DC Activists Head to US Social Forum

By bus, plane, van, and car, dozens of DC area activists are heading to Atlanta, GA today for the first-ever United States Social Forum. Building on the World Social Forums, which have brought together leaders from movements across the globe, thousands of workers, grassroots activists, and students from every type of struggle are meeting for five days to share stories and strategies at the US Social Forum. Participants from the metro DC area include members of SEIU Local 32BJ, CWA District 2, the AFL-CIO, DC Jobs with Justice, DC ACORN, Empower DC, ONE DC, Tenants and Workers United, Youth Action Research Group, DC Jobs with Justice, Mobilization for Global Justice, and students from American University, Georgetown, George Washington University, and George Mason University. Check out Union City over the coming week for dispatches from the USSF.
- reported by Mackenzie Baris