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The announced purpose of this conference was to obtain unity of action in Cuban anti-imperialism fights and to spread revolution and hatred of the U.S. The theme was the "Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism."
The announced purpose of this conference was to obtain unity of action in Cuban anti-imperialism fights and to spread revolution and hatred of the U.S. The theme was the "Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism."
[[File:Ol-classstruggle-6-mao1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Davidson was a prime mover in the [[Maoist]] October League. ''Class Struggle'' was the organizations theoretical publication. Davis is now webmaster for Progressives for Obama.]]
At this conference delegates condemned the U.S. for what the communists alleged was U.S. aggression, and support was pledged to [[North Vietnam]]. The delegates also pledged to promote [[violence]] against the United States whenever it was deemed necessary. The attendees also met with representatives of [[Mao]]ist [[China]], [[North Korea]] and [[North Vietnam]] and visited the [[National Liberation Front]] (NLF) Mission in [[Havana]]. During this three and one half week trip, Davidson finalized arrangements for a visit of twenty SDS members to travel to Cuba. Thereafter, in February, 1968, a group of approximately twenty-two people including future Weatherman [[Mark Rudd]] and approximately nineteen other SDS/Weatherman members, and two Cuban Government officials with diplomatic status traveled to Cuba via Mexico City at the request of the Cuban Government, which paid all of the expenses.
At this conference delegates condemned the U.S. for what the communists alleged was U.S. aggression, and support was pledged to [[North Vietnam]]. The delegates also pledged to promote [[violence]] against the United States whenever it was deemed necessary. The attendees also met with representatives of [[Mao]]ist [[China]], [[North Korea]] and [[North Vietnam]] and visited the [[National Liberation Front]] (NLF) Mission in [[Havana]]. During this three and one half week trip, Davidson finalized arrangements for a visit of twenty SDS members to travel to Cuba. Thereafter, in February, 1968, a group of approximately twenty-two people including future Weatherman [[Mark Rudd]] and approximately nineteen other SDS/Weatherman members, and two Cuban Government officials with diplomatic status traveled to Cuba via Mexico City at the request of the Cuban Government, which paid all of the expenses.
==Progressives for Obama==
==Progressives for Obama==
As noted by Trevor Loudon, "Around 1992 Davidson joined hundreds of former [[Mao]]ists, [[Trotsky]]ists and about a third of the [[Communist Party USA]] in a new [[Marxist]] coalition-the [[Committees of Correspondence]] [for Democracy and Socialism]."<ref>[http://newzeal.blogspot.com/2008/01/obama-file-5-barack-obama-courted.html Obama-file 5 Barack Obama Courted Chicago Marxists, Peace Activists] Trevor Louden, January 19, 2008.</ref> He adds, "Davidson was an ardent supporter of [[Obama]] for several years and helped organize the famous peace rally in Chicago in where Obama pinned his colors to the anti-Iraq war cause."
As noted by Trevor Loudon, "Around 1992 Davidson joined hundreds of former [[Mao]]ists, [[Trotsky]]ists and about a third of the [[Communist Party USA]] in a new [[Marxist]] coalition-the [[Committees of Correspondence]] [for Democracy and Socialism]."<ref>[http://newzeal.blogspot.com/2008/01/obama-file-5-barack-obama-courted.html Obama-file 5 Barack Obama Courted Chicago Marxists, Peace Activists] Trevor Louden, January 19, 2008.</ref> He adds, "Davidson was an ardent supporter of [[Obama]] for several years and helped organize the famous peace rally in Chicago in where Obama pinned his colors to the anti-Iraq war cause."