Young Democratic Socialists 2003 National Conference
Louisville, KY
June 12-15

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agenda
registration
directions

Thursday, June 12th:
4pm: Registration opens at Debs Center
6pm: Reception at the Debs Center (hosted by SP/DSA Louisville)
7pm: Keynote Speaker: Anne Braden

Friday, June 13th:
9am: Call to Order, Opening Business, The Socialist Internationale
10am: Activist Agenda
Noon: Lunch and Speaker: Pem Davidson Buck
1-4pm: Rotating Workshops A, B, C
A) Afghanistan: U.S. Occupation Examined [Presented by C.C. Member, Peter Frase]
B) Globalization & Social Movements [Presented by Lucas Shapiro, YDS National Organizer]
C) Guerrilla Sex Education Campaign [Presented by Eliyanna Kaiser, outgoing YDS National Organizer]
4:30pm: Working in Coalitions Panel
6pm: Dinner
7pm: Public Event with Doug Johnson and musician David Rovics

Saturday, June 14th:
9am: Facilitated discussion on 2004 elections
10am: Resolutions plenary
Noon: Lunch and Speaker: Chris Sanders and Laura McSpedon
1-3pm: Rotating Workshops D, E
D) Chapter Organizing [Presented by Katrina Ice and Michael Key, Co-Chairs of YDS]
E) Event Organizing [Presented by Mateo Bernal and Jennifer Olliges, Citizens Standing Against War]
3pm: Speaker: Bob Cunningham
4:30pm: Planned Parenthood Workshop
6pm: Dinner and Speaker: Gabe Kramer
7pm: Fairness Panel
8pm: Zapat, Evolucion, Anarchist Fireshow

Sunday, June 15th:
9am to Noon: Rotating Workshops F, G, H
F) Media and Art [Presented by Katrina Ice, YDS Co-Chair]
G) The Political Framework of Democratic Socialism [Presented by Lucas Shapiro, YDS National Organizer]
H) Propaganda [Presented by Jerome Neukirch and Nick Braden, Louisville YDS/C-SAW]
Noon: Panel: Race, Class and Gender
1pm: Elections
2pm: Mateo Bernal speaking on recent experiences in Palestine
3pm: End of conference / 1st CC Meeting

Panels

- Building and Working In Coalitions
Kirk Owen, Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
Carol Kramer, FAIRNESS
Laura McSpedon, Jobs With Justice
Bill Allison, Former Louisville Alderman

- White Supremacy, Capitalism and Patriarchy: the three pillars of ruling-class hegemony
Dr. Ricky Jones, Professor of Pan-African Studies at UofL, Ricky Jones is a columnist for the LEO, member of the BRC and active in the peace and justice movements.
Eliyanna Kaiser, YDS National Organizer

Speakers:
- Anne Braden: Probably the most famous white civil rights activist / leader in the South, Anne Braden is the co-founder of the Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. She, and her late husband, Karl, were targeted and persecuted by HUAC for their civil rights organizing. She is the author of The Wall Between.
- Pem Davidson Buck: Anthropology and Sociology professor from Elizabethtown Community College, Pem Buck is the author of Worked to the Bone: Race, Class, Power and Privilege in Kentucky
- Carol Kramer: Carol is on the board of Kentucky Jobs With Justice and an activist for FAIRNESS, a regional GLBTQ civil rights organization responsible for the Fairness Ordinances in Louisville and other cities guaranteeing civil rights protections for sexual minorities.
- Chris Sanders: Secretary-Treasurer of the Kentucky AFL-CIO, Chris is also an active member of Jobs With Justice and the CLC.
- Doug Johnson: Doug went to Iraq with Voices in the Wilderness as a Peace Team member (not a "human shield"]. He is active in the Louisville peace movement.
- Bob Cunningham: Member of the Kentucky Alliance, Bob is the organizer of West End for Peace and is active in the Justice movement.

Entertainment
- Zapat, a local free jazz band
- David Rovics, radical folk singer (www.davidrovics.com)
- Anarchist Fire show, just what it sounds like! It's really cool.

Housing and Meals provided with registration. Fee $20 - $50 sliding scale (no one will be turned away if you cannot pay, but please do if you can! We have to pay for all of this stuff!) Some travel subsidies available upon request (yds_man@yahoo.com). Please send checks to: DSA Fund at 180 Varick St., 12^th floor New York, NY 10014.
Register Today!
Any questions? Please email yds_man@yahoo.com

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DIRECTIONS

Louisville Assembly of Vanguard Art
LAVA House
927 Shelby Parkway
Louisville, KY 40204
502.638.0066 or 502.479.9797

From 1-64 E merge onto 1-65 S then
From I-65 S:

Take the ST CATHERINE WEST exit number 135.
Turn RIGHT onto E ST CATHERINE ST. (0.04 miles)
Turn LEFT onto S 1ST ST. (0.16 miles)
Turn LEFT onto E OAK ST. (0.76 miles)
Turn RIGHT onto SWAN ST. (0.12 miles)
Bear RIGHT onto SHELBY PKWY.

From I-65 N:

Take the KY-61 N/JACKSON ST exit number 134A.
Stay straight to S JACKSON ST/KY-61 N. (0.27 miles)
Turn RIGHT onto E ORMSBY AVE. (0.32 miles)
Turn LEFT onto S SHELBY ST. (0.04 miles)
Turn RIGHT onto GOSS AVE/KY-864 S. (0.09 miles)
Turn RIGHT onto SWAN ST. (0.12 miles)
Bear RIGHT onto SHELBY PKWY.

From I-64 W:

Take the GRINSTEAD DR exit- exit number 8.
Take LEFT - GRINSTEAD DR becomes WINTER AVE. which in
turn becomes E. OAK ST
SLIGHT RIGHT onto MARY ST.
Turn LEFT onto SWAN ST.
Bear RIGHT onto SHELBY PKWY.

The Debs Center is located near the intersection of Floyd and Oak Streets about one mile from the LAVA House. It is located in a two story, gray building.

from the LAVA House:
Turn Right on LOGAN ST from Shelby Pkwy
Turn Left on MARY ST
Continue on E ST CATHERINE ST
Turn Left on S FLOYD ST
from 65-N take WOODBINE ST exit #134b
Bear Left on WOODBINE ST (0.1 miles)
Turn Right on S FLOYD ST.
from 65-S take the ST CATHERINE exit #135
Turn Right on E ST CATHERINE ST
Turn Left on S 1ST ST
Turn Left on E OAK ST

If you get lost in the city, please call Katrina at (502) 744-8672 or the organizer's phone at (917)662-0276. Thursday events will be at the Debs Center, all events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be at the LAVA House.

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