Conference on Socialism and Activism

Conference on Socialism and Activism"

During the 1980's, a lot of Marxist groups held "conferences" on "socialism" with varying names. One joint effort by the maoist-oriented, Marxist "Guardian" (U.S. weekly), "Socialist Review", et al (To be added) was the holding of at least two "Conference on Socialism and Activism" in 1985 and 1986. Notices of these conferences found in the "Guardian newspaper are reproduced en toto for the years 1985 and 1986, the latter including Bernie Sanders as one of their speakers.

Conference on Socialism and Activism 1985

The Guardian issue of announced the forthcoming "Conference on Socialism and Activism" to be held on Dec. 1985, at ...

Conference on Socialism and Activism 1986

The Guardian of December 26, 1986, p. 17, announced the forthcoming "Conference on Socialism and Activism" to be held on December 5-7, 1986 at Hunter College, New York City. The full text of the notice is as follows:

"December 5, 6, 7 - 1986, In These Unprecedented Times, Join Us At the 2nd Annual "Conference on Socialism and Activism", Co-Sponsored by: The Guardian (Guardian, The Progressive, Socialist Review, WBAI-FM

Keynote speakers include:

• Rep.John Conyers (D-Mich) - the Communist Party's top supporter in Congress at that time
• June Jordan
• Bertell Ollman - avowed Marxist professor
• Benjamin Spock - Vice presidential candidate on the Marxist Peoples Party ticket in the 1980's. CITATION NEEDED
• Mayor Bernie Sanders - Burlingham, Vermont - avowed "socialist"
• Digna Sanchez - Puerto Rican marxist
• Michio Kaku - former member and supporter of the maoist Communist Workers Party (CWP)