Register Today for the April 19 'Capitalism is Organized Crime' Conference in DC
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Join students, workers, activists and others at this exciting educational event taking place this Sunday, April 19 in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL). Find out what socialism is and why it is the only answer to the misery created by capitalism
"CAPITALISM IS ORGANIZED CRIME"
Sunday, April 19 from 12 noon to 6:00 pm
1640 Columbia Rd. NW in Washington, D.C.
Pre-register for the conference today!
Join students, workers, activists and others at this exciting educational event taking place this Sunday, April 19 in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL). Find out what socialism is and why it is the only answer to the misery created by capitalism.
The "Capitalism is Organized Crime" conference will take place from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm at the Festival Center, located at 1640 Columbia Rd. NW, between 16th and 17th Sts. (green or yellow line metro to Columbia Heights).
FEATURED SPEAKERS will include:
* Marcos GarcÃa, labor attache at the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, D.C.
* Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, attorney and co-founder, Partnership for Civil Justice
* Brian Becker, National Coordinator, ANSWER Coalition
* Hodari Abdul-Ali, Chair of the Social Justice Task Force for MANA, the Muslim Alliance in North America
* Eugene Puryear, Howard University student, PSL 2008 Vice-Presidential Candidate
* Prof. Zachary Wolfe, George Washington University, chair of the Amicus Curiae Committee of the National Lawyers Guild
* Maurice Carney, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Friends of the Congo
* Muna Coobtee, ANSWER Coalition and Free Palestine Alliance
* Frances Villar, Senator and Senate Parliamentarian of Bronx Community College Student Government, Vice Chair for Legislative Affairs for University Student Senate of City University of New York (CUNY)
* James Circello, Iraq war veteran and co-coordinator of the Veterans and Service Members Task Force of the ANSWER Coalition
* Crystal Kim, PSL 2008 Candidate for D.C. Council At-Large
SCHEDULE for the day:
11:00 am: Doors open for registration
12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Panel I: Capitalism is Organized Crime
2:30 - 4:30 pm
Panel II: The Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism and for National Liberation
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Panel III: Is Socialism Possible in the United States?
GUEST SPEAKERS, PANELS & DISCUSSION
Capitalism is a form of organized crime. The U.S. government is greasing the system's wheels to ensure that banks and big corporations get trillions in bailout funds. Meanwhile, millions of workers are losing their jobs and homes. Deep cuts are gutting public education, making health care even less accessible and decimating much-needed social programs. Police brutality and racial profiling are rampant. Working-class people are being hit from all sides.
The conference will link the struggles against war and militarism with the fight for economic justice. This conference will be an important opportunity for political activists to meet, analyze, discuss and propose solutions. The conference organizers believe that a radical reorganization of society is necessary to meet the needs of the people rather than to maximize the profits of bankers and corporate executives who have driven society onto the path of endless war and economic suffering. Join the struggle for socialism!
$20 donation requested. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Childcare available. Please call to reserve.
The April 19 "Capitalism is Organized Crime" Conference is hosted by the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL).
For more information:
http://www.pslweb.org/dcconference
Email: dc@socialismandliberation.org
Phone: 202-543-4900