Socialism and the 2016 elections

Socialist Equality Party campaign launches fall election meetings

5 September 2016

The Socialist Equality Party election campaign of Jerry White for president and Niles Niemuth for vice president is launching this week its final round of meetings in the two months leading up to the November 8 elections. Meeting information is below, and a full and updated list is available at sep2016.com/events.

In the 2016 US elections, the American people are being asked to choose between two right-wing representatives of the corporate and financial aristocracy, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. Regardless of who wins in November, the ruling class is preparing a massive campaign of military violence abroad and an intensification of the assault on the working class at home.

Millions of workers and young people are disgusted with this supposed “choice” of a fascistic demagogue and the personification of the political status quo. Polls show that Clinton and Trump are among the most despised presidential candidates in US history.

The Socialist Equality Party and its candidates, Jerry White and Niles Niemuth, are running in these elections to give a voice to the real interests of workers and young people, and to prepare for the struggles to come. After experiencing the catastrophic consequences of the crisis of the capitalist system, millions throughout the United States and all over the world are beginning to ask the question: What is socialism? Our campaign is answering this question and building among workers and young people a genuine socialist leadership to wage war on war, inequality and the capitalist system.

We urge all our readers to make plans to attend an election meeting in your area. Sign up for our email newsletter to receive the latest updates at sep2016.com. Become involved in the campaign and organize a meeting in your area. Now is the time to get involved and take up the fight for socialism!

Scheduled meetings are below. Events are currently also being scheduled in: Toronto and Montreal, Canada; Syracuse, New York; New Orleans, Louisiana; Monroe, Michigan; Omaha, Nebraska; Los Angeles and Berkeley, California; Portland, Oregon; and other locations. Meeting details will be posted at sep2016.com/events as they are confirmed.

Chicago, Illinois [Held]
Thursday, September 8, 7:00 pm
Speaker: Jerry White
University of Illinois Chicago
Student Center East Room White Oak AB
750 S. Halsted Street
Map, Facebook Event Page

Racine, Wisconsin
Saturday, September 10, 1:00 pm
Speaker: Jerry White
Racine Public Library Atrium
75 7th Street
Map, Facebook Event Page

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tuesday, September 13, 7:00 pm
Speaker: Jerry White
University of Minnesota, East Bank Campus
Molecular and Cellular Biology Building, Room 2-120
420 Washington Avenue. SE
Map, Facebook Event Page

Huntington, West Virginia
Thursday, September 15, 7:00 pm
Speaker: Niles Niemuth
Cabell County Public Library (downtown branch), Room 1
455 9th Street
Map, Facebook Event Page

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tuesday, September 20, 6:00 pm
Speaker: Niles Niemuth
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill
5801 Forbes Avenue
Map, Facebook Event Page

Ann Arbor, Michigan
Wednesday, September 21, 7:00 pm
Speaker: Jerry White
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Michigan Room of the Michigan League
911 N. University Avenue
Map

Detroit, Michigan
Thursday, September 22, 7:00 pm
Speaker: Jerry White
Wayne State University, State Hall Room 234
5143 Cass Avenue
Map

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Monday, September 26, 7:00 pm
Speaker: Jerry White
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room 2-190
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Map

New York, New York
Tuesday, September 27, 11:00 am
Speaker: Jerry White
New York University Kimmel Center, Room KC 912
60 Washington Square South
Map

Brooklyn, New York
Tuesday, September 27, 6:30 pm
Speaker: Jerry White
Restoration Plaza (Room TBD)
1368 Fulton Street
Map

Annandale, Virginia
Thursday, September 29, 7:00 pm
Speaker: Jerry White
Northern Virginia Community College - Annandale Campus
CA Building Room 302
8333 Little River Turnpike
Map

Ypsilanti, Michigan
Tuesday, October 4, 7:00 pm
Speaker: Niles Niemuth
Eastern Michigan University
Student Center, Grand Ballroom Salon
900 Oakwood Street
Map

Jacksonville, Florida
Tuesday, October 4, 5:00 pm
Speaker: Jerry White
Sun Ray Cinema
1028 Park Street
Map

Flint, Michigan
Thursday, October 6, 7:00 pm
Speaker: Niles Niemuth
University of Michigan, Flint
Murchie Science Building Room 109
415 E Kearsley Street
Map

Rapid City, South Dakota
Thursday, October 13, 6:00 pm
Speaker: Niles Niemuth
Rapid City Public Library, Downtown branch, Helen Hoyt Room
610 Quincy Street
Map, Facebook Event Page

San Diego, California
Wednesday, October 26, 7:00 pm
Speaker: Jerry White
San Diego State University, Templo Mayor 231
Aztec Student Union
Map

San Diego, California
Thursday, October 27, 5:00 pm
Speaker: Jerry White
University of California San Diego
Price Center West (Student Center), Earl Warren College Room
Map

Geneseo, New York
Thursday, October 27, 6:00 pm
Speaker: Niles Niemuth
State University of New York (SUNY) Geneseo
Newton Hall, Room 203
Map

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