Gus Newport

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Eugene (Gus) Newport is the former Mayor of Berkeley, California. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism.

Communist support

Democratic Socialists of America member and socialist historian Paul Buhle, wrote in a 1992 article for the Encyclopedia of the American Left^[1];

Communists also gained from long-standing political contacts in the black community. Victories of black mayoral and congressional candidates with decades — old ties to the CP — a short list would include Coleman Young and George Crocket in Detroit, Gus Newport in Berkeley, and somewhat more ambiguously, Harold Washington in Chicago.''

Institute for Policy Studies connections

Gus Newport, Mayor of Berkeley, was listed^[2]among those participating in the Institute for Policy Studies affiliated Conference on Alternative State and Local Policies {CASLP} Bryn Mawr August 3-5 1979.

1980s U.S. Peace Council leaders

The five U.S. Peace Council Co-Chairpersons^[3] 1983-1985 were;

Rep. Saundra Graham, Massachusetts State Legislature

Gus Newport, Mayor of Berkeley, CA

Frank Rosen, President, District 11, United Electrical Workers Union

Mark Solomon, Professor, Simmons College, Boston, MA

Sara Staggs, Executive Director, Chicago Peace Council

CoC National Conference endorser

In 1992 Gus Newport, former mayor of Berkeley, endorsed the Committees of Correspondence national conference Conference on Perspectives for Democracy and Socialism in the 90s held at Berkeley California July 17-19.^[4]

Progressive Alliance of Alameda County

The Progressive Alliance of Alameda County held its founding conference June 1 and 2,1996, Federal Building Auditorium, Oakland California.

Individuals came from the New Party, Peace and Freedom Party, Green Party and the left wing of the Democratic Party.

Supporting individuals included;^[5]

Remembering Richard Cloward

On September 20, 2001 500 people gathered^[6] at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City to celebrate Cloward’s Life and Work. Speakers included Frances Fox Piven, Barbara Ehrenreich, Cornel West, Gus Newport-(all members of Democratic Socialists of America), activists Howard Zinn, June Jordan, Joel Rogers and Tim Sampson plus long time voter registration advocate, Demos president, Miles Rapoport.

War Times

In January 2002, a group of San Francisco leftists, mainly involved with STORM or Committees of Correspondence, founded a national anti-Iraq War newspaper^[7] War Times.

Endorsers of the project included Gus Newport.

Committees of Correspondence Conference 2002

At the Committees of Correspondence National Conference and Convention, July 25-28, 2002 San Francisco State University, the Plenary Panel and Discussion on Electoral Reform and the Struggle for Democracy comprised;

John Nichols, Gus Newport, Medea Benjamin, Mildred Williamson The protection of the right to vote, ballot access, electoral campaigns that are independent of corporations and major political parties.^[8]

DSA connections

In 2003 Holly Sklar addressed^[9]a Democratic Socialists of America Conference in Berkeley, California, along with Gus Newport and Bob Wing.

Free Mumia Abu-Jamal

In 2008 Gus Newport, Vice President Programs of Vanguard Public Foundation, San Francisco, CA signed a statement circulated by the Partisan Defense Committee calling for the release of convicted “cop-killer” Mumia Abu-Jamal.^[10]

Independent Progressive Politics Network

In 2009 Gus Newport served on the Advisory Committee of the Independent Progressive Politics Network^[11].

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