Press Release

MSU Young Democratic Socialists Host Panel Discussion of Economic Crisis



East Lansing, Michigan, 09/11/2009- On March 26th, the Michigan State University Chapter of Young Democratic Socialists (YDS) will be hosting an event titled “Finding a Way Out,” a panel discussion about the current economic crisis, its causes, and potential solutions to this crisis.



The event will be open to the MSU and East Lansing community and will be taking place in Club Spartan, on the third floor of Case Hall on the MSU campus. This panel will feature both MSU faculty and students from various points in the political spectrum, as well as representatives from National YDS and Democratic Socialists of America.



The event will be structured in such a way that, after a short presentation by each of the panel members, the majority of the event will be dedicated to encouraging discussion between the audience and panel members. In this way, we hope to create a space dedicated to community discussion of the crisis, and hope to spark an ongoing dialogue within the community about the crisis, what we as people wish to see done in response to it, and the best ways to achieve these goals.



For more information about the event “Finding a Way Out,” please contact Ryan Wyeth at msuyds@gmail.com, or join the Facebook event “Finding a Way Out: Panel Event on the International Economic Crisis.”



MSU Young Democratic Socialists is a student chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) America’s largest socialist organization. Its members come from a wide variety of political backgrounds, but all believe in the important role that economics plays both in the oppression of people around the world, and in their fight against this oppression. They aim both to equip themselves with an alternative view of the problems facing us today and to find alternative solutions to these problems.



For more information about MSU YDS, please contact Ryan Wyeth at msuyds@gmail.com, or visit our Facebook group, “MSU Young Democratic Socialists,” or our blog at http://therevolutionarytimes.blogspot.com/.