On March 9th the International Socialist Organization
is holding its second annual DC socialist conference
entitled, A World of War and Poverty: We Need a
Socialist Alternative!

It is a day to debate and discuss how to change the
world, one struggle at a time. Such a day is clearly
needed.

Bush has promised that 2002 would be a “year of war”.
Layoffs, attacks on civil liberties, and racial
profiling are affecting ordinary people all over the
U.S. But there is also a fightback brewing. We have
seen revolt against destructive free-market policies
in Argentina. The Enron scandal exposed to the country
the price of corporate greed. The 15,000 strong
demonstration against the World Economic Forum in New
York City showed the Global Justice movement is alive
and well.

The possibilities for resistance are great, but
politics are key to making that happen. Please join us
for a day to debate and discuss these issues with
leading activists and fighters in today’s struggles.
The day is to talk about how to build our fightback,
but also how to fight for an alternative to free
market capitalism. A socialist society, where people
come before profits. Another world is possible.
In solidarity,

DETAILS
Saturday March 9th;
Corcoran Building; 21st and H St. NW
George Washington University

12 noon - REGISTRATION

1:00 PM - Marxism in the 21st Century - Lee Sustar,
Socialist Worker Newspapercolumnist, just returning
from Argentina and the World Social Forum in Porto
Alegre

3:00 PM - WORKSHOPS
Racism and the Death Penalty featuring Shujaa Graham,
former Black Panther and exonerated death row inmate,
Michael Stark, Maryland Organizer the Campaign to End
the Death Penalty, ISO

LABOR AND LAYOFFS IN DC: featuring Roger Newell, the
Black Radical Congress and the National Writers Union,
and Michele Bollinger, Washington Teachers Union and
the ISO

PALESTINE TODAY: - Nizar Wattad, Washington Report on
Middle East Affairs - Nihar Bhatt, ISO

THE GLOBAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT AFTER WEF: featuring David
Zirin, ISO

5:00 PM - Dinner Break

7:00 PM - International Socialist Review Anti-War Tour
War and Resistance: Another World is Possible
21ST and H St. NW; CORCORAN 101

LEONARD RILEY, ILWU, Charleston Dockwocker, founder
Workers Coalition
NORMAN SOLOMAN, author Habits of Highly Deceptive
Media
SHARON SMITH, editorial board ISR
EVA RUPP, founder September 11th families for peaceful
tomorrows, just returned from Afghanistan
REV. GRAYLAN HAGLER, Plymouth Congregational Church

TICKETS TO THE CONFERENCE ARE $5.00. Please buy in
advance, as it will help us pay for travel expenses
and on site child care. Child Care is available upon
requests. To order tickets, call 202/667-0049 or
e-mail dc_conference2002@yahoo.com

TABLES: Tables at the conference are $20.00, and
available with one week’s notice.

Tables are available at the night-time panel for
co-sponsors only. Co-sponsors also will be named on
all flyers and e-mails aimed to build the night-time
panel.