FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JUNE 14, 2019
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Communist Party USA 100th anniversary convention opens June 21 in Chicago
CHICAGO — Hundreds of delegates, allies, and international guests will convene in Chicago, June 21-23, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party USA’s 1919 founding and to strategize for the road ahead, with a sharp focus on the 2020 elections.
The organization’s 31st National Convention will be held at the University of Illinois-Chicago campus from June 21-23, 2019.
Delegates will explore ways to take better advantage of what party leader Joe Sims calls the “socialist moment” that the country is now experiencing, as larger numbers of people start to consider alternatives to capitalism in the wake of the Great Recession.
“Interest in socialism is on the rise,” party chair Bachtell says. “Millions of young workers face a future of Uber and Amazon jobs, part-time work, and are drowning in student debt. They increasingly wonder if there’s a future with the rise of automation, big data, and robotics–and many are looking to the Communist Party.”
According to the CPUSA’s Membership Coordinator, Rossana Cambron, “Many in the younger generation tell us they don’t feel there is any future for them…. Joining the party offers them the hope they’ve been searching for and, thus, something to get involved in.”
Members of the media wishing to attend or schedule interviews should contact the Convention Press Committeee at conventionpress@cpusa.org or call John Wojcik at 773-951-3723.
Highlights of the convention schedule:
Fri JUNE 21 9:00 AM COMMUNIST PARTY AND CHICAGO LABOR HISTORY TOUR (BUS)
3:00 PM CONVENTION OPENING
5:00 PM PLENARY: “The U.S. Working Class, Climate Change, and the Green New Deal”
7:30 PM PLENARY: “Unity Against Special Oppression; for Equality and Democracy”
Sat JUNE 22 9:30 AM KEYNOTE SPEECH: JOHN BACHTELL, NATIONAL CHAIR OF THE CPUSA
3:15 PM PLENARY: “Demilitarizing at Home and Abroad: Unity for Peace and International Solidarity”
7:30 PM COMMUNIST PARTY USA – 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
*Provisional schedule of major events; subject to change. Updates and additions to come