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Symposium on Race and Racism at SFSU

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Thursday's schedule on top, then the entire schedule below (Th - Sun)
Symposium on Race and Racism
Thu Jul. 25, 9:30 am-5:30 pm
San Francisco State University
Seven Hills Conference Center
San Francisco

9:30am - 12pm Plenary Panel:
Manning Marable "How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America"
Elizabeth Martinez "Racism and its Impact on Nationalities in the US"
Tim Wise "White Racism in the Present Era"
Miriam Ching Louie "Race, Racism and Immigration"

1pm - 5pm Workshops of the Whole
Herbert Aptheker "Racism: What it was, What it is, and How it can be
Overcome"
Gina Dent "Racism and the Prison Industrial Complex"
Ken Riley "Advancing the Fight for Economic Justice"
Fran Beal "The Meaning of Durban - Where do we go from here?"

5pm - 5:30pm closing remarks by Mark Solomon
6pm Reception hosted by the Kendra Alexander Foundation

$15 ($5 for unemployed, students, youth; No one refused for lack of
funds).
Sponsored by the Committees of Correspondence

For more information, contact: Committees of Correspondence,
415-863-6637

FULL SCHEDULE:
Thursday July 25 Morning Plenary:

8:00 Registration Opens
9:30 Opening Remarks : Welcome and Presentation of
Scope and Objectives of the Symposium by Charlene Mitchell
Plenary Panel
"How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America" by Manning Marable

"Racism and Its Impact on Nationalities in the USA"by Elizabeth
(Betita) Martinez

"White Racism in the Present Era" by Tim Wise

"Race, Racism and Immigration" by Lillian Galedo

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 5:00 Workshops of the Whole

"Racism: What it Was, What it Is, and How It Can be Overcome"
(discussion following)

"Racism and the Prison Industrial Complex" by Gina Dent
(discussion
following)

"Advancing the Fight for Economic Justice" (discussion
following)

"The Meaning of Durban - Where Do We Go From Here?" by Fran Beal
(discussion following)

5:00 - 5:30 Closing Remarks by Mark Solomon

6:00 Reception Hosted by the Kendra Alexander
Foundation

CCDS CONFERENCE/CONVENTION

Friday, July 26

9:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks from the CCDS

10:00 Plenary Panel and Discussion on Economic Justice and
Globalization. This panel will focus on the question of
alternatives to the corporate domination of globalization today?

Linda Burnham

Mike Prokosch

Jorge Cuevas Ramos

Manning Marable, CCDS/Moderator

1:00 Lunch

2:00 Workshops: Topics will continue discussion of economic
justice
and globalization. (Workshops will be moderated by a member of
the CCDS.)

Trade Unions: David Bacon, Marilyn Albert, David Cohen (CCDS)

Immigrant Rights Renee Saucedo, Angela Sambrano, Cathy
Tactaquin, Eric Quezada (CCDS)

Education Marty Price, Patrice Sewell, Joan Cohen, Claire
Carsman, Jim Campbell, (CCDS)

Health Care Tolbert Small, Thelma Correll, Peter
Orris(CCDS)

Living Wage Amaha Kassa, Harry Targ, Jane Martin, Edith
Pollach
(CCDS)

Peace, Disarmament and the Military Budget Steve
Williams, Carl Bloice, Karen Talbott, Mort Frank (CCDS)


4:30 Plenary Panel and Discussion on Electoral Reform and the
Struggle
for Democracy. In the aftermath of the Florida presidential vote
and Enron, this panel will focus on the protection of the right
to vote, ballot access, electoral campaigns that are independent
of corporations and major political parties.

Speakers:

John Nichols

Gus Newport

Carl Bloice

Mildred Williamson, CCDS/Moderator

7:00 Dinner

Celebration of the Cuban Revolution

Saturday, July 27

8:00 AM International Breakfast Forum on Saturday, July 27

Andre Brie - PDS Germany

Jorge Cuevas Ramos -  Cuba

South African Communist Party

PT of Brazil

Christina Marinez - Columbia

Michel Shehadeh - Palestine

Israel

10:00 Plenary Panel and Discussion on War, Peace and Democracy.
This
panel will focus on the current situation in the Middle East and
Afghanistan, and the movements in response. The panel will also
address the increased militarism, the attack on civil liberties,
the role of the United Nations and other international bodies.

Speakers:

Elaine Hagopian

Leslie Cagan, CCDS/Moderator

Rhonda Ramiro

Angela Davis

1:00 Lunch


2:00 Plenary on HIP HOP Culture. This panel event will focus
on Hip
Hop as part of the culture of the young generation and what it is
all about.

Speakers:
Mael Apollon, CCDS/Moderator

Faye Moore

Toussaint Haki

Stefan Goldstone

Felix Rodriguez

4:00 CCDS Credential and Election Committee Report, Voting
Procedures

4:30 - 6:30 Elections by Ballot Vote

4:30 Plenary on CCDS: the Organization and the Road Ahead

Opening Remarks by Mark Solomon

Workshop of the Whole Discussion

6:30 Dinner

7:30 Evening Cultural Program/Presentation of Courage Award

Sunday, July 28

8:30 CCDS: the Organization and the Road Ahead (continued
discussion)

10:00 Plenary Panel on Beyond Capitalism. This closing panel
will take
an exploratory approach to perspectives.

Speakers:

Andre Brie - PDS of Germany

Angela Davis

Charlene Mitchell, CCDS Moderator

Barry Cohen

11:30 CCDS Business, Resolutions

12:00 Convention Close


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