Samantha Desire is a Brooklyn-based organizer and Left Forum board member. Samantha is the elected volunteer representative on the board, Left Forum is a New York City-based non-profit organization that brings progressive people together to share radical ideas for social change.Carl Dix is a founding member, and a representative, of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA. He is a regular contributor to Revolution newspaper. Dix has long been associated with Bob Avakian.