Matt Nelson (Presente.org)

Tuesday evening conversation on the future of the left in light of DSA's
National Convention, "From the Ashes of the Old - Socialism for a New
Tomorrow."
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*TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 7:00 P.M. LIVE ON ZOOM & FACEBOOK*
*The DSA National Convention 2021 & the Future of the Left*
David Duhalde, Bill Fletcher, Jr., Kristian Hernandez, and Matt Nelson,
hosted by David Cobb and Meleiza Figueroa

Following a successful national convention (August 2021), Democratic
Socialists of America faces a still pandemic-ridden nation, beset with
extractive inequalities, political dysfunction, imperial entanglements, and
the rapid onset of catastrophic climate change. As the largest organized,
left-wing formation, the moment poses special strategic and organizational
challenges, ones surfaced in Bill Fletcher, Jr.’s “The Modern Tecumseh”
essay. How will the would-be mass party of the working class help rebuild
the working-class movement and attend to the historic tasks left unfinished
by previous generations? In this post-convention conversation, we talk with
David Duhalde (DSA Fund), Kristian Hernandez (DSA), Matt Nelson (
Presente.org
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and Bill Fletcher, Jr. Meleiza Figueroa (Campus Antifascist Network) and
David Cobb (Cooperation Humboldt), themselves well-known organizers and
movement theorists, host the conversation. Coming from diverse backgrounds,
all committed to rebuilding the left, this special event's participants ask
the hard questions politely and in the spirit of comradeship.
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*Readings*

   - The Modern Tecumseh and the Future of the U.S. Left
   <https://encuentro5.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=53fe7b10944568ab8724330ae&id=ca9b855c3b&e=197ff7c2ec>,
   by Bill Fletcher, Jr.
   - Reflections on the 2021 DSA National Convention
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   by David Duhalde
   - DSA Convention Resolutions
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