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Socialist Alternative
captured the attention of thousands of working class people across the country
by running Kshama Sawant for City Council in Seattle and winning with over
90,000 votes. We ran an openly socialist and working class campaign without a
dime of funding from big business or the political establishment. This victory
is a warning shot to big business that working people are fed up with poverty
wages, budget cuts, student debt, tax cuts for the wealthiest 1%, and endless
recession with no recovery in sight. But now that we've won this victory, many
people are asking what does this mean for working people in New England, and how
to we carry this momentum forward?
In Seattle, Kshama
Sawant and Socialist Alternative have used this victory to launch the 15 Now
campaign, calling for a $15/hr minimum wage for all workers. This campaign won't
be build by cutting deals in the halls of power, we are going to build this
campaign at the grassroots level in the communities that need it most.
Socialist Alternative
is having a sweep of meetings across New England to discuss the victory in
Seattle, the 15 Now campaign, and how people can plug in to this historic
movement. Join us at a public meeting in your area!
Northeastern University, Boston MA
Thursday,
January 30th
7p, Curry
Building, Room 340
(near the
Ruggles Station on the Orange Line)
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams
MA
Wednesday,
February 5th
7p, Room
TBA
University
of Southern Maine, Portland ME
Thursday,
February 6th
Time and
room TBA
Middlesex
Community College, Lowell MA
Friday,
February 7th
1p, Room
TBA
New Cafe,
Worchester MA
Satuday,
February 8th
4p, New
Cafe Conference Room
U Mass,
Boston MA
Wednesday,
February 19th
1p, Room
2545, 3rd Floor Campus Center
If you want more info
about these meetings, or if you have questions about the 15 Now campaign or joining Socialist Alternative, please email us at
boston@socialistalternative.org, and an organizer will get back to you right
away.
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