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[[New Party News]] Fall 1994 listed over 100 [[New Party]] activists-"''some of the community leaders, organizers, retirees,, scholars, artists, parents, students, doctors, writers and other activists who are building the NP''" the list included Roger Green, [[NY State Assembly]] | [[New Party News]] Fall 1994 listed over 100 [[New Party]] activists-"''some of the community leaders, organizers, retirees,, scholars, artists, parents, students, doctors, writers and other activists who are building the NP''" the list included Roger Green, [[NY State Assembly]] | ||
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| + | ==Paul Robeson celebration== | ||
| + | On May 31 1998 the [[Peoples Weekly World]] held a [[Paul Robeson]] birth centennial celebration in New York, at the Henry Winston Auditorium. | ||
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| + | Attendees included; | ||
| + | *[[Judith LeBlanc]], [[Communist Party USA]] | ||
| + | *[[Gus Hall]], chairman of the [[Communist Party USA]], talked of meeting Robeson annually to collect his dues and renew his party membership | ||
| + | *[[John Bachtell]], chairman of the New York district of the [[Communist Party USA]] | ||
| + | *[[Amiri Baraka]], who read poetry | ||
| + | *[[Yasmin Adeigbola]], who sang "Amazing Grace" | ||
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| + | Tributes came from ; | ||
| + | *[[Tom Duane]] authored a City Council proclamation praising Robeson's lifelong fight for a "world at peace, free of racism, inequality and for unity"...and his fight against the erosion of domestic freedom of expression and fanatical anti-communism....Paul Robeson has become a model and an inspiration to all of us..." | ||
| + | *[[Richard Gottfried]], presented a resolution from the New York State assembly honoring Robeson. Democrat [[David Paterson]] introduced the resolution in the State Senate. Republican [[John Marchi]] and Democrats [[Richard Gottfried]] and [[Roger Green]], introduced it in the State Assembly.<ref>PWW Hundreds honor Robeson's communist legacy, June 6, 1998, page 3</ref> | ||
==2000 WFP Convention== | ==2000 WFP Convention== | ||
Revision as of 04:38, 21 July 2011
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SWP event
A celebration of their publication of "Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution: Writings and Speeches of Ernesto Che Guevara" was to be held on Sunday, December 6, 1987 in Manhattan, New York City, sponsored by the Socialist Workers Party run Pathfinder Bookstore, 79 Leonard Street, NYC, NY.[1] Speakers for the event were listed as:
- David Deutschmann - book editor
- Gus Newport - former mayor of Berkeley, Cal.
- Roger Green - NY State Assemblyman, NY State Assembly
- Teresa Walsh - Venceremos Brigade
- Ray Santiago - Secretary-Treasurer, FLOC Farm Labor Organizing Committee
- representatives of SWAPO and ANC
New Party builder
New Party News Fall 1994 listed over 100 New Party activists-"some of the community leaders, organizers, retirees,, scholars, artists, parents, students, doctors, writers and other activists who are building the NP" the list included Roger Green, NY State Assembly
Paul Robeson celebration
On May 31 1998 the Peoples Weekly World held a Paul Robeson birth centennial celebration in New York, at the Henry Winston Auditorium.
Attendees included;
- Judith LeBlanc, Communist Party USA
- Gus Hall, chairman of the Communist Party USA, talked of meeting Robeson annually to collect his dues and renew his party membership
- John Bachtell, chairman of the New York district of the Communist Party USA
- Amiri Baraka, who read poetry
- Yasmin Adeigbola, who sang "Amazing Grace"
Tributes came from ;
- Tom Duane authored a City Council proclamation praising Robeson's lifelong fight for a "world at peace, free of racism, inequality and for unity"...and his fight against the erosion of domestic freedom of expression and fanatical anti-communism....Paul Robeson has become a model and an inspiration to all of us..."
- Richard Gottfried, presented a resolution from the New York State assembly honoring Robeson. Democrat David Paterson introduced the resolution in the State Senate. Republican John Marchi and Democrats Richard Gottfried and Roger Green, introduced it in the State Assembly.[2]
2000 WFP Convention
The New York Working Families Party 2000 Convention was held at the Desmond Hotel, March 26.
Attendees included;
- Jim Duncan, WFP co-chair and statewide political director of the United Auto Workers
- Bertha Lewis, WFP co-chair and chair of New York ACORN
- Bob Masters, WFP co-chair and statewide political director of the Communication Workers of America
- State Senator Eric Schneiderman
- Chris Silvera, Treasurer of Teamsters local 808
- Dennis Hughes, president New York Federation of Labor
- Jose Velazquez, Lithographers local 1 organizer
- Ed Vargas, director of the state council of UNITE
- Karen Scharff, executive director of Citizen Action New York
- Jim Hightower
- Maude Hurd, national chair of ACORN
- Bradley Erck, a rep. on the Niagara County legislature and UAW Local 686, legislative committee chair
- Larry Handley, President Amalgamated Transit Union
- Arthur Cheliotes, president of Communication Workers of America local 1180
- Hillary Clinton
- State Assemblyman Roger Green
- Senator Chuck Schumer
- Antoine Thompson, new board president of Citizen Action, upstate New York
There were sizable delegations from ACORN and Citizen Action.[3]