>>Who is this Gen. Baker?<<
Reply General Gordon Baker is a national and internationally known labor leader. He has been called the most important American revolutionary of the 21st century. He was a leader of the Detroit wildcat strikes in the 1960s, a founder of the legendary League of Revolutionary Black Workers, the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement (DRUM), and the first American to refuse induction to fight in Vietnam. His case was a landmark in draft resistance, symbolizing the beginning of the anti-war movement. The ideas emanating from the struggles General Baker was involved in inspired Black auto workers throughout America. The book, "Detroit: I Do Mind Dying" (about the worker revolts of that era) calls General Baker the "soul of the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement (DRUM)." (DRUM was the driving force behind the wildcat strikes.) An autoworker for 30 years, Baker remains a champion of the unemployed and unorganized workers. He discusses the historical changes from the civil rights and anti-war era of the 1960s with lessons for today. He discusses the transition from where Blacks did the dirtiest and heaviest work on the shop floor, to where robots are permanently replacing human labor. General Baker's life-long commitment to the working class, makes him one of the country's most knowlegeable spokespersons for a new society where workers will finally receive the fruits of their labor. General Baker and his family were featured in "The American Dream," a documentary about labor history. Other accomplishments include a Michigan state-wide campaign for political office; a statewide campaign to support Detroit's homeless tent city. He was part of the North American delegation to the 7th Pan-African Congress in Uganda, and has addressed many other national and international gatherings. University appearances include: Convenor of the 1993 conference in Detroit commemorating MalcolmX and celebrating the 25th anniversary of the founding of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers; featured speaker at MIT (1994) University of Illinois (Chicago) (1995). He has also been featured at: Cleveland State University; University of Massachusetts; State University of New York at Binghamton; and the Carnegie Mellon Institute; Howard University Conference on the Columbus Quincentennial. He is a founding member of the Labor Party of America, and chair of the Steering Committee of the League of Revolutionaries for a New America. _http://www.speakersforanewamerica.com/gen.html_ (http://www.speakersforanewamerica.com/gen.html) _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list [email protected] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
