We Need a New System

Photos from today - three great panels, and big thanks to everybody who came out and shared their thoughts with us!

Check out this great lineup for Saturday's conference!

Schedule for the day:

10:00 a.m.
Doors open for registration

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Panel I : Capitalism is the Disease -- Revolution is the Cure

1:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Panel II: Imperialism in the 21st Century

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Panel III: Stand Up -- Fight Back!

Confirmed speakers include:

Carlos Ron, Minister Counselor of Political Affairs, Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Sonia Umanzor, FMLN (Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front)
Brian Becker, National Director, ANSWER Coalition
Kashara White, Temple University student and organizer
Eugene Puryear, D.C. Ferguson, 2014 Statehood Green Party candidate for D.C. Council
Representative, Friends of the Congo
Karla Reyes, public school teacher
Dr. Jared Ball, iMiXWHATiLiKE! and WPFW 89.3FM Pacifica Radio
Karina Garcia, community organizer
Gnaka Lagoke, Revival of Panafricanism Forum
Rachel Field, Fordham University student and organizer
Jeremiah Lowery, Research & Policy Coordinator, Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC)

More are being confirmed -- if you've been on the fence or know of people you want to bring who need convincing, share this post and invite your friends!

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Native people have withstood 500+ years of genocide, abuse and exploitation, and today face outright insults, cruel mockery and cultural appropriation in fashion, entertainment and sports. Capitalist society will always embrace these classic dive-and-conquer tools when facing the oppressed -- we need a new system!

Register for the April 18 conference today!

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Great conference, everyone! We have a lot of ways to get involved over the next several weeks, but here's an event Friday night that's definitely going to be great.

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Thanks again to everyone who joined us yesterday -- it was a really great event with a lot of great discussion. I hope you plan on joining us for a number of other activities over the next few weeks. We'll post details here. Stay tuned!

Because we can't take anymore war ...
Because all people deserve to be equal ...
Because one job ought to be enough to support a family ...
Because our bodies are not commodities ...
Because our health is worth more than a shareholder's bottom line ...
Because nobody deserves to live in a police state ...
Because those who produce the wealth in society deserve to enjoy it ...

We need a new system!

We'll see you all in the morning. Have a great conference!

Just wanted to let everyone know about some featured speakers for tomorrow. We have Mara Verheyden-Hilliard from the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (justiceonline.org) to talk about women's rights and the fight for Plan B access; Radhika Miller, a nationally recognized expert on student debt; Prof. Zachary Wolfe from GWU on the LGBT rights cases before the Supreme Court and the movement behind them; Eugene Puryear, the PSL's 2008 vice-presidential candidate; Brian Becker, national coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition; and Heather Benno, an immigration and civil rights attorney.

That's a lot of expertise, and it's just scratching the surface. It's a really great program -- we hope everyone can make it!

There are so many reasons why we need a new system. Look at this: Leave work because a wildfire threatens your safety? Get fired.

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As many as 200,000 undocumented immigrants have been separated from their U.S. citizen children via deportation, and hundreds have died due to denial of medical care while in detention. We need a new system!

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism (Washington, May 18, 2013) We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism

Remember, folks: You can pre-register for Saturday! It's really shaping up to be a great day!

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So what's on the agenda for Saturday?

Our opening panel is titled "Rhetoric vs. Reality: The Obama Administration Laid Bare," and features Mara Verheyden-Hilliard from the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund on women's rights and the fight for open access to emergency contraception, the PSL's own Eugene Puryear on austerity and the fightback movements against it, and Brian Becker, national coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition, who will be delivering our keynote.

The second panel, "We Will Not Be Silent: The Exploited Fight Back," has PSL's Heather Benno on immigrant rights and CIR, PSL's Radhika Miller on student debt and student movements, and Prof. Zachary Wolfe on LGBT equality and the current cases before the Supreme Court. We have one more unconfirmed presentation, so we can't talk about it yet, but it promises to be incredible!

We'll wrap up with a discussion on socialism in the United States and plenty of ways to get involved. And don't forget to join us immediately afterwards at the White House for an ANSWER-led demonstration demanding the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay!

This is going to be great! Bring your friends and help spread the word -- we need a new system!