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Socialism Conference @socialismconference.org · Sep 24

Subscribe to the Socialism Conference feed to get updates when more recordings are released, and don’t forget: Save the date for the next Socialism Conference, September 4-7, 2026 in Chicago!

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Socialism Conference @socialismconference.org · Sep 24

Did you miss a session at the Socialism Conference you were hoping to attend?

Don’t worry! Many Socialism 2025 sessions were recorded and speakers’ presentations are being released on the Socialism Conference podcast feed, available wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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Weave News @weavenews.bsky.social · Aug 19

NEW THIS WEEK! Axel Fair-Schulz reflects on the @socialismconference.org held last month in Chicago.

“Another world is urgently necessary and possible. Events like the Socialism Conference compel us to confront this through political education and collective support, skill sharing, and debate.” 👇

‘What Radicalized You?’: Impressions from Socialism 2025 — Weave News

Left political education in a time of cascading crises

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Daniel Denvir @danieldenvir.bsky.social · Jul 11

New Dig: powerful convo w Aslı Bâli and @gabrielwinant.bsky.social complexities and contradictions of emerging conjuncture. The fascist authoritarianism of Trump’s second coming; Dem establishment collapse; resurgent left. Recorded live @socialismconference.org www.thedigradio.com/podcast/note...

Notes on the New Regime w/ Aslı Bâli & Gabriel Winant

Featuring Aslı Bâli and Gabriel Winant on the emerging conjuncture: the Trump regime’s fascist and authoritarian second coming; the giant vacuum created by the Democratic establishment’s inability to ...

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Dr. Lorgia García Peña @laprofelgp.bsky.social · Jul 15

Also. Super proud to have presented at the @socialismconference.org this past weekend.

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Socialism Conference @socialismconference.org · Jul 9

"With over 180 sessions covering revolutionary history, socialist theory, labor struggles, abolition, radical education, international solidarity, and more, the conference became a living classroom for the left."
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Socialism 2025: A Movement Gathers

At the largest socialism conference yet, thousands came together to study, strategize, and build a fighting left

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Socialism Conference @socialismconference.org · Jul 9

"This conference cut through cynicism, detached academicism, and vague slogans. Instead it featured intellectual inquiry, comradely debate, study, struggle, and solidarity."

Review of Socialism 2025 by Teach Truth author, @jessehagopian.bsky.social:
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Socialism 2025: A Movement Gathers

At the largest socialism conference yet, thousands came together to study, strategize, and build a fighting left

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Socialism Conference @socialismconference.org · Jul 9

We had to temporarily take it down to edit some tech issues out, but is back up!

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Black Rose / Rosa Negra @blackroserosanegra.bsky.social · Jul 9

Members in Chicago and other chapters enjoyed participating in @socialismconference.org — we spoke to hundreds of socialists from around the country, shared organizing insights during our cross-sectoral movements panel, and held a libertarian socialist happy hour.

See you next year!

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Paisley Currah @paisleycurrah.com · Jul 5

Watch my talk on “Sexual Democracy, Moral Panics, and Trans Politics,” virtually live, Saturday, July 5th, 7:00 p.m. @socialismconference.org (Chicago time).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8HTgoHqW7o&list=PLcqXhvSDf0z1h6gfcz5WM3IPbuBIm1C9F&index=3

Sexual Democracy, Moral Panics, and Trans Politics

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T @tanuja.bsky.social · Jul 5

This panel at @socialismconference.org today was full of so much grounding brilliance! Check this entire thread for some gems! Thanks to all the panelists and to @prayingmantis.bsky.social for documenting! 🙏🏾❤️‍🔥

Spooky Meg @prayingmantis.bsky.social · Jul 4

Settling in for the Rethinking Antifascism panel @ @socialismconference.org ft. @bloomekatz.bsky.social
@shaneburley.bsky.social
@dreanyc123.bsky.social
@rickperlstein.bsky.social!

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Jul 5

Reminder that this session is today at @socialismconference.org. Also, if you preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart through my favorite indie bookstore, you'll receive a special note from me, tucked into your book, when it's released on November 4.

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · Jul 4

Doing only the third IRL conference talk I’ve done in ages (since 2020) later today, on sex, gender, & the so-called law, @socialismconference.org w/ @reproutopia.bsky.social & @reallandsend.bsky.social, live here at 5p CT:

Gender, Sexuality, Reproduction and the State: Fighting Back Against the So-Called Law

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upEND Movement @upendmovement.org · Jul 4

The upEND Team is at @socialismconference.org! Yesterday we kicked off the conference with a session on “Reproductive Justice, Family Policing, and Abolition” and now we get to hear from the incredible activists and organizers presenting this weekend. If you see us around, say hi! #Socialism25

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Sophie Lewis @reproutopia.bsky.social · Jul 4

A time when the family-form contracts and shrinks is not the time to abandon the horizon of positive supersession of the private nuclear household. Listening to comrades Emily Janakiram, Katie Gibson and @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social talk about abolition of the family at @socialismconference.org ❤️‍🔥

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Beatrice Adler-Bolton @reallandsend.bsky.social · Jul 4

We’ve received many requests for a written version of our remarks today, as @avierkant.bsky.social & I’s were written as a pairing, we wanted to quickly put them out on Blind Archive for folks.

All care for all people is not a dream—it’s our demand right now.
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Artie Vierkant @avierkant.bsky.social · Jul 4

This afternoon, as Trump prepares to sign the GOP murder bill into law, @reallandsend.bsky.social & I spoke alongside @vickyacab.bsky.social at @socialismconference.org about the bill and the fight for health & disability justice under the current regime.

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Where is the site of struggle in healthcare?

What the fight for health communism looks like under the current regime, and what strategies may help us move forward

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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · Jul 4

The video is up now! You can also check the @socialismconference.org YouTube channel for a bunch of other great presentations.

Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · Jul 4

I’ll be leading a panel called Rethinking Antifascism at noon CST at @socialismconference.org, so if you’re here please come. But if you’re not you can just watch the livestream here. This will also be where you can watch the video of the livestream the fact: m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid...

Rethinking Antifascism

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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · Jul 4

Check out this video of our @socialismconference.org panel on Rethinking Antifascism, which went really well and had a great discussion.
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Rethinking Antifascism

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Jul 4

Why am I squeezing in a conference before I go on medical leave? Because it's my favorite conference of the year. These are the people I want to be with when so many things are going wrong. For those of you who aren't at @socialismconference.org, here are some remarks I shared today.

Some Thoughts on Techno-Fascism From Socialism 2025

"This is the endgame of our isolation."

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Arti Walker-Peddakotla #DefundThePolice @ajpeddakotla.bsky.social · Jul 4

@vetsaboutface.bsky.social is hosting a session at the @socialismconference.org! Aaron Hughes and I will be speaking on the history of using the military to enact state violence, and the history of GI resistance. We have zines to give out for at least the first 30 people that attend!
#RightToRefuse

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Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · Jul 4

The upEND Team is at @socialismconference.org! Yesterday we kicked off the conference with a session on “Reproductive Justice, Family Policing, & Abolition” and now we get to hear from the incredible activists and organizers presenting all weekend. If you’re here too, say hi! #Socialism2025

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Kylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · Jul 2

That's tomorrow!

Pluto Press @plutopress.bsky.social · Jul 2

📕Find Pluto and other radicals at @socialismconference.org‬ in Chicago!

Authors @kylietcheung.bsky.social‬, @nancyhiemstra.bsky.social‬ and @drdconlon.bsky.social‬ will speak about their books. Come join us!

🗓️July 3-6
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2025 Schedule • Socialism 2025

This is the most up-to-date schedule for Socialism 2025. Session times are tentative and SUBJECT TO CHANGE due to developing circumstances. All attendees are invited to create a profile through Sched…

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Kylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · Jul 1

I talked to Sanctuary for Family's Reproductive Abuse Initiative about how the changing abortion rights landscape impacts their clients & the anti-abortion movmt's latest campaign to justify abortion bans by sweepingly/baselessly framing abortion as "coercive":

Abortion Bans are Another Weapon for Abusers

Anti-choice laws are endangering victims and empowering abusers

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · Jul 1

Read @lclaberge.bsky.social on the Y2K techno-apocalypse that wasn’t

Doomsday Profiteers: On Corporate America’s Y2K Response

If there’s a Proustian madeleine of my Fortune 500 life that continues to pull me into the past, that evokes a corporate nostalgia and longing, neither of which qualifies as enjoyable but both of w…

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