[Peace] Fwd: This weekend! MIDWEST REGIONAL SOCIALIST CONFERENCE 2009 - Nov. 14 and 15

Thu Nov 12 16:48:52 CST 2009

This weekend will be the annual Midwest Regional Socialist Conference.

There is still room in our carpool leaving from UIUC/Champaign-Urbana this
Friday evening.  Housing is also free and available.

*for more information and to RSVP your attendance, please call us locally
at: 614 599-4060*
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*MIDWEST REGIONAL SOCIALIST CONFERENCE 2009
Chicago, IL-----November 14-15*

Capitalism isn’t working. Socialism is the alternative — a world
organized for human need, not profit, where resources are controlled
by and for the vast majority, instead of by a tiny rich minority. Real
change depends on struggle and action by our side. This regional
socialist conference is dedicated to: arming a new generation of
rebels, activists and organizers with arguments and ideas for a
revolutionary socialist alternative; learning our history of rebellion
and resistance; and discussing strategies for building organization
and winning struggles for real change.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (Sat. 11/14--Sun. 11/15)

Saturday, Nov. 14

9am—Registration opens

10am—Opening Plenary
*Capitalism Isn't Working: The Case for Socialism* with Alan Maass,
author of the Case for Socialism and editor of SocialistWorker. org

11:30am-12:30am— Lunch

12:30-2pm—Workshops Block I:

A.) Revolt in Iran with Behzad Raghian and Kaveh Ehsani
B.) Abortion Rights and the Struggle for Women's Liberation Today with
Corrie Westing
C.) Black Liberation and Socialism with Keeanga Taylor
D.) The Democratic Party: A Critical History with Joe Allen
E.) History of the ISO with Lee Sustar

2:15pm-3:45pm Workshops Block II:
A.) Sexuality and Socialism: The Fight for LGBT Liberation with Sherry
Wolf
B.) Afghanistan: Obama's Vietnam? with Martin Smith
C.) Is Revolution Possible in the United States? with Lauren Fleer
D.) No One is Illegal: Capitalism, Immigration & the Working-class
with Pranav Jani
E.) Marxism 101 with Orlando Sepulveda

4pm-5:30pm Workshops Block III:
A.) Daley's Shock Doctrine: The Privatization of Chicago with Bob
Quellos
B.) Ideas and Action: Why we need a Revolutionary Socialist Party with
Shaun Harkin
C.) Bankruptcy, Foreclosures, Unemployment: ABC's of Capitalist Crisis
with Adam Turl
D.) Zionism and the Origins of Israeli Apartheid with Binyamina L
E.) Socialist Strategy for the Liberation of the Oppressed with
Kirstin Roberts

5:30pm-7pm Dinner

5:45pm Pizza Dinner: Q&A to Learn More About the ISO

7pm-9pm Evening Plenary
*Unite and Fight!: Resistance in a Time of Crisis*
with Sharon Smith, author of Subterrenean Fire and others

9pm-late Party with DJ's

Sunday, Nov. 15:

10:30-Noon Workshops Block IV:
A.) Honduras: Eyewitness to Resistance with Alexy Lanza and Bridget
Broderick
B.) Socialists and the Trade Union Movement with Jesse Sharkey
C.) Tipping Point: Is it Too Late to Save the Planet? with Phil Gasper
D.) Trotsky's Struggle Against Stalinism with Aileen Paguio

Noon-1pm - Lunch

1-2:30pm Workshops Block V:
A.) A People's Guide to the Health Care Debate with Helen Redmond
B.) What would Socialism Look Like? with Elizabeth Wrigley-Field
C.) An Injury to One is an Injury to All: A History of the Wobblies
with Eric Kerl
D.) Socialists and the Struggle for Reforms with Dennis Kosuth

2:30-3:30pm: Building ISO Branches

REGISTRATION

$30 2-Day Standard
$15 2-Day Low Income/Unemployed
$40 Solidarity Level 1
$50 Solidarity Level 2
$10 One Day Ticket

Pre-pay and register on line at
http://www.midwestsocialistconference.com/?q=registration

CHILDCARE

High quality childcare is available for free at the conference if you
register for it in advance. Contact Annie at
annie at zirin.com<http://mc/compose?to=annie@zirin.com>or call
413.687.0241 NO LATER THAN Nov. 5th with childcare requests.

TRANSPORTATION & GETTING AROUND UIC

UIC is located on the near west side of Chicago, near the intersection
of Halsted and Harrison. It is accessible by el train or bus, and is
next to the I-290 and 1-90/94.

Travel Directions by car or public transit are available here:
http://www.uic.edu/index.html/maps_directions.shtml

Campus Maps are available here:
http://www.uic.edu/index.html/maps.shtml

Folks across the Midwest will be car-pooling to attend the conference.
If you are interested in getting in touch with folks traveling to the
conference from your area, please write
chicago_iso at yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=chicago_iso@yahoo.com>and
post
your information on the Facebook invite wall as well at
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151640863862.

FOOD AND DRINK

While food will not be provided as part of the conference package,
there are plenty of cheap food options in the UIC vicinity. Maps will
be provided at registration.

MORE INFORMATION/ PRE-REGISTRATION
312.698.5029
chicago_iso at yahoo.com <http://mc/compose?to=chicago_iso@yahoo.com>
www.midwestsocialistconference.com
www.socialistworker.org
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