Bill Dixon
Bill Dixon
DSA NPC
Bill Dixon, Chicago DSA, was elected to the Democratic Socialists of America National Political Committee[1], at the November 1997 DSA National Convention in Columbus Ohio.
Democratic Left
In 2002, Bill Dixon served on the Democratic Left editorial committee.[2]
Back to Albany
In 2002 Bill Dixon, formerly of Chicago DSA returned to Albany, NY. to study political theory at the University of Albany.[3]
DSA’s Cuba Letter
Bill Dixon signed an April 2003 Statement on Cuba, initiated and circulated[4] by prominent Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member Leo Casey, calling for the lifting of trade sanctions against Cuba.
- “a statement circulating among democratic left/socialist folks, largely by members of Democratic Socialists of America, condemning the recent trials and convictions of non-violent dissenters in Cuba”.
The petition criticized Cuba's poor human rights record, but shared the blame for Cuba's problems with reactionary elements of the U.S. administration...
- The democratic left worldwide has opposed the U.S. embargo on Cuba as counterproductive, more harmful to the interests of the Cuban people than helpful to political democratization. The Cuban state's current repression of political dissidents amounts to collaboration with the most reactionary elements of the U.S. administration in their efforts to maintain sanctions and to institute even more punitive measures against Cuba.
Many of the petition's 120 odd signatories were known members of DSA.