Socialist Minnesota: A Conference to Confront Capitalism

SOCIALIST MINNESOTA
A Conference to Confront Capitalism

SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH
12:00-6:00 PM
COFFMAN UNION, Room 303
U of M East Bank, 300 Washington Ave, Minneapolis
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Free-market capitalism has plunged the world into the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression. The solution of our politicians has been to hand over trillions of dollars to Wall Street bankers and corporate elites at AIG and elsewhere, while millions in the U.S. and across the globe face the loss of their jobs and homes. There is a growing discussion in the media and throughout society about the failure of capitalism, and the re-emergence of the S-word: socialism.

Join us for the Socialist Minnesota conference, hosted by Socialist Alternative, for panels, workshops, and discussions on these issues and how we can build a fight back against corporate power and for a decent future for workers and youth. Our speakers include union activists, a professor from the U of M, and a labor historian, so check it out!

SCHEDULE of panels and workshops
12 PM FORUM:
BAILOUT WORKERS, NOT WALL STREET!
What strategy to confront the economic crisis?

SPEAKERS:
Dean Gunderson: State bargaining committee representative for the Minneapolis Association of Professional Employees (MAPE) Local 501*

Brett Hoven:
St. Paul Ford Assembly Plant worker-activist, United Auto Workers Local 879*

Angel Gardner: Barista-organizer with the Starbucks Workers' Union drive*

Alec Johnson: Metro Transit worker-activist with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005*

2:30 WORKSHOPS
- Climate in Crisis: Is there a solution under capitalism?
- The End of Empire?: Will Obama transform U.S. foreign policy?
- The Struggle for Marriage Equality: GLBT politics in the era of Republican decline

4:00 PM FORUM
THE S-WORD RE-EMERGES: What Socialism Really Means
SPEAKERS:

April Knutson: Professor of Marxism at the U of M, contributor to the journal Science, Nature, and Society

David Riehle: Social activist, historian of 1934 Minneapolis Truckers strike, United Transportation Union Local 650*

Tyron Moore: Editorial Committee member for Justice newspaper, organizer for Socialist Alternative
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Socialist Minnesota is hosted by Socialist Alternative.  For more, check out www.socialistalternative.org or our local website at www.socialistminnesota.org