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Anne Hill

Contents 1 Democratic Agenda 2 New American Movement 3 Tribute to Ben Dobbs 4 Merger negotiating committee 5 Democratic Socialists of America founding conference 6 DSA Feminist Commission 7 References

Democratic Agenda

More than 1,200 people attended the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee initiated Democratic Agenda Conference held November 16-18, 1979, at the International Inn and Metropolitan AM Church in Washington 1 DC. The conference focused on "corporate power'; as the key barrier to "economic and political democracy," concepts many Democratic Agenda participants defined as "socialism.'

The Democratic Agenda meetings attempted to develop anti-corporate alternatives" through influencing the direction of the Democratic Party during the period leading to the July 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York.

Workshops included "Organizing Women Workers" - Joan Quinlan, moderator, Anne Hill, Edith Van Horn, Ellen Cassidy .^[1]

New American Movement

In 1980 Anne Hill, Cleveland, was a delegate to the December 12-14 Chicago, National Council meeting of the New American Movement^[2].

In 1981 Halli Lehrer, NIC; Anne Hill, Cleveland NAM and SEIU; Ruth Jordan, DSOC National Executive Committee and CLUW and John Haer, NIC and SEIU spoke on a mini-plenary entitled Building an Alliance Between the Labor Movement and the Women's Movement at the 10^th Convention of the New American Movement. The convention was held in a union headquarters in Chicago and ran from July 29 - August 2, 1981.

Hill also spoke alongside John Haer, Pitt NAM and SEIU in a workshop entitled New Developments in SEIU and Their Strategic Implication.^[3]

Tribute to Ben Dobbs

On Sunday, June 7, 1981, the Los Angeles Chapter of the New American Movement sponsored a Tribute to Ben Dobbs for "His lifelong commitment to socialism". The event was held at the Miramar-Sheraton Hotel, Santa Monica, California. Sponsors of the event included Anne Hill.^[4]

Merger negotiating committee

After intensive debate, the 1980 New American Movement Convention passed a resolution (by a 2-1. margin) calling for negotiations with Democratic Socialists Organizing Committee, the election of a Negotiating Committee, and the development of a Negotiating Document. Frank Ackerman, Joanne Barkan, David Dollar, Richard Healey, Anne Hill, Katherine Kennedy, Roberta Lynch, and Liz Weston were elected to the Negotiating Committee. Holly Graff was added as the ex officio Political Committee member, and John Beverly became the first alternate. In the fall of 1980 this Committee developed a Negotiating Document which was reviewed by chapters and then amended and approved (by a ninety per cent margin) at the December National Council meeting.^[5]

Democratic Socialists of America founding conference

Anne Hill, Cleveland Women Working, spoke at the day one "Organizing Under Fire" session of the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee/New American Movement Unity Conference in Detroit March 21/22 1982, that resulted in the formation of Democratic Socialists of America^[6].

DSA Feminist Commission

In 1985^[7] and 1986,^[8] Anne Hill of Ohio was listed as a member of the Feminist Commission of the Democratic Socialists of America.

References