1/26 Organizing Meeting Agenda

This week we'll have an organizing meeting with discussions ranging from Revolution in Tunisia to Activism in Seattle

Tunisian protesters call for leaders of the former ruling party to be excluded from the new government (Nasser Nouri)

1) Revolution in Tunisia (40 min)The voices of revolt are growing louder, echoing across Algeria, Jordan and beyond in a wave of popular protest linked to the world economic crisis. Come discuss the unfolding revolts--what has happened and what they might hold for the future.

For this discussion check out the following articles:

• Tunisia and the Global Crisis
• A revolution unfolds in Tunisia
• The revolt of the hungry
• What's next for Tunisia?
• Behind the crisis in Ivory Coast
• Roots of the Tunisian Intifada
• Overthrow of an Arab autocrat
• The rise and fall of Ben Ali

2) Chris Williams logistics (10 min)
We'll have a few minutes to touch base about logistics for Friday's Ecology and Socialism meeting

3) Seattle Community Activism and Organizing (60 min)
We'll have 5 min presentations on each of the new areas of community work: the John T Williams anti-police brutality campaign,the Seattle Solidarity Network, Jobs with Justice, and Planned Parenthood. Then we'll have a general discussion about which areas of work should we make a priority (what is the level of commitment/division of labor involved in the short and long term) and what contribution to these struggles can we make as socialists?