Varieties of Socialism

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 - 11:00am

Cliff DuRand & Joan Roelofs

Young people (and others) today are not afraid of the ‘S’ word. But what does it mean? Is it the New Deal? Or public ownership of the means of production or just an activist government promoting the common welfare? Is it publicly owned facilities? Or is it cooperatives or even communal living? Whatever it is, the billionaire class is afraid of it.

Political scientist Joan Roelofs talks about socialist traditions in Europe and the US. Social philosopher Cliff DuRand discusses 21st century socialism in Latin America.

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Monday, October 20, 2025 - 1:30pm

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The Mexico Solidarity Project

Bruce Hobson & Meizhu Lui

Location:

La Biblioteca, Teatro Santa Ana, Insurgentes 25, Centro, San Miguel de Allende

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Co-founders of the Mexico Solidarity Project, Bruce Hobson and Meizhu Lui will speak on why North American progressives should understand why Mexico is critical to advancing a vision of socialism and multiracial democracy in the United States.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 12:00pm

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Organized by The Reentry Resource Program

"The Freedom of Fierro" Documentary Discussion

You are invited to join a discussion with filmmaker Santiago Esteinou and Cesar Fierro about the new documentaryThe Freedom of Fierro.

César Fierro has just become a free man, and he needs to rebuild his life after being wrongly sentenced to death in Texas. César spent 40 years in prison before being released... Read more

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 1:30pm

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How the West Was Stolen: The U.S.-Mexican War of 1846-48

Joe Belden

Location:

La Biblioteca, Sala Quezal, Insurgentes 25, Centro, San Miguel de Allende

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This mostly forgotten war led to Mexico losing over half its territory and the United States expanding to the Pacific. The lecture examines the political and economic background of the conflict, what led to it, and the roles of such factors as Texas annexation in 1845, slavery, racism, the Democratic and Whig parties, and Manifest... Read more