2015: A big hit!
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The international educational confer ence hosted by Socialist Action / Ligue pour l’Action socialiste at the University of Toronto drew accolades from most of the nearly 100 people who attended one or more of the five sessions held May 22-23.
The agenda featured speakers from Greece, France, the USA, Canada, and (via skype) Mexico. They addressed big issues confronting the international working class—capitalist austerity, anti-immigrant and fascist movements, racism and police violence, deadly climate change, growing social inequality, and the major sources of (state) terrorism in the world today.
A high point of the conference was the debate between Linda McQuaig, author and NDP candidate in Toronto Centre con stituency, and SA’s John Orrett, firefighter and local NDP leader in Thornhill, Ontario.
Video/audio of all conference presenta tions is posted on YouTube. Find the link at: www.socialistaction.ca. Literature sales at the conference generated over $200; a raffle drew another $130. A number of people asked to join Socialist Action, in cluding a former elected NDP member of the Saskatchewan legislature.
During the weekend, representatives of