SAVE THE DATE: JULY 5-8, 2018
SAVE THE DATE: JULY 5-8, 2018
More than 2,000 leftwing activists and authors met in Chicago to share lessons from history, learn about Marxist theory, discuss current struggles, explore Marxist and socialist ideas, and debate current issues on the left. Join us in 2018!
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Covering debates on the left today and the hidden history of working-class and socialist struggles.
We are committed to fighting injustice and oppression and building a socialist future. Join us!
Parents can fully participate in the conference knowing their children are enjoying themselves.
You are not alone! Meet with comrades from across the country and around the world.
John Cusack
Actor, filmmaker and author
Hari Kondabolu
Comedian and host of Politically Reactive
Donna Murch
Historian and activist
Amy Goodman
Host of Democracy Now!
Sharon Smith
Author, Women and Socialism
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Author, From #BLM to Black Liberation
Barbara Smith
Black feminist author and activist
Remi Kanazi
Palestine solidarity activist, author, Before the Next Bomb Drops
Wayne Au
Editor, Rethinking Schools
Barbara Ransby
Author and civil rights activist
Wallace Shawn
Actor, playwright and author
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Author, Indigenous People's History of the United States
Bhaskar Sunkara
Editor and publisher of Jacobin
Dave Zirin
The Nation and Edge of Sports
Justin Akers Chacón
Author, No One is Illegal
Sarah Jaffe
Independent journalist
Alan Maass
Editor, Socialist Worker
Rebecca Vilkomerson
Jewish Voice for Peace
Danny Katch
Author, Socialism Seriously
Lance Selfa
Author, Democrats: A Critical History
Karen Fields
Co-author, Racecraft
Neil Davidson
Scottish socialist and author
Demita Frazier
Black feminist author and activist
Ahmed Shawki
Editorial board, International Socialist Review
Paul D’Amato
Author, Meaning of Marxism
