Eco-socialist Conference NYC 4/20
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Joe Cleffie
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The EcoSocialist Conference
Saturday, April 20th
Barnard College, New York City
EcologicalSocialists.com
Featuring:
Jeremy Brecher * Heather Kangas * Fred Magdoff * Nastaran Mohit * John Riddell * Jill Stein * Sean Sweeney * Brian Tokar * Chris Williams
...and more!
Featuring plenaries on:
Why capitalism is killing the planet
What is ecosocialism and how do we get there?
And workshop sessions on:
Race, gender, and environmental justice
Agriculture and food: sustainable or profitable?
Fossil fuel divestment
Natural allies: labor & the climate justice movement
The fight for indigenous rights
Carbon taxes and market approaches: can capitalism be sustainable?
Super-storm Sandy
Free of tar sands and fracking
A History of the Green Left
As the Obama administration prepares to give the green light to the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline, the climate justice movement is again on the march. 40,000 rallied in Washington DC on February 17th in a historic protest to oppose the pipeline, reign in the power of the fossil fuel industry, and demand a political response to climate change.
For thousands of people touched by the ideas of Occupy, the ongoing economic crisis and the growing ecological crisis demand more substantial answers to why Obama is failing us and what it will take to stop climate change and build a just and sustainable world.
Ecosocialists offer a holistic explanation that centers around the operation of capitalism and its endless drive for profit as the chief cause of our ecological crisis. Ecosocialist ideas help to explain why Obama isn’t our ally and why fighting climate change necessitates fighting for an entirely different society free from racism, sexism, and militarism.
The Ecosocialist Conference on Saturday, April 20, 2013 in New York City, aims to tackle these topics and to gather a radical wing of the green movement to discuss and organize for a way forward. We are looking for groups and individuals who agree with the Ecosocialist Statement to endorse, build and participate. We hope this conference will help us move toward a more collaborationist left, and play a role in pushing the climate justice movement toward revolutionary conclusions.
Suggested donation: $5-20, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Registration opens at 9:30am. Opening plenary at 10am followed by three workshop sessions and a closing plenary from 6-7:30pm. Post-conference dinner and drinks (unfortunately not included) immediately afterward.
Barnard College is located at 118th Street and Broadway in New York City. The closest subway is the 1 train at 116th St/Columbia University.
Free childcare provided upon request. Please contact michael...@gmail.com to reserve or for more info.
Sponsored by the EcoSocialist Contingent, a revolutionary red and green coalition fighting climate change.
To endorse and participate in conference planning, contact ecosocialis...@gmail.com
Supporting Organizations
Centre for Social Justice (Toronto)
Chicago Socialist Party
Climate and Capitalism
Ecosocialist Horizons
Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO/OSCL)
Freedom Socialist Party
International Socialists (Canada)
Monthly Review
New Politics
Our Place in the World: a Journal of Ecosocialism
Red Wedge Magazine
Socialist Action
Socialist Project (Canada)
Socialist Worker
Solidarity
The Democratic Socialists of America
The Green Party of the State of New York
The International Socialist Organization
The Young Democratic Socialists
The EcoSocialist Conference
Saturday, April 20th
Barnard College, New York City
EcologicalSocialists.com
Featuring:
Jeremy Brecher * Heather Kangas * Fred Magdoff * Nastaran Mohit * John Riddell * Jill Stein * Sean Sweeney * Brian Tokar * Chris Williams
...and more!
Featuring plenaries on:
Why capitalism is killing the planet
What is ecosocialism and how do we get there?
And workshop sessions on:
Race, gender, and environmental justice
Agriculture and food: sustainable or profitable?
Fossil fuel divestment
Natural allies: labor & the climate justice movement
The fight for indigenous rights
Carbon taxes and market approaches: can capitalism be sustainable?
Super-storm Sandy
Free of tar sands and fracking
A History of the Green Left
As the Obama administration prepares to give the green light to the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline, the climate justice movement is again on the march. 40,000 rallied in Washington DC on February 17th in a historic protest to oppose the pipeline, reign in the power of the fossil fuel industry, and demand a political response to climate change.
For thousands of people touched by the ideas of Occupy, the ongoing economic crisis and the growing ecological crisis demand more substantial answers to why Obama is failing us and what it will take to stop climate change and build a just and sustainable world.
Ecosocialists offer a holistic explanation that centers around the operation of capitalism and its endless drive for profit as the chief cause of our ecological crisis. Ecosocialist ideas help to explain why Obama isn’t our ally and why fighting climate change necessitates fighting for an entirely different society free from racism, sexism, and militarism.
The Ecosocialist Conference on Saturday, April 20, 2013 in New York City, aims to tackle these topics and to gather a radical wing of the green movement to discuss and organize for a way forward. We are looking for groups and individuals who agree with the Ecosocialist Statement to endorse, build and participate. We hope this conference will help us move toward a more collaborationist left, and play a role in pushing the climate justice movement toward revolutionary conclusions.
Suggested donation: $5-20, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Registration opens at 9:30am. Opening plenary at 10am followed by three workshop sessions and a closing plenary from 6-7:30pm. Post-conference dinner and drinks (unfortunately not included) immediately afterward.
Barnard College is located at 118th Street and Broadway in New York City. The closest subway is the 1 train at 116th St/Columbia University.
Free childcare provided upon request. Please contact michael...@gmail.com to reserve or for more info.
Sponsored by the EcoSocialist Contingent, a revolutionary red and green coalition fighting climate change.
To endorse and participate in conference planning, contact ecosocialis...@gmail.com
Supporting Organizations
Centre for Social Justice (Toronto)
Chicago Socialist Party
Climate and Capitalism
Ecosocialist Horizons
Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO/OSCL)
Freedom Socialist Party
International Socialists (Canada)
Monthly Review
New Politics
Our Place in the World: a Journal of Ecosocialism
Red Wedge Magazine
Socialist Action
Socialist Project (Canada)
Socialist Worker
Solidarity
The Democratic Socialists of America
The Green Party of the State of New York
The International Socialist Organization
The Young Democratic Socialists
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