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Kurt Stand

Kurt Stand was active in the labor movement for over 20 years including as the elected North American Regional Secretary of the International Union of Food and Allied Workers until 1997.  He is a member of the Prince George’s County Branch of Metro DC DSA, and periodically writes for the Washington Socialist, Socialist Forum, and other left publications. He serves as a Portside Labor Moderator, and is active within the reentry community of formerly incarcerated people. Kurt Stand lives in Greenbelt, MD.

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May 24, 2020

Union-Building for the Long Haul – The Tale of Boston Fine Art Museum Security Guards

March 23, 2020

Fear at Work

March 8, 2020

International Women’s Day – 1934: Remembrance and History for Today

September 16, 2019

Different Worlds: Life in the German Democratic Republic A Review of Talks and Writing by Victor Grossman/Stephen Wechsler

November 13, 2018

The Election Within the Election

April 30, 2018

Rally for Life: High School Student Take the Lead

August 16, 2017

DSA National Convention 25,000 and Counting

March 26, 2017

Rewriting What Was: Distorting Pastor Niemoller’s Words

November 14, 2016

Continuing the Discussion: Comments on Stansbury Forum Election Articles

August 4, 2016

Looking back, looking forward Resolving the left impasse over elections

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