Left Forum 2016 will be held from May 20-22 at John Jay College in New York City.
As the annual conference describes itself, “Left Forum convenes the largest annual conference of a broad spectrum of left and progressive intellectuals, activists, academics, organizations and the interested public. Conference participants come together to engage a wide range of critical perspectives on the world, to discuss differences, commonalities, and alternatives to current predicaments, and to share ideas for understanding and transforming the world.”
The 2015 forum included over 4000 participants and 1350 speakers.
This year, Left Forum will include a “collaborative chat” on Basic Income as a Method to End Oppression.
Panelists will include social worker Diane Pagen (NYC Department of Education), Baltimore politician Ian Schlakman, NYC social entrepreneur Joel Cabrera, and sociologist and author William DiFazio (St. John’s University). All speakers are previous participants in US Basic Income Guarantee congresses.
The Basic Income session will be held on May 22 at 10am EST.
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