Come to ISR conference


20 November 2004, London

How can we change things? This is the question many thousands of young
people are asking themselves. After the invasion of Iraq, the re-election of
Bush and the horrific assault on Fallujah, is it possible for us to make a
difference?

The reality is that the actions of young people, thrown into political
activity for the first time, have changed the political terrain already. The
school student strikes electrified the anti-war movement, shattering the myth
that young people are apathetic and not interested in politics.

Tens of thousands of young people not only participated in the anti-war
movement, but organised strikes and protests in their schools, and in some
areas were forced to stand up to bullying from school authorities and the
police.

The school strike movement spread spontaneously, but it did not spring out
of nowhere. ISR called on school students to strike and many of the most
successful school strikes were organised and planned in advance, with a
campaign to build the confidence of students to come out, answer the arguments
against it and defend any students who were threatened with victimisation as a
result of the strikes.

To build movements on all the different issues that face us and win, we
need organisation – a way of discussing and debating our priorities, our
tactics and our strategy. International Socialist Resistance was originally
set up to provide a democratic and accountable forum for young people in the
anti-capitalist movement.

Since then ISR has played a key role in the anti-war movement, particularly
the school student strikes, and campaigned on many other issues. Our third
conference this Saturday will be one of the few chances young people have to
come together – not just to hear what the speakers have to say, but to
participate themselves in the discussion and decision-making process about
continuing the campaign against the occupation of Iraq and the continued
destruction, exploitation and misery capitalism brings to the world.

Conference workshops:

  • What is socialism?
  • Socialist Students – building in the universities
  • Fight for your rights at work
  • No to racism – stop the far right
  • Campaigning in schools and colleges.
  • End the occupation of Iraq. No more blood for oil!
  • Is there a new sexism?

Conference details

Saturday 20 November 2004, 11am-6pm. Upper Hall, University of London
Union, Malet Street, London WC1 (nearest tubes: Euston, Goodge Street,
Tottenham Court Road). Tickets: £4 waged/£2 unwaged

020 8558 7947 PO BOX 858, London, E11 1YG.

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