***Please Forward Widely***<BR><BR>BUILDING A REVOLUTIONARY ALTERNATIVE<BR>Northeast Socialist Conference<BR>November 3rd and 4th, 2007<BR>NEW YORK CITY<BR><BR>Columbia University, International Affairs Building<BR>Altschul Auditorium, Room 417 - Street Level<BR>116th Street & Amsterdam Ave., NYC<BR>1 train to 116th Street<BR>Registration begins Saturday at 9:30am<BR>$10 outside of NYC; $15 NYC; $15 solidarity<BR><A href="http://www.nesocialistconference.net/">www.nesocialistconference.net</A> <div> </div> <div>Local contact info in Boston: <A href="mailto:isoboston@yahoo.com">isoboston@yahoo.com</A>, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1193242229_8 style="BACKGROUND: #dceeff; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">617-648-0561</SPAN></div> <div>Transportation is being arranged from Boston to NYC. Contact above.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Featuring: Sharon Smith, Anthony Arnove, Melida Arredondo, Jeremy<BR>Scahill, Jennifer Roesch, David Zirin, Yusef Salam, Hadas
Their,<BR>Adrienne Kinne, Liam Madden, Tod Ensign, Deepa Kumar, Son of Nun, Sam<BR>Farber, and many more.<BR><BR>The United States has torn Iraq apart and now threatens war on Iran<BR>all for imperial control of oil in the Middle East. In the name of the<BR>"war on terror", racist lies are peddled about Arabs and Muslims and<BR>our civil liberties are stripped away. Politicians attack immigrants<BR>and call for "securing the border" and have unleashed ICE agents to<BR>raid communities and workplaces. All in the context of falling living<BR>standards for workers and growing class inequality.<BR><BR>But these horrors are not without opposition. A majority of Americans<BR>now oppose the war in Iraq. Activists rallied and stopped the<BR>execution of Kenneth Foster in Texas and thousands marched in Jena to<BR>protest Jim Crow injustice. Workers at Cygnus in Chicago won a strike<BR>and defended the jobs of immigrants. A growing minority is looking for<BR>a genuine alternative to
our rulers' imperial war abroad and class war<BR>and racist scapegoating at home.<BR><BR>The potential exists to build an alternative, but our side needs a<BR>voice. Politicians across the spectrum are united in their attacks on<BR>the working-class at home and continuing wars abroad. If an<BR>opposition is to be built, it must be built from below. This means<BR>that our side needs ideas and strategies based on our own power and<BR>history. Socialist politics offer ideas that can help us to change the<BR>world.<BR><BR>This year's Northeast Socialist Conference aims to provide space to<BR>debate and clarify strategies for change, learn from the history of<BR>previous struggles, and put forward a vision for the future. Join<BR>hundreds of activists, progressives and socialists for a conference<BR>that will address the key issues facing the Left today while also<BR>discussing how we can fight for a world free of the wars, racism and<BR>poverty that our society has
produced.<BR><BR>****************************************<BR><BR>PLENARIES:<BR><BR>Morning: Can there be a Revolution in the United States? Featuring<BR>Sharon Smith, author of Subterranean Fire: A History of Working-Class<BR>Radicalism in the U.S.<BR><BR>Special Lunchtime Talk: Terrordome: Sports in the 21st Century.<BR>Featuring Dave Zirin, author of What's My Name Fool and Welcome to the<BR>Terrordome,<BR><BR>Evening: Resisting Empire Featuring Anthony Arnove, author of Iraq:<BR>The Logic of Withdrawal, and Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The<BR>Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army<BR><BR>SATURDAY WORKSHOPS:<BR>Afghanistan: The Good Occupation?*The Struggle for Palestine* The Left<BR>and the Democratic Party: Option or Trap? *Women, the Family and<BR>Sexual Oppression*Which Way Forward for the Anti-War Movement?*Empire<BR>in Crisis? US Imperialism Today Health over Profit: The Fight for<BR>National Healthcare*Being Muslim is Not a Crime:
Combating<BR>Islamophobia*Slavery and the Origins of Racism*The Russian<BR>Revolution*Why We Need a Revolutionary Party*The Two Souls of<BR>Socialism*From Foreclosures to Job Loss: Are We Headed for<BR>Recession?*Resisting No Match, Detention, and Deportation: How to<BR>Defend Immigrant Rights*From Kenneth Foster to the Jena 6: Fighting<BR>Jim Crow Injustice*Lessons of Chile's Revolution*The Fire Last Time:<BR>Lessons of the 1960s*Veterans and GI Roundtable*How the Vietnam War<BR>Was Stopped*Between Reform and Revolution: Where is Venezuela<BR>Headed?*Green Economy? Can Capitalism Save the Environment?<BR><BR><BR><BR>SUNDAY: CLASSES IN THE MARXIST TRADITION<BR><BR><BR>Eugene Debs and the Rise of American Socialism*Marxism vs Identity<BR>Politics*What do Socialists Say About Political Islam?*Rosa<BR>Luxemburg's Reform or Revolution*Did Lenin Lead to Stalin?*Marx's<BR>Theory of Economic Crisis*Lenin's State and Revolution*Engels and the<BR>Origins of Women's
Oppression*Trotsky on the United Front*Lenin's What<BR>is to Be Done*Marx's Historical Materialism*The Marxist Theory of<BR>Imperialism<BR><BR><BR><BR>************************************<BR>For more info, call (646) 452-8631 or email nyciso@gmail.com, or visit<BR>http://www.nesocialistconference.net for info, materials, and updates.<BR><BR>To reserve free on-site childcare, please call by October 22nd<BR><BR>Sponsored by:<BR>The International Socialist Organization, The Center for Economic<BR>Research and Social Change, The International Socialist Review,<BR>Haymarket Books, Socialist Worker<BR></div><p> __________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com