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2008 Socialist Party of Michigan Election Results
Brian Moore for President Stewart Alexander for Vice President (Official Michigan Write-in Status) Campaign Website: - 41 Michigan write-in votes lawfully counted (see statement link below). - 6,577 votes nationally reported
Dwain Reynolds for State Board of Education (Green Party Ballot Label) Campaign Website - 94,663 votes received (2%)
Jean Treacy for U.S. Congress (1st District -northern Michigan) (Green Party Ballot Label) Campaign Website - 2,669 votes received (1%)
Matt Erard for State Representative (53rd District - Ann Arbor) (Green Party Ballot Label) Campaign Website - 2,200 votes received (5%)
Beginning January 17th, the Detroit Socialist Party will be hosting free Sunday night film screenings each month at the Painted Lady Lounge in Hamtramck.
The first DSP-hosted film screening on the 17th will feature the 1999 Cannes Golden Pawn nominated film "Cradle Will Rock."
"In 1930s New York Orson Welles tries to stage a musical on a steel strike under the Federal Theater Program despite pressure from an establishment fearful of industrial unrest and red activity....The main focus of the film is a play entitled 'Cradle Will Rock,' which tells a pro-union story about lower class workers trying to survive in a growing power-hungry world" (IMDB).
The Painted Lady Lounge is located at: 2930 Jacob St. Hamtramck, MI. 48212. A map and driving directions can be found here. Admission is free, however, because the film screening is being held at a bar, there is an (18+) age limit.
Note: Check the Meetings Menu in the Right Column of this Site for More Upcoming DSP Free Movie Night Events!
Vote No on Obama-care! Healthcare is Our Human Right!
Adopted by the Socialist Party USA National Action Committee
While citizens in most other industrialized nations enjoyed the benefits of publicly administered healthcare from the aftermath of WW II forward, Americans have suffered under a healthcare system dominated by private corporations. For-profit healthcare has produced negative health outcomes at all levels of the system. More than 48 million people have no health insurance, 30 million more are underinsured and 6 out of 10 Americans report that they have either delayed or deferred a necessary medical procedure in the last year. Americans are more than ready for publicly-run healthcare that guarantees access at all levels of the system.
Unfortunately, the bill recently passed by the House of Representatives, The Affordable Healthcare for America Act (HR 3962), and the proposals being considered by the Senate will not provide the relief Americans so desperately need. Instead, these reforms were shaped and, in some cases, authored by the very same private interests who have spent decades collecting massive profits by restricting access to care. As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama sensed the growing public anger about healthcare and scored many popularity points for promising “universal healthcare coverage.” Once in office, after taking millions from the healthcare lobby, his rhetoric shifted to the neoliberal promise of “choice and competition” in healthcare...
Following the SPMI state membership meeting vote to postpone this year’s State Convention from its originally scheduled date of Saturday August 8th, the re-scheduled 2009 State Convention of the Socialist Party of Michigan will be held Saturday November 7th in the main lobby of the Leland Hotel in Detroit. The State Convention is the highest ranking body of the Socialist Party of Michigan and is empowered to amend the SPMI State By-Laws and State Platform, adopt, amend, or repeal State Convention resolutions, and elect the SPMI State Executive Committee. Attendance at this year's State Convention is free and open to the public and anyone interested is encouraged to attend.
The State Convention will begin at 10AM and last until 6PM. The Leland Hotel is located at: 400 Bagley St. Detroit, MI 48226. It is the large twenty-story building located directly at the intersection of Cass Ave. and Bagley St. Parking is available for $3.00 in the Leland Hotel parking lot adjacent to the building on Bagley St., as well as at meter spaces on surrounding streets. The full State Convention will be held at the chairs and couches in the main lobby located directly up the stairway from the main front entrance of the building...
Following nearly a half decade since Detroit last had an organized Socialist Party local, the Socialist Party of Michigan has re-chartered the Detroit Socialist Party, with jurisdiction covering the entirety of Wayne, Macomb, and Oakland counties.
The Detroit Socialist Party carries a long and pronounced history that largely overlaps with that of the formative years of the Detroit and U.S. industrial labor movement. In its early history, the Detroit Socialist Party had as many as sixteen separate branches, ran candidates for nearly every elected city post, and operated numerous local offices and meeting halls, including the still-standing "House of the Masses," at Gratiot and Saint Aubin...
Meetings and events listed below are open to the public and everyone interested is welcome to attend!
Socialist Party of Michigan - State Meeting Sat. March 13th 2010 2:00PM The Michigan Union (main lobby) 530 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (map) We will be meeting at the couches in the main lobby, just past the information desk, on the first floor. Look for the Socialist Party of Michigan banner
Detroit Socialist Party - Monthly Meeting Sun. March 7th 2010 3:00PM The Leland Hotel (main lobby) 400 Bagley St. Detroit, MI 48226 (map) We will be meeting at the couches in the main hotel lobby. Look for the Socialist Party of Michigan banner
Detroit Socialist Party - Free Movie Night Sun. March 28th 2010 7:00PM DSP Screening of the 2008 film - "Lemon Tree" (trailer) @ The Painted Lady Lounge 2930 Jacob St. Hamtramck, MI 48212 (map) Free Admission, (18+ age-limit, due to bar location) "A drama based on the true story of a Palestinian widow who must defend her lemontree field when a new Israeli Defense Minister moves next to her and threatens to have her lemon grove torn down." -IMDB
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Beginning January 17th, the Detroit Socialist Party will be hosting free Sunday night film screenings each month at the 
Following nearly a half decade since Detroit last had an organized Socialist Party local, the Socialist Party of Michigan has re-chartered the Detroit Socialist Party, with jurisdiction covering the entirety of Wayne, Macomb, and Oakland counties. 
