Burlington, VT International Socialist Organization

03/21/2019

"Remember there is a world out there: we are always at our best when engaged in class struggle and world politics, rather than internal operations. Take care of your own physical and emotional health, be kind to each other, and shun the toxic blame culture. Socialism at its core is about deep faith in the potential of humanity, and it calls on us to treat each other with respect and compassion."

A longtime socialist urges her comrades to go forward with care and compassion for each other and for the larger project of socialism.

03/20/2019

The coming out of sexual assault survivors has profoundly shaped the response of ISO members to the revelations of gross misconduct six years ago.

03/15/2019

On the crisis in the ISO: “As we pass through this reckoning, some of us bear more responsibility for our mistakes than others. We all share the dual task of analyzing what we did right, and what we did wrong. Many of our faults were self-inflicted, but others arose from challenges that all left-wing forces must face. Unfortunately, questions of racism and sexual misconduct exist throughout our society and the left. As such, rather than trying to keep our debates quiet, we believe we must publicly discuss and assess our mistakes, and call on friends and allies to offer advice, counsel, and expertise. We also hope that by speaking and acting openly, the lessons we learn in righting our ship may be of some use to the new movement in avoiding some of our mistakes.”

The Steering Committee of the ISO writes to members about a deep crisis in the organization and the steps being taken to address it.

03/09/2019

03/05/2019

International Women’s Day will be more fitting than ever this year on the crest of a teacher strike wave that shows no sign of breaking.

03/05/2019

International Women's week and Rosa's birthday.

03/04/2019

International Women's Week

03/04/2019

To make Burlington a livable city we have to begin to piece together a movement of workers, students, and oppressed groups to oppose privatization, expand public and democratic responses to the host of environmental, social, and economic problems created by the City’s development priority of tourism, marinas, hotels, and expensive real estate.

On Town Meeting Day:

Vote NO on Question #4!

On town meeting day in Burlington the capitalist class and the Burlington CIty Council will be making one more attempt …