Freedom Socialist Party
Overview
The Freedom Socialist Party is a socialist political party with a unique program of revolutionary feminism
that emerged from a split in the United States Socialist Workers Party
in 1966. It is currently a working class organization that works towards creating social justice and order for all. The SWP's Seattle
branch, with support from individuals in other cities, split off from the SWP over what it described as the SWP’s entrenched opportunism
and undemocratic methods.
Socialist feminism
Socialist feminism is a branch of feminism that focuses upon both the public and private spheres of a woman's life and argues that liberation can only be achieved by working to end both the economic and cultural sources of women's oppression...
that emerged from a split in the United States Socialist Workers Party
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far-left political organization in the United States. The group places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba...
in 1966. It is currently a working class organization that works towards creating social justice and order for all. The SWP's Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
branch, with support from individuals in other cities, split off from the SWP over what it described as the SWP’s entrenched opportunism
Opportunism
-General definition:Opportunism is the conscious policy and practice of taking selfish advantage of circumstances, with little regard for principles. Opportunist actions are expedient actions guided primarily by self-interested motives. The term can be applied to individuals, groups,...
and undemocratic methods.
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