Word: syl
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...think it necessary to provide a lengthy response to the attack on myself and my organization (the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee) by the Spartacus Youth League printed in your letter section of October 26. I have always believed that the best way to discredit the SYL is to let them speak (or write) for themselves, and they have reaffirmed my faith with their latest diatribe. I would, however, like to briefly describe our meeting policy...
...meet to discuss current events, socialism, and our various political activities (the David Sullivan campaign, pro-choice work, and so on). All members of the H/R community are welcome, regardless of political belief. No member of the community has ever been asked to leave, including members of the SYL. I should add, however, that those people who believe in, or are at least sympathetic to, democratic socialism will most enjoy our meetings. I am frankly surprised that the SYL is so anxious to attend our meetings, just as I would be surprised if members of the Conservative Club suddenly began...
...airports to defend the PATCO strikers. While DSOC stands with Polish Solidarity in calling for capitalist restoration in league with the Catholic Church, we unconditionally defend from imperialism those states which have already overthrown capitalism. For those who want to see a fundamental change in society, join the SYL in our fight for international workers revolution to put an end to capitalist oppression. Alden Cavanagh '82, Member of the Spartacus Youth League
There is a misquote in the article reporting the debate between the Spartacus Youth League and the Communist Workers Party held on 4/15. The SYL spokesman did not say that "you cannot separate the problem of Black liberation from the problem of Black revolution." The SYL has always stressed that the key to Black liberation--and indeed to the liberation of humanity--is through socialist revolution. The Spartacus Youth League
...Harvard administration may think it operates in South Africa where the hated "pass law" system exists, but in fact, Bok, Epps, et. al. are privileged members of a bourgeois democracy where certain political freedoms are ostensibly tolerated--by law. The SYL fought and won a similar case of administration harassment at the University of Chicago, Circle Campus in 1977. The case against an "outside agitator" went to court and Federal Judge James B. Moran ruled that "the present regulations contain the implicit notion that university students must be nurtured in a controlled and protected environment if they are to blossom...