5/25: Boston local meeting

The Socialist Party of Boston will meet on Sunday, 25 May, at noon in the Lucy Parsons Center. We'll be working on a number of upcoming events and ongoing campaigns, including a benefit performance of Howard Zinn's Marx in Soho on 31 May, the National Assembly to End the Iraq War and Occupation coming up in June, and the Socialist Party's National Organizing Conference a couple of weeks later, in addition to electoral campaigns from state senate to US president. There are many more points on the preliminary agenda, which you can check out here.

The Lucy Parsons Center is located at 549 Columbus Ave. in the South End, near the Mass Ave. T stop on the Orange Line, the Symphony T stop on the Green Line (E), and the #1 bus line. For more information, visit www.lucyparsons.org.

Minutes from our previous local meeting can be found here.

Hit the Streets for Todd Vachon

Todd Vachon is a socialist candidate for Congress in Connecticut, and needs our help to overcome extremely prohibitive ballot access laws. While we have been very busy holding public meetings, discussions and independent media interviews, we must gather 3,000 verified signatures by August in order to appear on the ballot in November.

That's why this coming Saturday, 17 May, we have organized a large petitioning campaign centered around Vernon, CT, and are looking for as many volunteers as possible. Carpools will be heading to Vernon from Rhode Island, Quincy/Boston, Amherst/Northampton, Brattleboro VT, and points in CT. You do not have to be a Connecticut resident to help collect signatures!

We will be meeting at 10:30 AM at the Vernon Dunkin Donuts to provide coffee, petitions, clipboards and instructions, before branching out in small groups to gather signatures at various locations.

If you think that you will be able to make it please contact us so we can coordinate carpooling and determine how many clipboards to prepare. Visit www.votevachon.com for more information.

5/16 (Fri): Stand out against the wars, 5 pm, Copley

As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan drag on without end, we must reassert our opposition to America's imperialist misadventures, and keep up the pressure to stop the wars and bring the troops home now.

After more than five years of war at home and abroad, we cannot afford to let the issue fade into the background.

Join us Friday, 16 May, to stand out against the wars in Copley Square. The standout starts at 5 pm, and we'll go as long as we're able.

Part of the Iraq Moratorium project, this local action complements large regional and national demonstrations, keeping the war in Iraq an issue and agitation against it visible.

For more information, visit www.spboston.org or www.iraqmoratorium.org.
Download the flyer here.
Contact spboston (at) spboston (dot) org or 248/303-3785 (day-of).