[van-announce] (updated) Envisioning Peoples Struggles June 24-26

[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, films, and strategy sessions.
Childcare available.
Lunch and snacks provided at the Lore Krill on Saturday.


==> SCHEDULE:

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

-Saturday June 25
10 am to 6 pm at SFU Harbour Center
Each time slot will have two workshops
Workshop descriptions with themes and speakers can be found at:
http://resist.ca/~eps2005

10:30 TO 11:30
* Rethinking the Labour Movement
* Resisting 2010 Olympics

11:30 TO 1:30
* Health under Capitalism
* Creative Political and Legal Strategies

1:30 TO 2:30
Lunch. Served at Lore Krill (65 West Cordova)

2:30 TO 4:00
* The Possibilities and Limitations of Electoralism
* The Globalization of War & the assault of globalization

4:00 TO 6
* History Matters: Past resistance
* Struggles for Indigenous Self-Determination: fighting mining and
forestry destruction


- Sunday June 26
from 10 am to 4 pm (Details TBC)
* At 65 West Cordova Lore Krill
Morning: Strategy session
Afternoon: Anti-oppression organizing in an
anti-imperialist/anti-capitalist context.

*Also on Sunday
Afternoon: A Canadian Refugee Camp at Victory Square
And All day Film Festival


==> FUNDING:
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.

Cheques can be made out to: Life Without Capitalism
and mailed to Maryann Abbs, 2021 Kitchener, Vancouver V5L 2W6, B.C


==> GET INVOLVED:
- To get involved in the organizing, please contact us at
eps2005 at resist.ca or call 778-552-2099 about upcoming meetings.
- Help publicize the event through your networks.


==> FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Email: eps2005 at resist.ca
Website: http://resist.ca/~eps2005
Call: 778-552-2099