BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18033 SEQUENCE:18033 CREATED:20040203T182500Z DESCRIPTION:April 12-13, West Coast Socialist Conference, UC Berkeley\n\nAnnouncing... \nWEST COAST SOCIALIST CONFERENCE, April 12-13, UC Berkeley \nHow We Can Win a World Without War \n\nAs Bush kills thousands in Iraq, millions take to the street to protest. Join us for a weekend of protest and politics. Regional Stop the War protest Saturday, April 12, Noon in San Francisco at Civic Center. Then, participate in two days of education, discussion and debate about the forces behind this war and what it will take to win a world without war. \n\nSaturday, April 12 @ 7pm, UC Berkeley VLSB #2050 \nOpening Plenary: The War at Home and the War Abroad \nSpeakers, \nClarence Thomas, Clarence Thomas \nChairman, \nILWU Anti-War Action Committee* \n(A rank and file group) \n\nMatt Gonzalez, President of the Board of Supervisors of San Franicsco* \nGreen Party member \n\nNorman Solomon, Media Beat columnist and co-author of "TARGET IRAQ: What the News Media Didn't Tell You." \n\n& a Representive from the Campus Anti-War Network \n\nAfter Party from 9pm to midnight: Drink, Talk, Dance, location TBA. \n\n\nSunday, April 13, UC Berkeley, all sessions in Dwinelle Hall \n\n9:00-10:00am Registration, Dwinelle Hall \n\n10:00-11:15am Workshop Session 1 \n\nThe United Front: Socialist Strategies and Tactics for Building Democratic Movements - Sue Sandlin, former co-chair of the Dock Workers Support Committee \n\nThe Struggle for Palestine - Snehal Shingavi, founding member of Students for Justice in Palestine \n\nLayoffs and Budget Cuts: Bush's War At Home - Darrin Hoop, union activist from Seattle \n\nRace, Class, and Socialism - Phil Gasper, Prof. of Philosophy at Notre Dame de Namur College and author of "Imperialism: Washington's Gamble for a New Middle East." \n\nThe Marxist Theory of Imperialism - Jessie Muldoon, teacher and activist in the Oakland Education Association \n\n11:45am-1:00pm Workshop Session 2 \n\nThe Russian Revolution--How Workers Revolution Stopped WWI - Scott Johnson, author of "South Korean Workers: The Battle for Daewoo." \n\nCan the UN Survive Bush's American Empire? - Rachel Odes, activist in the Berkeley Stop the War Coalition \n\nAbortion, Women's Liberation and Socialism - Leticia Arellano, activist with the Students Against War at San Francisco State University \n\nWhy the Working Class Can Change the World - Andy Libson, teacher and activist the United Educators of San Francisco \n\nParty and Class: What Kind of Organization Do We Need? - Brian Belknap, activist with the International Socialist Organization \n\n1:00-2:00 Lunch \n\n2:00-3:15pm Workshop Session 3 \n\nBetween Reform and Revolution: Where is Latin America Headed? - Justin Akers, author of "Operation Gatekeeper: Militarizing the Border." \n\nAbolition Now! The Fight to Abolish the Death Penalty - Crystal Bybee, member of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty \n\nDo Americans Benefit from the US Empire? - Sarah Knopp, teacher and activist with the United Teachers of Los Angeles \n\nTrotsky v. Stalin: Does the debate still matter? - Todd Chretien, organizer, International Socialist Organization \n\nThe Truth About Afghanistan - Elizabeth Terzakis, instructor at DeAnza and Canada Community Colleges and author of "Global AIDS Crisis." \n\n\nKeynote Speech: The Fight for a New World: Reform, Revolution and the Socialist Alternative - Alan Maas, editor, Socialist Worker newspaper, Dwinelle Hall, Rm # 155, 3:45-5:00pm. \n\n\n**Tickets for both days of the conference are $5-$50 sliding scale. Available through local ISO branches or by calling 510-333-4604 or emailing SocCong03@aol.com. \n\n**Childcare will be provided, but please let us know how many kids you'll be bringing and their ages so we can make appropriate preparations. \n\n**Free housing available upon request at SocConf03@aol.com. \n\n**Tabling space will be available for a small fee, contact SocConf03@aol.com. \n\n** Organizations listed with speakers names for identification purposes only. \n\nSponsored by the International Socialist Organization. \n\nFor more information, go to http://www.internationalsocialist.org or http://www.isreview.org. \n\n\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/18033.php SUMMARY:W. Coast Socialist Conference LOCATION:All events at UC Berkeley URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/18033.php DTSTART:20030413T020000Z DTEND:20030414T020000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR