Join S4P for a Town Hall on the Palestine exception and the crisis of democracy at the American Sociological Association! Featuring @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social, @saigrundy.bsky.social, Gay Seidman and Howard Winant!

BIG NEWS! Over 500 sociologists have signed on to commit to BOYCOTT the ASA meeting - no registration fees, no hotel rentals - if Boycott, Divestment and Sanction of Israel is not put BACK on the ballot! Leadership has made a huge misstep: MANY sociologists questioning their continued membership.

Friends: if you are a member, please sign this letter to restore democracy to the Am. Sociological Association.

Profoundly angered by letter that the @asanews.bsky.social President and Executive Director sent to the membership. To blame colleagues for membership decline and shut down democratic processes on matters of genocide in times of authoritarian expansion is astonishing.

Joel Andreas wrote, "Were you ashamed while you were writing this blatantly misleading and anti-democratic message? The resolution proposed by the membership petition is clearly about a public policy issue... You may be opposed to it, but that is for the membership, not the two of you to decide."

Florence Castillo writes "Thank you for this update as it solidifies the position of ASA to bury it's head in the sand while using the language of policy and governance. This clarification from the communications team is timely, and I will not waste my money to renew a membership with ASA."

David Purucker writes to ASA leadership that he supports the petition because, "the question of Israel-Palestine is the Vietnam of our time. It is the issue ... about which our children will ask: what did you do, when you had the chance? This is ... a pressing issue of global survival."

In another letter to ASA membership, a student writes "I'm left struggling to see what the purpose of this organization is, or my place within it. I will not be renewing my membership or attending the conference."

In her letter, Sadia Saeed writes of her "deep disappointment" that our organization refuses to live up to its mission of "positive social change" explaining "The proposed petition asking for a boycott of Israeli institutions is a very small step in this direction."

Sociologists for Palestine have asked members to send us the letters they have written to @asanews.bsky.social. We are sharing them here as evidence of how unpopular this decision is with the ASA membership. Please amplify this thread & any letters that resonate with your position.

Mind you this man congratulating bestie @asanews.bsky.social President for her bravery in squashing the leftists is the very same who posted this in response to the first letter condemning genocide

Sociologists for Palestine is on Bluesky! You know this means business. Follow & amplify! Let's go!

In response to the email I recieved as a member of @asanews.bsky.social, we could be unified against genocide and istead ASA leadership is using the ruse of unity to protect the status quo! www.sociologistsforpalestine.org/resolutions

It was a true joy to have Cedric de Leon (@prof-deleon.bsky.social ) on campus last week to talk about his book and the role that Black labor organizations played in pushing the white labor movement toward a fierce and effective interracial solidarity. Thank you, Cedric, and all who attended!

This interview with @prof-deleon.bsky.social on @kpfa.org is outstanding! Listening to this really deepened my appreciation for the Black left's role in the U.S. labor movement.

What’s up Arizona! This Thursday I’ll be giving a talk on my new book Freedom Train. Come learn about the role of Black workers in desegregating American unions! Register at bit.ly/CedricdeLeon @ucpress.bsky.social @cwd-asu.bsky.social

Join us for Cedric de Leon's two-part book talk event for "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" on 2/5! Register to attend here: bit.ly/CedricdeLeon

Final free "Best of 2025"! @prof-deleon.bsky.social was on to discuss his book, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" (@ucpress.bsky.social) which explains labor history ain't what you think it is. Join now for bonus content! www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...

Western Mass! Tomorrow/Wed Dec 10 at 11:30am I will be giving my last book talk of the year in the UMass sociology dept (Thompson Hall 919). Q&A and pizza to follow! Hope to see you there @ucpress.bsky.social

Calling all Global Sociologists for Palestine - Collective Action Time!! We Need Your Help! [thread - 1/8]

TV coverage of Freedom Train is now available! C-SPAN covered an event in Sept called "Solidarity is a Verb" at the Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago, w/ Elizabeth Todd-Breland, Gloria Browne Marshall, and myself. So excited! Watch the video here: www.c-span.org/program/book... @ucpress.bsky.social

Baltimore & National Capital Region! This Wed, Nov 12 at 12PM I am giving a talk on my new book Freedom Train for the Sociology Colloquium @jhu.edu (Mergenthaler, Coleman Room 526). Learn how Black workers desegregated American unions! @ucpress.bsky.social Zoom link: zoom.us/j/9959542255...

Thx to Tami Lee, @billfletcherjr.bsky.social & Cameron Black for today’s conversation on the last century of Black labor activism @cunyslu.bsky.social. I talked to workers & activists from all walks of life, signed copies of my book, & built more community than I had yesterday @ucpress.bsky.social

NYC! Tmrw I am speaking w @billfletcherjr.bsky.social, Tami Lee, & Cameron Black on "Lessons from 100 Years of Black Labor Activism." Fri Nov 7 12:30pm, @cunyslu.bsky.social 25 West 43rd St, 18th Floor. Free & open to all. Lunch will be served. Register at this link: slucuny.swoogo.com/7november2025

Madison, Wisconsin! This Thurs Oct 30, 12pm CT I am speaking on my new book, Freedom Train, at the Havens Wright Center for Social Justice @uwmadison.bsky.social. Learn how Black workers desegregated American unions! Click below to register @ucpress.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/haven...

Western Mass! I am giving a book talk at Amherst College next Mon, Oct 20, 4:30pm, Fayerweather Hall Room 115. If you missed the talk @UMass, this is your chance to learn more about the role of Black workers in desegregating American unions! @ucpress.bsky.social

Had an amazing time in Canada speaking about my new book with colleagues & students at McMaster Univ, University of Toronto, and York Univ. Special thx to @fetner.bsky.social at Mac, Kristin Plys at UofT, Emily Laxer at York & Prof. Emily Heaphy for holding down the fort. @ucpress.bsky.social

Thanks so much to the UMass Amherst Labor Center for hosting a joint book talk for me and @ericblanc.bsky.social this afternoon. We had a strong turnout, great questions from postdoc Sara Trongone, and a sharp audience. Many books were sold and autographed @ucpress.bsky.social

Western Mass! The UMass Amherst Labor Center is hosting a joint book talk featuring Eric Blanc & me Mon, Sept 29 @ 4pm in the Old Chapel. Amherst Books will have copies available for purchase. Register w QR code below or by visiting lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/z9zv76h @ucpress.bsky.social

Excited to announce a joint book talk this Fri, Sept 12, on the theme "Strategies for Revitalizing Labor" with Eric Blanc.Join us in person at the Janice H. Levin Building, 94 Rockefeller Rd in Piscataway, NJ or on Zoom at: rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @ucpress.bsky.social @ericblanc.bsky.social

Proud to share my Power at Work blog post, “Black Workers Were the Architects of Interracial Labor Solidarity.” Power at Work makes the key points of labor research accessible to union leaders & members, journalists, academics, activists, and worker organizations. poweratwork.us/black-worker...

Join me at the "Solidarity is a Verb" panel at Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago, Plymouth Court Stage, Sat, Sept 6 at 12 noon where I'll discuss my new book, "Freedom Train." Mark your calendars and bring a friend! Full event schedule here: printersrowlitfest.org/schedule-gri... @ucpress.bsky.social

To quote my favorite movie Matewan: "Any union that keeps a worker out on account of his race ain't a union. It's a goddam club." This Labor Day, read about the brave people who desegregated the labor movement. Buy my book "Freedom Train": ucpress.edu/books/freedo.... @ucpress.bsky.social

After the ASA Comparative-Historical Section business meeting, outgoing Chair @prof-deleon.bsky.social and I met up to rep the merch we both picked up at BLACKPINK concerts this summer #KPopProfs #blackpinkinyourarea✔️ #asa2025

I had the honor of being interviewed by renowned historian and activist, Gerald Horne, about my latest book, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity." @ucpress.bsky.social Listen to the interview here: archive.kpfk.org/mp3/kpfk_250...

Join me at UCLA on Wed, May 7th at 1pm PT in Bunche Hall Rm 6272 to delve into my latest book, Freedom Train. Let's explore the origins of interracial labor solidarity together! Register at bit.ly/LS-deleon. Many thanks to Kevan Harris, Kit Smemo, @uclairle.bsky.social and @ucpress.bsky.social

Had a blast today at my book launch at UC Berkeley. Thanks to Rici Hammer & Michael Rodriguez-Muniz for organizing, to Tianna Paschel, Steven Pitts & Michael for their insights, my editor @ucpress.bsky.social Naomi Schneider, and my family for their love and support. My heart is full!

Attention Bay Area Family! Join me for my book launch at UC Berkeley on Wed, April 30 at 10am in 820 Social Sciences Building. Tianna Paschel, Michael Rodriguez-Muniz & Steven Pitts will share insights on the book, reception to follow. New to bluesky so pls share! demos.berkeley.edu/2025/04/23/b...

Announcing the new book by Cedric de Leon (Professor of Sociology and Labor Studies, UMass Amherst)! Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity 📗 Use UCPSAVE30 to get 30% off at www.ucpress.edu/books/freedo...