From leftforum at leftforum.org Sat Sep 11 17:06:02 2010 From: leftforum at leftforum.org (Left Forum) Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:06:02 -0400 Subject: [Left_forum_event] Left Forum and Brecht Forum Event - Movement Building and the US Social Forum Message-ID: [image: Left Forum Main Logo] Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 7:30 PM *Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, NYC* Join with Organizers from the Brecht Forum, the Left Forum, and the US Social Forum to discuss: *How Does the US Social Forum Contribute to Building a New Progressive Movement in the US?* *And What is the Relation of Other Forums to This Process?* Speakers: *Seth Adler*, Left Forum Conference Coordinator *Sam Anderson*, Black Left Unity Network, Brecht Forum Board of Directors *Kazembe Balagun*, Brecht Forum Outreach Coordinator *Rod Bush*, Sociology and Anthropology, St. John's University, Left Forum Board of Directors *Jerry Jeremie*, St. Johns University alumnae *Alfredo Lopez*, may first/people link, U.S. Social Forum National Planning Committee *Liz Mestres*, Brecht Forum Director *Frances Fox Piven*, Political Science, CUNY Graduate Center, Left Forum Board of Directors *Maliha Safri*, Associate Editor, Rethinking Marxism, Brecht Forum Board of Directors *Max Uhlenbeck*, Brecht Forum Development Coordinator, Left Turn Moderated by *Lorraine Minnite*, Left Forum Board of Directors Speakers will draw on their experiences at the US Social Forum in Detroit to reflect on how the Forum contributes to its stated goal ? to advance a convergence of fragmented social movements into a strong and effective force for a better world. And they will discuss the role of the three forums in the process of building a national progressive movement. *When: Wednesday September 15, 2010, 7:30 PM Where: Brecht Forum, 451 West Street (between Bank & Bethune Streets), NYC 10014 Phone: (212) 242-4201 Email: brechtforum at brechtforum.org, www. *brechtforum.org *Sliding scale: $6/$10/$15 * www.leftforum.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leftforum at leftforum.org Sat Sep 11 17:41:27 2010 From: leftforum at leftforum.org (Left Forum) Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:41:27 -0400 Subject: Left Forum and Brecht Forum Event - Movement Building and the US Social Forum Message-ID: [image: Left Forum Main Logo] Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 7:30 PM *Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, NYC* Join with Organizers from the Brecht Forum, the Left Forum, and the US Social Forum to discuss: *How Does the US Social Forum Contribute to Building a New Progressive Movement in the US?* *And What is the Relation of Other Forums to This Process?* Speakers: *Seth Adler*, Left Forum Conference Coordinator *Sam Anderson*, Black Left Unity Network, Brecht Forum Board of Directors *Kazembe Balagun*, Brecht Forum Outreach Coordinator *Rod Bush*, Sociology and Anthropology, St. John's University, Left Forum Board of Directors *Jerry Jeremie*, St. Johns University alumnus *Alfredo Lopez*, may first/people link, U.S. Social Forum National Planning Committee *Liz Mestres*, Brecht Forum Director *Frances Fox Piven*, Political Science, CUNY Graduate Center, Left Forum Board of Directors *Maliha Safri*, Associate Editor, Rethinking Marxism, Brecht Forum Board of Directors *Max Uhlenbeck*, Brecht Forum Development Coordinator, Left Turn Moderated by *Lorraine Minnite*, Left Forum Board of Directors Speakers will draw on their experiences at the US Social Forum in Detroit to reflect on how the Forum contributes to its stated goal ? to advance a convergence of fragmented social movements into a strong and effective force for a better world. And they will discuss the role of the three forums in the process of building a national progressive movement. *When: Wednesday September 15, 2010, 7:30 PM Where: Brecht Forum, 451 West Street (between Bank & Bethune Streets), NYC 10014 Phone: (212) 242-4201 Email: brechtforum at brechtforum.org, www. *brechtforum.org *Sliding scale: $6/$10/$15 * www.leftforum.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: