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I. Dynamic Magazine Submissions Needed
II. In The News: The populist upheaval-
where is it headed and who will lead?
III. Spread The Word To End The Word
IV. NC Meeting Registration
V. YCLers putting the SLAP down on
corporate greed
I. Dynamic Submissions
Needed
Dynamic Magazine
is calling for submissions from youth and students about the economic
crisis. We want to hear your stories of how you have been impacted,
what's happening locally to fight back and what you think should
happen. This is your chance to get your story out there and make your
voice heard! We will be posting the submissions on our site. Submission
formats are open to all forms of media (written word, video, art, etc).
Send your submissions to y...@yclusa.org with "Dynamic" in the subject
line.
II. In the News: The
populist upheaval- where is it headed and who can lead?
By John Case
The populist outrage over AIG bonuses, the bailout that
seems to pay off the perpetrators of the financial crisis- while
millions are left out of work with no medical benefits, and
unemployment benefits running out long before job growth returns- is
heading towards a social and political, not just economic, tipping
point.
Read the full article at the People's Weekly
World website.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. What do you think of the Obama Administration's
handling of the AIG bonuses?
2. What do you think the media and the right wing would
do if Obama were to make the same kind of heated remarks about the AIG
bonuses, like the Republican senator who said the AIG executives should
commit suicide?
3. How can the populist outrage be channeled to push
"the divisionary and backward-looking forces of finance capital and
reaction to the side" and find progressive solutions, but doesn't feed
into the anti-Obama rhetoric of the right wing?
III. Spread the Word to
End the Word
Our language frames how we think about others. We all
struggle against the usage of racist, sexist and homophobic language,
but many times we don't take on the use of derogatory language about
people with disabilities. On March 31st, 2009 youth from around the
country will holding actions to eliminate the use of the 'r-word' in
everyday speech. You can take the
pledge to stop using the 'r-word' and find actions happening
locally.
IV. NC Meeting
Registration
The National Council of the YCL will be meeting the
weekend of April 25th in Chicago, IL. This is an open meeting for all
YCLers! To register, fill out our online
registration form.
V. YCLers are putting the
SLAP down on corporate greed
The Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) week of action
is happening next week. YCLers in FL, NYC, MA, TN, TX and WI are
organizing events. Sign up your
event on the SLAP grid or find one that is happening locally and
attend.
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