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Weekly ISO Meeting: What Do Socialists Say About Deportation?

September 28, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - September 29, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

We will be meeting at UNT’s Language Building, room 316

This week’s proposed agenda:

1) What do socialists say about deportation? (17 minute introduction/25 discussion) A new immigrant detention center will be opening in October in Alvarado, Texas. As socialists and activists who are committed to helping create a world without borders, we will be discussing what socialists say about immigration, detention, & deportation. The facility will also have trans housing; we will further discuss what that means for our struggles.

Suggested talks & articles:
*Marxism, borders, & the fight against deportation: http://wearemany.org/a/2013/06/marxism-borders-and-fight-against-deportation

*Ending the deportation nation: https://socialistworker.org/2015/07/14/ending-the-deportation-nation

*ICE’s war on refugees: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/03/ice-asylum-deportation-obama-immigration/

*Transgender unit, guaranteed revenue deal raise questions about new Alvarado immigrant-detention center: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/immigration/2016/09/26/south-dallas-new-detention-center-immigrants-raises-questions

2) Endorsing Gary Stuard from the Green Party (7 minute introduction/15 minute discussion) Last week, we began a discussion of endorsing Gary Stuard who is running for US Congress – Texas 32nd district. We will be continuing that discussion this week.

3) Forum Building (5 minute introduction/10 minute discussion) As a branch, we voted to have a forum on October 5th entitled, The System is Broken: fight for a socialist future. We will be discussing building for the forum, as well as logistics.

Supplemental materials for the discussion on immigration and deportation:
*What do socialists say about borders: http://wearemany.org/a/2016/07/what-do-socialists-say-about-borders

*The New Juan Crow: http://wearemany.org/a/2013/06/new-juan-crow

*A comprehensive lie to immigrants: https://socialistworker.org/2016/03/15/a-comprehensive-lie-to-immigrants

* A shocking glimpse inside America’s privatized detention facilities for immigrants: https://thinkprogress.org/a-shocking-glimpse-inside-americas-privatized-detention-facilities-for-immigrants-45401c8cf0b7#.u3mtoob5m

* No friend of immigrants: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/08/immigration-democrats-hillary-clinton-barack-obama/

Details

Start:
September 28, 2016 @ 7:00 pm
End:
September 29, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Organizer

International Socialist Organization: Denton Texas Branch
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