4/3: Northern California Socialist Conference 2004

RESISTING US EMPIRE
FIGHTING FOR A BETTER WORLD
Northern California Socialist Conference 2004
+ Marx in Soho, a play by Howard Zinn
Saturday, April 3, 10am to 8pm, UC Berkeley
Dwinelle Hall


The Times They Are A Changin'

Thousands of lgbt couples are getting married, millions support their
right to.
Iraqis are resisting the US occupation, tens of thousands will take to
the streets on March 20.
The UFCW Safeway strikers showed that workers are willing to fight for
their futures.
April 25 will be the biggest pro-choice rally in more than a decade.
And campaign to stop the execution of Kevin Cooper shows we can make a
difference.

BUT... all these important actions face enormous obstacles. The courts
and the bigots are trying to drive same sex couples back into the
closet. South Dakota just banned abortion in almost all cases, laying
the legal basis for overturning Roe v. Wade. Anti-war activists often
don't see HOW we can get the US out of Iraq. After a 5 month strike,
the UFCW Safeway workers accepted a terrible contract, cutting health
and wages for many workers. And, Kevin Cooper is still on death row. To
top it all off, John Kerry is hardly a radical alternative to Bush.
Meanwhile,
almost the whole liberal establishment has joined in villifying Ralph
Nader for even considering challenging the two-party system in 2004.

It's time to start asking some hard questions. We want to hear your
ideas and strategies about how to fight for a better world. And we want
to try to convince you that building a socialist movement in the US has
to be a part of any serious movement towards peace and justice. Join us
for a day of political debates, discussions and dialogues and top it
all off by attending...

Northern California Socialist Conference Schedule

10am Registration

11am - Opening Plenary with Sharon Smith, Author of "History of the US
Working Class."
Is Socialism Possible in the US?

Lunch 12:30 to 1:30pm

1:30 - 2:45pm – First Workshop Session
Teamster Rebellion in the 1930's: How the Unions Were Won.
From Civil Rights to Black Power: Lessons for Fighting Racism Today
Occupation & Resistance from Iraq to Palestine?
Intro to the ISO
No Restrictions, Access for All: How Can We Defend Abortion Rights?
How Much More Capitalism Can the Earth Stand?

3pm - 4:15pm – Second Workshop Session
After the Safeway Strike Defeat, How Can Labor Rebuild?
From Vietnam to Iraq: US Soldiers Against the Bosses Wars.
Anybody But Bush: Is Kerry a Good Enough Alternative?
Gay Marriage: the New Civil Rights Movement.
In Defense of Leninism
How the Communist Party Fought the Death Penalty in the 1930's: Lessons
for Today

4:30pm - 5:45pm – Third Workshop Session
Riders, Ramparts and Fajita-gate: How the Cops Get Away With Murder
What Did Marx Think Socialism Would Be Like?
Bush's Coup in Haiti: Does it mean the US is all powerful in Latin
America?
Socialists in movements – building a United Front
The Walmart-ization of America: Do Workers Still Have the Power to
Fight?
Art and Revolution: How Can Art Change the World?

6pm - 7pm Dinner Break

Marx in Soho
Evan Hall Auditorium 10
7pm (doors open at 6pm, general seating)

A play in one act by Howard Zinn that brings Marx back from the grave
to recount his life and explain the relevance of his ideas in today's
world.
Performed by Brian Jones.

SPECIAL ENCORE PERMORNANCE OF
MARX IN SOHO
Sunday, April 4 at 6pm at the Haymarket Books Library at 110 Capp Street, 2nd
Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110. Seating is very limited, so please reserve
your tickets early.

Tickets for Conference and Play combined are $10 to $50 sliding scale.
On site child care, free of charge. Please call ahead to reserve space
for your kids.

Groups tickets for Conference and/or Play available at a discount.
For more info or to get tickets, call 510-333-4604 or email
ISObayarea [at] aol.com or send checks payable to "ISO" to:
ISO
110 Capp Street
2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA
94110

Include your name, phone, address and email and let us know how many
tickets you'd like to reserve.

Sponsored by the Center for Economic Research and Social Change, the
International Socialist Organization and Socialist Worker newspaper.