Midwest conference

DSA Midwest Regional Conference

Saturday, October 9, 2004
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota
301 19th Avenue South (map)
Minneapolis, MN

Tentative Schedule:

8:30am	Registration opens, Wilkins room 215

9:00am to 10:15am	Kevin Ristau, Education Director, Jobs Now Coalition "The Cost of Living in Minnesota and the Midwest" (Slide presentation and discussion)
10:15am to 10:25am	Coffee break
10:25am to 11:45am	DSA workshop: Wal-Mart & What Locals Can Do
11:45am to 12:30pm	Lunch
12:30pm to 3:30pm	"Building a Multilateral Future" (Cowles Auditorium)
3:30pm to 4:00pm	Reception
4:00pm to 6:00pm	DSA workshop: Democratic Socialist Vision & DSA's Mission

"Building a Multilateral Future" will be an international dialogue among progressive public officials from Europe, Canada, and the United States on the importance of a genuine multilateral approach to international crisis and the need for international leadership on human rights and peace and justice issues. Topics include articulating the European and Canadian critique of Bush administration policies of pre-emption and unilateralism; Minnesota progressive Democrats assessing Republican Party and Democratic Party foreign and economic policies; and building progressive alliances and policy around the issues of peace, democracy, and security.

With:

Alexa McDonough, the Canadian New Democratic Party's Peace and International Development advocate in the Ottawa Parliament, and former national leader of the NDP.
Robert Goebbels, member of the Luxembourg Socialist Labour Party (LSAP) in the European Parliament, and Vice-President for the Party of European Socialists grouping in the European Parliament.
Jo Leinen, member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in the European Parliament Committee for Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defense Policy.
Martin Olav Sabo, US Congressman from Minnesota (invited)

This event is co-sponsored by the Democratic Socialists of America Fund, and is supported by the Washington office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation

For more information, contact the Twin Cities DSA.