49th Annual Debs - Thomas - Harrington
Dinner
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The 2007 Eugene V. Debs - Norman Thomas
- Michael Harrington Dinner was held on Friday evening, May 4th,
at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza. The Master of Ceremonies was DSA's
National Director, Frank Llewellyn. It was a North American program,
with a special guest speaker, Saul Escobar Toledo, the International
Secretary of the Party of Democratic Revolution in Mexico. Our
honorees were the President of the United Steelworkers, Leo Gerard
(from Canada), and the Director of the Illinois Coaliton for
Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Josh Hoyt (from Chicago). Frank
Llewellyn presented the Debs - Thomas - Harrington award to Leo
Gerard. Chicago DSA's Co-Chair, Tom Broderick, presented the
Debs - Thomas - Harrington award to Josh Hoyt. GOP DSA's Ron
Baiman accompanied the attendees on violin when it came time
to sing "Solidarity Forever".
An account of the Dinner was published
in New Ground
112.
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Chicago's Annual Gathering of
the Democratic Left
In November the conservatives
lost, now...
Where Do We Go
From Here?
Friday, May 4, 2007
Cocktails at 6:00 p.m. ·
Dinner at 7:00 p.m. · $60 per person
Tickets must be reserved no later
than Tuesday, May 1. A limited number of tickets may be
available at the door at $70 per person. Make sure you
and your organization appear in the program book! For more details:
call (773) 384-0327 or email chiildsa@chicagodsa.org
or CLICK HERE for a printable PDF file
to order tickets, etc..
Auspices: Chicago Democratic Socialists of America, an Illinois
not-for-profit corporation with 501c4 IRS status;
contributions are not tax-deductible.
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DSA's National
Director, Frank Llewelllyn, served as this year's Dinner's Master
of Ceremonies. He also presented the Debs - Thomas - Harrington
award to Leo Gerard. |
| Saul Escobar Toledo, the International
Secretary of the Mexican Party of Democratic Revolution, was
on the final stop of a Midwest speaking tour organized by DSA's
International Commission. |
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Leo Gerard
For your lifetime of service to your
union and its members;
For your leadership in building working
class solidarity across borders;
For your advocacy of fair trade over
free trade;
For your work in seeking public policies
that support a healthy environment and energy independence;
For your commitment to finding a better
way to run the economy for working people everywhere;
The Debs - Thomas - Harrington Dinner
Committee does hereby present you with its annual award this
4th day of May, 2007.
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| Chicago DSA Co-Chair, Tom
Broderick, presented the Debs - Thomas - Harrington award to
Josh Hoyt. In doing so, he also spoke about some of the recent
accomplishments of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee
Rights. |
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Josh Hoyt
For your leadership in defending the
rights of immigrants, regardless of their status and for facilitating
their transition into citizens and voters;
For your work in support of justice
for the most exploited and excluded of working people;
For your advocacy of health care justice
and the rights of consumers;
For your life-long commitment to community
in the face of a system that "has left no other nexus between
people than naked self-interest";
The Debs - Thomas - Harrington Dinner
Committee does hereby present you with its annual award this
4th Day of May, 2007.
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