Eugene Puryear
Encyclopedia
Eugene Puryear is an American
politician and the vice presidential
candidate for the Party for Socialism and Liberation
in the 2008 United States presidential election
.
Puryear studied at Howard University
as well as a leading activist with the anti-war ANSWER coalition and has helped organize large protests against the Israel
i blockade of Gaza. He also writes for the PSL's newspaper and journal.
Puryear and the ANSWER coalition were involved in the campaign to free the Jena 6.
As a freshman at Howard in 2005, Puryear was interviewed by the Washington Post as an "activist-in-training" and cited his engagement with activism against gentrification
, racism
, the US occupation of Iraq and other issues.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician and the vice presidential
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
candidate for the Party for Socialism and Liberation
Party for Socialism and Liberation
The Party for Socialism and Liberation is a Marxist-Leninist political party in the United States. It was originally created as the result of a split within the ranks of Workers World Party , although their political line is nearly identical. The San Francisco branch as well as several other...
in the 2008 United States presidential election
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
.
Puryear studied at Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
as well as a leading activist with the anti-war ANSWER coalition and has helped organize large protests against the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i blockade of Gaza. He also writes for the PSL's newspaper and journal.
Puryear and the ANSWER coalition were involved in the campaign to free the Jena 6.
As a freshman at Howard in 2005, Puryear was interviewed by the Washington Post as an "activist-in-training" and cited his engagement with activism against gentrification
Gentrification
Gentrification and urban gentrification refer to the changes that result when wealthier people acquire or rent property in low income and working class communities. Urban gentrification is associated with movement. Consequent to gentrification, the average income increases and average family size...
, racism
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
, the US occupation of Iraq and other issues.
External links
- PSL 2008 campaign website
- Eugene Puryear - Is capitalism organized crime? RTRT (TV network)RT, previously known as Russia Today, is a global multilingual television news network based in the Russian Federation run by the state-owned state-run RIA Novosti....
, November 25, 2010