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DESCRIPTION:\n\nIn the 1930s, the struggle of ordinary people brought about rights to 
 organize unions, and strike for better wages, more benefits, and respect on 
 the job. Decades later, people organized to defeat Jim Crow segregation in 
 the South and racism in the North. This helped to inspire the fight for 
 women's liberation and LGBT rights.\n\nBut during our lifetimes, many of 
 these victories from the past have come under attack. Working class living 
 standards have been declining for a generation, the right to organize is 
 constantly under attack, and the bosses use the recession to make further 
 cuts to wages and the workforce. Racism has re-emerged in the for of 
 racial-profiling, attacks on affirmative action and immigration. 
 Politicians and media figures further legitimize racists and racism by 
 glorifying Southern confederate symbols and imagery.\n\nThe movements and 
 struggles of the past demonstrate that when people organize together they 
 can fight for a better life; they can take on corporations, racism and 
 sexism, and even force the government to make the reforms that people want. 
 But as long as our society is run for the benefit of the rich and making 
 profits, it will always be an uphill battle to win or even uphold justice, 
 liberty, respect, and a decent life for most people. As socialists we think 
 that ultimately we need a society based on democracy and human needs, not 
 profit and the needs of the rich.\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/17/18645010.php
SUMMARY:The Socialist Case for Revolution
LOCATION:	\nLaney College Student Center - 4th Floor Conference Room,\n900 Fallon 
 Street,\nOakland, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/17/18645010.php
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