David Green

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David Green is the Chair of Detroit Democratic Socialists of America.

Contents 1 2001 DSA leadership 2 Democratic Socialists of America Member 3 Cuba visit 4 DSA contact 5 DSA NPC member 6 References

2001 DSA leadership

Nineteen people ran for the sixteen National Political Committee positions elected at the 2001 Democratic Socialists of America Convention. The winners were:

The Young Democratic Socialists representatives to the NPC (sharing the one Youth Section vote) were Joan Axthelm (Chicago) and Fabricio Rodriguez (Arizona).^[1]

Democratic Socialists of America Member

In 2006 David Green, Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders, Michigan, donated $1,500 to the Democratic Socialists of America Political Action Committee. According to DSA's Democratic Left Spring 2006,^[2]

"DSA has formed a Political Action Committee—Democratic Socialists of America PAC (DSA PAC), which will raise funds to enable activity that supports or opposes candidates for federal office. By law, DSA is not permitted to expend its resources in support of or against candidates in partisan elections; however, DSA is permitted to form a PAC for this purpose...

...Only DSA members in good standing may contribute to the PAC. Because the law is so specific, all contributions are carefully screened to make sure that they are from members."^[3]

Cuba visit

David and Teena Green visited Cuba in early 2009.^[4]

My wife, Teena, and I visited Cuba from February 2nd through February 9th. We were allowed to travel to Cuba as part of a religious mission from our synagogue donating medication to various clinics on the island.

As a democratic socialist, I approach Cuba with a certain set of biases. On the one hand, I am enormously impressed with the Cubans’ success in reducing inequality on the island over the last 50 years. On the other hand, I refuse to become a propagandist for an authoritarian regime (notwithstanding Cuba’s legitimate critique of bourgeois democracy). Cuba is not a socialist paradise. However, the Cubans have made significant advances in social welfare over the previous regime—and with little resources.

One of the most impressive features of Cuban society is its health care system. The Cuban system demonstrates what can be accomplished when health care is viewed as a human right rather than a commodity.

DSA contact

In 2009 David Green was Detroit contact for Democratic Socialists of America^[5].

DSA NPC member

At the Democratic Socialists of America 2009 National Convention Evanston, Illinois November 13-15, 2009, a new National Political Committee was elected;^[6]

• Theresa Alt
• David Duhalde
• Stuart Elliott
• Virginia Franco
• Paul Garver
• David Green
• Seth Hutchinson
• Barbara Joye
• Simone Morgen
• Michele Rossi
• Jason Schulman
• Joseph Schwartz
• Herb Shore
• Maria Svart
• Rannfrid Thelle

References