Boston DSA post-Election Forum
Obama's Victory: What Happened? What Next?

7:00 p.m., Monday, Nov.24
The Democracy Center
45 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge (Harvard Sq.)

Speakers: Frances Moore Lappe, Tim Costello & Frank Llewllyn
Moderator: former Massachusetts State Senator Jarrett Barrios.

What does Obama's historic victory mean for the progressive coalition that backed him? What will be the effect of the massive grassroots movement that brought him into office? Are we in for four more years of neoliberalism with a Democratic face, or does the left have enough muscle to push for a "new New Deal"?

After the forum there will be a brief reception for our speakers.

Our speakers share a lifetime of social activism, but have different backgrounds and perspectives-and no doubt some disagreements!

Frances Moore Lappe is the author of several books, beginning in 1971 with "Diet for a Small Planet". She helped launch the Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First), and - in 2002 - the Small Planet Institute, which promotes global democracy and environmentally sustainable development. U Decide 2008, a recent Institute project, targeted undecided voters with flyers comparing the records and positions of Obama and McCain on specific issues. She is also on the Advisory Board of the Union of Concerned Scientists, and was selected by the Women's National Book Association as one of the 12 living "women whose words have changed the world".

Tim Costello is a longtime labor activist and former truck driver who helped organize the North American Alliance for Fair Employment, a network of 65 unions and community groups in the U.S. and Canada. He is currently on the Advisory Board of the UMass Boston Labor Resource Center, and is Co-Director of Global Labor Strategies www.globallaborblog.org). Tim is also co-author of "Global Village or Global Pillage: Economic Reconstruction from the Bottom Up", now out in paperback.

Frank Llewellyn is the National Director of Democratic Socialists of America, and is on the Board of NY Citizen Action.

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For more information, please contact:
Boston Democratic Socialists of America
P.O. Box 51356, Boston MA 02205
(617) 354-5078
http://dsaboston.org

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