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Lafayette 100, UVM April 28th, 8 PM.: Lessons of the 60s
The 1960s were a time of revolution all around the world. National liberation movements drove former imperial powers from their boarder, inspiring others fighting against oppression of all kinds. The struggle for civil rights in the United States laid the foundation for this struggle on a worldwide scale, and irrupted into the fight for women’s liberation, and gay liberation. This momentum then developed into a massive anti-war movement which brought together student groups and US soldiers who refused to fight, thousands of whom threw their medals back at the Capitol Building in the Dewey Canyon III protest; actions which collectively ended the war on Vietnam. Amidst this wide spread upheaval millions of ordinary people called themselves revolutionaries
What happened to this radicalism which was so determined to change the world? What led to the creation of such a strong Left current which managed to win against the government? How did this all flow from the 1950s, a time of conservatism? And, perhaps most importantly, how can we rebuild a Left that can exceed the strength it possessed during the 1960s? Join Joel Geier, a leader in the Berkeley Free Speech Movement and current editorial board member of the International Socialist Review in a discussion of this topic.
Sponsored by the International Socialist Organization. For directions or childcare, call 802-363-4693.
You can also learn more about this, and many other topics pertinent to the left in this country at the Socialism 2005 conference, where a 1,000+ activists will be provided with a forum to come together to discuss how we can rebuild the left and win a world where ordinary people will decide the priorities of our society. July 1-4th, 2005. Chicago, IL. For more info visit www.socialismconference.org.
