رفیق مایک پارکر که در اوایل این ماه درگذشت، هیچگاه شخصیتی مشهور و به اصطلاح “سلبریتی” نبود.
اما با شش دهه کنشگری در جنبش های چپ و کارگری، او همه جا حضور داشت، از “جنبش آزادی بیان” در برکلی گرفته, تا کف کارخانه های ماشین سازی, تا کارزارهای انتخاباتی چپ مستقل و تولد دوباره سوسیالیسم آمریکایی.
Mike Parker, a Life Well-Lived on the Left
Mike Parker, who died earlier this month, was far from a celebrity. But in his six decades on the Left and in labor, he was everywhere, from the Berkeley Free Speech Movement to auto factory shop floors to independent leftist electoral campaigns and the rebirth of American socialism
Mike Parker speaking at a “Labor Notes” conference
As Bernie Sanders told Labor Notes
I knew Mike Parker when I was a student at the University of Chicago in the early 1960s. Mike was a brilliant advocate for workers and unions, and he remained so for the rest of his life. Mike fought tirelessly for human solidarity and a more just and humane world. His life’s work and his dedication should serve as an example for all of us
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