[FONT=Impact]Fighting for socialism in the 21st Century:Towards Sustainability, Justice and People’s Power[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Socialist Alliance 7th National Conference[/FONT] Sydney, January 2-5, 2010 Women’s College, University of Sydney [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri]SATURDAY, JANUARY 2[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri]7.30-9.30pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Their Crises, Our Solutions[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]. Public meeting with Sivaranjani Manickam, Richard Downs, Bea Bleile, Dave Kerin and Peter Boyle[/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri]SUNDAY, JANUARY 3[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 9.00-9.30am[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Welcome to country and the conference[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 9.30-10.30am[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]The Socialist Alliance's perspectives for struggle in 2010.[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Presenters: Dick Nichols and Jess Moore[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 10.30-11.00am[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Socialist election strategy and tactics: preparing for the next federal election.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Presenters: Justine Kamprad, Soubhi Iskander and Laura Ealing[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 11.00-11.30am[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Morning tea[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 11.30am-12.15pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Socialist election strategy and tactics continued.[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 12.15-1.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Building the climate action [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]movement. Presenters: John Rice and Mel Barnes[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 1.00-2.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Lunch[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 2.00-2.45pm [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Building the climate action movement continued.[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 2.45-3.45pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]The struggle for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights.[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Presenters: Sam Watson, Emma Murphy and Tasha Moore[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 3.45-4.15pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Afternoon tea[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 4.00-6.00pm [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Campaigning workshops: 1. Climate change. 2. Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander rights. 3. Anti-war. 4. LGBTI rights. 5. Latin American solidarity.[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 6.00-7.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Dinner[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 6.30-8.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Workshop 1: The [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Ampilatwatja walk-off:[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]campaigning against the NT Intervention. Presenter: Richard Downs [/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] Workshop 2:[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Climate Emergency and worker ownership in Australia[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]. Presenter: Dave Kerin[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 8.00-10.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Green Left Weekly Fighting Fund rally. An evening of speakers, theatre, music and multi-media presentations to launch the 2010 Green Left Weekly Fighting Fund[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri]MONDAY, JANUARY 4[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri]9.00-10.15am[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Rebuilding our unions for the fights [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]ahead. Presenters: Susan Price and Tim Gooden[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 10.15-11.00am[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Building the socialist movement among young people.[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Presenters: Ben Peterson, Tim Dobson and Sivaranjani Manickam[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 11.00-11.30am[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Morning tea[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 11.30am-12.15pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Refugee rights and internationalism. Presenters: Brian Senewiratne and Sue Bolton[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 12.15-1.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]The Latin American revolutions, left unity and solidarity. Presenters: Stuart Munckton and Jim McIlroy[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 1.00-2.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Lunch. Screening of The Deregistration of the BLF, the Victorian story from 1986-1992[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri]2.00-2.45pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Resolutions on the environment[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 2.45-3.45pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Getting Australia out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Freedom for Palestine! Presenters: Pip Hinman and Aaron Benedek[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 2.00-3.45pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Concurrent educational: A history of communism in Australia. Presenter: Sue Bull[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 3.45-4.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Afternoon tea[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 4.00-6.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Building the Socialist Alliance workshops: 1. Election campaigning. 2. Green Left Weekly content and distribution. 3. Publications. 4. Finances and fundraising. 5. Using the internet[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] Concurrent educational: Understanding the financial and economic crisis. Presenter: Karl Miller[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 6.00-7.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Dinner[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 6.30-8.00pm[/FONT][FONT=Calibri] Feature workshop: Malaysia and the struggle for socialism. Presenter: Sivaranjani Manickam[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 8.00-10.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]International solidarity and cultural night: Performances and greetings from many lands and peoples[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] [/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri]TUESDAY, JANUARY 5[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 9.00-10.00am[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Campaigning for women's and queer rights today.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Presenters: Naomi Rodgers-Falk and Rachel Evans[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 10.00-11.00am[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Constitutional changes and other policy session 1[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 11.00-11.30am[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Morning tea[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 11..30am-1.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Preparing for action - voting on resolutions: Socialist Alliance perspectives for 2010, election strategy and tactics, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights, youth work and trade union work[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] Concurrent educational: Ecology, socialism and human survival. Presenter: Hans Baer[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 1.00-2.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Lunch[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 2.00-3.30pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Preparing for action - voting on resolutions: The climate movement, Latin America solidarity, anti-war, women's rights and LGBTI rights, and building the Socialist Alliance[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] Concurrent educational: Building the Left-Indigenous alliance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights. Presenters: Pat Eatock and Terry Townsend[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 3.30-4.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Constitutional changes/other policy session 2[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 4.00-5.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Socialist Alliance elections[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 3.30-5.00pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Concurrent educational: The NSW "socialisation units" of the 1930s: a vehicle for socialism?[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Presenter: Margarita Windisch[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Calibri] 5.00-5.15pm[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]Conference close[/FONT][/FONT] www.socialist-alliance.org
