From: AdamTurl@aol.com
Date: Fri May 10 2002 - 03:08:05 EDT
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ANNOUNCING AN IMPORTANT EVENT FOR ACTIVISTS AND
TRADE UNIONISTS
SOCIALISM 2002 :
Another World Is Possible. Fight For Socialism! --
http://www.socialism2002.org
Four days of debate, discussion, education and entertainment
June 13-16, 2002 -- Congress Plaza Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
Sponsored by the International Socialist Organization, publisher of
Socialist Worker (www.socialistworker.org), and the Center for Economic
Research and Social Change, publisher of International Socialist Reviewv
(www.isreview.org)
SOCIALISM 2002 provides a forum where activists from today's struggles can
come together to debate and discuss how we can fight for a different world.
At last year's conference, the Bolivian trade union leader Oscar Olivera (who
will also be at year's event) told participants, "We believe a different
world is possible." Oscar was a leading figure in the struggle against water
privatization in Cochabamba, Bolivia in 2000.
At Socialism 2002, you'll find more than 100 meetings on topics ranging from
Palestine to Bush's war, from globalization to the ideas of Karl Marx, and
much more.
Go to www.socialism2002.org to register and to find a full schedule of topics
and speakers.
Some of the featured speakers at Socialism 2002:
Oscar Olivera, Bolivian trade union and social justice leader
Naseer Aruri, editor, Palestinian Refugees: The Right of Return
David Barsamian, director, Alternative Radio
Patrick Bond, South Africa-based economist and journalist
John Bellamy Foster, co-editor, Monthly Review and author of The Vulnerable
Planet
Katherine Dwyer, editorial board member, International Socialist Review
Tom Lewis, frequent writer on Latin American issues
Marlene Martin, national director, Campaign to End the Death Penalty
Martín Hernández, leading member of the Brazilian Partido Socialista
dosTrabalhadores (PSTU).
Víctor Ragonese, organizer of Argentina's Asamblea Interbarrial--the
coordinating body for the popular assemblies in Buenos Aires--and a leading
member of the Socialist Workers Front (FOS)
Leo Panitch, co-editor, Socialist Register
Ahmed Shawki, editor, International Socialist Review
Sharon Smith, columnist, Socialist Worker
Sherry Wolf, author, Stop Sweatshop Labor Here and Abroad
Some of the meetings you can attend at Socialism2002:
They are Enron, We Are Argentina: Globalization from Above and Below -- The
McDonaldization of Culture -- Incarceration Nation: America's
Prison-Industrial Complex -- The New Creationism -- South Africa After
Apartheid -- The New Colonialism -- The Argentinazo -- Islamic Fundamentalism
-- Are People Too Selfish to Win Socialism? The Politics of Gay Liberation
-- Women in the Russian Revolution -- America's Unfinished Revolution: The
Civil War & Reconstruction -- Thinking Like a Marxist: Marx's Method --
Bush's New Assault on the Environment -- War & the Politics of Pacifism --
The Classical Theory of Imperialism -- Is China the Next World Power? The
Origins of Racism -- The Myth of Humanitarian Intervention: The Truth About
Somalia -- US Imperialism in Latin America -- Marxist Economics I: Intro to
Marx's Capital -- Leon Trotsky's Theory of Permanent Revolution: Is it
Relevant Today -- The Black Panther Party for Self Defense -- Rosa
Luxemburg's
Reform or Revolution -- European Social Democracy and American Imperialism --
Is There Such A Thing as a Just War? -- The Zapatistas -- Enronomics: How
Capitalism Really Works -- Consensus & Affinity Groups: Are they Effective
for Organizing a Movement? -- The Racist War on Drugs, and many more!
Go to www.socialism2002.org to get the full schedule.
What else? Workshops and brown-bag lunch discussions on Organizing for Global
Justice and Building Workplace Solidarity. A book fair with hundreds of the
top titles from the leading progressive and socialist publishers.
Information tables on dozens of local struggles, grassroots organizations,
and international solidarity campaigns. Films, poetry readings, plays, and
other entertainment, including parties with live music.
REGISTER ONLINE AT www.socialism2002.org.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS HAVE SAID ABOUT PAST CONFERENCES:
"NOW THAT I've escaped from a lifetime of international civil
service--servitude--my mind is open to taking on and thinking about some of
these things. This has been a fantastic weekend, and I'm glad I made the
trip."
--DENIS HALLIDAY, former Untied Nations humanitarian aid coordinator in Iraq,
who resigned to protest U.S.-supported sanctions against Iraq
"I'M TOTALLY impressed because I've been to a lot of these and its clear to
me how much work went into it and how well planned it was. The high level of
energy is not just a credit to the ISO, but it's also reflective of something
going on generally in the
movement. So I think you're on the surfboard of a wave."
--KEVIN DANAHER, of Global Exchange and author of Globalize This!
"I'VE BEEN coming to this conference for three or four years now. You leave
with so much knowledge, so much to think about. It offers a lot of answers to
questions that come up at some point during the struggle."
--LAWRENCE HAYES, former death row prisoner and member of the Black Panthers,
and campaigner against the death penalty.
"ANYTHING YOU can do to promote solidarity to bring together the
rank-and-file union members is important. Your event is one of the most vocal
in the efforts to do that. And you're not on the sidelines talking. You're
out there doing things."
--BILLY ROBINSON, former president, UAW Local 2036 in Henderson, KY, locked
out by Accuride.
"I THOUGHT [the conference] was a blast. I've learned a lot of things... I've
met people that I haven't seen since the beginning of our fight for my uncle.
It's like one big family because everybody's fighting for the same thing."
--NORMA BROOKS-McROY, anti-death penalty activist and niece of Eugene
Colvin-El, who won commutation of his Maryland death sentence in 2000.
DETAILS: Go to www.socialism20002.org to register online.
Accommodations: The Center for Economic Research and Social Change has
reserved a block of rooms at reduced rates at the Congress Plaza Hotel, 520
S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605. To reserve a room in the Center room
block, please call the Congress directly at 1-800-635-1666. You will be asked
to give a credit card number as a guarantee for your reservation. Prices are
$99 per night for single and double rooms, plus 14.9 percent tax.
Also, a fee of $25 per person will be charged for each additional person in
the room. These rooms at these guaranteed prices will be held for the Center
until May 13, 2002. So make your reservations early!
Housing Assistance: A limited amount of space in a local youth hostel and in
private houses will be available for people who could not otherwise afford to
attend Socialism 2002. Please check the box on the registration form if you
would like to be
considered for this option. Those seeking housing assistance will need to
bring their own bedding. Please make your request for housing assistance by
the deadline of June 1, 2002.
Child Care: On-site child care will be provided free of charge. To help us
plan, please make sure to note the number of children and their ages on the
registration form. Those requesting child care must let us know by June 1,
2002.
Registration: Registration is $75. Mail in the attached form, or register
online. Those who register online before May 24, 2001, will receive a
discounted rate of $60. We are making a major effort to invite activists from
around the world to attend the
Summer School. To help us pay for travel for these activists, we ask that you
register at the full solidarity rate of $75and donate a little extra if you
can.
Scholarships: A limited number of scholarships is available for unemployed
people or others who might need financial assistance with registration fees.
If you would like to request a scholarship, please send us an email at
socialism2002@hotmail.com
Travel arrangements: Participants may be able to arrange rides with a local
ISO branch. Contact your local branch or e-mail the Socialism 2002 staff at
socialism2002@hotmail.com.
For more information write Socialism 2002, c/o ISR, P.O. Box 258082, Chicago,
IL 60625, or call 773-583-8665. E-mail: socialism2002@hotmail.com.
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