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Teach-In sessions @ the 2009 Vancouver
World Peace Forum


Selected teach-in sessions from November 7, 9 and 11 at the 2009 World Peace Forum at the Maritime Labour Centre in 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, 2009

   "White Poppies for Peace"    TERESA GAGNE

   PLENARY - "Crime and Punishment"   GAIL DAVIDSON    Q&A

   PLENARY - "Opportunities and Contradictions"   INTRO    ROUND ONE    ROUND TWO    ROUND THREE    ROUND FOUR


DAY THREE - November 11, 2009

   PLENARY - "Doing Something About It"   RACHEL MARCUSE    AMIRA    KEVIN HARDING    STEPHEN VON SYCHOWSKI

                                                                      CARLO SAYO    DENISE    GABE AU

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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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WORKSHOP

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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DAY TWO

Saturday, November 8, 2009



Teresa Gagn�, White Poppies for Peace    RT: 6:29



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PLENARY

Crime and Punishment - The End of Impunity in International Politics


Gail Davidson, retired lawyer, works with Lawyers Against the War (LAW), Part 1 of 3    RT: 14:11


Gail Davidson, retired lawyer, works with Lawyers Against the War (LAW), Part 2 of 3    RT: 14:02


Gail Davidson, retired lawyer, works with Lawyers Against the War (LAW), Part 3 of 3    RT: 12:38


Audience Questions and Comments, Part 1 of 2    RT: 16:56


Audience Questions and Comments, Part 2 of 2    RT: 7:10



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PLENARY

Opportunities and Contradictions - Elected Office and Social Change
A discussion-style presentation where questions are posed to the panel as a whole and each panel member is given an opportunity to respond. Questions are modified slightly for each panel member to reflect that person's area of representation. Ingo Schmidt moderates the panel comprised of Mable Elmore, MLA for Vancouver-Kensington; Fred Glass from the California Federation of Teachers; Jean Crowder, MP for Nanaimo-Cowichan and NDP critic for Aboriginal Affairs; and Jim Sinclair, President of the BC Federation of Labour.


Introduction - Ingo Schmidt, Economist, Academic Coordinator of Labour Studies at Athabasca University    RT: 3:42


Round One: Warm-up questions
  • To Mable Elmore: "How does it feel to be back here, not as an organizer but as an MLA?"

  • To Fred Glass: "Tell us about the union movement in California under Schwarzenegger and Obama."

  • To Jean Crowder "What are the key problems we're looking at with colonialism and the conditions First Nations People are facing?"

  • To Jim Sinclair: "Considering the latest defeat of the NDP in BC's provincial elections, in what political sphere does the union movement plan to concentrate its efforts?"
    RT: 17:55


Round Two: "What can you do for the peace movement?"    RT: 14:59


Round Three: "Do we need a strong Communist party again to pull us towards the left?"    RT: 19:20


Round Four: "Can we have a unified, inclusive labour movement committed to progressive taxation?"    RT: 22:47

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DAY THREE

Wednesday, November 11, 2009



PLENARY

Doing Something About It - How We are Changing the World and How You Can Too! Young Activists Talk About Their Activities
Rachel Marcuse, Executive Director of the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE)    RT: 6:29


Amira (?), stopwar.ca    RT: 3:44


Kevin Harding, elected representative on the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Board of Directors and Senate    RT: 5:14


Stephen Von Sychowski, BC Federation of Labour's Young Workers' Committee    RT: 2:45


Carlo Sayo, Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance    RT: 9:26


Denise, Philippine Women Centre of BC    RT: 6:24


Gabe Au, Young Communist League of Canada    RT: 4:26





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