Democracy and Socialism - Emanuele Saccarelli - Part I

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Sunday, November 6, 2011 Teach-in by Prof. Emanuele Saccarelli, SDSU entitled: "Democracy and Socialism" The lecture explained how the democratic aspirations of working people would be met in the process of reorganizing society along socialist lines. A few crucial historical experiences, including the Paris Commune of 1871 and the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917 will be examined. The 'Commune'and the 'Soviets' represented new forms and institutions of democratic rule and representation which were developed by working people in their struggle for equality. The lecture also discusses the contemporary significance of these institutions with particular reference to the failure of the nominal'democracy' that exists today as well as the challenges confronting the 'Occupy' movement.
Professor Saccarelli is the faculty adviser for International Student for Social Equality, the student organization for Socialist Equality Party (SEP) and International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI).