Conference Schedule


All sessions will take place at the Silver Center, 100 Washington Square East.

Registration opens at 6:30 PM on Nov. 13 and runs all day on Nov. 14

Register at the 7th floor of the Silver Center

Confirmed speakers include:

David McNally (New Socialist Group, Canada)
Penelope Duggan (New Anti-Capitalist Party, France)
Vivek Chibber (Socialist Register)
Glen Ford (Black Agenda Report)
Christy Thornton (North American Cong. on Latin America)
Normahiram Perez (United Federation of Teachers)
Mike Filippou (BCTGM Lcl 50/Stella D'Oro Shop Steward)
Steve Downs (Transport Workers Union Local 100)
Ashaki Binta (United Electrical Workers)
Margaret Stevens (Iraq Veterans Against the War)
Victor Toro (May 1 Coalition)
Joycelyn Gill-Campbell (Domestic Workers United)
Taja Lindley (Community Voices Heard)
Reina Gossett (Queers for Economic Justice)
Brandon King (Malcolm X Grassroots Movement)
Pat Korte (Radical Student Union, New School)
*Organizational affiliations listed for identification purposes only

FRIDAY, NOV. 13

Opening Session

(7:00 PM – 8:30 PM)

Crisis of Capitalism, Challenge to the Movements
With David McNally (New Socialist Group, York University)
Room 713


SATURDAY, NOV. 14

Breakfast

(9:30 AM - 10:00 AM)

Morning Session

(10:00 AM - 12:15 PM)

The New Imperialism and the Global Fightback: Understanding the Balance of Forces
With Vivek Chibber, Christy Thornton and more
Room 207


Lunch/People of Color Caucus

(12:15 PM – 1:15 PM)

Workshops: Session I

(1:15 PM – 3:00 PM)
  • Radicals at Work: Activists Building a Stronger Labor Movement from the Bottom-Up
  • Race and Racism in the Age of Obama: Freedom Struggles Today
  • After Gaza, The G-20 and O17: Rebuilding the U.S. Anti-War Movement
  • Women's Organizing and Feminist Politics Under the Crisis

Break

(3:00 PM – 3:15 PM)

Workshops: Session II

(3:15 PM – 5:00 PM)
  • Immigrant Workers' Organizing
  • Which Way Forward for the Student Movement: Lessons from Legacies of Campus Radicalism
  • The Left and LGBTQ Liberation
  • The Attack on Working Class Communities: The Fight for Housing and Education

Coffee Break

(5:00 PM – 5:15 PM)

Evening Session

(5:15 PM – 7:15 PM)

The State of the Resistance in Communities and the Workplace
Steve Downs (TWU Local 100), Penny Duggan (New Anti-Capitalist Party, France) and more!
Room 207


Party/Event

(8:00 PM – on, Location TBA)

SUNDAY, NOV. 15

Breakfast and Regional Meetings

(10:00 AM - 11:00 AM)

Closing Session

(11:00 AM - 1:00 PM)

Socialist Organization Today
Room 713