All the sessions at Socialism 2010 take place at the University of London Union (ULU) building on Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HY.
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* all trade union speakers in a personal capacity
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Saturday 06 November 2:30pm – 5pm
Course | Session |
FIGHT THE CUTS | CAN THE CUTS BE STOPPED? WHAT STRATEGY DO WE NEED? Speakers: John McInally (PCS NEC)*; Glenn Kelly (SP NC); Steve Hedley (RMT London Organiser)* Room 3D |
INTERNATIONALISM | KAZAKHSTAN 2012 – THE OPPRESSED GET ORGANISED Speaker: Yessenbek Ukteshbayev (Kazakhstan 2012 Movement) Upper Hall |
SOCIALIST WOMEN | WOMEN & THE STRUGGLE FOR SOCIALISM. DO WE NEED A NEW ‘NEW FEMINISM’? Speaker: Eleanor Donne (co-organiser Socialist Women) Room 2C |
ANNIVERSARIES | 25 YEARS SINCE THE MINERS’ STRIKE Speaker: Dave Griffiths (SP West Midlands Secretary) Room 3B |
INTRODUCING SOCIALISM | WHAT IS SOCIALISM? Speaker: Sarah Sachs-Eldridge (editor of The Socialist) Room 2A |
INTRODUCING MARXISM | MARXIST PHILOSOPHY – A DIFFERENT WAY OF VIEWING THE WORLD Speaker: Sean Figg (Socialism 2010 Organiser) Malet Room |
WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS | WORLD ECONOMY: DO WE FACE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STAGNATION? Speaker: Lynn Walsh (editor of Socialism Today) Room 3E |
OTHER SESSIONS | HOW WE BEAT THE TORIES LAST TIME ROUND. LESSONS OF THE POLL TAX Speaker: Robin Clapp (SP South West Secretary) Room 3C |
OTHER SESSIONS | MENTAL HEALTH & CAPITALISM Speaker: Steve Bell (mental health nurse and Unison SGE)* Room 2D |
OTHER SESSIONS | LGBT LIBERATION: A HISTORY OF STRUGGLE Speaker: Greg Randall (SP LGBT caucus convenor) Room 2B |
OTHER SESSIONS | TROTSKY’S IDEAS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: IS A PLANNED ECONOMY STILL POSSIBLE? Speaker: Peter Taaffe (SP General Secretary) Room 101 |
Sunday 07 November 10 – 12 noon
Course | Session |
FIGHT THE CUTS | WHY CUTS ARE UNNECESSARY. HOW WE EXPLAIN THE SOCIALIST ALTERNATIVE TO CUTS Speaker: Bob Labi (Committee for a Workers’ International); Tony Mulhearn (leader 1980s Liverpool struggle) Room 3D |
POLITICAL CRISIS | IS COALITION GOVERNMENT THE NEW ‘NORMAL? SHOULD SOCIALISTS SUPPORT AV? Speakers: Clive Heemskerk (SP Executive Committee); Michael Calderbank (Electoral Reform Society) Room 3C |
LATIN AMERICA | CUBA & THE WORLD ECONOMY. WHERE NEXT FOR THE CUBAN REVOLUTION? Speaker: Tony Saunois (Committee for a Workers’ International Secretary) Room 2D |
INTERNATIONALISM | GREECE, SPAIN, ITALY: THEM OR US? MARKETS VS. WORKERS – WHO WILL WIN? Speakers: Andros Payiatsos (CWI Greece & speakers from Spain & Italy. Upper Hall |
SOCIALIST WOMEN | MADE IN DAGENHAM. FORTY YEARS SINCE THE EQUAL PAY ACT – HAVE WOMEN WON EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE? Speaker: Linda Taaffe (Chair of National Shop Stewards Network)* Room 3E |
ANNIVERSARIES | 100 YEARS SINCE BRITAIN’S INDUSTRIAL ‘GREAT UNREST’ Speaker: Bill Mullins (SP Industrial Organiser) Room 2C |
INTRODUCING SOCIALISM | HUMAN NATURE: TOO SELFISH FOR SOCIALISM? Speaker: Dave Reid (SP Wales Secretary) Room 2A |
INTRODUCING MARXISM | THE MARXIST VIEW OF HISTORY Speaker: Ken Douglas (SP Executive Committee) Malet Room |
OTHER SESSIONS | WE WILL NOT BE A LOST GENERATION – YOUTH FIGHT FOR A FUTURE Speakers: Ben Robinson (Youth Fight for Jobs); Claire Laker-Mansfield (Socialist Students); Ed Marsh (NUS) Room 101 |
OTHER SESSIONS | IMMIGRATION & THE STRUGGLE FOR SOCIALISM Speaker: Hannah Sell (SP Deputy General Secretary) Room 3B |
OTHER SESSIONS | WILL THE CHINESE WORKING CLASS BE ABLE TO BUILD INDEPENDENT TRADE UNIONS? Speaker: Greg Maughan (SP National Committee) Room 2B |
Sunday 07 November 1 – 3 pm
Course | Session |
FIGHT THE CUTS | HOW CAN WE BUILD FIGHTING TRADE UNIONS? Speakers: Rob williams (SP National Committee); Chris Baugh (PCS Assistant General Secretary)* Room 3B |
POLITICAL CRISIS | CAN WE BUILD A NEW WORKERS’ PARTY WHILST LABOUR IS IN OPPOSITION? WILL LABOUR MOVE LEFT? Speakers: Dave Nellist (SP Councillor); Pete Firmin (Labour Representation Committee, Joint Secretary) Room 3D |
LATIN AMERICA | LATIN AMERICA & THE WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS: RADICALISATION OR RETREAT? Speakers: Tony Saunois (Committee for a Workers’ International Secretary); Amancay Colque (Bolivia Solidarity) Malet Room |
INTERNATIONALISM | FRANCE IN REVOLT: IS THIS ANOTHER 1968? Speakers: Alex Lecoq (Gauche Revolutionnaire); Clare Doyle & Cedric Germone (Committee for a Workers’ International) Room 3C |
INTRODUCING SOCIALISM | CAN WE HAVE SOCIALISM & DEMOCRACY? Speaker: Paula Mitchell (SP London Secretary) Room 2B |
INTRODUCING MARXISM | MARXIST ECONOMICS – HOW MARXISTS PREDICTED THE CRISIS Speaker: Tom Baldwin (SP National Committee) Room 2C |
WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS | WILL INDIA BE THE NEW ENGINE FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY Speakers: Senan (Tamil solidarity); Sarah Sachs-Eldridge (editor of The Socialist) Room 2D |
OTHER SESSIONS | HOW CAN WE DEFEAT THE FAR RIGHT? Speakers: Ross Saunders (SP Wales); Unite Against Fascism (invited) Room 3E |
OTHER SESSIONS | SOCIALISTS & THE ISRAEL/PALESTINE CONFLICT: CAN IT EVER BE SOLVED? Speakers: Judy Beishon (SP Executive Committee); Tony Greenstein (Jews for Boycotting Israeli Goods) Room 2A |
OTHER SESSIONS | THE POLITICS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT Speakers: Pete Dickenson (author of Planning Green Growth); John Stewart (Airport Watch); John Halladay (Greenpeace) Room 101 |
OTHER SESSIONS | AFGHANISTAN, THE US, & THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT Speakers: Lynn Walsh (Editor of Socialism Today); Cindy sheehan (US anti-war activist). Upper Hall |