Past Socialism Conferences

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Breaking the Siege of Gaza
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John Pilger on Obama's Wars
Sex Wars from McCarthyism to Prop 8
The Black Power Revolt
The Case for Socialism
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The Return of Karl Marx
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The Rise and Fall of the IWW
The Truth About Afghanistan
Featured Speakers:
Ali Abunimah Anthony Arnove Omar Barghouti John Carlos Todd Chretien Mark Clements Eric Cobb Nicole Colson Dana Cloud Paul D'Amato Steve Early Egyptian Activists Sam Farber Joel Geier Rayyan Ghuma Anand Gopal Glenn Greenwald Arun Gupta Sarah Knopp Dan Lane Paul LeBlanc Alan Maass Marlene Martin Scott McLemee Immanuel Ness Khury Petersen-Smith Mostafa Omar Helen Redmond Jennifer Roesch Elizabeth Schulte Helen Scott Liliana Segura Ahmed Shawki Sharon Smith Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Jeffery Webber Lee Wengraf Sherry Wolf Elizabeth Wrigley-Field Dave Zirin

Friday, July 1 to Monday, July 4

Everywhere we look in the world there are revolutions and struggles that are challenging dictatorship, economic inequality, and oppression.

From Cairo to Madison, these struggles show us that "another world is possible." But they also raise questions about what ideas, strategies, and tactics are necessary to carry the struggle forward.

Socialism 2011 will provide an opportunity for new and veteran activists to discuss what these events mean for our world, and for our own movements today.

Last year, more than 1,500 people turned out to Socialism 2010 in Oakland and Chicago.

Don’t miss the chance to meet with hundreds of others like you who want to build an alternative to a system of greed, racism, war and oppression.

Join us for more than 100 talks on topics such as:

Capitalism, Climate Change, and the Future of Humanity • Obama and Black Politics • Is a Second Recession Coming? • Breaking the Siege of Gaza • Is Human Nature a Barrier to Socialism? • The ABC's of Marxism • Can a Revolution Happen Here?

What they say about past Socialism Conferences...

The young people at the conference took me back in time to when you were ready to stand for what was right. It lets you know that what you may have planted years ago will come to reality today. I feel great to have become a part of it.

Dr. John Carlos, 1968 Olympic bronze medalist who raised the Black Power salute.

Socialism conferences are exciting gathering places for students and young activists, for revolutionary scholars and fighters for social justice, to share ideas and experiences that can help us understand and change the world. I've been to a couple—it's not enough. I'm coming again.

Paul LeBlanc, socialist and author