May Day Event: Building Socialism from Below

This May Day, let’s gather not just in celebration, but in study and strategy! We’ll be reading and discussing “Building Socialism from Below: Popular Power and the State”—a sharp piece from Socialist Forum on how we can organize working-class power beyond the ballot box.

This article tackles the hard questions:

• What’s the role of the state in a socialist strategy?
• How do we build state power and popular power at the same time?
• Where does our chapter fit into the bigger fight?

Whether you’ve read the piece or are just curious, all are welcome. Let’s sharpen our ideas and our organizing together!

Note: The meeting’s format is set up to help busy comrades engage with political education. We’ll be reading from the article at the meeting, so you don’t need to have read it beforehand, and we have a guide prepared to help us make the most of the discussion.

📖 Read ahead if you like: “Building Socialism from Below: Popular Power and the State”