Trotsky in Harare

1997 – 2007: Crisis in Zimbabwe - An Audit of 10 Years of Struggle against Neoliberal Capitalism & Dictatorship

At ZimRights House, Cnr Baines Ave/ Fourth St. Harare

Program
08:30-09:30 Opening Plenary Rally:
Capitalism, Neo-liberalism, Social Democracy and Parliamentary Reformism in crisis –Another Africa, Another World is Possible – Jambanja Ndizvo! Fight for socialism
[Speakers from ISO; Zambia, South Africa, Botswana, Ghana and Zimbabwe]

09:40-11: 20 - Cluster Forums: Towards the WSF Global Day of Action 26 January 2008
(i)Health & Disability Forum: 10 years of Struggle for Access to Treatment, ARV Drugs and Disability Benefits in the face of Neo-Liberalism, Capitalism & Dictatorship [Speakers from AIDS Support Groups, ZNPP+, trade unions & ISO ]
(ii) Labour Forum: 1996 – 2007: A Decade of Struggle for a Living Wage and Re-building the Trade Union movement under ESAP and Dictatorship
[Speakers from printing, medical, electronics, civil service, teaching, food, commercial, clothing, communications & engineering unions & ISO ]
(iii) Traders Forum: A decade of struggle for the right to trade in Zimbabwe and in SADC in the context of ESAP, Operation Murambatsvina, EPAS and Neoliberalism
[Speakers from traders, CBOs, LEDRIZ, SA, Zambia, ZIMCODD, & ISO]
(iv) Residents and Social Services Forum: A Decade of struggle for housing, social service and democratic local governance [Speakers from CHRA, CHIRA, SA & ISO]
(v) Youths Forum: 10 Years of struggle against Privatisation of Education & Dictatorship
(Speakers from ZYM, ZINASU, UHURU, Young Socialists and ISO)
(vi) Governance & Constitutionalism Forum: MDC-ZANU (PF) Talks and the 2008 Elections: Will they end the Zimbabwe crisis – Towards the Peoples Convention
[Speakers from:- NCA, WOZA, Crisis, Byo Agenda, ZimRights, ZCTU, SA & ISO]

11: 30 -13: 00 Plenaries on Privatisation, Neoliberalism and Capitalism
(i) Towards 26 January 2008 – the WSF Global Day of Action Against Neoliberalism, War and Capitalism: Cluster Report Backs
(ii) Understanding the system: What is neoliberalism and capitalism and why they are in crisis [Speakers from ZSF, SA, Botswana and ISO]

14:00
(i) Crisis in Zimbabwe: Our struggles, our movements and our tears:1997 -2007
An audit of the struggles of the MDC, Civic Society, Labour, Women and the Socialist movements in the fight against Dictatorship and the Way Forward into 2008.
[Speakers from MDC, NCA, WOZA, ZCTU, ZSF, SA and ISO]
(ii) The 1917 Russian Bolshevik Revolution: How Capitalism was overthrown by working people and how the Socialist Revolution was subsequently defeated.
[Speakers from SA, Botswana & ISO]

15:45 -17:00
(i) Struggles against Neo-liberalism & Capitalism and for Socialism: Lessons from Latin America – Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil
(ii)Alternatives to neoliberalism and capitalism: What is socialism and communism
(iiii) Gender Forum: 1996 – 2007: A decade of struggle for women’s liberation against Patriachy, Neoliberalism and Dictatorship.
[Speakers from ZSF, WOZA, Women’s Coalition, PADARE, ZCTU WAC & ISO]

17:00 -17:45
Closing Rally: Way forward : Building the revolutionary socialist party and the anti-neoliberal/anti-capitalist united front.[Speakers from Botswana, SA, ZSF, ZCTU ISO]
Singing of working people’s international anthem – The Internationale

18:00 – 20:00 Resistance Arts and Culture Festival + Cash Bar

Smash Capitalism! Penga Murombo! Qina Sisebenzi! Jambanja Ndizvo!
Viva Socialism! Varombo kuvarombo! Vapfumi kuvapfumi!

Organised by International Socialist Organisation in partnership with trade unions, civic groups and social movements. : 263 (4) 704209; E-mail iso.zim@gmail.com ; Cell 0912908847
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