Dear friends, The provisional agenda for the Marxism 2000 Asia Pacific Solidarity and Education Conference to be held in Sydney January 5-9, 2000 is now available (e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for the complete agenda) There is already a wide range of leaders of left parties from the region committed to attending, and more will confirm by the time of the conference. The Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance send a warm invitation to left activists from around Australia and around the world to also attend and participate in the extensive and important discussions that will be taking place. If you would be interested in attending or would like further information, please contact the DSP at: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In solidarity, John Percy national secretary Democratic Socialist Party ____________________________________________ Marxism 2000 Asia Pacific Solidarity and Education Conference Sydney January 5-9, 2000 Initiated by the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance Marxism 2000: a gathering of left parties and socialist activists from Australia, Asia and the Pacific, and around the world, to discuss the prospects for socialism in the 21st century. Five days of feature presentations, talks, workshops, classes, cultural events and discussion. International guest speakers: John Pilger Internationally acclaimed left journalist and film-maker James Petras Latin American specialist, Professor of Sociology, New York University Francisco Nemenzo Professor of Political Science, President of the University of the Philippines Leaders of left parties and socialist activists from: India: Dipankar Bhattacharya, Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist, general secretary Philippines: Sonny Melencio, Socialist Party of Labour, chairperson; Rasti Delizo, executive council, Reihana Mohideen, national committee. Cris Gaerlan, Alab-Katipunan, secretary-general. Indonesia: Five leaders of the Indonesian Committee for Socialism and the revolutionary democratic movement Pakistan: Farooq Tariq, Labour Party Pakistan, general secretary; Amjad Ayub, national committee East Timor: Avelino dos Santos, Socialist Party of Timor secretary general; A central leader of Fretilin, and other Fretilin activists Britain: Phil Hearse, Socialist Democracy Group United States: Caroline Lund, Malik Miah, Barry Sheppard, Solidarity Scotland: Pam Currie, Scottish Socialist Party France: Stan Demidjuk, Ligue Communiste Revolutionnaire New Zealand: Adam Novack, editor, International Viewpoint (Fourth International) Matt McCarten, NZ Alliance director Burma: Maung Maung Than, All Burma Students' Democratic Organisation As well as activists from: Aceh, PNG, Bougainville, West Papua, East Timor, Malaysia, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Hong Kong. Plus speakers from the Democratic Socialist Party, Resistance, Green Left Weekly, Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor, Committees in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean, and activists from political campaigns and union struggles around Australia. Provisional AGENDA The Marxism 2000 Asia Pacific Solidarity and Education Conference consists of 15 plenary talks and panels, and 86 multiple choice talks, classes or workshops. Unfortunately, with so many choices, it won't be possible for you to attend all those you'll want to. The multiple choice talks are arranged in 23 streams which group related talks, workshops and classes. These streams don't clash, allowing conference participants to attend all the sessions in a particular stream. Seminar Series Talks, classes, workshops A. Internationals and Internationalism B. The Indonesian revolution C. East Timor's struggle for freedom D. The history and perspectives of the Philippines left E. New developments in the Latin American left F. Issues facing the left in Asia G. Struggles for democracy and independence in South East Asia H. Classics of Marxism-Leninism I. Creating capitalism � understanding bourgeois revolutions J. Marxist philosophy K. Marxist economics L. Marxism and the national question M. Crucial issues for Marxists N. Introduction to the DSP & Resistance O. Australian workers' history and struggle P. Propaganda tools for revolutionaries Q. The political legacy of the Bolsheviks R. The historical contribution of Trotskyism S. Towards a history of the US Socialist Workers Party T. Building socialist parties in advanced capitalist countries U. How Marxism analyses women's oppression V. Can humanity survive the 21st century? W. Panels and debates We will record and publish many of the talks, so if you miss out on some talks you wanted to get to, you will be able to read the presentation in Green Left Weekly or Links magazine, or on our web pages: Democratic Socialist Party: http://www.dsp.org.au/ Resistance: http://www.greenleft.org.au/resistance/ Green Left Weekly: http://www.greenleft.org.au/ Links: http://www.dsp.org.au/links/ Organising meetings for DSP and Resistance members active in particular unions and areas of political work will be held on Friday afternoon. Some classes and workshops are scheduled at the same time. Further talks and workshops will be added to the agenda, but we will try to ensure the talks listed in this agenda are presented on the days advertised. (** Indicates the session will be a book launch) Facilities The conference will be held at the Hawkesbury campus of the University of Western Sydney, in a semi-rural setting an hour's drive from Sydney. There is a range of accommodation, in single, double or dormitory rooms. The conference is fully catered. Facilities include an Olympic size swimming pool, tennis courts, professional child-care, a bar and coffee shop, and a well stocked conference bookshop. For a complete agenda e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] LL.NA -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
