PLENARIES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Plenary Friday Evening/Feb 15 7:00 - 9:00

2013 Isn’t Soon Enough: The Anti-War Movement Post-Bush
—with—
Bill Fletcher Jr. - Former President of TransAfrica Forum, founder of the Black Radical Congress, former AFL-CIO Education Director, and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (YDS’s parent organization).

Frances Fox Piven - Distinguished Sociologist at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, author The War At Home: Domestic Costs of Bush’s Militarism, Poor People’s Movements, Why Americans Don’t Vote, The New Class War, and Honorary Co-Chair of Democratic Socialists of America.

Stephen Eric Bronner - Professor of Political Science and Comparative Literature at Rutgers University and author of the new book: Peace Out of Reach: Middle Eastern Travels and the Search for Reconciliation, Socialism Unbound, and a member of Democratic Socialists of America.

Facilitator: Noel Camara, YDS Coordinating Committee member and Iraq War veteran

Plenary Saturday Afternoon/Feb 16 12:00 - 1:30

The Struggle for Racial Justice Under Capitalism
—with—
Manning Marable - Professor of Public Affairs, Political Science and History at Columbia University, where he founded and directed the Institute for Research in African-American Studies. His current book project is entitled Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. He sits on the board of directors for the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, a non-profit coalition of prominent public figures dedicated to utilizing hip-hop as an agent for social change.

Corey D.B. Walker - Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University, author of the forthcoming book, Between Transcendence and History: Theology, Critical Theory, and the Politics of Liberation. He is a member of the National Political Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Monami Maulik - Co-founder of DRUM, Desis Rising Up & Moving, one of the first working class South Asian base-building organizations for social justice in the U.S. Monami has worked with the NY Taxi Workers Alliance, the Women Workers Project at CAAAV (Organizing Asian Communities), Training Institute for Careers in Organizing, and served on various city-wide coalitions and campaigns around prison abolition, youth, and People of Color organizing. She is now a board member of National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, an Advisory Board member of the North Star Fund, and a Steering Committee member of Immigrant Communities in Action.

Facilitator: Emahunn Campbell, YDS Anti-Racist Coordinator and President of UVA-Wise YDS and Black Student Union.

Plenary Saturday/Feb 16 4:00 - 5:30

Towards Freedom: How Democratic Socialist Theory and Practice is Relevant Today
—with—
Nancy Fraser - Professor of Political Science at the New School University in New York. A noted feminist thinker concerned with concepts of justice. Her previous books include Unruly Practices, Justice Interruptus and Feminist Contentions(co-authored with Judith Bulter, Drucilla Cornell and Seyla Benhabib). In addition to her many publications and lectures, Fraser is also the editor Constellations, an international journal of critical and democratic theory.

Jose LaLuz - Vice Chair of the Democratic Socialists of America. While at AFSCME, a union for public sector employees, LaLuz led one of the largest organizing drives in the trade union movement and is regarded as the principal strategist in the fight for passage of public sector collective bargaining legislation in Puerto Rico, which paved the way for the unionization of more than 120,000 public employees.

Joseph Schwartz - Chair, department of Political Science, Temple University, author of The Future of Democratic Equality and DSA National Political Committee member.

Facilitator: Paul Collins, 1199 SEIU Organizer and former YDS Anti-Racist Coordinator.

Plenary Sunday/Feb 17 11:45 - 1:15
The Struggle Has No Borders: Organizing Locally for Immigrant Rights in the Age of Global Capitalism
—with—
David Jimenez - Organizer with the Restaurant Opportunity Center of New York and COLORS, a cooperative immigrant worker-owned restaurant. He has coordinated with major labor unions to organize the Immigrant Worker Freedom Ride.

Aarti Shahani - founding Board Member of Families for Freedom (FFF). FFF is New York’s first multi-ethnic defense network by and for immigrants facing deportation.

Michael Feinberg - Executive Director, Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition and active in New Sanctuary Movement, member of the Democratic Socialists of America

Facilitator: Maria Svart, YDS National Co-Chair and SEIU/CIR Healthcare Organizer

WORKING CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (subject to change)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 - Bayard Rustin HS (see “locations & directions”)
Registration opens 6:00 PM
Opening Plenary 7:00 - 9:00
2013 Isn’t Soon Enough: Anti-War Movement Post-Bush
(see plenary details above)

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16 - Bayard Rustin HS (see “locations & directions”)
Breakfast/Registration 8:30 - 9:30

Opening Welcome 9:30 - 10:15

Workshop Block A 10:15 - 11:45
1) Coffee Tawk - I’ll Give you Two Words: Democratic. Socialism. Democratic Socialism? Discuss! (Beginners Introduction)
William Emmons - YDS Coalitions Coordinator
Emahunn Campbell - YDS Anti-Racist Coordinator
Moderator: Christina Huizar - YDS Coordinating Committee, Industrial Workers of the World

2) El Pueblo Unido: Left Politics in Latin America
Corey D.B. Walker -Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and member of DSA’s National Political Committee
Shelia Collins - Professor of Political Science at William Paterson University
Moderator: Mark Major - PHD Student in Political Science at Rutgers University and YDS member

3) Faith and Freedom: Religious Movements and the Left
Maxine Philips - Editor of Dissent Magazine and Religious Socialism, former DSA National Director
Elliot Ratzman - PhD candidate at Princeton’s Department of Religion, DSA member.
Juanita Webster - Co-Chair DSA’s Religion & Socialism Commission
Moderator: Paul Collins - 1199 SEIU Organizer and former YDS Anti-Racist Coordinator

Plenary 2 12:00 - 1:30
The Struggle For Racial Justice Under Capitalism
(see plenary details above)

Lunch 1:30 - 2:30

Workshop Block B 2:30 - 4:00

1) Global Capitalism and its Impact on Immigration
Robyn Rodriguez - Rutgers Professor, author of the upcoming book Global Workers, Migrant Citizens: Philippine Labor and the Brokerage State
Maria Svart - YDS National Co-Chair and SEIU/CIR Healthcare Organizer
Moderator: Christina Huizar - YDS Coordinating Committee, Industrial Workers of the World

2) Beyond Same-Sex Marriage: An Agenda for the Queer Left
Joseph DeFilippis - Executive Director, Queers for Economic Justice
Trystan Angel Reese - Field Organizer, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Richard Kim - The Nation magazine writer
Moderator: Lucas Shapiro - former National Organizer for the Young Democratic Socialists

3) A Sick System: The Growing Healthcare Crisis
Steve Max - DSA Vice-Chair, longtime activist in civil rights, labor and community movements and Midwest Academy trainer and designer of its economic education program

4) The Working Class Kicking Ass: The Labor Movement Today
Carlos Jimenez - National Coordinator, Student Labor Action Project (a joint effort of the United States Students Association and Jobs with Justice)
Sherry Wright - AFSCME
Moderator: Will Emmons - YDS Coalitions Coordinator and Brown Student-Labor Alliance

Plenary 3 4:00 - 5:30
Towards Freedom: How Democratic Socialist Theory and Practice is Relevant Today
(see plenary details above)

Wrap Up and Directions to Party 5:30 - 6:00

Dinner & Party! 6:00 to 12:00
(directions and details available at the conference)

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 17

Breakfast 9:30 - 10:15

Workshop Block C 10:15-11:30

1) Allies in Struggle: Building the Movement for Racial Justice
Emahunn Campbell - YDS Anti-Racism Coordinator
Brandon King - UNITE-HERE
Moderator: Nicole Iaquinto - YDS Co-Chair, MSU YDS Coordinating Committee, and MSU W.E.B DuBois Society Education Committee member

2) Building YDS: How to Effectively Use Democratic Socialist Politics in Your Campus Activism (1 YDS member per chapter/organizing committee must attend)
Kat Braush - President, College of Wooster Democratic Socialists
Flavio Hickel Jr. - William Paterson University YDS and The Activist Editor
Moderator: Kenny Grand - YDS National Organizing Committee Facilitator

3) Socialist-Feminist Perspectives
Michele Rossi - member of the DSA National Political Committee, teaching assistant at University of California-Berkeley
Eliyanna Kaiser - former YDS National Organizer who now works in public policy at a state level. She is also an Executive Editor for $pread Magazine which is produced by and for sex workers and their allies

4) Education is a Right, Not a Privilege! The Fight for College Affordability
David Duhalde - YDS National Organizer
Rebecca Thompson - Legislative Director, United States Students Association
Pedro de la Torre - Issues of Organizing Associate Manager, Campus Progress
Moderator: Andrew Bowe, UC-Boulder YDS

Break 11:30-11:45

Plenary 4 11:45 - 1:15
Injury to One is An Injury to All: Organizing Locally for Immigrant Rights in the Age of Global Capitalism
(see plenary details above)

Lunch 1:15 - 2:15

Workshop Block D 2:15 - 3:45

1) The Color of Wealth - Race and Class in America
Amaad Rivera - Director of United for a Fair Economy’s Racial Wealth Divide Program
Moderator: Nicole Iaquinto - YDS Co-Chair, MSU YDS Coordinating Committee, and MSU W.E.B DuBois Society Education Committee member

2) The Madness of the Market: Understanding What’s Wrong With Capitalism
William K. Tabb - Author of Economic Governance in the Age of Globalization, Unequal Partners: A Primer on Globalizations
Moderator: Kat Brausch, President of Wooster Democratic Socialists

3) Progressive Change and Electoral Politics: Building Movements to Win Beyond Election Day
Frank Llewellyn - DSA National Director
Rachel Haut - Students for a Democratic Society, Queens College

Break 3:45 - 4:00

Group Dialogue 4:00 - 5:00

Have We Reached a Revival in Democratic and Anti-Capitalist Youth Activism?
Facilitators: David Duhalde, YDS National Organizer and Christine Kelly, Professor of Political Science at William Paterson University, author of forthcoming Chimes of Freedom: Student Protest and the Changing American University

Closing 5:00 - 5:30

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