Socialism: What It Is and Why We Need It
What: The International Socialist Organization's Fall Kick-off Meeting
When: Thursday, October 1, 7:30pm
Where: UMass-Amherst Campus Center, Room 917
The word “socialism” has returned to the mainstream ofAmerican political debate. But there are widespread mis-conceptions about what socialism is—and what it isn’t.Republicans fret that the U.S. is fast becoming a socialistcountry—with government spending on bank bailouts andBarack Obama’s proposed health care reform.
But the genuine tradition of “socialism from below”means something more than state intervention inthe economy. Socialism is really about the struggle to oppose discrimination in all its forms and to put the needsof working people before corporate profits.
Come to this meeting to discuss the idea of socialism—and socialist strategies for changing the world.
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The International Socialist Organization has branches across the country. Our members are involved in helping to build a number of struggles: the movement for rull LGBT civil rights, organizing to stop the wars on Iraq and Afghanistan, fights against racism and anti-immigrant scapegoating, the struggle for women's rights like the right to choose abortion, and standing up for workers' rights. We are committed to building a left alternative to a world of war, racism and poverty.
