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DESCRIPTION:Please join us this evening for a Green Sunday based on the themes in 
 Michael Goldstein's recently published book, "Blessed Disillusionment: 
 Letting Go of What Cannot Save Us, Turning to What Can". Goldstein's 
 presentation will basically track the book, explaining the limits of 
 mobilizing people to protest every new ruling-class abomination, working to 
 take over the Democratic Party, once more electing new and better people, 
 seeking constitutional amendments to reform the political system, 
 and—yes—third parties. The thesis is that these are useful, sometimes 
 necessary, but that the political system absorbs such expressions of 
 discontent while averting the fundamental change we need. Moreover, we face 
 a real danger of neofascism, which the Democratic Party cannot 
 stop.\n\n“What Can . . . Save Us”? An actual popular revolution, i.e., 
 structural change based on compelling the current regime to step aside in 
 favor of our own self-rule. This can be brought about by a movement that 
 invokes the image of the beloved community, embodies the values of such a 
 community as its movement is building, and relies on nonviolent means. 
 Goldstein has proposed, in some detail, a way to facilitate the emergence 
 of such a revolutionary movement. Much of this analysis is new and 
 therefore controversial, so we'll have plenty of time for  questions and 
 answers, which our presenter believes will serve both him and us. 
 \n\n***************\nMichael Goldstein is an Oakland author and retired 
 attorney who defended men on death row, worked in factories and on 
 highways, joined Standing Rock water protectors, and ran against Nancy 
 Pelosi under the slogan, “New faces in Washington cannot stop the rise of 
 fascism or create a caring society. Michael will use the office to help 
 build the movement that can.” Blessed Disillusionment has been endorsed 
 by Cornel West, Joanna Macy, longshore leader Clarence Thomas, and others. 
 His previous book was "Return of the Light: A Political Fable in Which the 
 American People Retake Their Country".\n\nGreen Sundays are a series of 
 free public programs & discussions on topics "du jour" sponsored by the 
 Green Party of Alameda County and held on the 2nd Sunday of each month.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/02/06/18847801.php
SUMMARY:Green Sunday: How We Really Create a Political Revolution
LOCATION:Online, on Zoom:   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89559844652 \n\nMeeting ID:  
 895 5984 4652\n\nDial by your location\n        +1 669 900 9128 US (San 
 Jose)\n        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/02/06/18847801.php
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