Independent Socialist League
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:political_party
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Fourth_International
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Leon_Trotsky
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1956
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| gptkbp:founded |
1938
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Independent Socialist League
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| gptkbp:ideology |
socialism
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| gptkbp:keyEvent |
Advocacy for workers' rights
Critique of capitalism Dissolution of the League Formation of the League Promotion of social justice Advocacy for environmental justice Promotion of economic equality Support for LGBTQ rights Support for universal healthcare Advocacy for democratic socialism Decline in membership Participation in anti-war protests Promotion of workers' self-management Support for labor strikes Involvement in labor movements Support for anti-colonial movements Promotion of anti-racism initiatives Promotion of internationalism Support for public education reforms Support for social movements Critique of American imperialism Engagement in community organizing Collaboration with other leftist groups Engagement in electoral politics Engagement in civil rights activism Formation of study groups Formation of youth sections Influence on socialist education Involvement in feminist movements Involvement in the New Left movement Publication of theoretical works Opposition_to_the_Vietnam_War Opposition_to_McCarthyism Formation_of_the_Socialist_Workers_Party Merger_with_the_Workers_Party Opposition_to_Stalinism Split_from_the_Socialist_Party Support_for_the_Spanish_Civil_War Adoption_of_the_Transitional_Program Influence_on_American_leftist_thought Opposition_to_World_War_II Publication_of_the_League's_platform |
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Max_Shachtman
gptkb:James_P._Cannon |
| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
left-wing
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| gptkbp:publications |
The New International
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Socialist_Workers_Party
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