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Never be deceived that that rich will allow you to vote their wealth away.

Lucy Parsons, the Haymarket Square widow who internationalized the struggle for the eight-hour day and whose work led to the May Day rallies held around the world. Happy May Day!

Check this out for more on the Haymarket Martyrs, the origins of May Day, and Lucy Parsons: Lucy Parsons: An American Revolutionary

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Southwestern Marxism Conference Leftists in the Austin area should try and go to this - there’ll certainly be a few interesting talks and lots of like minds to talk about various issues on the left - predominately economic, from an anti-capitalist perspective.  Saturday, November 10, 2012 * 10 am until 8:30 pm  University of Texas - Austin (Mezes 1.306 for Registration and Info)  Online registration: http://isoaustin.blogspot.com/p/texas-socialist-conference.html  Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/events/391471837589104/?fref=ts Here’s the full list of regional conferences hosted by the International Socialist Organization: Portland, Ore. | November 3Northwest Regional Marxism ConferencePortland State University, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.Visit the conference Facebook page or website. Atlanta | November 10Southeast Regional Marxism ConferenceGeorgia State University, 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.Visit the conference Facebook page. Austin, Texas | November 10Southwest Marxism ConferenceUniversity of Texas-Austin, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m.Visit the conference Facebook page or website. Chicago | November 10Chicago and Midwest Regional ConferenceNorthwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.Visit the conference Facebook page or website. New York City | November 10New York City Regional Marxism ConferenceColumbia University, Lerner Hall, 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.Visit the conference Facebook page or website. Berkeley, Calif. | November 17Bay Area and Northern California Regional Marxism ConferenceUniversity of California-Berkeley, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.Visit the conference Facebook page or website. Madison, Wis. | November 17Madison and Midwest Regional Marxism ConferenceUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.Visit the conference website. Columbus, Ohio | December 1Columbus and Midwest Regional Marxism ConferenceOhio State University, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.Visit the conference Facebook page or website. Source

Southwestern Marxism Conference

Leftists in the Austin area should try and go to this - there’ll certainly be a few interesting talks and lots of like minds to talk about various issues on the left - predominately economic, from an anti-capitalist perspective. 

Saturday, November 10, 2012 * 10 am until 8:30 pm  University of Texas - Austin (Mezes 1.306 for Registration and Info) 

Online registration: http://isoaustin.blogspot.com/p/texas-socialist-conference.html 

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/events/391471837589104/?fref=ts

Here’s the full list of regional conferences hosted by the International Socialist Organization:

Portland, Ore. | November 3
Northwest Regional Marxism Conference
Portland State University, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Visit the conference Facebook page or website.

Atlanta | November 10
Southeast Regional Marxism Conference
Georgia State University, 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Visit the conference Facebook page.

Austin, Texas | November 10
Southwest Marxism Conference
University of Texas-Austin, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
Visit the conference Facebook page or website.

Chicago | November 10
Chicago and Midwest Regional Conference
Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Visit the conference Facebook page or website.

New York City | November 10
New York City Regional Marxism Conference
Columbia University, Lerner Hall, 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Visit the conference Facebook page or website.

Berkeley, Calif. | November 17
Bay Area and Northern California Regional Marxism Conference
University of California-Berkeley, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Visit the conference Facebook page or website.

Madison, Wis. | November 17
Madison and Midwest Regional Marxism Conference
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Visit the conference website.

Columbus, Ohio | December 1
Columbus and Midwest Regional Marxism Conference
Ohio State University, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Visit the conference Facebook page or website.

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