{"id":27617,"date":"2026-09-10T20:11:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uit-ci.org\/?p=27617"},"modified":"2026-09-10T20:11:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:11:44","slug":"the-iwu-fi-participated-in-the-socialism-2026-conference-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uit-ci.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/10\/the-iwu-fi-participated-in-the-socialism-2026-conference-in-the-united-states\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The IWU-FI participated in the \u201cSocialism 2026\u201d conference in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"

by WU-FI<\/strong><\/p>\n

10 September 2026<\/strong>. From 4 to 7 September, the Socialism 2026 Conference was held in Chicago, organised by Haymarket Books, one of the most recognised independent and left-wing publishers in the United States. More than 90 human rights, social, cultural, feminist, socio-environmental, and left-wing political organisations supported the event that brought together thousands of activists.<\/p>\n

The IWU-FI took part in the conference with Mercedes Trimarchi, a leader and elected representative for the city of Buenos Aires, representing the Socialist Left (IS) within the Left Front (FIT-U), Argentina, and Sim\u00f3n Rodr\u00edguez, a founder of the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSL) of Venezuela.<\/p>\n

For four days, over one hundred meetings, workshops, panels, talks, and conferences took place simultaneously. These events addressed some of the main debates facing the left and social movements in the United States and internationally.<\/p>\n

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Angela Davis, Socialism, and the Communist Manifesto<\/strong><\/p>\n

The opening plenary session was led by the renowned feminist and anti-racist activist Angela Davis, author of, among other books, Women, Race, and Class. Interviewed by academic Naomi Murakawa, Davis participated in the panel \u00abFreedom is a Constant Struggle: Palestine, Internationalism, Abolition.\u00bb One of the central points of her presentation was the need to build an alternative to capitalism to face the multiple crises the world is experiencing. Davis argued that socialism is the only viable future and called for a return to the tools of Marxism to intervene in current struggles. She concluded her presentation by advocating for the reading of Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto, not as a text of the past, but as a tool for anti-capitalist action in the present.<\/p>\n

Another key theme that ran through the discussions was the fight against Donald Trump’s policies, particularly the persecution and criminalisation of migrants. Various activities included sharing experiences of resistance against the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).<\/p>\n

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The IWU-FI Delegation and its Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the meeting, the IWU-FI joined in various activities, debates, and exchanges with sectors of the North American left. Trimarchi shared her experience in Bolivia and outlined the challenges facing the Left Front in relation to the government of Javier Milei, a Trump ally in the region.<\/p>\n

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Trimarchi junto a Aber Kawas, candidata a senadora de la DSA, por el estado de Nueva York. Naci\u00f3 en Estados Unidos y es hija de refugiados palestinos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Sim\u00f3n Rodr\u00edguez presented the book Crisis in Venezuela: Socialist Perspectives, published by Haymarket Books. Rodr\u00edguez also participated in the panel \u00abThe Left and the National Question: Building Solidarity Without Exception.\u00bb He was joined by Eman Abdelhadi, writer, professor, and sociologist at the University of Chicago; Reza Rezaian, member of the United Left of Iran and the Tehran Graphic Workers Union; and Tanya Vyhovsky, senator for the state of Vermont and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which operates within the Democratic Party. Sim\u00f3n Rodr\u00edguez reaffirmed the IWU-CI’s position of supporting the just cause of the people of Ukraine and Iran, without endorsing their leaderships or governments.<\/p>\n

The delegation also held exchanges with sectors of the left, including members of the DSA, and, in particular, participated in events organised by the Tempest Collective, a Trotskyist left-wing organisation, with which we exchanged \u00a0political ideas.<\/p>\n

The IWU-FI was invited to take part in the Socialism 2027 event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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