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Download Issue (PDF) the magazine of the Democratic Socialists of America DEMOCRATIC EFT www.dsausa.org Vol. XXXIX No. 3 Winter 2011 DSA’s 2011 convention: Building socialism, forming comradeship, resisting corporate domination By Michael Hirsch he hotel housing the convention was contemporary turnout contest just days Americana, a blue glass multi-story pile. As before the convention. And architecture and location, the area was capitalism then there was Occupy regnant, situated in a right-to-starve state where Wall Street’s exemplary Tunions are under the gun and socialism is a word used populist effort to speak for to scare the horses. No one was scared this time, as a disenfranchised majority, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) held its 2011 fan the proverbial flames biennial convention and marked its tasks and perspectives of discontent and turn class at a time when resistance, emboldened by the Arab spring, war from a slur by the the Wisconsin mass demonstrations and the Occupy Wall right into a description of a Street movement’s confidence that “we are the 99 %” is compelling left politics. on the rise. If one thing crystallized Inside the capacious convention hall, under a scarlet the convention consensus, banner proclaiming “Obama is No Socialist, But We Are,” it was naming and targeting criminal mismanagement over 100 delegates and observers, including a far-right by the nation’s financial institutions, the laggard blogger from the misnamed Accuracy in Media, planned government response to the economic crisis, and their fightback for the New Year. Delegates savored resistance in the streets, on the job and ideologically the impact of the Wisconsin protests that built massive to free-market fundamentalism and the plutocrats who resistance to the state governor’s union busting, the huge benefit from it. outpouring of opposition to Big Oil’s environmentally Had the convention thought to adopt a theme song, a calamitous effort to import Canadian tar sands crude, and fitting one would have been Chumbawamba’s refrain “I the full-bore effort of Ohio unions in defeating a draconian get knocked down, but I get up again, you’re never gonna anti-labor law by an almost two-to-one margin in a high- keep me down.” But this was no tub-thumping exercise. Washington, DC. page 2 • Democratic Left • Winter 2011 Delegates from some 22 states came not just to celebrate give the movement a coherent political orientation. These victories, but to work on planning the next ones. included a public jobs program; bank nationalization; And work they did, in plenary sessions, workshops and Medicare for all; the forgiveness of student debt; an end widely advertised and well-attended public sessions. to foreclosures; substantial investment in clean energy; a First things first. Delegates entertained a resolution progressive income and corporate tax structure; a tax on blasting the state of Virginia for its 1993 legislation all speculative financial transactions; and the immediate making it just one of five states denying public employees enactment of worker-friendly labor law reform legislation. collective bargaining rights. The organization chose a The second resolution made explicit DSA’s longstanding northern Virginia site only after assurances from the hotel support for the gay liberation movement and its battle for workers’ union that holding the convention there breached Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) no boycott or compromised any organizing efforts, and rights. The resolution called for federal legalization of same- comrades warmly talked union with hotel staff. sex marriages; enactment of antidiscrimination laws in The convention held several educational workshops, housing, jobs, education, and health care, including measures including training in the DSA economic literacy project. prohibiting religious beliefs from being a basis for justifying Now known as the ‘GET UP’ Project – Grassroots bias; repealing state sodomy laws and anti-lesbian and gay Economics Training for Understanding and Power,” it is restrictions, including rights to parenting and recognition; and an “each one teach one” out-of-the-box radical economics welcoming the formation of a DSA gay rights commission. weekend training program aimed at enabling every DSA Public events with high-profile speakers included member to speak knowledgably about the origins of and a Friday evening forum at the magnificent St. Stephen solutions to the economic crisis. The convention also and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, operated by a formulated plans to implement its priorities resolution (see multiracial social activist congregation in Washington’s sidebar, page 4). Columbia Heights section. The evening featured greetings Delegates also passed two other resolutions. The first from Metropolitan D.C. Central Labor Council President offered direction on how DSA should support the Occupy and longtime DSA supporter Joslyn Williams, who said he Wall Street movement. Delegates approved continuing welcomed the audience to “America’s last colony,” adding to embrace the movement, as DSA members have done that “the principles of Occupy America are the principles without hesitation nationwide, while suggesting in the this organization espouses…America is just now catching spirit of solidarity a series of political demands that could up to the Democratic Socialists of America.” Democratic Left (ISSN 1643207) is published quarterly at 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 505, New York, NY 10038. Periodicals post- Contents age paid at New York, NY (Publication No. 701-960). Subscriptions: $10 regular; $15 institutional. Postmaster: Send address changes to 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 505, New York, NY 10038. Democratic Left is published by the Democratic Socialists of America, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 505, New York, NY 10038. (212) 727-8610. DSA’s 2011 Convention ... Signed articles express the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the organization. .................................... 2 DSA 2011 Convention Editorial Committee: Priorities Resolution ...... 4 Chris Maisano, Michael Baker, Duane Campbell, Jeffrey Gold, Michael Hirsch, Barbara Joye, Frank Llewellyn, Mark Schaeffer, Jason Schulman, Joe Schwartz, The Task Before Us ....... 6 John Strauss, Corey Walker, Simone Morgen Production: Barbara Segal The Park Is Prologue .... 8 Founding Editor From Occupy Wall Street to Occupy State Capitals Michael Harrington (1928-1989) in Spring 2012 ............. 9 Democratic Socialists of America share a vision of a humane international social order based on equitable distribution of resources, meaningful work, a healthy environment, sustainable The Occupy Together growth, gender and racial equality, and non-oppressive relationships. Equality, solidarity, and Movement ................... 10 democracy can only be achieved through international political and social cooperation aimed at ensuring that economic institutions benefit all people. We are dedicated to building truly Remembering Robert Fitch international social movements – of unionists, environmentalists, feminists, and people of color .................................. 13 – which together can elevate global justice over brutalizing global competition. Matching Fund Goal DSA NATIONAL OFFICE Busted! ...................... 14 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 505, New York, NY 10038 212-727-8610 SB5 Winter 2011 Report .................................. 14 www.dsausa.org Footnotes From a Movement ............... 16 Democratic Left • Winter 2011 • page 3 Service Employees International Union Secretary- while maintaining one’s socialist identity; planning Treasurer Eliseo Medina, a DSA Honorary Chair, told campaigns; working with traditional and new media, and listeners “We don’t have a wealth problem; we have a implementing the YDS Affordable and Accessible Higher problem with how wealth is distributed.” Education Campaign. Sarita Gupta, executive director of Jobs with Elected to serve on the National Political Committee Justice, spoke about “the need to be audacious, to make – the leadership body described as “the engine room aspirational and transformative demands, and put forward of the organization” – were Theresa Alt (Ithaca, NY), an alternative view,” while John Nichols of The Nation Stuart Elliott (Wichita, KS), Paul Garver (Boston, MA), observed that “when Mississippi votes for women’s Virginia Franco (San Diego, CA), David Green (Detroit, rights, something good is happening in America.” MI), Barbara Joye (Atlanta, GA), Frank Llewellyn (New Speaking as a seventh generation Wisconsinite, he said York, NY), Dan Michniewicz (Pinckney, MI), Simone “if the Egyptians can get rid of Mubarak, we can get rid Morgen (Columbus, OH), Joseph Schwartz (Philadelphia, of [Gov.] Walker,” and said that he was sure socialism PA), and Peg Strobel (Chicago, IL), plus the two YDS was now on the American agenda. co-chairs, Sean Monahan (Philadelphia, PA) and Jackie Saturday’s dinner featured remarks by Washington Sewell (Lawrence, KS). Post columnist and DSA Vice-Chair Harold Meyerson, After concluding inspirational remarks by veteran who gave a synthetic and well-received talk on the labor organizer Jose La Luz about how we must fight inherent tension between democracy and capitalism – for an economy that “serves the needy, not the greedy,” this while competing with roaring bhangra music from a the convention closed with arms linked and fists raised Sweet 16 party in the adjoining ballroom. The conference in singing the 140-year-old socialist anthem, The dinner also honored outgoing
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