The people's summit
The meeting was held in Chicago this past weekend...sponsored by the Nurses Union. I caught the first bit on Democracy Now. I thought it was an encouraging message to unite and keep pushing the movement forward. I'm disappointed they didn't allow Jill Stein time. I assume it is political maneuvering, but her voice would have given more substance to the conversation. I'll post links and clips below.
Juan's intro remembering 1968 6 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6wPHJmct94
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6wPHJmct94]
Naomi 9 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUYx8F6sKQk
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUYx8F6sKQk]
Rosario 6 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlLmh2z7OaQ
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlLmh2z7OaQ]
Naomi 7.5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP2J0DRUUEE
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP2J0DRUUEE]
This link takes you the the entire conference with the Bernie live guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eLstcQ_83s 3 hrs all of day one (the conference starts about 1 hr in)
A couple more (links only) if you like Tulsi and Shaun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zim9uD0mvs Tulsi on war 12.5 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6K78vUJK8 Shaun King 21 min
I don't know how you feel about these kinds of meetings, but I enjoyed the boost and the optimism. The idea is that even if Bernie was by a miracle to get the nomination, we still have a lot of work to do.
For those of you who had an interest in Nader's Breaking through power meetings they are still streaming on the real news. Here's a link to get you started -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiYi2zjEp5c&list=PLJYQ7rp5SIwe83woj3LD_W...
Hope all you N. hemisphere types have a nice shortest night and will enjoy the full strawberry moon.
Comments
Great event, agree on Stein
I do not understand the exclusion of Jill Stein.
"Pushing the Democratic Party to the left," if that's the strategy, has been revealed as a fool's errand, in my view.
Again, a very timely event. Lovely people. Just don't think they are getting the big picture, that unless a people's movement is willing to play hardball, the party elites will nod at your concerns with their fingers crossed behind their backs, and with a hundred excuses why we can't, why not now, we have to Stop Trump before anything else, etc.
My Suspicion Is . . .
That The "People's Summit" is but another ploy to get people back into the Democratic line. Otherwise, why reject an address by Stein?
Vowing To Oppose Everything Trump Attempts.
I agree. I don't want to be
I agree. I don't want to be part of any movement that silences a voice that shares so many progressive values. That smells bad and I don't trust it.
my guess is
political posturing seeing themselves as Bernie surrogates... and not wanting to alienate the superstupiddelegates?
My hillbilly hunch anyway.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Some "People's" Summit w/o Jill Stein
Just another sheep pen for those formerly known as progressives before Clinton, Inc. co-opted that term, at least im(not so)ho.
Appreciate your efforts, Lookout. Thanks for letting us know that this group, too, is not interested in voices anywhere to the left of the neoliberal/neocon project.
Only connect. - E.M. Forster
From WSWS
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/06/20/summ-j20.html
The People's Summit is a perfect example of the liberal left channeling people to the establishment democratic party. As the article says, this was nothing but a fake populist farce to jumpstart support for Clinton and democratic politicians in the election. It wasn't a People's Summit, it was a Democratic party People's Summit.
Firedoglake called it the "veal pen"
Back in 2009 on Firedoglake they called it the "veal pen."
The Obama administration did whatever it could to browbeat and intimidate progressive interest groups. They were very successful at this in the short term, but the result was the angry electorate we see today. As the saying goes, don't piss on me and tell me it's raining!
"We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."
I think the People's Summit was a good thing . . .
. . . everything I watched and read about it was great.
But I was definitely sad that Jill Stein was not there. My only guess is that the organizers are still hoping for a Bernie nomination.
Marilyn
"Make dirt, not war." eyo
I can't see Naomi as a sellout.
I wish we would all accomplish as much as this sister!
Here she is in a 20 min interview. She talks about the leap manifesto as well as the summit
https://leapmanifesto.org/en/the-leap-manifesto/
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR5litI_oio]
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”