DSA Berlin
DSA Berlin is a Berlin based affiliated of Democratic Socialists of America.
"The Left and the US Election"
International working group Die Linke Berlin October 28, 2020 · The US elections have opened up a great discussion on the Left. No-one is excited about Joe Biden, but many feel that they must vote Biden to prevent 4 more years of Donald Trump and his increasingly active Nazi base.
This Friday, the LINKE Internationals and DSA Berlin are organising a debate about how the political left should react to the US election, and - more immportantly - how we can organise against the austerity measures to come.
The following speakers will talk followed by plenty of time for you to ask questions or make your own contribution:
- Ted Knudsen is a member of DSA Berlin and researcher on US-EU relations at the Hertie School. Ted will be reluctantly voting for Joe Biden
- Jeremy Osborne is an activist and member of DSA Berlin who has organized and marched with Black Lives Matter in NYC and Berlin. Jeremy will be voting Third Party
- Hanna Grzeskiewicz is a member of the LINKE Berlin Internationals with British-Polish citizenships. Hanna will be comparing the US presidential race with similar campaigns in her home countries.
Michelle Hayner from DSA Berlin will be chairing the meeting
Tlaib event
DSA Berlin with Ted Knudsen, Oliver Vol, Oscar Arbulu, Juliet, Jia, Eleanor Carey, Louis Jake, Claire Lops, Tyler, David, Denise Linke, Michelle Hayner.
Berlin for Bernie
International working group Die Linke Berlin March 6, 2020 ·
Ingar Solty's report of our joint meeting with Berlin for Bernie last night, where he was one of the speakers. Thanks to Ingar and the other speakers, thanks to Berlin for Bernie for helping organise and thanks to everyone who turned up. We filmed the meeting, and the video will appear on www.theleftberlin.com soonish.
Now here's what Ingar has to say:
Wednesday, the day after Super Tuesday, was one of the worst days I can remember. And to hold a debate on what a Sanders presidency could and would do in terms of foreign policy and the global relationships of forces initially felt like a futile thing to do. But with so many devoted young socialists turning out, repeated calls for phone-banking and the collective reflections on our panel with Victor Grossman, Ted Knudsen and Julia Damphouse filling in for Lia Becker, I suddenly got my hopes back.