I want to let you know about an important conference coming up in Chicago, bringing together activists from the global justice movement, the Palestinian solidarity movement, anti-sanctions movement, labor movement, the abortion rights struggle, and many others to debate and discuss the vital issues facing all of our struggles.
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Doug Henwood, editor of Left Business Observer * Oscar Olivera, a leader of the fight to stop water privatization in Bolivia * Dirceu Travesso, national executive, CUT of Brazil * Rania Masri of Al-Awda and the Iraq Action Coalition * Soud Dajani of Grassroots International * Nadia Hijab, the author of Citizenís Apart * Ahmed Shawki, editor of International Socialist Review
(All organizations for identification purposes only)
DETAILS:
A World to Fight For, A World to Win! Socialist Summer School 2001 Downtown Chicago, June 14-17
Sponsored by the International Socialist Organization and the Center for Economic Research and Social Change
Join with hundreds of activists from around the U.S. and the world at Socialist Summer School 2001.
Check out our Web site for more details: http://www.socialistsummerschool.org/.
OTHER FEATURED EVENTS INCLUDE
* Black Power in the Unions in the 1970s, with Dan Georgakas, co-author of Detroit: I Do Mind Dying
* Fighting Racism at Penn State, with Sharlene Morris, vice president, Penn State University Black Caucus
* On the Front Lines of Labor's Fights, with Kenneth Riley of International Longshoreman's Association Local 1422, one of the Charleston Five, dockworkers from South Carolina facing prosecution for their strike last year.
* American Injustice, with Michael Pardue, recently released from Alabama prison after almost three decades incarcerated for crimes he didn't commit, and Ronald Jones, exonerated Illinois death row prisoner
* Fighting Corporate Power with Chie Abad, former sweatshop worker and union organizer
* The Green Party Movement with Howie Hawkins, Syracuse (N.Y.) Greens
* Solidarity and Struggle Around the World: A Rally with Activists from Mexico, Canada, South America, Europe and the U.S.
* After Quebec: Where Does The Global Justice Movement Go from Here? With Soren Ambrose, 50 Years Is Enough; Kevin Danaher, Global Exchange; Ahmed Shawki, editor of International Socialist Review and others
* Resistance in Mexico and Organizing Across Borders with Jaime Cota, Workers Information Center in Tijuana, Mexico; Carmen Valadez, Factor X group of women maquiladora workers; Alejandro Kurzcyn of the Frente Zapatista and other Mexican activists
* In Defense of Leninism with Sharon Smith, columnist, Socialist Worker
* Rebuilding the UAW with rank-and-file activists
* Support the Death Row Ten, organized by the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, with supporter and family members of 10 victims of police torture on Illinois death row
* The Limits of Anarchism with Sherry Wolf, ISO, co-author of Abortion Rights: Lessons for a New Struggle
* And films, entertainment and much more.
LOCATION AND REGISTRATION:
Congress Plaza Hotel 520 South Michigan Avenue June 14-17
Registration is $75 for the entire weekend.
Register on-line at www.socialistsummerschool.org.
WRITE Socialist Summer School 2001, P.O. Box 16085, Chicago, IL 60616
EMAIL socialistsummerschool2001 at hotmail.com
CALL 773-583-8665
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