2009 Vancouver World Peace Forum, Day 1, November 7, 2009

Teach-In sessions @ the 2009 Vancouver
World Peace Forum
Day One, November 7

Teach-in sessions from November 7 at the 2009 World Peace Forum, Maritime Labour Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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DAY ONE - November 7, 2009

   INTRODUCTION    RACHEL TUTTE

   OPENING PLENARY - "Then and Now"   ANDREW MARSHALL    INGO SCHMIDT

   PLENARY - "Class or Nation?"   INTRO    AFFIRMATIVE - MIGUEL FIGUEROA

   NEGATIVE - DAN LA BOTZ    REBUTTALS

   WORKSHOP - "The Canadian Left in the Thirties"   MIKE PALACEK    MIGUEL FIGUEROA

   JIM SINCLAIR    Q&A

   PLENARY - "Either Capitalism Goes or We Go"   JOEL KOVEL

Day Two (November 8)      Day Three (November 11).

DAY ONE

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Introduction - Rachel Tutte, World Peace Forum Society RT: 1:30

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OPENING PLENARY

Then and Now - Differences and Similarities Between the Thirties and Our World

Andrew Marshall, Research Associate with the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), Part 1 of 2 RT: 13:47

Andrew Marshall, Research Associate with the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), Part 2 of 2 RT: 11:15

Ingo Schmidt, Economist, Academic Coordinator of Labour Studies at Athabasca University RT: 4:54

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PLENARY

Class or Nation? - The Era of the Popular Front
A debate-style presentation with the resolution: "Be it resolved that the United Front is a valid tool for organizing, both in the thirties and today." 15 to 20 minutes presentations from each side are followed by 5 minute rebuttals.

Introduction - Chris Shelton, World Peace Forum Society RT: 4:20

Affirmative - Miguel Figueroa, leader of the Communist Party of Canada RT: 19:21

Negative - Dan La Botz, teaches history and Latin American studies at Miami University in Ohio RT: 17:59

Rebuttals - Miguel Figueroa and Dan La Botz RT: 17:59

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WORKSHOP

The Canadian Left in the Thirties - CCF, CP, and Other Popular Movements

Mike Palacek, CUPW RT: 15:10

Miguel Figueroa, leader of the Communist Party of Canada RT: 16:33

Jim Sinclair, President of the BC Federation of Labour RT: 18:45

Audience Questions and Comments, Part 1 of 2 RT: 18:49

Audience Questions and Comments, Part 2 of 2 RT: 12:54

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PLENARY

Either Capitalism Goes or We Go - From Coal to Oil to ??

Joel Kovel, scholar and activist, Part 1 of 3 RT: 19:16

Joel Kovel, scholar and activist, Part 2 of 3 RT: 19:37

Joel Kovel, scholar and activist, Part 3 of 3 RT: 18:42

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2009 Vancouver World Peace Forum

Day Two (November 8) Day Three (November 11).

This webcast produced thanks to financial support from the

British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union

Teach-in sessions from November 7 at the 2009 World Peace Forum, Maritime Labour Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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DAY ONE

Saturday, November 7, 2009

OPENING PLENARY

PLENARY

WORKSHOP

PLENARY

This webcast produced thanks to financial support from the British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union

This webcast produced thanks to financial support from the

British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union