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<div style="font-size: 12px; color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">"Capitalism is<br />Organized Crime!"</span></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: 140%;"><strong><span style="color: #ffffff;">A New England Regional Conference on Socialism</span></strong></span><br /><em><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Hosted by the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL)</span></strong></em></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 120%; color: #ffff00;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">New Featured Speaker</span>: Frances Villar,<br />2009 PSL candidate for New York City Mayor</em></span><br /><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">An organizer, fighter, student & mother of two - 26 year-old Frances Villar made history by becoming the first woman of color on the NYC Mayoral Ballot and received the highest vote for a socialist candidate since 1981.<br /></span></span><br /><a style="color: #ffff00;" href="http://www.pslweb.org/site/R?i=RsQ5t05mqvJH3QUo7VlQHQ.." target="_blank">Click here to register for the the conference</a></span><br /><br /></strong></span><strong> </strong></div>
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<div style="color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">Saturday, May 15</span><br /></span></strong><span style="font-size: 120%;"><strong>Roxbury Community College<br />Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center<br />1350 Tremont St. - Boston</strong></span></strong></span><strong><br />
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Program from 12:00 to 6:00 PM<br /><em><span style="font-size: 90%;">The conference schedule with times will be announced soon</span></em></span></strong></span></span></strong></span><br /><br /><a style="color: #ffff00;" title="Share on Facebook" href="http://www.pslweb.org/site/R?i=hjoLFCGOWUlYxwqyYTHsew.." target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none;" src="http://www.pslweb.org/images/content/pagebuilder/56972.png" alt="Facebook square" hspace="5" width="48" height="48" align="left" /></a><span style="font-size: 100%;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a style="color: #ffff00;" title="Share on Facebook" href="http://www.pslweb.org/site/R?i=Y-nJxeCtdWL5lHSfkzrJew.." target="_blank">Invite your friends on facebook!</a></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></strong></span></span>
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<div style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Washington Heights and the Bronx, NY, Frances Villar is many things - a mother of two, pre-med student at Lehman College and a tireless organizer. From forming a tenant association in her Bronx apartment building to organizing against education cuts in the CUNY system to struggling against racist police brutality - Frances Villar is a <em>fighter</em>.<br /><br />Frances will speak on a socialist perspective on mainstream elections and why we need a revolutionary Party.<br /><br /><a style="color: #ffff00;" href="http://www.pslweb.org/site/R?i=GzoSNsd-hpHUU5uGkbJsHg.." target="_blank">Click here</a> to read more about Frances and her historic campaign that challenged billionaire mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg.<span style="color: #ffffff;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<br />Join students, workers, activists and others on May 15 in Boston for the New England Regional Conference on Socialism hosted by the Party for Socialism and Liberation.</strong>
Find out what socialism is, what we aim for, and how you can join the struggle for revolutionary change. There will be speakers, workshops, food and discussion.</strong></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><br />In addition to Frances Villar, we are
pleased to announce an important addition to the program:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><strong><span style="color: #ffff77;">A showing of "Police Terror: The Murder of Kenny Lazo", an A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition short film by Edward Pages.</span> Kenny Lazo, a 24 year old father, was beaten to death by Suffolk County Police Officers on April 12th, 2008. This is the story of a community terrorized by those sworn to serve and protect.</strong></strong></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #ffff77;">Eugene Puryear<br /></span>2008 Vice-Presidential Candidate of the PSL<br /></strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #ffff77;">Priscilla Lounds<br /></span>U.S. Army veteran and co-founder of March Forward!<br /></strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #ffff77;">Ryan Henowitz<br /></span>Iraq war veteran<br /></strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #ffff77;">Sandra McIntosh<br /></span>Coalition for Equal, Quality Education; Work for Quality, Fight for Equity</strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #ffff77;">John Lugo<br /></span>Unidad Latina en Accion, immigrant-rights group in New Haven, CT<br /></strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #ffff77;">Radhika Miller<br /></span>staff attorney, Partnership for Civil Justice</strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #ffff77;">Sarah Sloan<br /></span>National Staff Organizer of the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition in Washington D.C.<br /></strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #ffff77;">Jennifer Zaldana<br /></span>PSL member in Boston, MA<br /></strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #ffff77;">Norman Clement<br /></span>PSL member in New Haven, CT</strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="color: #ffff77;">...and more!</span></strong></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><a style="color: #ffff00;" href="http://www.pslweb.org/site/R?i=ijFfFRUa82wH-UA_Qw-fYQ.." target="_blank">Click here to register for the the conference</a></strong></span></span></div>
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<p style="margin-top: 1em; padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Topics include</span>:</strong></span></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>What is socialism?<br /></strong></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffff77;"><strong>The fight for equal, quality public education<br /></strong></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>The struggle to end racist police brutality<br /></strong></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffff77;"><strong>Winning full rights for all immigrants and workers</strong></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>From protest to resistance: Strengthening the anti-war movement<br /></strong></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffff77;"><strong>Women and revolutionary leadership<br /></strong></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>Why do we need a revolutionary, working-class Party?<br /></strong></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffff77;"><strong>...and many more!</strong></span></span></span></li>
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