The Power of Speculative Fiction in a Shifting Political Climate

Join us for a live streamed session from the Socialism 2026 conference, in Chicago. ——————————————————————— with Vaishnavi Patel, Sareena Kamath Join best-selling author, reproductive rights activist, and civil rights lawyer Vaishnavi Patel for a conversation about the power of speculative fiction to make real world struggles more accessible. The session will explore themes from Patel’s new book, We Dance Upon Demons, including confronting apathy and exhaustion in the face of continued injustice as well as finding strength and hope through community. ——————————————————————— 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. Live captioning will be provided for all live-streamed events.