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DESCRIPTION:American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs (97 min.) 
 2017\n By Yale Strom\n Eugene Victor Debs is unknown to most people in the 
 United States, yet, he is one of the most important working-class figures 
 in our history. Debs was a railroad worker during the 1877 national railway 
 strike in July. This strike took place when the railroad bosses cut the 
 wages of railroad workers 20%. The national strike shook the country as 
 rebellions broke out not only in Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Chicago, but 
 even in west coast Sacramento. It was only put down when President Garfield 
 sent US army troops to break it. It also led to the creation of the 
 National Guard in cities throughout the US.\n This experience formed 
 Deb’s views of the nature of U.S. social and economic structure, and he 
 later became a leader of the railroad workers, the American Railroad 
 Workers (ARW). He later ran for president as a Socialist.\n The oligarchy 
 that ran the U.S. then is obviously still in charge. This film charts why 
 Debs became a Socialist and why he opposed war. He was jailed for his 
 political views. While in prison, Debs ran for president on the Socialist 
 Party ticket, and received over One million votes.\n With the present 
 oligarchy and endless wars, the lessons of his struggle for today are 
 relevant and important. His words are still invaluable, and in his article, 
 Labor, the Genius of Civilization, he remarks; “Labor is the power that 
 moves the world.” This is still the case. \n The director will be 
 attending for Q & A. \nSee also: 
 http://www.laborfest.net/2017/2017schedule.htm\nhttp://www.laborfest.net/2017/2017Films.htm\nhttp://www.yalestrom.com/bio.html\nhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0834889/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#director\nhttp://www.hotpstromi.com/\nhttps://www.marxists.org/archive/debs/\nhttps://www.iww.org/history/biography/EugeneDebs/1\nhttps://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs\nhttps://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/839-the-bending-cross\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/06/12/18800097.php
SUMMARY:Laborfest: Film: Eugene Victor Debs, American Socialist
LOCATION:ILWU Local 34 Hall, 801 Second St., San Francisco. Across 2d St from 
 baseball stadium.  Diagonally across King St from MoMo’s Restaurant. Walk 
 the one mile from Market on Second or on the Embarcadero to 801 Second 
 Street or take public transportation as follows: \nT or N train from 
 Embarcadero Station to Second and King Station, go to stadium side of King 
 St, 801 2d St is to the left of the stadium;\n30 or 45 bus from Market and 
 Fifth Streets (Powell Station) to end of line at Townsend between Fourth 
 and Third, then walk one block to 2d Street, then 1 block South on 2d to 
 King St, cross King St to stadium side, 801 2d St is to the left of the 
 stadium; \n47 bus which starts at North Point at Fisherman’s Wharf,  
 travels on Van Ness, 11th St, Bryant and ends at Cal Train Station at 4th 
 and Townsend, then walk on Townsend 2 blocks to 2d Street, then walk 2 
 block South on 2d to King St, cross King Street to stadium side, 801 2d St 
 is to the left of the stadium; \n10 bus which runs from 24th and Potrero, 
 on Rhode Island to 26th St, on Cesar Chavez St  to Dakota, Wisconsin, 
 Connecticut, DeHaro, Rhode Island at 16th St, on Townsend to Second Street 
 AND from Van Ness on Pacific to Battery, on Battery to Second St to Third 
 and Townsend, so get off at 2d Street and Townsend, then 1 block South on 
 2d to King St, cross King St to stadium side. 801 2d St is to the left of 
 the stadium.
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