Irving Howe

Irving Howe

DSOC founding convention

The Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee founding convention Socialism'73 took place in New York City, October 12 and 13, 1973, at the Loeb Student Center, NY University and at the McAlpin Hotel. Speakers included;

• David Lewis, leader, New Democratic Party of Canada, "US economic imperialism".
• Michael Harrington
• Workshops on the unions, feminism, racial equality, Democratic Party, equality and Detente with David Selden, Rose Laub Coser, Doug Ireland, Michael Walzer, Bogdan Denitch, Christopher Lasch
• Panel on "socialism and the welfare state" with Irving Howe, Erazim Kohak, Norman Birnbaum.

Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee

Some 150 delegates and 100 observers met at Houston's Airport Holiday Inn, February 16-19, 1979, for the fourth national convention of the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC).

DSOC's leadershipat the 1979 convention included-Michael Harrington, chairman, Julius Bernstein vice chairman, Victor Reuther vice chairman, Jack Clark national secretary.

the national board consisted of-Julian Bond, Harry Boyte, Bogdan Denitch, Harry Fleischman, Irving Howe, Alex Spinrad, Gloria Steinem, Harry Walsh, Nat Weinberg, Richard Wilson

District 1199 Cultural Center

In 1982 Advisers to the District 1199 Cultural Center, Inc. New York were:

• Moe Foner, Executive Director
• Miriam Colon
• Ossie Davis
• Ruby Dee
• Madeline Gilford
• Jack Golodner
• Micki Grant
• Herbert H. Gutman
• Michael Harrington
• Patricia Hills
• Irving Howe
• Harold Leventhal
• Stanley Levison
• Harold Lewis
• Eve Merriam
• Walter Rosenblum
• John Schultz
• Brendan Sexton
• Piri Thomas
• Arthur Waldhorm

DSA Conference delegate

In 1983 Irving Howe was a New York delegate to the Democratic Socialists of America conference in New York City, October 14-16, 1983

DSA vice chair

In 1984 Democratic Socialists of America vice chairs were Harry Britt, Ron Dellums, Dorothy Healey, Irving Howe, Frances Moore Lappe, Manning Marable, Hilda Mason, Marjorie Phyfe, Christine Riddiough, Rosemary Ruether, Edwin Vargas Jr, William Winpisinger.

Socialist Scholars Conference 1990

The Socialist Scholars Conference 1990, held September 6-8, at the Hotel Commodore, New York, included panels such as:

Michael Harrington as Theorist: A Critical Evaluation

• Sponsor: Dissent
• Frances Fox Piven, Political Science Graduate center CUNY
• Joanne Barkan, Democratic Socialists of America National Political Committee
• Irving Howe, Editor of Dissent

"Dissent" magazine

In 2009 the Dissent magazine masthead listed Editors Michael Kazin, Michael Walzer and Irving Howe (1920-1993)

Dissent magazine was founded in 1954. Early personnel included;

Editorial Board:

Travers Clement, Lewis Coser, Irving Howe, Harold Orlans, Stanley Plartrik, Meyer Schapiro

1954 Contributing Editors:

Erich Fromm, Bert Hoselitz, Norman Mailer, Frank Marquart, A. J. Muste, George Woodcock