Countering American Fascism: Lessons from Organizing in the U.S. Heartland hosted by IPS
Date and Time
Jul 22, 2024 6:30 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Jul 22, 2024 6:30 pm
14th & V
The Institute for Policy Studies, the Wallace Global Fund, Busboys and Poets, and The Nation Present:
The First Annual Henry A. Wallace Symposium
featuring John Nichols, Sulma Arias of People’s Action, Erica Smiley of Jobs With Justice, and Tope Folarin.
Eighty years ago, the New York Times published an article by the sitting vice president, Henry A. Wallace, on “The Dangers of American Fascism.” Wallace defined a fascist as one whose “lust for money or power is combined with such an intensity of intolerance toward those of other races, parties, classes, religions, cultures, regions or nations as to make him ruthless in his use of deceit or violence to attain his ends.” For democracy to crush fascism, Wallace warned, “It must put human beings first and dollars second.”
Join us for a discussion on the challenges confronting American democracy in the face of rising fascism. How are social movements working to counter this dangerous force by building an alternative vision of a multi-racial democracy and an economy that works for us all? What lessons can we learn from organizing in rural communities and from union campaigns in southern states?
This symposium is a capstone event of the Henry A. Wallace Fellowship Program at the Institute for Policy Studies, which is supported by the Wallace Global Fund.
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The formal program will begin at 7pm.
