Duane Campbell

Duane Campbell

Template:TOCnestleft Duane Campbell is a Sacramento based academic and activist. He is a professor (emeritus) of bilingual/multicultural education at CSU-Sacramento, a former vice president of a CFA local, and chair of Sacramento Democratic Socialists of America. He is the author of Choosing Democracy; a Practical Guide to Multicultural Education. 4th. ed. Allyn and Bacon, 2010.

Duane Campbell is married to Dolores Delgado Campbell and is the father of Sean Campbell.

DSA Conference delegate

In 1983 Duane Campbell was a Sacramento, California delegate to the Democratic Socialists of America conference in New York City, October 14-16, 1983

DSA Latino-African-American and Anti-Racism Commission

In 1990, Duane Campbell, from Sacramento and Mary Dunn, from Lexington Kentucky, were contacts for the Democratic Socialists of America Latino-African-American and Anti-Racism Commission.

DSA Latino Commission

In 1992 the Democratic Socialists of America Latino Commission was led by;

• Tomasa Gonzalez - co chair
• Jose LaLuz - co - chair
• Duane Campbell - secretary

In 1995 Duane Campbell taught at California State University at Sacramento and was Secretary of the DSA Latino Commission. Eric Vega, an attorney in Sacramento, was Co-Chair of the DSA Latino Commission

DSA

In 1994 Duane Campbell was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America Steering Committee.

CrossRoads

In the mid 1990s Campbell wasa contributing editor to Oakland based Institute for Social and Economic Studies- sponsor of CrossRoads magazine, which sought to promote dialogue and building new alliances among progressives and leftists... and to bring diverse Marxist and socialist traditions to bear while exploring new strategies and directions for the progressive political movements.

California DSA “Key” list

In 1993 Duane Campbell of Sacramento, California was on a list of “Key’ California Democratic Socialists of America contacts.

Anti CCRI campaign

In 1996 DSA activists in California were deeply involved in the unsuccessful struggle to defeat Proposition 209, the California Civil Rights initiative, which sought to ban "affirmative action". At DSA's 1995 National Convention, the organization made opposition to CCRI a "major focus for our Activist Agenda".

DSA mounted a major statewide effort to help defeat 209 in Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego. The financial support from many California DSAers "allowed us to hire staff to coordinate this effort. For example, in Los Angeles, DSA played a major role in the Metropolitan Alliance, a broad multi-racial coalition of organizations. We coordinated the precinct based activities for the Alliance in the West LA, Santa Monica and Venice areas."

DSA's campaign in California was coordinated by Duane Campbell of the And Racism Commission. In Los Angeles the key activists were staff person Tim Parks, along with Liz Ryder, also of the Anti Racism Commission. In Sacramento the chair of the local Sacramento Civil Rights Network effort against 209 was Eric Vega of the Latino Commission.

DSA produced bilingual literature tied the two campaigns together asking for a vote against 209, and a vote for 210 the Livable Wage Initiative. In addition to our own work, DSA literature was distributed widely by UNITE and several African American organizations.

Anti-racism Commission

In 2000 Duane Campbell and Eric Vega were contacts for the Democratic Socialists of America Anti-racism Commission.

In 2002, Chair of the Democratic Socialists of America Anti-racism Commission was Duane Campbell. Hunter Gray was s the regional organizer for the Northwest.

Sacramento DSA

Circa 2000 Local officers of Sacramento Democratic Socialists of America included;

Chair : Duane Campbell, Treasurer: Edwina White, Membership Chair, Sharon Alexander, Exec. Committee: Eric Vega, Angel Picon, Dolores Delgado Campbell and "other fine people".

Democratic Socialists of America member

As at August 5, 1989, Duane Campbell, Sacramento, California, was listed as a possible California Local Representative for the Democratic Socialists of America.

In 2006 Duane Campbell, California State University, California, donated $400 to the Democratic Socialists of America Political Action Committee. According to DSA's Democratic Left Spring 2006,

"DSA has formed a Political Action Committee—Democratic Socialists of America PAC (DSA PAC), which will raise funds to enable activity that supports or opposes candidates for federal office. By law, DSA is not permitted to expend its resources in support of or against candidates in partisan elections; however, DSA is permitted to form a PAC for this purpose...

...Only DSA members in good standing may contribute to the PAC. Because the law is so specific, all contributions are carefully screened to make sure that they are from members."

Obama campaigner

In 2008 Duane Campbell was a very active supporter of Barack Obama.

He was active in the Sacramento Obama Meetup group and campaigned for his candidate on campus.

According to Cal State's The Hornet;

Barack Obama's presidential campaign was brought to the attention of those who walked by a booth that was set up on the Library Quad today.

Bilingual and multicultural education professor Duane Campbell, who has been involved with political activities since the 70's, volunteers his time three days a week to educate students of the presidential candidate's campaign

Progressives for Obama

In 2009 Duane Campbell was listedas a signer of the Progressives for Obama website-Sacramento Progressive Alliance.

DSA contact

In 2009 Duane Campbell was Sacramento Valley contact for Democratic Socialists of America.

"Talking Union" blog

In 2011 co-editors of DSA’s labor blog Talking Union were Duane Campbell, Stuart Elliot and Paul Garver.

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