Alice Sunshine
Template:TOCnestleft Alice Sunshine is a California activist.
Communist Party reformer
In 1991, Alice Sunshine, Northern California, was one of several hundred Communist Party USA members to sign the a paper "An initiative to Unite and Renew the Party" - most signatories left the Party after the December 1991 conference to found Committees of Correspondence.[1]
Conference on Perspectives for Democracy and Socialism in the 90s
The Conference on Perspectives for Democracy and Socialism in the 90s was the Committees of Correspondence's first national conference held in Berkeley, California July 17-19, 1992.[2]
Workshops that were held at the conference on Saturday, July 18 included:[3]
Battle of Ideas 1 Culture and the Battle of Ideas. How are the arts and entertainment being used by the ruling class to propagate racism, violence, sexism and hopelessness? What is the role of artists and the arts in advancing a progressive agenda?
- Geoffrey Jacques, asst. editor, Local 1199 News, NY
- Michael Parenti, lecturer and author, Berkeley
- Alice Sunshine, National Writers Union, SF
- Bonnie Castillo, La Raza Bookstore, Sacramento
CrossRoads
In the mid 1990s Alice Sunshine was[4]a contributing editor to Oakland based Institute for Social and Economic Studies- sponsor of CrossRoads magazine, which sought to promote dialogue and building new alliances among progressives and leftists... and to bring diverse Marxist and socialist traditions to bear while exploring new strategies and directions for the progressive political movements.
Editorial board News for a People's World
The 1993 News for a People's World editor's committee board consisted of Alice Sunshine (editor), Marcy Rein (managing editor), committee members Pele deLappe, Conn Hallinan, Tahan Jones, Eric Mar, Hannah Miller, Jonathan Nack, Marty Price, David Raymond , Barry Sheppard and John Trinkl.[5]
CFA
Alice Sunshine is Communications Director at California Faculty Association, Sacramento