SP is hosting Socialism 2007 on the weekend of 3th/4th March. It will be a weekend of discussion and debate over the major issues facing workers and young people here and internationally.

The agenda and speakers, including guests from Germany, NSW, New Zealand and South Australia, takes up all the important issues of the day. The venue will be Trades Hall Bar, 54 Victoria St, Carlton South.

Agenda for Saturday 3th March
11am: Bush’s fiasco in Iraq and the socialist way out with the opening talk from Stephen Jolly, just back from the international congress of socialist parties in Belgium.
Stephen is the only elected socialist in Australia, as Councillor for Fitzroy, Collingwood, Abbotsford, Clifton Hill, South Fairfield and Alphington.

1pm: Chavez’s Venezuela and the struggle for socialism with the opening talk from Claus Ludwig, leading German socialist and Councillor for Cologne for our sister party in Germany.

3pm: Which way forward for the IR campaign? What’s the alternative to the ACTU campaign of ‘waiting for Labor’?
Speakers include Dave Kerin, covenor of Union Solidarity, Dan Murphy of Southern Adelaide Workers Defence Committee Anthony Main, Secretary of Unite, the union for fastfood workers

5pm: DVD from Ireland: The victory of the Gama workers - Turkish building workers who won a fight for backpay and captured the hearts of Irish workers.
The Irish Socialist Party played a key role in this campaign to organise these ‘guest workers’. The DVD has many lessons for Australia today with the question of how to deal with the 457 visa holders in a non-nationalistic, pro-workers’ unity way.

Sunday 4th March
11am: Forum on Climate Change: What’s the solution?”
Speakers are Greg Barber, just elected as Green MLC for Northern Metropolitan plus SP’s student organiser, Wynon van der Woude

1.30pmThe fight to organise fast food workers and the unorganised in New Zealand and Australia
Speakers are Jared Philips, organiser of Unite New Zealand - the first union in the world to defeat McDonalds plus Anthony Main, Secretary Unite Australia.

3.30pm Nationalism or Working Class Unity: Fighting Racism in the 21st Century
Speakers: Claus Ludwig, leading German socialist organiser in anti-racism campaigns in Europe and elected Councillor in Cologne for SAV, the German sister party of SP here, plus Kylie McGregor an SP organiser in Melbourne

Sessions are $2 each or an all weekend ticket of $4 for students and unemployed; $10 for low paid workers and $20 for higher paid workers.

Phone (03) 96399111 for help with accommodation, child care, transport or any questions or ideas