> Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 17:00:14 -0500
> From: Robyn <rms213 at psu.edu>
> Subject: solidarity conference
>
> Solidarity Conference
> Speakers, Discussions, Hands-On Learning & Films
>
> March 31-April 2, 2000
> Pennsylvania State University
> State College, Pennsylvania
>
> The Solidarity Conference seeks to join together activists from numerous
> political and social movements to learn about a variety of topics. For
> the
> non-activist, this will be a good introduction to an assortment of issues
> that
> you may have been interested in but have not investigated. We hope that
> the
> conference will not only encourage individuals to discover the workshop’s
> subject-matter, but to also gain a familiarity with different movements
> and
> the
> similar goals that they all share.
>
> Topics:
> Keynote Speaker: DR. MANNING MARABLE
> Solutions for Poverty and Homelessness
> Issues of Racism and Sexism in Activism
> Media Literacy and Alternative Media
> The Demise of U.S. Public Transportation
> Lesbian and Gay Organizing
> The Zapatistas and You
> The Beef Industry: The Real Story
> Youth Panics, Corporate Culture, and the Assault on Public Education
> Alternative Energy and Environmental Racism
> A War on Drugs--Or A War on Us
> A Comparison of Anarchy, Socialism, Communism & Capitalism
> Alternative Education
> Prison Systems, Prison Labor & Political Prisoners
> Youth as Activists for Global Justice
> Shutting Down the School of the Americas
> Smashing Human Supremacy: Making Animal Rights a
> Social Justice Issue
> Sex Industries and Sexism-Global Exploitation Starts at Home
> Running Collective Operations
> Lessons for the Death Penalty Debate
> The “Third World”, Cash Crops & Sweatshops
> Tenant’s Rights
> Police Brutality & Copwatch
> Sustainability As The Foundation For Ecological Literacy
> Self-Sustainability: basic car maintenance, how to knit & sew, how to
> make
> soap & candles, how to silkscreen, home canning
> Components of a True Democracy
> If You Work For Peace, Why Pay For War? Methods of War Tax Resistance
> Civil Disobedience: when, why & for what?
> Menstruation: product safety and alternatives
> Tips for Successful Activism
> The Teamsters Rank and File Power
> The Roots of Current Social Problems
> Cosmetics, the Beauty Standard, and the Environment
> The Impact of UN Sanctions on the People of Iraq
> Non-Violence Training and Conflict Resolution
> Power Tools and You
> A Political Puppet Show
> Anti-Racist Action & Labor
> Technology & Society
> Organic Foods, Pesticides & How to Garden Organically
> The Mass Media: The More You Watch, the Less You Know
> Class, Race, Gender and Authority in the US
> The World Bank, the IMF and Economic Globalization
> Democracy for the Few: U.S. Domestic and Foreign Policy
>
> Films: Taken For A Ride, The Big One, The Myth of the Liberal Media,
> Affluenza,
> The Color of Fear and Dreamworld #2
>
> Confirmed Speakers: Manning Marable, James Klein, Robert Cohen, Michael
> Albert, Michael Novick, Paul Shapiro, Kim Berardi, Charlie Brown, Morgan
> Leyh, Sam Richards, Ted Vallance, Henry Giroux, Chris Crews, Mary Loehr,
> Jan Hurlbert, Susan Lavry, and Christopher Uhl
>
> Potential Speakers: Noam Chomsky, Boona Cheema, Margaret Cerullo, Father
> Roy
> Bourgeois, Medea Benjamin, Lela Klein, Danny Schecter, Robert Meeropol,
> Colin
> Rajah, Kevin Danaher, Michael Parenti, A.K. Black, Judith Sloan, and Suzy
> Berger
>
> If...
> ...you would like to attend this conference and would like more
> information,
> ...you have helped to organize a conference in the past and have advice,
> Or for any other reason please contact us at:
> solidarity_2000 at yahoo.com
> http://www.clubs.psu.edu/aar/conference.htm
> Jessica 814-867-4761
> Solidarity Conference
> P.O. Box 10747
> State College, PA 16805
> This flyer was created on Dec. 6, 1999. Further organization will take
> place
> in the coming months and updated information will be available upon
> request.
>
> Solidarity Conference
> March 31-April 2, 2000
> http://www.clubs.psu.edu/aar/conference.htm