[Nyclocal] [LEC-NYC] Help Out at the left forum

Mon Mar 10 14:26:28 MDT 2008

Greg (and members of the NYC Local, and Shaun, and Eric),

I do not want to get involved with the relations between the SP member in 
Chicago who is pretty much
the new Local there. I am a personal friend of Eric Schuster and Bill Pelz, 
I know the Chicago Socialist
Party is active, alive, and well, and regret the problems between folks in 
Chicago and the National SP.

Eric will be staying at my place (God help him - it is a mess) during the 
Left Forum. He'll be here
for an informal meeting with anyone who wants to come by Friday night - it 
can't run very late as I
have to be on the SP's Panel at 10 a.m. Saturday morning. This informal 
session is not to discuss
whatever problems exist between the Chicago Socialist Party and the National 
SP. Yes, I wish
 the NC could work this out, but I don't even want to get into it!!! I am 
concerned that folks have
a chance to meet Eric, to talk about what the Chicago Socialist Party is 
doing about Chicago issues
- NOT about the conflict with the National SP.

And I hope we can have some discussion about broader socialist issues, NOT 
involving the
internal politics of the SP.

I'm at 60 East Fourth St., #11, fourth floor, between Bowery and Second 
Ave. - just four blocks
South of Cooper Union. Press buzzer 11.

Fraternally,
David McReynolds

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <natsec at sp-usa.org>
To: "SocialistAlliances" <socialistalliances at yahoo.com>
Cc: <nyclocal at spnyc.org>; "The NYC local's voting/work list" 
<lec at spnyc.org>; "Shaun Richman" <me at shaunrichman.org>; "Eric Schuster" 
<eschuster3 at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [LEC-NYC] [Nyclocal] Help Out at the left forum

> We just recharted a Chicago Local (not the Chicago SP that Eric belongs
> to) so we've already reconnected to SP members in Chicago. For th eSPUSA
> is a good sign.
>
> Greg
>
>
>> I would hope that the SPNYC & SP Chicago could meet up, I also hope at
>> some point the SP Chicago reconnect with all of us in the SPUSA, given 
>> how
>> small the left is, and the need for both a local and national presence,
>> why fracture any more then we already are. Maybe the meetup for the SP
>> presidential candidate/SP vice-presidential candidate and the SP meet up
>> happen on either Friday night after the closing plenary and/or on 
>> Saturday
>> afternoon or on Sunday after the closing plenary
>>
>> David Mcreynolds <dmcreynolds at nyc.rr.com> wrote:       I'm sorry I didn't
>> make the meeting  today (Sunday). I was at the Sy Landy Memorial Saturday
>> and
>>  today I went up to an RCP meeting to  see what the new dramatic thinking
>> of Avakian is. After a
>>  very boring hour of Marxism I packed  up and left. I'm a Marxist, but
>> like theology, it is rarely  an
>>  exciting  topic.
>>
>>  Yes, I can certainly help at the  table at some point. I have to be 
>> awake
>> for the 10 a.m. event  Saturday
>>  morning and as long as I'm there  perhaps I can just help after that
>> panel.
>>
>>  Eric Schuster, from the Chicago  Socialist Party, is staying with me
>> Friday and Saturday  (Eric,
>>  what time are you arriving?) and  Shaun Richman had asked me if I was
>> "having any get  together"
>>  during the  conference.
>>
>>  I certainly don't want to conflict  with the Saturday party. As some of
>> you know, there is some  tension
>>  between the Chicago Socialist Party  and the SP - I do NOT want to get
>> into that, I do think some  of
>>  our folks may welcome the chance to  talk with Eric Schuster about
>> socialist politics in  general.
>>
>>  Is there any chance - mainly I  address this to Eric and Shaun - of
>> having a smallish gathering  of
>>  whoever is interested on Friday  night after the opening session of the
>> conference? If I get a  yes
>>  from Eric and Shaun, then I'd let  the nylocal know in case any of our
>> members wanted to drop  by.
>>
>>  Fraternally,
>>  David  McReynolds
>>
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>    From:    Kristin Schall
>>    To: The NYC local's voting/work list ; nyclocal at spnyc.org
>>    Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 10:53    PM
>>    Subject: [LEC-NYC] Help Out at the left    forum
>>
>>
>> We will have a table at the left forum on the following dates    and 
>> times
>> 5-9pm on Friday and 8:30am-7pm on Saturday and Sunday, we need    people
>> to work the table.  It would be best to have 2 people for each    slot. 
>> I
>> think 3 or 4 hour blocks should be reasonable so if you can help 
>> please
>> let me know so I can make up a schedule.
>>
>> Friday:
>> 5-9pm:
>>
>> Saturday:
>> 8:30-12:00
>> 12:00-3:00:
>> 3:00-7:00:
>>
>> Sunday:
>> 8:30-12:00
>> 12:00-3:00
>> 3:00-7:00
>>
>> We also need help with the    party on Saturday night.  This is also the
>> meet and greet with our    presidential candidate Brian Moore.  We need
>> people to volunteer to make    food, provide drinks, and things like
>> plates, cups, napkins etc.  also to    help set up.  I will be able to do
>> some cooking and set up but I need    some help. If you cna help with any
>> of this please let me know and I will    create a list of who has agreed
>> to do what.
>>
>>
>> Thanks A    lot
>>
>> ~Kristin
>>
>>
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