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DESCRIPTION:Many commentators have discussed the “pragmatism” of Obama, 
 sometimes\nwith praise and other times with a critical edge. What many 
 have\nmissed however is the “utopian” dimension of the Obama campaign 
 this\nfall. Berkeley Green Gabriel Hetland will be discussing 
 the\nutopianism of the Obama campaign. In particular, Gabriel will look 
 at\nhow this utopian dimension functions in two contradictory ways: 1) 
 as\na legitimation for the campaign’s instrumental politics (which 
 have\nbeen quite on display in the first several weeks of the 
 Obama\nadministration) ; and 2) as a means of inspiring and bringing in a 
 new\ngeneration to politics, with possibilities that may spill beyond 
 the\nbounds of what the Obama campaign itself may consider 
 acceptable.\nGabriel will also discuss how this relates to Alameda County 
 Green\nParty, and what potential this offers for radical politics in 
 America.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/06/18568635.php
SUMMARY:Obama the Utopian? (Green Sunday)
LOCATION:LOCATION: Niebyl-Proctor Library\n6501 Telegraph Ave. at 65th in North 
 Oakland.\nDIRECTIONS: One block north of Alcatraz on the West\nside of 
 Telegraph, wheelchair accessible. Served directly\nby AC Transit routes 40, 
 64 & 17 with 6, 51 & 43 nearby.\nAshby BART is approximately 7 blocks away.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/06/18568635.php
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