[antiwar-van] Envisioning Peoples Struggles (June 24-26) (Van)

[harsha at resist.ca]

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                 .:ENVISIONING PEOPLE'S STRUGGLES:.
                   Friday June 24 to Sunday June 26
                          SFU Harbour Center
                 Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories


Envisioning People's Struggles is a conference being organized on the
weekend of June 24 - 26 to bring together issues and analysis from the
many struggles against war, capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism.  The
conference will also explore and discuss the history of resistance
movements locally and around the world to broaden and contextualize our
understanding of current struggles, while emphasizing the need for
long-term strategy and vision through open dialogue that builds solidarity
between diverse organizing communities.

Envisioning Peoples Struggles will bring together those at the forefront
of self-determination struggles, and organizers and activists
participating in active movements for indigenous sovereignty, against
occupations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Haiti and elsewhere; for
justice for immigrants and refugees; for workers rights; for women’s
liberation; against the prison industrial complex; against
capitalist/imperialist globalization; anti-poverty organizing, and more.

It will be a weekend of workshops, panels, film screenings and strategy
sessions including:

* Resisting 2010 Olympics
* The Possibilities and Limitations of Electoralism
* Rethinking the Labour Movement
* The Globalization of War & the assault of globalization
* Confronting Fortress North America
* Struggles for Indigenous Self-Determination: fighting mining and
forestry destruction
* Local and International Health
* History matters: Past resistance
* Two strategy sessions to forge links of resistance


SCHEDULE:
-Friday June 24 @ 6 pm.
Opening Panel at SFU Harbour Center. By donation.

-Saturday June 25 from 10 am to 6 pm at SFU Harbour Center
Eight workshops and two film screenings

- Sunday June 26 from 10 am to 4 pm at Lore Krill (65 West Cordova)
Two strategy sessions


Childcare available. Lunch and snacks provided at the Lore Krill.
For more information:
Email: eps2005 at resist.ca
Website: http://resist.ca/~eps2005
Call: 778-552-2099


==> GET INVOLVED:

- To get involved in the organizing, please contact us at
eps2005 at resist.ca or call 778-552-2099 about upcoming meetings.
- We are in need of funding to meet the various costs associated with this
conference, including transportation for out-of-town guests, and making
sure the conference is accessible to participants. If you can donate,
please get in touch.
- Help publicize the event through your networks.