Marcel Hatch
Encyclopedia
Marcel Hatch, born November 4, 1954 in Spokane, Washington, is an American
-born graphic designer, gay rights and Trotskyist
political activist based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
. Hatch joined the Freedom Socialist Party
while living in Seattle and subsequently launched its Canadian chapter while living in Vancouver. In 1999 he joined the Socialist Caucus
and subsequently left the Freedom Socialist Party to join Socialist Action which he has since left.
In 2001, he challenged incumbent leader Alexa McDonough
for the leadership of the New Democratic Party
as the candidate of the Socialist Caucus. He received 16% of the vote of delegates to that year's national party convention. Today, he operates Cuba Education Tours, a non-profit agency organizing educational and solidarity trips to Cuba
, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
Hatch remains an advocate for Cuba and has contributed a number of articles on the island's political system and in defense of Cuba's progress on LGBT
rights.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-born graphic designer, gay rights and Trotskyist
Trotskyism
Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. Trotsky considered himself an orthodox Marxist and Bolshevik-Leninist, arguing for the establishment of a vanguard party of the working-class...
political activist based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Hatch joined the Freedom Socialist Party
Freedom Socialist Party
The Freedom Socialist Party is a socialist political party with a unique program of revolutionary feminism that emerged from a split in the United States Socialist Workers Party in 1966. It is currently a working class organization that works towards creating social justice and order for all...
while living in Seattle and subsequently launched its Canadian chapter while living in Vancouver. In 1999 he joined the Socialist Caucus
New Democratic Party Socialist Caucus
The New Democratic Party Socialist Caucus is an unofficial left-wing faction within Canada's New Democratic Party. Its manifesto maintains that the New Democratic Party has moved too far to the right, and is in danger of becoming indistinguishable from the Liberal Party...
and subsequently left the Freedom Socialist Party to join Socialist Action which he has since left.
In 2001, he challenged incumbent leader Alexa McDonough
Alexa McDonough
Alexa Ann Shaw McDonough OC is a Canadian politician who became the first woman to lead a major, recognized political party in Canada, when she was elected the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party's leader in 1980...
for the leadership of the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
as the candidate of the Socialist Caucus. He received 16% of the vote of delegates to that year's national party convention. Today, he operates Cuba Education Tours, a non-profit agency organizing educational and solidarity trips to Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
Hatch remains an advocate for Cuba and has contributed a number of articles on the island's political system and in defense of Cuba's progress on LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
rights.