Left Coast Forum

The Centrality of Race and the Urgency of Movement-Building

Friday to Sunday, October 11-13, 2019

Where: Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles

Register: https://lcf-19-tickets.eventbrite.com

Keynote speakers include Marianne Williamson, Melina Abdullah, Sonali Kolhatkar, Mario Solis Marich, Dominique DiPrima, and Lisa Bloom

Check out the Voices from the Frontlines Plenary Panel

Saturday October 11 at 2:30 PM

Eric Mann, panel chair, host, KPFK Voices from the Frontlines and panel chair, author, Playbook for Progressives: The 16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer

Channing Martinez, producer of Voices and candidate for the 10th City Council District in L.A.

Sharon Kyle, co-editor L.A. Progressive, co-chair Left Coast Forum

Dick Priceco, editor L.A. Progressive, co-chair Left Coast Forum

Brigette Amaya, Lead Organizer Labor Community Strategy Center in L.A. high schools

• We need a broad united front to defeat Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
• We need an independent social movement to the left of and independent of the Democratic Party to put forth a clear anti-racist, anti-imperialist, climate justice program to pressure the candidates and strengthen our own movement.
• How can we bring an independent political program into the 2020 elections?
• Whether the Democrats or Trump are elected what is our own long-term plan for influence and power?

Stop the US Wars against Russia and China

Reparations for Black People for the Continuing Crimes of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Today

Immediate Hiring of Black People for 50% of all public and private sector jobs now!

U.S. Out of Venezuela, Afghanistan, Iraq and the World

Stop all US. Aid to Israel, stop the Israeli blockade of Gaza, support the Palestinian Resistance, Support Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions

Shut down all  800 U.S. military bases and 1,719 state prisons, 102 federal prisons, 942 juvenile correctional facilities, 3,283 local jails, and 79 Indian Country jails as well as in military prisons, immigration detention facilities, civil commitment centers.

Free the U.S. 2.3 million prisoners

U.S. Must cut all greenhouse gas emissions by 50% of 1990 levels by 2025

Free Public Transportation and No Cars in L.A.

Free, safe, and legal abortions for all women

Full rights, sovereignty and reparations for all Indigenous peoples

Open borders for all immigrants now

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