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The Socialism Conference is a four-day conference bringing together thousands of socialists and radical activists from around the country to take part in discussions about social movements, Marxism, abolition, working-class history, and the debates and strategies for organizing today.Every year, the Socialism conference aims to be a place where activists can share lessons from their struggles—from the BDS campaign for Palestine to the fight for gender liberation, from strike organizing and support to the struggle to stop the destruction of the planet, the fight against racism, and more.Socialism 2026 took place in Chicago over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7. Recordings from many sessions at Socialism 2026 will be released here. Learn more: socialismconference.org
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- 2 days ago1h 4m
Mass Labor Action in Defense of Immigrant Workers: Why We Need It and How We Can Get there
Lucia Flores, Justin Akers Chacón, Victor Rodríguez, and Dan Troccoli speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2026. This session was sponsored by Workers Voice.This panel brings together immigrant activists from San Jose and Los Angeles, a labor militant from Minneapolis, and a historian of the complex working class history in which radicals fought to create a powerful synergy between the unions and workers who have crossed borders.Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
- 4 days ago52 min
The Strike that Shook the Bay: San Francisco’s Historic 2026 Educator Strike and the Coming California Strike Wave
Yajaira Cuapio, Ilan Desai-Gellar, and Alex Schmaus speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2026. This session was sponsored by United Educators of San Francisco.Earlier this year, United Educators of San Francisco led six thousand members out on the first SF public school strike in half a century. In a city seemingly dominated by big tech capital and real estate, and against the opposition of the leaders in the SF and California Democratic Party, UESF won a historic contract for teachers and the community. Join us for a discussion of how this strike was built through years of organizing, a big democratic bargaining team, and bold left-wing politics, and what’s next for California educators.Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
- 1 weeks ago37 min
The False Choice Between Identity Politics and Class Struggle
Mike McCarthy speaks in this session recorded at Socialism 2026. Does building mass political coalitions against the right require us to abandon issues specific to minorities of the population? For many centrists and even some on the left, such a sacrifice has become the new common sense. But history and on-the-ground organizing show a left that ignores the differences within the working class will never build power.Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
- 1 weeks ago48 min
Socialism, Liberation Theology, and the Black Church: Lessons from Black Socialist Preachers Past and Present
Andrew Reginald Hairston and Charles Holm speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2026. Taking inspiration from James Cone’s “The Black Church and Marxism: What Do They Have to Say to Each Other” (1980), this session will explore the organizing of early Black socialist Rev. George W. Woodbey and discuss perspectives on liberation theology, the Black church, and socialist organizing today.Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
- 1 weeks ago1h 24m
Community Lessons for Fighting Fascism: In Honor of Amisha Patel
Katelyn Johnson, Rocio Garcia, Juliet de Jesus Alejandre, Tanuja Jagernauth, and Maya Schenwar speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2026. This session was sponsored by Truthout.Organizers and storytellers from across Chicago’s movements speak to what our people will need to carry into the fights against fascism: deep relationships, courage to act amidst uncertainty, self-reflection and healing, and a long-arc strategy to move us past the short-term pain. This session is held to honor the legacy of our sister and comrade, Amisha Patel.Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
- 1 weeks ago1h 0m
The Revolutionary Legacies and Lineages of Grace Lee Boggs
Lily Luo speaks in this session recorded at Socialism 2026. This workshop is an introduction to the life and thoughts of this Detroit-based Chinese-US American labor organizer, Black Power activist, and leftist Asian American icon. We will explore how her revolutionary legacy continues to inform visionary projects in Detroit and global movements. Drawing from the lessons I’ve learned over two summers in Detroit, together we will envision what a visionary, place-based, relational organizing could look like for your local context.Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
- 1 weeks ago49 min
The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took over the World
Vicky Osterweil and Daniella Mazzio speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2026. Join Vicky Osterweil on a quest to discover how Disney’s “imagineers” have made it impossible to reflect on the wonders of growing up without thinking of Disney's movies, amusement parks, and merchandising. Drawing on extensive interviews with filmmakers, screenwriters, union organizers, and Disney “adults” alike, Osterweil unearths reactionary political commitments and maleficent legal maneuvers so cartoonishly evil they would make one of Walt's own animated villains blush.Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
- 1 weeks ago1h 4m
From a Marxist Feminist Point of View: Freedom, Rationality and Human Nature
Nancy Holmstrom, Rose Lenehan, Phil Gasper, and Alex Holmstrom-Smith speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2026. This session was sponsored by New Politics and the Daniel Singer Foundation.This panel explores the fruitfulness of approaching key philosophical questions from a Marxist-feminist perspective. It will examine how different modes of production (such as capitalism or feudalism) have structures which shape and limit potentials for human emancipation, particularly women’s freedom. In the process, panelists will articulate how capitalism should be understood as a framework within which other relations of oppression are structured and hierarchized. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on podcast platforms for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings!
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About Socialism Conference
The Socialism Conference is a four-day conference bringing together thousands of socialists and radical activists from around the country to take part in discussions about social movements, Marxism, abolition, working-class history, and the debates and strategies for organizing today.Every year, the Socialism conference aims to be a place where activists can share lessons from their struggles—from the BDS campaign for Palestine to the fight for gender liberation, from strike organizing and support to the struggle to stop the destruction of the planet, the fight against racism, and more.Socialism 2026 took place in Chicago over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7. Recordings from many sessions at Socialism 2026 will be released here. Learn more: socialismconference.org
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