Third Annual Massachusetts Socialist Conference

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Socialist Alternative invites you to participate in workshops and discussions about the issues that affect all our lives. An economic crisis and a new president have created new challenges for working people. Socialist Alternative stands for fundamental change, a break from corporate politics, and for economic and political power in the hands of the working class.

For more information: boston@socialistalternative.org or call 774-454-9060

Below is a list of the scheduled events for the day.
Hope to see you there!

10:30am-12:00pm:

Fighting Layoffs and the Way Forward for the Labor Movement

Speakers: Steve Early and Jeff Booth

12:00pm-1:30pm:

Workshops

-Healthcare as a Human Right
- Socialism and the Way Forward for Latin America
- Marxism and Literature
- Anti-war movement

Lunch

1:30-2:30

2:30-4:00

Workshops

- Immigrant Rights
- Socialism and Women's Liberation
- Alienation In Capitalist Society
- Global Warning: Socialism and the Ecological Crisis

4:00-5:30

Forum: Free Market Failure and the Socialist Alternative

Speakers Eljeer Hawkins and Genevieve Morse