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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>RADICAL THEORY IN SOCIAL CHANGE:  <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Work of Michael Lebowitz <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The separation of radical theory from practical struggles is a weakness that can be overcome.  Michael Lebowitz’s recent work (<i>Build It Now, The Socialist Alternative</i>) elucidate the powerful potential of integrating radical theory and practice as in the transformative struggles in revolutionary Venezuela.  The speakers will draw out the universal lessons in his work and discuss possible applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Chair:        Irv Kurki</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> is a coordinator for <i>essential   <o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>                    discussions</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> of advanced theory.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:58.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Amy Hendrickson</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> is an activist with Brookline Peaceworks, WILPF, and Boston Stop the War.    <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:58.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Jim Barton</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> is an independent scholar and co-author of <i>Thinking on Paper</i> and <i>Thinking Together</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:58.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Sponsoring Journal: </span></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Monthly Review</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>                     <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>1 PM, Sunday, March 11<sup>th</sup>, 2012 in the Community Room at the Harvest Co-operative</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, 581 Mass Avenue, Central Square, Cambridge, MA (The Community Room is in the very back and upstairs to the left.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Chair space is limited in the Community Room: RSVP for reservation contact 1-617-731-8725 or </span><a href="mailto:ikurki2@verizon.net"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>ikurki2@verizon.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>