Introduction | Flyer | Program | Schedule |Logistics and Registration
Wednesday, July 24th
8:30-9:45 AM Registration and Coffee
9:45-10:15 AM Introduction and Icebreaker
10:30-12:30 PM Plenary I: Reform and Revolution
- Nick Davenport
- Susan Dirr
- Dianne Feeley
12:30-1:30 PM Lunch
1:45-3:30 PM Workshop Block 1
1. Ecosocialist Politics and Struggle
- Paul Prescod
- Steve Bloom
- Corey Mattson
2. Latin America: Workers’ Power and National Liberation
- Dan La Botz
- Joaquin Bustelo
- David Grosser
- Josefina Chavez, Mexico PRT
3:45-5:30 PM Workshop Block 2
1. Broad Left Parties in Europe
- Joanna Misnik
- Peter Solenberger
2. Non-Majority Organizing
- Tom Smith
- Representative from UE
- Representative from Fight for 15
5:45-6:45 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Walking tour of the neighborhood and a movie
Thursday, July 25th
8:30-9:30 AM Coffee
9:15-11:00 AM Workshop Block 3
1. Neoliberalism & Resistance in K-12
- Bill Balderston
- Nina Chacker
- Rolando Vasquez, CTU
2. Immigrant Rights Beyond Reform
- Cruz Bonlarron Martinez
- Isaac Steiner
11:15-1:00 AM Workshop Block 4
1. Community Organizing and Working-Class Power
- Matthew Luskin, organizer for Chicago Teachers Union
- Toussaint Losier, Chicago Anti-Eviction Committee
- Joe McGuire, Detroit Eviction Defense
- Rocket
2. Neoliberalism & Resistance in the University
- Kevin Young
- Mark Paschal, Viewpoint Magazine
- Martin Macias, USAS
Readings:
Against Humanities: The Self-Consciousness of the Corporate University by Mark Paschal- Inside the Corporate University by Purnima Bose
3. Gender and Class
- Kaitlin Malick
- Vanesa Contreras
Readings:
1:00-2:00 PM Lunch
2:15-4:00 PM Workshop Block 5
1. Socialists in Unions
- Wendy Thompson, retired UAW local president
- Jackson Potter, Chicago Teachers Union
- Eric Garcia, Advance the Struggle
Readings:
Strike for America: The CTU and the Democrats- The Problematic of the Union in the U.S. – What is to be Done? (Part 2)
- Occupy, ILWU, EGT and the Coming Class Battles
2. Challenging Sexual Violence in Our Organizations
- Claudia Garcia-Rojas
- Ann Russo
Readings:
- About Sexualized Violence
- Consent
- Interpersonal Violence: Some Basics Everyone Should Know
- taking risks: implementing
grassroots community accountability strategies
4:00-5:45 PM Movie
6:00-7:00 PM Dinner
7:15-9:15PM Plenary II: Capitalism & Education
- Michael Principe
- Shannon Ikebe
- Debby Pope
- Xavier LaFrance
Readings:
Friday, July 26th
8:30-9:30 AM Coffee
10:30-12:30 AM Plenary III: Socialists in the U.S. Working Class
- Jane Slaughter
- Nate Franco
- Barry Eidlin
11:30-12:00 PM Closing & Evaluation
12:30-1:30 PM Lunch