Come to . . .

“Socialism 2005; Build the Left Alternative”
A weekend of political discussion, debate and
entertainment
www.socialismconference.org
July 1-4 in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare

We live at a time when billions are spent on an
increasingly unpopular war while politicians plot to
rob retirees and the disabled of their Social
Security.

When the Democratic Party talks more about finding
“common ground” with conservatives than of opposing
them. When the media acts as a propaganda arm of the
Pentagon and the U.S. government.

Clearly, the need for an alternative on the left—an
alternative that speaks to the millions of ordinary
people who are fed up with war, attacks on workers and
threats to our civil rights—is more pressing than
ever.

Building that alternative is up to us—and Socialism
2005 is a great place to start. Socialism 2005
provides a forum where activists from today’s
struggles can come together to discuss how we can
rebuild the left and to win a world where ordinary
people will decide the priorities of our society.

You’re invited to take part in more than 100
discussions on today’s struggles, the socialist
tradition, political theory and much more—all aimed at
arming a new generation with the ideas they need to
change the world.

What you’ll find at Socialism 2005:

MORE THAN 100 MEETINGS on topics ranging from Marxist
theory to the politics of sports. BOOKFAIR, FILMS,
entertainment…and dance parties with live music.

Featured Speakers include:

MIKE ALEWITZ, Labor Art and Mural Project*; PETER
CAMEJO, California Green Party* and independent
candidate for vice-president, 2004; ANTONIS
DAVANELLOS, Internationalist Workers Left (Greece) and
Greek Social Forum*; MONIQUE JEANNE DOLS and HADAS
THIER, Campus Antiwar Network*; SAM FARBER, author,
Before Stalinism and Revolution and Counterrevolution
in Cuba; JOSHUA FRANK, author, Left Out: How the Left
Helped Reelect George Bush; LUCIANA GENRO, Party of
Socialism and Liberty (Brazil)*; SHUJAA GRAHAM and
PHYLLIS PRENTICE on George Jackson and Prisoners
Rights Movement of the 1960s; ELAINE HAGOPIAN, editor,
Civil Rights in Peril: The Targeting of Arabs and
Muslims; ERNESTO HERRERA, editor, Correspondencia de
Prensa*; MARLENE MARTIN, Campaign to End the Death
Penalty*; CAMILO MEJÍA, the first Iraq veteran to
refuse to serve a second tour; VICTOR PAREDES, brother
of Pablo Paredes, facing court martial for refusing to
return to Iraq; AHMED SHAWKI, editor, International
Socialist Review*; SHARON SMITH, author, Women and
Socialism; CHARLES-ANDRÉ UDRY, economist, editor of
L’Encontre and Editions Page Deux*; KEVIN ZEESE,
Democracy Rising*; DAVE ZIRIN, columnist, Edge of
Sports and DAVE MEGGYSEY, former NFL linebacker and
author of Out of Their League, on sports and politics;
Activists from struggles in PUERTO RICO, ARGENTINA,
BRAZIL, VENEZUELA, PHILIPPINES and EUROPE. Dramatic
readings from Voices of a People’s History of the
United States, edited by HOWARD ZINN and ANTHONY
ARNOVE

*Affilations listed for identification purposes only.

Registration:
Register online www.socialismconference.org before
June 1 for just $75. Regular registration for the full
conference is $85. One-day registration and single
event attendance are also welcome. On-site childcare
is available.

Housing:
Reserve a room at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare at a
special conference rate of $99 (single to quad) plus
tax. Make your reservation by June 14, 2005 by calling
1-800-233-1234 or 1-847-696-1234. You must tell them
that you are with the Center for Economic Research
(CERSC)/Socialism Conference. All reservations must be
accompanied by a first night room deposit or
guaranteed with a major credit card. These rooms at
these guaranteed prices will be held for the Center
until June14, 2005. So make your reservations early!

For more information:

Go to www.socialismconference.org. Call 202-667-0049
or e-mail iso_district-AT-yahoo.com for information.

Sponsored by the Center for Economic Research and
Social Change, publisher of the International
Socialist Review, and Haymarket Books.

Co-sponsored by the International Socialist
Organization, publisher of Socialist Worker.