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Popular Education Network Scotland, welcomes friend and collaborator Richard Feldman from the Boggs Project, Detroit, Michigan. One-off event, organised as part of Glasgow's May Day celebrations.
In this discussion, led by leading British academic on trade unionism and the far-right, Dr Stephen Ashe, Rich will talk about his experiences in the Civil Rights movement in the USA in the 1960s, and how this influenced his own political development. He also shared his experiences of working for over twenty years as a trade union official on the Ford production lines in 'Motor City'. This included working alongside, and trying to challenge colleagues who were open members of the KKK.
The discussion also reflect on Rich's role and work of the Boggs Center in teaching a new generation of workers and activists to self-organise. In this context, he discuss current political challenges the left are facing, particularly in Michigan and the upcoming presidential elections in the USA. A Q&A session will follow.