"Seth M. Wigderson" wrote: > -------------------------- > FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MAY DAY > > The Cuban Workers Confederation (CTC) and the Instituto de Historia de > Cuba are pleased to invite researchers, scholars, journalists, trade > unionists, information specialists, institutions, and organizations to > participate at the Fourth International Scholar Conference on May Day, to > be held in La Habana, on April 25, 26 and 27, 2001. > > The purpose of the conference will be to provide analyses and debates on > workers' role, their past and challenges at present in this early century, > full of enormous challenges and difficulties to overcome. > > This new conference will take place on the occasion of the 130 Anniversary > of the proclamation of the Commune of Paris. During 72 days, the French > proletariat was the protagonist of events of heroism. This fact was the > inspiration for workers' struggles worldwide. The remembrance and > analysis of the happening in different countries on this event, therefore, > will be a matter of attention at the present conference. Themes > * Workers and changes in economic, political and > social processes, and domestic events as well, which influenced in the > dynamics of its formation, organization, and development. > > * International and domestic organizations and > movements (trade union, political, recreation, sport, cultural, > solidarity, and other sort) created by workers. > > * Struggles to remove discriminatory treatment against > women, immigrants and child labor. > > * The role of labour class as historic subject of > social changes; its structure and section distribution; evaluation of its > living conditions; its psychology; its job; and its leisure time. > > * Echo of international events in internal affairs of > countries, concerning political, ideological, and economic matters of > workers. > > * Neoliberal globalization and its echo in the labour > movement, in the whole labour world. And its effects on unemployment, > wages, working conditions, social welfare, night employment, lack of > professional qualification, and others. > > Paper Presentations > Participants should deliver their papers not later than late January 2001. > Papers should be typed at double space. If any audio-visual aid is > required, please specify this. > > Papers should be no longer than fifteen pages. Presentations should last > not more than fifteen minutes, plus ten minutes for debate. > > The abstract should be no longer than 200 words, with the following > structure: title, author full name, and institution of employment, > business address, and brief curriculum vitae. > > The conference will be structured on the basis of panels, papers, > conferences, communications, and posters. The Organizing Committee will > determine the structure of conferences and panels. This Committee will > also analyse proposals of the participants in advance. > > The Organizing Committee will feel grateful extremely grateful to any > person, institution or mass media that discloses this call. > > REGISTRATION AND SUBSCRIPTION FEE > The subscription fee will be $40.00 USD for visitors and $30.00 Cuban > pesos for home participants. This fee should be endorsed to the > Organizing Committee. Payment includes participation at work sessions, > documentation, attendance certificate, and credentials. Official > languages will be English and Spanish. > > The Organizing Committee suggests lodging at: > Inglaterra Hotel * Fax (537) 33-8254 > Deauville Hotel * Fax (537) 33-8148 > CTC Hotel * Tel: 62-3030 > > These hotels are near the Instituto de Historia de Cuba, the venue of the > conference. It is also suggested to contact the nearest local travel > agency. > > Co-Sponsors: > Centro de Estudios Filosoficos, Politicos y Sociales "Vicente Lombardo > Toledano" (Mexico) > Centro de Investigaciones de Ciencias Sociales (Argentina) > Programa de Investigacion sobre el movimiento de la sociedad argentina > (Argentina) > Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Sociales (Argentina) > Instituto de Filosofia (Cuba) > Escuela Nacional de Cuadros "Lazaro Pen~a" (Cuba) > Museo Nacional de las Luchas Obreras (Cuba) > > Contact Information: > Dr. Luis H. Serrano Perez > Instituto de Historia de Cuba > Palacio de Aldama > Amistad No 510 e/Reina y Estrella > Cuidad de La Habana, Cuba > Fax: (537) 635019 y 613545 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Lic. Agustin Lopez > Central de Trabajadores de Cuba > San Carlos y Pen~alver > Telefono: 70-3506 > Fax: (537) 335408 -- Rod Hay [EMAIL PROTECTED] The History of Economic Thought Archive http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/index.html Batoche Books http://Batoche.co-ltd.net/ 52 Eby Street South Kitchener, Ontario N2G 3L1 Canada
