Marilyn Frankenstein
Marilyn Frankenstein
Communist "Manifestivity"
On October 30 and 31, 1998 the Brecht Forum presented the "Communist Manifestivity -150th Anniversary of the Communist Manifesto" at at Cooper Union's Great Hall, New York.
One of the many workshops at the Manifestivity was;
Reclaiming Knowledge: Science for the People; with Richard Levins, Marilyn Frankenstein, Sam Anderson, Bertell Ollman and Ethel Tobach. Moderator Sean Sweeney
Open Letter to Obama on Iran
In 2008 Marilyn Frankenstein, University of Massachusetts/Boston, MA signed an online petition “A Open Letter to Barack Obama on Iran”.[1]
"Support Bill Ayers"
In October 2008, several thousand college professors, students and academic staff signed a statement Support Bill Ayers in solidarity with former Weather Underground Organization terrorist Bill Ayers.
In the run up to the U.S. presidential elections, Ayers had come under considerable media scrutiny, sparked by his relationship to presidential candidate Barack Obama.
- We write to support our colleague Professor William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who is currently under determined and sustained political attack...
- We, the undersigned, stand on the side of education as an enterprise devoted to human inquiry, enlightenment, and liberation. We oppose the demonization of Professor William Ayers.
Marilyn Frankenstein of the University of Massachusetts-Boston signed the statement[2].