Starting Date: 11-22-2008
William Patterson University
Wayne, New Jersey 07040
United StatesWilliam Paterson University Registration w/ light breakfast starts at 8:30am
Student Center Conference: 9:30am - 6:00pm
300 Pompton Road, Wayne NJ 07040
10:00am - Panel I- leftist critique of the Republican and Democratic parties - Shea Auditorium
Dr. Stephen Bronner, professor of political science at Rutgers University whose recent works include Reclaiming the Enlightenment: Toward a Politics of Radical Engagement and Blood in the Sand: Imperial Fantasies, Right Wing Ambitions, and the Erosion of American Democracy
Dr. Michael Thompson, professor of political science at William Paterson University, author of Confronting the New Conservatism: The Rise of the Right in America and The Politics of Inequality: A Political History of the Idea of Economic Inequality in America, and Founder and Editor of Logos: A Journal of Modern Society & Culture
11:45am – workshops
Racial Issues, Feminist Rights, LGBT Issues, Environmental Sustainability
Lunch
2:30pm – Panel II - US foreign military and economic policy – Shea Auditorium
Greg Palast, investigative journalist who broke the story of how Jeb Bush purged thousands of Black Florida citizens from voter roles before the 2000 election and New York Times bestselling author of Armed Madhouse and The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
John Perkins, author of the New York Times bestseller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, which has been published in 25 languages. His new New York Times bestseller, The Secret History of the American Empire, details the clandestine operations that created the world’s first truly global empire and provides a compassionate plan for crafting a world that future generations will be proud to inherit.
4:15pm – workshops
Immigration, Education, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Democratic Socialism
5:00pm – Closing – Multipurpose Room
Dr. Christine Kelly, professor of Political Science at William Paterson University and serves on the Editorial Boards of two peer-reviewed journals -- New Political Science: A journal of politics and culture and Labor and Social Policy. She is an Editorial Board member of the book series Contemporary Issues and American Political Theory with the University Press of Kentucky.
*Moderators for the workshops include:
Madeline Hoffman, Executive Director of New Jersey Peace Action; Dave Watson-Hallowell, President of Sustainable West Milford; President Stafford X
To RSVP or for any questions including directions please email wpu-yds@hotmail.com
*NJ Transit Available to Campus
Sponsored by:
*Young Democratic Socialists (YDS) *Brothers For Awareness (BFA)
*Feminist Collective *Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS)
Funded by the William Paterson University Student Government Association
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