At the fifth annual international convention of the Platypus Affiliated Society, speakers from various perspectives were asked to bring their experience of the Left's recent history to bear on today's political possibilities and challenges as part of the "Differing Perspectives on the Left" workshop series.

A workshop on the International Marxist Tendency (Canada), with Noah Gataveckas, held on April 6th, 2013, at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.