LL:DDV: Socialism and New Millenium conference

[Green Left Weekly, Melbourne]

SOCIALISM AND THE NEW MILLENIUM
A RED GREEN CONFERENCE 24-25 April 1999
Resistance Centre
14 Anthony St Melbourne (see list of speakers after agenda)

Agenda:


Saturday
9.30 am Opening panel: Issues, debates and strategies for the labour and =
social movements
11.00 Multiple choice streams
UNIONISM: Union solidarity with workers in the Asia Pacific region
FEMINISM: Developing a new activist feminism
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: The struggle for Land Rights in Australia: Past
experiences and contemporary challenges
SOLIDARITY: East Timor and Indonesia: An eyewitness account
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 Feature session: Europe: Nation, class and responses to Capital's =
agenda
3.00 Multiple choice streams
UNIONISM: The global recession and economics for trade unionists
FEMINISM: Socialist women in the Australian trade unions
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: The campaign against nuclear energy
SOLIDARITY: El Salvador: Elections and democracy, an eyewitness account
5.00 Feature session: Socialism after the "end of history"
7.00 pm 40 years of the Cuban Revolution dinner & presentation


Sunday
9.30 am Feature session: Is abortion a moral issue?
11.00 Todays struggles in historical perspective
-- Militant Union history: A look at left and socialist influence in =
Australian unions
-- A discussion about perspectives for the student movement
-- Experiences and lessons of the socialist movement in Australia
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 Feature session: The Indonesian elections and the democracy =
movement
3.00 Multiple choice streams
UNIONISM: The experiences of the Industrial Workers of the World
FEMINISM: Liberal, radical and Marxist feminism, past & present
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: Jobs and the environment
SOLIDARITY: Guerillas, diplomats and democrats: The many strategies for
Third World liberation
4.30 pm Feature session: The beginning of a new international socialist =
movement

SPEAKER-PARTICIPANTS

*** Adam Novak, Editor International Viewpoint, Fourth International *** =
Craig Johnson, Victorian Assistant Secretary Australian Manufacturing =
Workers Union *** Cam Walker, Friends of the Earth *** Sarah Lanzt,
International Women?s Day Collective *** Max Lane, Action in Solidarity =
with Indonesia and East Timor, DSP
National Executive *** Leslie Cannold, Author of the Abortion Myth, =
journalist and Bioethicist *** Harriet MacCallum, Co-convenor University =
Students for East Timor *** Arief Budiman, Melbourne University =
Professor and Founding Chair of the Institute of Asian Languages *** =
Trish Corcoran, Melbourne Organiser Democratic Socialist Party *** Mandi =
Scott, President RMIT Student Representative Council *** Bronwyn =
Jennings, Melbourne University Resistance *** Jo Williams, Melbourne =
Coordinator Action in
Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor *** Jamie Doughney, Victorian =
University Researcher *** Susan Price, Democratic Socialist Party *** =
Karin Matheson, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union activist *** =
Nurullah Ozbek, Kurdish activist Democratic Socialist Party *** Vannessa =
Hearman, Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor *** Chris =
Spindler, Melbourne Trade Union Convenor Democratic Socialist Party
*** Jackie Lynch, National Tertiary Education Union activist *** Martin =
Daley, Forest Collective Friends of the Earth *** Margarita Windisch, =
International Women?s Day Collective *** Gavin McFadzen, Wilderness =
Society
State Campaigns Coordinator *** Dave Cushion, Australian Asia Worker =
Links *** Mary Merkenich,
Australian Education Union activist *** Joaquim Santos, Fretilin *** =
Jorge Jorquera, Melbourne Secretary Democratic Socialist Party *** Ray =
Fulcher, Peace activist *** Jacob Varghese, President National Union of =
Students *** Allen Jennings, Melbourne Coordinator Committees in =
Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean *** Alejandro Rodriguez, =
Democratic Socialist Party *** Susana Rivas, Democratic Socialist Party =
*** Charmaine Clarke, Indigenous activist
-------------------------------- All titles and organisations are for =
identification purposes only -------------------------

REGISTRATION FORM
Name
Address
Phone
Email
_________ WHOLE CONFERENCE --- waged $15 --- concession $10 --- high =
school $5
_________ ONE DAY Sat/Sun --- waged $12 --- concession $8 --- high =
school $4
Please register which Multiple Choice Stream you are likely to =
participate in (Note: This does not restrict you to attending just this =
stream, but isa useful indicator for the conference organisers):
____ Unionism
____ Feminism
____ Environmental justice
____ International solidarity
Please send registration form: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cheques payable to Democratic Socialist Party. Send cheques ASAP =
forconfirmation of registration: DSP PO Box 12427 A?Beckett Street Post =
OfficeMelbourne 8006.

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SOCIALISM AND THE NEW MILLENIUM
A RED GREEN CONFERENCE 24-25 = April=20 1999
Resistance Centre
14 Anthony St Melbourne (see list of = speakers after=20 agenda)

Agenda:
 
Saturday
9.30 am Opening panel: Issues, debates and strategies = for the=20 labour and
social movements
11.00 Multiple choice = streams
UNIONISM: Union=20 solidarity with workers in the Asia Pacific region
FEMINISM: = Developing a new=20 activist feminism
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: The struggle for Land Rights = in=20 Australia: Past
experiences and contemporary = challenges
SOLIDARITY: East=20 Timor and Indonesia: An eyewitness account
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 = Feature=20 session: Europe: Nation, class and responses to Capital's
agenda
3.00 = Multiple choice streams
UNIONISM: The global recession and economics = for=20 trade unionists
FEMINISM: Socialist women in the Australian trade=20 unions
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: The campaign against nuclear=20 energy
SOLIDARITY: El Salvador: Elections and democracy, an = eyewitness=20 account
5.00 Feature session: Socialism after the "end of=20 history"
7.00 pm 40 years of the Cuban Revolution dinner &=20 presentation
 
Sunday
9.30 am Feature session: Is abortion a moral = issue?
11.00=20 Todays struggles in historical perspective
-- Militant Union history: = A look=20 at left and socialist influence in
Australian unions
-- A discussion = about=20 perspectives for the student movement
-- Experiences and lessons of = the=20 socialist movement in Australia
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 Feature = session: The=20 Indonesian elections and the democracy movement
3.00 Multiple choice=20 streams
UNIONISM: The experiences of the Industrial Workers of the=20 World
FEMINISM: Liberal, radical and Marxist feminism, past &=20 present
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: Jobs and the = environment
SOLIDARITY:=20 Guerillas, diplomats and democrats: The many strategies for
Third = World=20 liberation
4.30 pm Feature session: The beginning of a new = international=20 socialist
movement

SPEAKER-PARTICIPANTS

*** Adam Novak, = Editor=20 International Viewpoint, Fourth International ***
Craig Johnson, = Victorian=20 Assistant Secretary Australian Manufacturing
Workers Union *** Cam = Walker,=20 Friends of the Earth *** Sarah Lanzt,
International Women?s Day = Collective=20 *** Max Lane, Action in Solidarity
with Indonesia and East Timor,=20 DSP
National Executive *** Leslie Cannold, Author of the Abortion = Myth,=20
journalist and Bioethicist *** Harriet MacCallum, Co-convenor University =
Students for East Timor *** Arief Budiman, Melbourne University = Professor
and=20 Founding Chair of the Institute of Asian Languages *** Trish Corcoran, =
Melbourne=20 Organiser Democratic Socialist Party *** Mandi Scott, President
RMIT = Student=20 Representative Council *** Bronwyn Jennings, Melbourne
University = Resistance ***=20 Jo Williams, Melbourne Coordinator Action in
Solidarity with = Indonesia and=20 East Timor *** Jamie Doughney, Victorian
University Researcher *** Susan = Price,=20 Democratic Socialist Party ***
Karin Matheson, Australian Manufacturing = Workers=20 Union activist ***
Nurullah Ozbek, Kurdish activist Democratic Socialist = Party=20 *** Vannessa
Hearman, Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor = ***=20 Chris
Spindler, Melbourne Trade Union Convenor Democratic Socialist = Party
***=20 Jackie Lynch, National Tertiary Education Union activist *** Martin =
Daley,=20 Forest Collective Friends of the Earth *** Margarita Windisch, =
International=20 Women?s Day Collective *** Gavin McFadzen, Wilderness Society
State = Campaigns=20 Coordinator *** Dave Cushion, Australian Asia Worker Links
*** Mary=20 Merkenich,
Australian Education Union activist *** Joaquim Santos, = Fretilin=20 *** Jorge
Jorquera, Melbourne Secretary Democratic Socialist Party *** = Ray=20 Fulcher,
Peace activist *** Jacob Varghese, President National Union of = Students=20
*** Allen Jennings, Melbourne Coordinator Committees in Solidarity with =
Latin=20 America and the Caribbean *** Alejandro Rodriguez, Democratic
Socialist = Party=20 *** Susana Rivas, Democratic Socialist Party *** Charmaine
Clarke, = Indigenous=20 activist
-------------------------------- All titles and organisations are = for=20
identification purposes only = -------------------------

REGISTRATION=20 FORM
Name
Address
Phone
Email
_________ WHOLE CONFERENCE = ---=20 waged $15 --- concession $10 --- high
school $5
_________ ONE DAY = Sat/Sun ---=20 waged $12 --- concession $8 --- high school
$4
Please register which = Multiple=20 Choice Stream you are likely to participate
in (Note: This does not = restrict you=20 to attending just this stream, but
isa useful indicator for the = conference=20 organisers):
____ Unionism
____ Feminism
____ Environmental=20 justice
____ International solidarity
Please send registration = form: <3d.htm>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ch= eques=20 payable to Democratic Socialist Party. Send cheques ASAP
forconfirmation = of=20 registration: DSP PO Box 12427 A?Beckett Street Post
OfficeMelbourne=20 8006.


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