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Socialism 2005 Middle Pages.Qxd Socialism 2005 - make capitalism history Saturday 8th October Sunday 9th October Opening rally: make capitalism history 11am - Bolivia: a revolution at the Classroom struggle The war on terror 10 am - 12.30pm crossroads, Mike Gonzales, organising students in schools and uni’s and civil liberties Nick Eardley, SSY 11 am George Galloway MP, Respect; Gill Hubbard, G8 Alternatives; (Mike is preparing a book on Bolivia) Aamer Anwar, human rights lawyer Rosie Kane MSP, SSP; Mark Serwotka, PCS union General Secretary How do we get Zionism Democracy & socialist planning 11.15am How has Cuba survived? Education & inclusion Stonewall: the birth of the gay in the age of the internet climate justice? and the creation of Israel - Brian Pollitt Sasha Callaghan, SSP Disabilities liberation movement Paul Cockshot, Glasgow University, co- Eurig Scandrett Henry Maitles, SSP 12.30pm Medical Aid for Cuba Network and Rosemary Byrne MSP Jonathon MacPherson, SSY author Towards a new socialism Friends of the Earth Young, Muslim & Scots ... Public sector democracy DEBATE: Two worlds collide: power, plunder & resistance ... Understanding the system: issues of identity what would workers’ control look like? Alan McCombes SSP Globalisation: was Marx the first anti-capitalist?, Liam Kane, SSP Atta Yaqub, actor aye fond kiss Mark Serwotka, PCS union George Kerevan, journalist Shoot to kill Understanding the system: 1.30 - Venezuela’s Bolivarian Schools, secularism & religion and the British state Education for liberation - facilitated by Liam Kane & Gary Clarke, SSP Education Network 2.45pm revolution facilitated by Eammon McCann Neil Bennet and Steven Craig Liam Kane author, War and peace in Northern 1.30 - SSY (recently visited Venezuela) SSP Education Network Ireland 2.30pm Forum Theatre The occupation of Iraq: DEBATE: Strategies for change Porto Alegre: direct democracy resisting privatisation Alex Callinicos, SWP (England) Morven McGregor, Bird of Paradise Theatre Group in action John Holloway, author, Change the Ewa Jasiewicz world without taking power speaker tbc 2.45 - Justice for Colombia Campaigning against Open borders UK rep for Iraqi oil workers’ union, GUOE (this workshop still be be confirmed) domestic violence 4pm Juan Pablo Ochoa the case against immigration controls Understanding the system: Sinead Daly Presente Por El Socialismo Marx the philosopher: Historical materialism, Joe Eyre, SSP Socialist Womens’ Network Teresa Hayter, author of book What has the G8 done for Film Tenth anniversary of the lock out 3pm - Closing rally: make socialism the future Africa? 4.30pm Aamer Anwar, human rights lawyer; Bob Crow, RMT General Secretary John McAllion Oxfam Red Rose Film Zelmys Domingues Cortina, Cuban Embassy; Colin Fox MSP, SSP; Ewa Kasiewicz, Iraqi oil union, GUOE, UK rep; Understanding the system: and discussion with the film’s Dockers Matt Wrack, FBU union General Secretary Gleneagles, G8 & the state: producer, Why did they try to stop us? Donnie Nicolson, SSY Mairi Sutherland and discussion with Liverpool I wish to attend Socialism 2005 dock workers’ leader 4.15pm - Industrial Workers of the World Tickets: 2 days £10/£5 conc. one day £6/£3 conc. The life of Robert Burns, poet 5.30pm IWW union centenary Jimmy Nolan and and republican,set at the time Remember you’re a wobbly? Richie Venton, Saturday Sunday Creche - No’s and ages of the French revolution. (creche booking deadline 1 Oct) Speaker tbc SSP industrial organiser Name Tel Agriculture, food Against the stream? Being a young Songs for freedom and democracy socialist in the north of Ireland Address Carlo Morelli Oisin Ruadh with Jimmy Ross Dundee University Socialist Environmental Alliance and Alistair Hulett Email Return to SSP, The John MacLean Centre, 70 Stanley Street, Glasgow, G41 1JB Understanding the system: 0141 429 8200. [email protected] DEBATE: Feminism and socialism - Pam Currie and Angela McCormick.
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