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Union of Radical Political Economics Brooklyn Conference:
Left-Wing Economics in a Right-Wing Political Climate
St. Francis College, Brooklyn NY, April 8, 2017
The Conference will bring together the theoretical perspectives of
radical political economics and the organizational experiences of those
engaged in struggle on the many crucial issues confronting us today.
It will, we hope, contribute to the development of an agenda that can
guide all of us in the difficult years ahead.
*Workshops*
Each workshop will include presentations on both the contribution of
radical political economics to an understanding of the issues, and the
current political activity relating to these. Approximately half of the
two-hour period will be available for contribution from workshop
participants. Each workshop will conclude with a collective summary of
areas of agreement and disagreement and the nomination of one or two
people to present this summary at the closing session of the conference.
(URPE plans to record this final session and make it available on the
URPE web-site.)
The following is a preliminary listing of possible workshops topics:
/Trump’s fiscal policy (tax policy and infrastructure spending)/
/Income distribution: wages vs. profits/
/The Fight for $15 and other labor issues/
/Workplace organization – unions today/
/Immigration and global capitalism/
/Community organization and cooperatives/
/Health care after Obamacare/
/Student debt and the state of higher education/
/Households and the care economy/
/Black Lives Matter
Climate change and the environment
/
It is assumed that all workshops will recognize the class, gender, and
racial/ethnic dimensions of issues.
All URPE members, friends of URPE, and those whose work (not limited to
that in educational institutions) involves the development and
presentation of radical political economic theory, are invited to
contribute to the presentation of radical political economic theory.
The conference organizers also ask for help in soliciting input to the
workshops from the activists whose work provides us with direction for
our collective struggle.
Please register your interest in this conference, including nominations
(or self-nominations) for workshop participants with: u...@urpe.org
<mailto:u...@urpe.org%7d>. This will contribute to the organization of
the conference and ensure that you will receive updates on conference
plans as they develop.
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Structure of Conference (estimated attendance: 100 – 150)
10 – 11 Plenary (Two or three speakers addressing
overall theme of conference)
11 – 1 Workshops
1 – 2:15 Lunch
2:15 – 4:15 Workshops
4:30 – 5:30 Closing session: reports from all workshops, with
focus on where we go from here)
5:30 – 7 Cocktail party
*Suggested Registration Fee*
Early registration: $30 per person; $15 for students.
Late registration (after March 18): $35 per person, $20 for students.
Note: All participants may choose to pay more or less depending on
their individual circumstances. Registration fee includes cocktail
party. (Alcohol will be served only to those aged 21 or over.)
Since space for workshops is limited, participants will be asked to sign
up for specific workshops – those who register early will be given
preference when attendance reaches rooms’ full capacity.
Online registration is here.
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/urpe-brooklyn-conference-tickets-31287633153>
The registration form can be viewed and downloaded here.
<http://urpe.org/content/media/Brooklyn%20Conference%20registration%20form.pdf>
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