Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 11:33:31 -0500 (EST) From: ROBERT SAUTE <rsaute-AT-email.gc.cuny.edu> 1998 Socialist Scholars Conference March 20-22 "A World to Win: >From the MANIFESTO to New Organizing for Socialist Change" http://www.soc.qc.edu/ssc The sixteenth annual Socialist Scholars Conference will be held at Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street in downtown Manhattan from March 20 to 22, 1998. The theme of the Conference is "A World to Win: From the MANIFESTO to New Organizing for Socialist Change." One hundred and fifty years after the "Communist Manifesto" first appeared the call for "workers of all countries, unite" is as compelling as ever. The unparalleled strength of capital along with the concomitant rise in inequality, insecurity, and environmental degradation demands a response. The aim of the Conference is modest: we would like to reintroduce organizing into the socialist project. The recent Teamster victory in the U.P.S. strike illustrates the efficacy of rank and file organizing: educating, agitating, and persuading. Yet, in this increasingly fragmented and complex world where virtual communities supplant face-to-face communication, where membership implies no commitment, organizing is a radical act. Organizing is NOT simply a question of technique. Whom we organize and for what shapes how we organize. Can socialists build solidarity around universal interests, and which ones? Are particular identities -- class, race, gender, generation, and nation -- mutually supportive or antagonistic to building a better world? What sorts of organizations lend themselves to political independence? Who are our allies, our adversaries? How do we organize in a globalized economy and culture? Two anniversaries will be important components of this year's Conference: the one hundred and fifty years since the birth of the COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, and the thirty years since the events of 1968 -- the Prague Spring, Paris, Chicago, the Tlatelolco Massacre. Join us as we discuss and debate strategies and tactics for socialist change. Learn from those who are struggling against domination, both here and abroad. Share your successes. Ask hard questions about failure. Help sustain a culture of communication and activism. Last year 1800 activists, scholars, socialists, and radical democrats from more than a dozen countries met for a weekend of dialogue and debate. At more than 120 panels, speakers and participants exchanged ideas, honed tactics, and discovered new ways to look at old problems. The Socialist Scholars Conference is a great place to renew old acquaintances, meet new comrades, and share ideas. We hope to see you there! DETAILS: When: 6:00 PM Friday March 20 to 6:00 PM Sunday March 22, 1998 Conference material will be available only at the door. Where: Borough of Manhattan Community College 199 Chambers Street New York City Cost: Pre-registration (postmarked by March 6, 1998) Regular Income $30 Low Income $20 Undergraduate/HS $8 One Day $15 On-site Registration Regular Income $45 Low Income $30 Undergraduate/HS $8 One Day $20 Checks should be made payable to: Socialist Scholars Conference c/o Sociology, CUNY Graduate Center 33 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 For further information look for our web page at: http://www.soc.qc.edu/ssc write to the above address, or call (212) 642-2826, or email us at socialist.conf-AT-usa.net +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PLEASE REGISTER ME FOR THE 1998 SOCIALIST SCHOLARS CONFERENCE Name:________________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ City:____________________ State:______ Zip:________ Amount Enclosed:__________ For one day admission, which day? Fri:____ Sat:____ Sun:___ Return registrations with payment to: Socialist Scholars Conference, c/o Sociology/GSUC 33 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036-8099. Early registrations must be postmarked by March 6, 1998. Registration material to be picked up at the door. The majority of panels each year are put together by participants and not the organizers. Here is your chance to combine theory and practice. Write to us for further details.
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