[Peace] How are you celebrating May Day this weekend? Sa. fundraiser

[Julien Ball]

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120101771401837
Revolution in the Air:A Fundraising Dinner for the Socialism 2011 Conference
Saturday, April 30, 7:30-9:30 PMJerusalem Cafe (601 S. Wright St.)
 Revolution is in the air--the epic revolutions spreading throughout North Africa and the Middle East have shown that masses of ordinary people can take control over their own lives. And the heroic struggle of Wisconsin workers to defend their unions have inspired people across the country to fight for their own rights. The urgency of an alternative to a system of austerity, war and profiteering has never been more apparent to millions of people. Dozens of people from Champaign-Urbana and the University of Illinois will be heading to the Socialism 2011 conference in Chicago to discuss this alternative, and network with more than 1,000 activists from around the country.
 But we need your help to make sure everyone who wants to can afford to go! To help contribute to the cause, or to find out more about attending the conference, or getting involved in the socialist movement, join us Saturday for an evening of food, entertainment and political discussion.
 $10 suggested donation (dinner included). For more info, email iso.champaign at gmail.com. For more info about the conference, visit www.socialismconference.org
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Socialism 2011: Revolution in the Air
Chicago, July 1-4
Revolutionary Politics, Entertainment & Debate
>From the Middle East to the American Midwest, working people have come together to make their own history. In 2011, mass mobilizations have ousted seemingly unmovable dictatorships, and hundreds of thousands of U.S. workers have rallied to draw the line against union busting and scapegoating of public-sector workers for budget crises unleashed by Wall Street’s disastrous profit seeking.

After years of devastation in the clutches of the Great Recession, masses of people are discovering their power to change the world. The movements sweeping the Middle East, from Tunis to Cairo to Tripoli, have revived the politics of class struggle and revolution for the 21st century. Instead of cutbacks, unemployment and repression that our rulers offer us, solidarity in struggle shows that "another world is possible."
Socialism 2011 will provide an unparalleled opportunity for new and veteran activists and scholars to discuss what these events mean for our world, and for our own movements today.
Last year, more than 1,500 people turned out to explore the history of struggles of ordinary people, to learn about radical figures who led social movements and to debate theoretical questions that can help us change the world.
Don’t miss the chance to meet, talk and hang out with hundreds of others like you who want to build an alternative to a system of greed, racism, war and oppression.


Join us for more than 100 talks on topics such as:

Capitalism, Climate Change, and the Future of Humanity • 
Obama and Black Politics • 
Is a Second Recession Coming? • 
Breaking the Siege of Gaza • 
Is Human Nature a Barrier to Socialism? • 
The ABC's of Marxism • 



What they say about past Socialism Conferences...

The young people at the conference took me back in time to when you were ready to stand for what was right. It lets you know that what you may have planted years ago will come to reality today. I feel great to have become a part of it.
—Dr. John Carlos, 1968 Olympic bronze medalist who raised the Black Power salute.

Socialism conferences are exciting gathering places for students and young activists, for revolutionary scholars and fighters for social justice, to share ideas and experiences that can help us understand and change the world. I've been to a couple—it's not enough. I'm coming again.
—Paul LeBlanc, socialist and author
Socialism 2011 Sponsored by: Center for Economic Research and Social Change (publisher of International Socialist Review and Haymarket Books).
Cosponsored by: The International Socialist Organization (publisher of Socialist Worker and Obrero Socialista). For more information, email info at socialismconference.org or call (773) 583-7884.
For local info about the conference and transportation, contact iso.champaign at gmail.com 
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