New parties of the left: event schedule

New parties of the left: event schedule

New parties of the left: event schedule
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New parties of the left: event schedule
Fri, 21/09/2012 - 1:42pm — jondwhite
Events and announcements [1]
New parties of the left: event schedule [2]
[3]A day of debate organised by London Socialist Resistance
Saturday 29 September, 10:30am – 5pm
With Stathis Kouvelakis (Syriza), Kate Hudson (Respect), Adam Hanieh (author and activist),
Sandra Demarcq (NPA – France), Andrew Burgin (CoR), Alan Thornett (Socialist Resistance),
Michael Voss (Red Green Alliance – Enheidlisten, Denmark), and Phillipe Nadouce (Front de
Gauche).
At ULU, Malet Street, London, WC1 – £10 and £5 (students and low waged)
To register, email london@socialistresistance.org [4]. Facebook [5].
10:30 – 11:00 Registration
11:00 – 12:45: Opening Plenary
Working class political representation today
· Kate Hudson (Respect and author of The New European Left: a socialism for the twenty-first
century?);
· Stathis Kouvelakis on the crisis in Greece and the challenges ahead for Syriza;
· Michael Voss, Red-Green Alliance, a broad anti-capitalist party in Denmark with 12 MPs and scoring
over 12% in polls.
· Adam Hanieh on independent parties for workers and farmers in developing countries and Arab
ones in particular;
· Chair: Susan Pashkoff, Socialist Resistance
12:45 -13:30 Lunch break
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13:30 – 14:45: Workshops
1. Greece: Political and social resistance. How and why Syriza? What does the crisis in Greece
means for Europe? Speakers: Stathis or Giorgos B (Syriza), Eleni (Greece Solidarity Campaign) and
Terry Conway (Socialist Resistance).
2. Britain: How can the left unite? How do we build a new political representation for the working
class? How do we challenge New Labour? What role for the unions? Speakers: Liam Mac Uaid
(Socialist Resistance), Andrew Burgin (CoR in a personal capacity), chair: Steph Grant.
3. France: What is the Hollande government doing? Where is the resistance coming from? How can
the left work together? Sandra Demarcq (NPA) and Phillipe Nadouce (Front de Gauche).
14:45 – 15:00 – Break
15:00 – 16:30 – Closing Plenary
What sort of left parties for the 21st century
· Alan Thornett, Socialist Resistance;
· Sandra Demarcq from the NPA and the FI on the political and economic crisis in Europe;
· Alex Kenny, NUT Executive (in a personal capacity)
· Chair: Fred Leplat
http://socialistresistance.org/3946/new-parties-of-the-left-event-schedule [2]
Source URL: http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/forum/events-and-announcements/new-partiesleft-event-schedule
Links:
[1] http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/forum/events-and-announcements
[2] http://socialistresistance.org/3946/new-parties-of-the-left-event-schedule
[3] http://socialistresistance.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/MelTs.jpg
[4] mailto:london@socialistresistance.org
[5] http://www.facebook.com/events/268232676623172/?ref=ts
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