Ilya Budraitskis, Hanna Perekhoda, and Denys Bondar speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. In a brazen act of imperialist aggression, Russia attempted to conquer Ukraine. But Ukrainians stopped them in their tracks, mounting a mass military and civilian resistance. Ukrainian socialists Denys Bondar and Hanna Perkhoda and Russian socialist Ilya Budraitskis will analyze the nature of the war and argue for the left to support Ukraine’s struggle for self-determination and a progressive reconstruction of their country. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on Soundcloud for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Steven Lazarov, Donna Murch, and Adam Cooper speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. Labor organizing and even strikes in higher ed have been a prominent feature of recent labor upsurges more broadly. Strikes at Rutgers and the University of California system in the last year featured massive numbers and innovative tactics. This session will explore the significance of recent higher ed labor organizing in several contexts and the impact on future struggles in higher education. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on Soundcloud for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Harsha Walia, Chanelle Gallant, Elene Lam, and Robyn Maynard speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This session was sponsored by Butterfly and Red Canary Song. https://www.butterflysw.org https://www.redcanarysong.net For over a century, Western states have scapegoated Asian migrant sex working women as “temptations” or victims to justify tighter borders, anti-immigrant restrictions and more policing–yet these workers have been left out of social movements. We explore how solidarity with migrant sex workers can strengthen movements for migrant justice, and the abolition of police, prisons, borders and racial capitalism. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on Soundcloud for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Malcolm Harris speaks in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This session was sponsored by The New Inquiry. https://thenewinquiry.com Silicon Valley is commonly described as a recent phenomenon, a product of postwar defense spending, neoliberalism, or even the contemporary zero-interest rate policy. Drawing on his book Palo Alto, Malcolm Harris recasts the SF Bay as a center for the world-capitalist epoch, with implications for today’s struggles. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on Soundcloud for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Simon Swartzman and Sandra Puebla speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This session was sponsored by 33rd Ward Working Families. https://www.workingfamilies33.org A third straight election expanded both socialist and progressive blocs on Chicago’s city council, and elected a Black, progressive union organizer as mayor. The balance has shifted towards working class organizations, including local Independent Political Organizations (IPOs). What are IPOs? What can we learn from their successes and challenges? Discuss with IPO organizers from Chicago’s “Red Kedzie Corridor.” Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on Soundcloud for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Saadat Hashamiyan and Sozan Savehilaghi speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. A panel presentation and discussion led by multi-generational Marxist/anti-capitalist Kurdish feminists on what the Kurdish Freedom Movement can teach us about international organizing and what revolutionary neighborhood/community councils can teach us about liberatory governance. The presentation will thread together regional historical context, reflections on movement organizing and the role of decentralized local governance as experiment and practice within Kurdish peoples' resistance movements. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on Soundcloud for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks