July 25-27. Fordham University, NYC

SCHEDULE FOR THE TROTSKY LEGACY CONFERENCE

FRIDAY

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Registration and LUNCH

1:00 – 1:15 pm: Opening/Greetings

1:15 – 3:15 PM: Permanent Revolution and the Evolution of World Realities Since the 1960s

· Ahmed Shawki, ed., International Socialist Review · Suzi Weisman, author, Victor Serge: The Course is Set on Hope · Alan Benjamin, ed., The Organizer

3:15 – 3:30 PM: BREAK

3:30 – 5:30 PM: Workshops

5:30 – 7:00 PM: DINNER

7:00 – 8:15 PM: James P. Cannon and U.S. Trotskyism

· Bryan Palmer, author, James P. Cannon and the Origins of the American Revolutionary Left

8:15 – 8:30 PM: BREAK

8:30 – 8:45 PM: Introductory Remarks (to the film) – Esteban Volkov

8:45 – 10:15 PM: "Trotsky in Mexico" (new documentary – U.S. Premiere)

SATURDAY

8:00 – 9:00 AM: BREAKFAST

9:00 – 9:30 AM: Registration

9:15 – 9:30 AM: Opening Remarks

9:30 – 10:00 AM: Reflection on the Legacy of Leon Trotsky – Esteban Volkov

10:00 – 11:30 AM: Lessons of the SWP Experience: 1960 – 1980

· Robin David · Kipp Dawson

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: LUNCH

1:00 – 2:30 PM: What Happened to the SWP?

· Linda Thompson · Paul Le Blanc · David Walters

2:30 – 3:45 PM: Workshops

3:45 – 4:00 PM: BREAK

4:00 – 6:00 PM: Social Movements and Class Struggle in the U.S.

· Kwame Somburu · Marilyn Vogt-Downey · Dan Kaplan

6:00 – 7:30 PM: DINNER

7:30 – 9:30 PM: Revolutionary Struggles in Latin America

· Celia Hart (video) · Eloise Linger · Martine Sanchez · Gerry Foley

9:30 – 11:00 PM: July 26th Celebration

SUNDAY

8:00 – 9:00 AM: BREAKFAST

9:00 – 9:15 AM: Opening Remarks

9:15 – 10:45 AM: Building the Revolutionary Party

· Sharon Smith, International Socialist Organization · Steve Bloom, Solidarity (for id only) · Workers International League Speaker

10:45 – 11:00 AM: BREAK

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Revolutionary Socialists and the Antiwar Struggle

· Gus Horowitz · Tom Bias · Chris Gavreau · CAN Speaker

12:30 – 12:45 PM: BREAK to get box lunches

12:45 – 2:15 PM: Workshops and BOX LUNCH

2:15 – 2:30 PM: Closing