SOCIALISTS UNDER THE BED: Smear Campaigns Target Van Jones and ACORN

a community forum and discussion
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 at 7pm
La Peņa Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA (near Ashby BART)

pdf of flyer: http://www.indybay.org/uploads/2009/10/28/revised_acorn_jones_flyer.pdf

Featuring a panel with Martha Dainels and Annie McKinzie of Oakland ACORN and veteran activist Marty Price; plus video and live music.  How can we defend ourselves, our organizations and our leaders?  What can we learn from the history of red scares, McCarthyism, and smear campaigns against social movements?  How can we respond?

Sponsored by the Northern California Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism.
$5-$20 sliding scale - nobody turned away for lack of funds. (wheelchair accessible)