|  Join Jeff Blodgett, Anna Burger, Maria Elena Durazo, Barbara Ehrenreich, Al Franken, Frances Fox-Piven, Leo Gerard, Jim Hightower, Arianna Huffington, Hon. Major Owens, Hon. Chuck Turner and others in honoring the memory of the late Senator Paul Wellstone. Panelists will attempt to answer the question…"What must the Democratic Party do to live up to the Progressive Vision of Paul Wellstone?"[ Read on ... ]   The Haymarket People's Fund, which is helping organize the "Funding Our Movement" track at the BSF, celebrates its thirtieth anniversary with Randall Robinson as its keynote speaker. Robinson's most recent book is entitled, "The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks." For more information, call 617-522-7676.
People often ask us about what progressives can do in Boston once the BSF is over, and the DNC begins (aside from hitting the beach). So we've created a short list of some of the many progressive activities taking place during the DNC. We'll add more as time allows. . .
July 27-29, 2-5 p.m. daily July 27, 12 noon-8 p.m.
Boston City Councillor Chuck Turner's call to create a Fund the Dream Coalition opens the BSF's discussions. Intoning Martin Luther King Jr., Turner notes that the US "has the resources necessary to make [the dream] come true. The question is do we have the will necessary...to Fund the Dream?" United for a Fair Economy continues the dialog by elaborating on the "Racial Wealth Gap."
 Read Jim Green's illuminating chronology of movements in the Boston region. Pasqualino Colombaro (SEIU 509), welcomes the piece, writing that "like the expanding ripples of the proverbial pebble thrown into a pond, the events [described] went well beyond the boundaries of the state, to gradually invest the entire world."[ Read on ... ]  Shake Loose My Skin author and poet, Sonia Sanchez will be addressing the BSF as a part of the Women's Web/Feminist Agenda.
The Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism (CCDS) is preparing a panel with Angela Davis, William Tabb, William Hartung and Manning Marable entitled, "The Domestic Costs of Corporate Globalization." They will address issues like outsourcing and job competition, the prison industrial complex, the militarized economy, and the need for global solidarity. For more information, contact Mark Solomon.
World-reknowned South African poet, Dennis Brutus has confirmed his participation in the American Friends Services Committee-sponsored Peace Conference during the Boston Social Forum.
   Artists! Design a poster! Any style! We'll help with making copies & doing distribution. We're looking for informational and thematic posters. Please contact Susie [(617) 338-9966] for more info. Posters at right designed by Colombia-born, Boston-based artist, Lilia Fuller.
With two weeks left, the BSF Admin Team has cut the rental check for UMass-Boston. Information on the main venue & how to get there can be found in our "where" section (see menu above). Updates will be posted on traffic and other concerns. Serious fundraising efforts are continuing in earnest so that we can cover our event costs including publicity, community outreach, equipment and logistics. The best way to help us reach our fundraising targets is to register now! We thank everyone for their ongoing support.
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