"The task of the intellectual is not to create revolutions but to join them whenever and wherever the people wage them. Commitment is an act, not a word." -- Satre
Up to the task?
Saturday August 1st
12:00 noon @ Student Union
MSU Young Democratic Socialists
Join us at our general meeting and bring ideas about what you'd like to see happen this year.
Already in consideration are the following programs:
Continuing YDS Response to Tuition Hike
Spring forum on 21st Century Socialism @ MSU
MSU YDS keynote speaker: Prof. Bill Ayers, University of Illinois, Chicago
Difficult Dialogues and 21st Century Chautauqua
Meeting location for 09-10
Detroit DSA partnership/representation
MSU YDS prefigures very widely on some major campus events for 2009 - 2010. The "Difficult Dialogues" program is going to be controversial and will more than likely receive state and possible national attention. The Chautauqua program (not connected to "Difficult Dialogues") will take students to various parts of the state to explore the question, What should a more ethical, sustainable Michigan economy look like?
ADL "Difficult Dialogues" Program Needs YDS Voices
Ryan is the only YDSer that's been going to the meetings at Hillel House with JSU, etc; despite good intentions, this program is in imminent danger of getting bogged down in the all-to-familiar quagmire of "let's not push our limits, we all have a lot to do and maybe this year should just be a planning year." We need to have more of a presence from students that are conscious of the multitude of forms that racism and discrimination can take, particularly those who are really commited to moving beyond the typical dialogue of "tolerance" and "liberalism."
Also on Saturday's docket:
Joint film showing and discussion, "The Spook Who Sat By the Door" (note: this movie was summarily banned by United Artists due to its revolutionary content) and "Catch a Fire," with the Du Bois Society and Langston Hughes Society.
See you @ The Union
Allison Voglesong
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