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A World in Revolt –
Prospects for Socialism in the 21st Century
TORONTO, May
22-25
A World in Revolt
Prospects for Socialism in
the 21st Century
An international education conference, May 22-25, 2008 at the
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor Street West, room
2-212, (St. George Subway Station),Toronto.
Thursday, May 22
 7 p.m. Palestine, the
Annapolis trap, and the Global Boycott Campaign -- Andy Pollack, (member,
Adalah-New York, Coalition for Justice in the Middle East, and Socialist
Action), Mazen Masri (member, Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid-Toronto)
and Ali Mallah (Vice-President, Canadian Arab Federation).
Friday, May 23
4 p.m. Feminism, Anti-Racism
and Immigrants' Rights – The Marxist View -- Sarah O'Sullivan (SA-Canada,
Halifax), Jason McGahan (SA-US, Connecticut) and Rebecca Doran (SA-US, San
Francisco).
7 p.m. Prospects for
Socialist Revolution in Venezuela and Latin America -- Celia Hart (Havana,
Cuba) and Ismael Contreras (Mexico - LUS), with greetings from Mirna Quero
de Pena, the Venezuelan Consul General in Toronto.
Saturday, May
24
10 a.m. Eco-Socialism or
Barbarism -- Ian Angus (Editor, Climate and Capitalism - Canada).
12 noon A special
lunch with Celia Hart (Cuba) and Esteban Volkov Bronstein (Mexico City -
Trotsky's 82 year-old grandson).
1:30 p.m. The class struggle
in Canada and Quebec -- Barry Weisleder (SA-Canada Federal Secretary) and
Robbie Mahood (SA-Montreal)
4 p.m. U.S. Imperialism in
Crisis: The failing war in Iraq and the deepening crisis at home -- Jeff
Mackler (National Secretary, SA-US, San Francisco) and Christine Gauvreau
(SA and Anti-war coalition leader, Connecticut)
7 p.m. Was Che Guevara a
Trotskyist? -- Celia Hart (Cuba), Esteban Volkov (Mexico), and Gerry Foley
(International Editor, Socialist Action newspaper).
10 p.m. Social time at 'The Fox
and Fiddle', a nearby pub at 280 Bloor Street West.
Sunday, May 25
11 a.m. James P. Cannon and
the Revolutionary Tradition in North America -- Bryan Palmer (author,
history professor, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario) and Gerry Foley
(International Editor, Socialist Action newspaper).
1 p.m. Labour's Retreat and
its Coming Resurgence -- Bill Onasch, UAW activist (SA-US, Kansas City),
Marty Goodman, transit worker militant (SA-US, New York), and Barry
Weisleder, OSSTF, substitute teachers' organizer (SA-Toronto).
Get Ready for “A World in
Revolt”
An
International Educational Conference set for Toronto, May 22-25
You won't want to miss this. Four days of stimulating, enriching
political education, discussions and debates on the biggest issues facing
humanity. Get set for an exciting international revolutionary
socialist conference titled "A World in Revolt: Prospects for
Socialism in the 21st Century", to be held in Toronto, Canada, May
22-25, 2008.
Co-sponsored by Socialist Action-Canada, Socialist Action-US, and the
Socialist Unity League (LUS) of Mexico, the gathering will feature writer,
scientist and foremost Cuban proponent of Trotskyism, Celia Hart. It
will also showcase Esteban Volkov, Mexico City-based 82 year-old grandson
of Leon Trotsky; Bryan Palmer, Canadian biographer of the founder of
American communism, James P. Cannon; Gerry Foley, international editor of
SA newspaper; Jeff Mackler, SA National Secretary and co-coordinator of the
Campaign to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal; Christine Gauvreau, prominent U.S. east
coast anti-war movement leader; Mexican LUS leader Ismael Contreras; Ali
Mallah, Vice-President of the Canadian Arab Federation; Ian Angus, Editor,
Climate and Capitalism; Venezuela’s Consul General in Toronto, Mirna Quero
de Pena, plus socialist activists from Quebec, Atlantic Canada, and
Ontario, the Labour movement, the feminist movement, the NDP, Palestine
anti-apartheid solidarity, environmental struggles, and many other areas.
“A
World in Revolt” will be a magnet for youth, as well as for veteran
militants and newly interested folks from across North America.
Conference
topics include: Prospects for Socialist Revolution in Venezuela and
Latin America; Was Che Guevara a Trotskyist?; U.S. Imperialism in Crisis --
the Failing War in Iraq and the Deepening Crisis at Home; James P. Cannon
and the Revolutionary Tradition in North America; the Class Struggle in
Canada and Quebec; Feminism, Anti-Racism and Immigrants' Rights; Palestine,
the Annapolis trap and the Global Boycott Campaign; Eco-Socialism or
Barbarism?; and Labour's Retreat and its Coming Re-resurgence. There
will also be a special lunch time encounter with Celia Hart and Esteban
Volkov Bronstein.
Just
can't wait to attend? Then now is the time to take advantage of the
early registration rates. Prior to the conference, a four-day pass
costs $30 (in U.S. or Canadian dollars). During the conference, the
weekend ticket price rises to $40, or you can pay $6 per session (there are
nine sessions in all). Or pay whatever you can afford (no one will be
turned away). Please send cheques or money orders to: SA, 526
Roxton Road, Toronto, Ontario M6G 3R4.
Travelling
from afar? Inexpensive housing is available for conference
participants at the University of Toronto's New College, located just five
blocks from the conference site. The cost is $30 per night for
singles, or $25 each per night for shared accommodation.
To
take advantage of this low rate, please book your space now by going to: www.torontores.com.
Just print the Reservation Form and fax/mail/email it to the office.
You
can also call in your room reservation at: 416-946-0529 or
416-946-5317.
There
is a section on the form that asks for a Special Rate Code. In order
to get the special rate, submit the Special Rate Code "SAC2008",
or refer to this message about the Socialist Action Conference when calling
in the reservation.
Please
pass along this information to folks who might be interested in
attending. Got a question? Send an e-message to:
barryaw@rogers.com or call: 416 - 535-8779.
We
hope to see as many of you as possible in Toronto in May for “A World in
Revolt!”
Sponsoring Groups:
Socialist
Action/United States
Socialist Action/Canada
Socialist Unity League/Mexico
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