The Brecht Forum 122 West 27 Street, 10 floor New York, New York 10001 (212) 242-4201 (212) 741-4563 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (e-mail) Original message received: From: ROBERT SAUTE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: 1997 Socialist Scholars Conference: Call for Panels For additional information, reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Do not reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]] ========================================================================== ***1997 SOCIALIST SCHOLARS CONFERENCE*** ***RADICAL ALTERNATIVES ON THE EVE OF THE MILLENNIUM*** ***CALL FOR PANELS*** Dear Friends, Scholars, Activists, The 1997 Socialist Scholars Conference will take place this year from 6:00 PM Friday March 28 to 6:00 PM Sunday March 30, at Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, New York City. This year's theme is "Radical Alternatives on the Eve of the Millennium," and we encourage panels to address issues covered by it. We are also eager to have panels on any and all subjects of interest to socialists, radical democrats, activists and intellectuals who want a better world. Each year the Socialist Scholars Conference, the largest non-sectarian gathering of the Left in the United States, attracts between 1500 and 2,000 intellectuals and activists from more than a dozen countries. At one hundred panels, plenaries, and workshops, scholars and militants debate and exchange ideas about struggles around the world and in our communities. Last year's Conference hosted spirited debates on the "end of work" vs. jobs for all; identity politics and the Left's universalism; Cuban economists on market reform; the Million Man March; and the war on drugs. This year, panels will discuss changes in the labor movement at the top and bottom; independent politics and NY's race for mayor; struggles for survival and justice in Asia, Africa and Latin America; bringing culture back in; and dozens of others on race, ecology, gender, class, and the building of a better world. In general, we have participants organize panels rather than submit papers. We ask you to organize panels because panels with coherent themes are more interesting; they allow for meaningful debate and encourage participation from the audience. Panels are an hour and fifty minutes long and typically have three to five speakers, sometimes including a moderator. Talks of less than twenty minutes per speaker work best. They allow for exchange among panelists, and between panelists and the audience. Videos, slide presentations, and/or overhead projections can be accomodated with *advance* notification. We encourage panels to include debate and dialogue. Debates are more interesting for speakers and audience. Diversity of opinion and experience, as well as in race, class, and gender, give your panel and the Conference strength. This year we want to stress the importance of dialogue between academia and activism. Include and integrate activists (academics) in your panel. At the least, remember to be political! **Deadline for panel submissions is February 24, 1997.** To submit a panel, please include a panel title, a list of panelists with one -and only one- affiliation per panelist, a sponsoring organization (if applicable) and a contact person with phone number and email. Panels take place on Saturday March 29 and Sunday March 30, from 10:00 AM to 11:50 AM, 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM, and 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Please let us know your preference, and, given early notification, we will do everything possible to meet your needs. The cost of a panel is $100. The fee includes admission for each of the panelist for the entire three day conference. There are no additional charges for panelists. Please make your checks payable to: Socialist Scholars Conference c/o Dept. of Sociology/ CUNY Grad Center 33 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 If you have further questions, please contact us at the above address, phone us at (212) 642-2826 or email us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] //30