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Activist conference June13-16 |
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by soc2002
Email: socialism2002 (nospam) hotmail.com (unverified!) |
24 May 2002
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Over 100 meetings, debates and entertainment with political activists from all over, Chicago, June13-16 |
**A weekend of political discussion, debate and entertainment**
SOCIALISM 2002:
Another World Is Possible, Fight for Socialism
*Chicago, June 13-16, Congress Plaza Hotel*
http://www.socialism2002.org
WHAT you can find at Socialism 2002:
Over 100 different meetings on topics ranging from the
Origins of Class Society to Hollywood Goes to War and
the struggle for Palestine. Workshops and discussions
on organizing for global justice and building
solidarity at work. A book fair with hundreds of
titles from progressive and socialist publishers.
Information on local struggles, grassroots
organizations and international solidarity campaigns.
Films, poetry readings, music, plays and other
entertainment,
Some of the FEATURED SESSIONS and speakers:
The Struggle for Palestine * panel discussion with
RANIA MASRI *Iraq Action Center* NASEER ARURI *Editor,
Palestinian Refugees: The Right of Return* RIMA
ANABTAWI *coordinator of Al-Awda, the Right of Return
Coalition* AHMED SHAWKI *Editor, International
Socialist Review*
BUSH'S WAR AT HOME * panel discussion
Can Straight White Men Fight Oppression? * with SHERRY WOLF
Capitalism and the Environment * with JOHN BELLEMY FOSTER
The Politics of Hip Hop * with BRENDEN SEXTON
CLASS STRUGGLE IN LATIN AMERICA * with activists and
socialists from the United States and South America
The United Auto Workers Union * with BILLY ROBINSON and LEE SUSTAR
The Argentinazo * with VICTOR RAGONESE
The McDonaldization of Culture * with ELIZABETH SHULTE
Why the Working Class Can Change Society * with SHARON SMITH
What do Socialists Say About Patriotism? * with BRIAN JONES
South Africa After Apartheid * with PATRICK BOND
War and the Politics of Pacifism * with PAUL D'AMATO
Is a Revolution Possible? * with AHMED SHAWKI
Labor Organizing in the US South * with KEN RILEY and WAYNE HAIBACH
Why We Need a Revolutionary Party * with JOEL GEIER
Opposing Israel's Apartheid * with SNEHAL SHINGAVI
*student leader with Students for Justice in
Palestine-Berkeley*
Do Workers in the Global North Exploit Workers in the
Global South? * with KATHERINE DWYER
European Social Democracy and American Imperialism *
with LEO PANITCH
And dozens more workshops and discussion on:
Anarchism and the Spanish Civil War... Incarceration
Nation: America's Prisons... How do we Win Women's
Liberation?...Where does Racism come from?...Gandhi,
King and the politics of Nonviolence...Consensus and
Affinity Groups: Are they an effective way to organize
a movement? ...The Geopolitics of Oil: The New "Great
Game"...Are Communists Godless?...Is Cuba a Model for
Socialism?...Class Struggle in the Arab World...The
Black Panther Party for Self Defense...Are People too
Selfish to Win Socialism...and more
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT
http:///www.socialism2002.org
AND REGISTER ONLINE.
Registration is $75 but some need-based scholarships
are available. Call 773-583-8665 for information.
Sponsored by the International Socialist Organization,
publisher of the weekly Socialist Worker newspaper
available through your local ISO branch and online at
http://www.socialistworker.org *** and the Center for
Economic Research and Social Change, publisher of the
International Socialist Review. |
See also:
http://www.socialism2002.org
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