Socialism 2004

Socialism 2004 final programme

Speakers:

Haifa Zangana, exiled Iraqi novelist and activist, who was jailed and tortured for opposing Saddam Hussein’s regime

Chris Baugh, assistant general secretary of the PCS (civil servants union)

Tommy Sheridan, Scottish Socialist Party MSP

Joao Batista (Babà) Brazilian MP and founder of new workers’ party – SOL.

Peter Taaffe General Secretary of the Socialist Party

Break 3 – 3.30 pm

Sessions 3.30 – 5.30 pm

Theme	Session	Room	Speaker	Other info
Marxism and Globalisation	Nigeria – two weeks after the fourth general strike in four years – which way forward for Nigeria?	Room 3A	Bob Labi Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI)
Resisting Imperialism	Imperialism: what does it mean in the 21^st century?	Room 3B	Lynn Walsh Editor of Socialism Today
Resisting Imperialism	Iran 79: why did revolution lead to an Islamic state rather than socialism?	Room 2A	Jim Horton Socialist Party London
Introduction to Socialist and Marxist ideas	Who were the "Bolsheviks"?: what socialists mean by a "revolutionary party".	Room 2B	Dave Reid Socialist Party Wales	This will be a question and answer session
Class Struggle and Everyday Life	Is there a "new sexism"?: Socialism and the struggle for women’s liberation	Room 2C	Sarah-Sachs Eldrige London ISR organiser
Extra Session	How can we fight the rise of the racist BNP?	Room 3C	Michael Calderbank Socialism 2004 co-ordinator
Extra Session	Jobs Exodus: Is protectionism a solution?	Room 2D	Jane James Socialist Party Executive Committee

Break 5.30 – 6 pm

Closing Rally 6 – 7.30 pm Room 101

Speakers include:

Party 7.30 - 11 pm Cittie of York, 22 High Holborn, WC1

Sunday 27 June

Registration opens 9.30 am

Sessions 10 am – 12 noon

Theme	Session	Room	Speaker	Other info
Marxism and Globalisation	The fight against agenda 2010 – workers’ struggle in Germany	Room 3A	Tanya Niemeier CWI
Resisting Imperialism	Haiti’s revolutionary tradition – 200 years since independence was declared.	Room 2A	Niall Mulholland CWI
Trade Union and Workplace	How awkward are the awkward squad?	Room 3B	Hugh Caffrey Secretary of Manchester and Lancashire Socialist Party
Introduction to Socialist and Marxist ideas	What is socialism?	Room 2B	Naomi Byron secretary of Youth Against Racism in Europe	This session will be question and answer and is for International Socialist Resistance (ISR) members and other young people
Class Struggle and Everyday Life	Hijab controversy – why socialists oppose the ban on the headscarf.	Room 2C	Zena Awad Convener of Socialist Students
Local Councils – the Battle for a Better Deal	Liverpool – a city that dared to fight. How socialists led a mass, city-wide struggle against cuts.	Room 101	Tony Mulhearn. President of Liverpool District Labour Party 1983 – 1987	This session includes video footage.
Extra Session	Asylum and immigration – combating media scares.	Room 3C	Hannah Sell Socialist Party Campaigns Organiser

Break 12 – 1 pm

Sessions 1 – 3 pm

Theme	Session	Room	Speaker	Other info
Marxism and Globalisation	Latin America: a continent in turmoil	Room 101	Peter Taaffe Socialist Party General Secretary	Peter has recently returned from a tour of Brazil and Chile
Resisting Imperialism	Palestine – can national liberation be secured under capitalism?	Room 3A	Judy Beishon Socialist Party Executive Committee
Trade Union and Workplace	Defending young workers’ rights in the workplace?	Room 2A	Mike Forster – Unison activist who has led a number of unionisation campaigns	This session will be question and answer and is for International Socialist Resistance (ISR) members and other young people
Introduction to Socialist and Marxist ideas	Where do profits come from? – an introduction to Marxist economics.	Room 2B	Paula Mitchell Socialist Party National Committee	This will be a question and answer session
Class Struggle and Everyday Life	Are we being poisoned?: why profits are jeopardising food safety.	Room 3B	Jackie Grunsell Socialist Party National Committee
Local Councils – the Battle for a Better Deal	How can communities fight local cuts in services and tax rises?	Room 3C	Nick Chaffey, leader of successful campaign to save local leisure centre, and Nancy Taaffe, leader of a campaign against council tax rises.
Extra Session	What is the future of university education under capitalism? Building the socialist alternative.	Room 2C	Alex Morgan, Socialist Party Youth and Student Committee

Closing Rally 3 – 4.30 pm Room 101

Speakers include:

Clare Daly, Socialist Party councillor in Ireland, jailed for one month during
recent bin tax campaign
Dave Nellist, leader of the Socialist Group on Coventry City Councll
Hannah Sell, Socialist Party Campaigns Organiser