Socialism 2026 Virtual Program
Can't make it to Chicago for the Socialism Conference? Check out our live-stream schedule, and RSVP to attend virtually! *Please note the virtual program is subject to change.*
Socialism Conference Virtual Program:
Friday, September 4th
(all times are in Central Daylight Time)
7:30pm-9pm: “Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Palestine, Internationalism, Abolition” (Opening Plenary) with Angela Y. Davis, Naomi Murakawa
Saturday, September 5th
(all times are in Central Daylight Time)
10am-11:30am: “Against Tech Oligarchy: Worker Resistance in the World's Most Powerful Industry” with JS Tan, Clarissa Redwine
10am-11:30am: "Health Fascism, Body Politics, and the Anti-State State (Health Fascism Series)” with Da’Shaun L. Harrison, Beatrice Adler-Bolton, Artie Vierkant
12pm-1:30pm: "Rank and File Lessons from a New York Nurses Strike in the Mamdani Era” with Beth Loudin, Roxana Garcia, Goodness Iheanachor
3pm - 4:30pm: "Ocean Deep Solidarity: Reparations, LANDBACK, and Collective Liberation” with Justin Morgan, Dr. Aymar Jean Escoffery, Raven Schwam-Curtis, Matthew Harvey, Claire Maracle
3pm-4:30pm: “Black Left Feminism and the Fight Against Fascism: Lessons and Assignments” with Barbara Ransby, Sarah Haley
5pm-6:30pm: "War, Capitalism, and Navigating the Climate Crisis” with Tori Tsui, Joshua Frank
5pm-6:30pm: "Spirit of Justice” with Michelle Alexander, nyle fort, Saul Williams, Rami Nashashibi
8pm - 9:30pm: "Neighbors Get Ready: Forging New Solidarities and Defeating ICE” with Silky Shah, Tania Wolf, Erika Andiola, TBD
Sunday, September 6th
(all times are in Central Daylight Time)
12pm-1:30pm: "Black History is for Everyone” with Brian Jones
3pm-4:30pm: "Liberatory Spirit, the Spirit of Liberation: Multi-tradition Conversation on How We Get Free” with Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg, Autumn Brown, Rev. Jinzu Minna Jain
5pm-6:30pm: "The Power of Speculative Fiction in a Shifting Political Climate” with Vaishnavi Patel, Sareena Kamath
5pm-6:30pm: "Unruly Subjects LIVE: A Reckoning with our Moment” with Chenjerai Kumanyika, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Olúfẹmi O. Táíwò
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Making sure that conference sessions are accessible to folks who aren’t able to join us in person is very important to us—but it also comes with a hefty price tag.
While the entire live-streamed program will be available for free on Haymarket’s YouTube channel after the conference, please RSVP for our Socialism 2026 virtual program to access it live and make a donation to help us cover the associated costs!
Please tune in and spread the word on social media.
*** Please note: RSVPing for our virtual program does not grant entry to the in-person Socialism Conference. To register for the in-person Socialism Conference, click here.
Live captioning will be provided for all live-streamed events.