Conference objectives and program
The June 2006 conference will be an international gathering in of anti-imperialist, democratic, and progressive mass organizations and individuals to achieve the following objectives:
· Discuss and analyse the current situation of imperialism,
war, plunder and crisis, particularly its impacts on oppressed peoples
and nations, and its aggressive character in pursuing militarism, fascism
and wars of aggression.
· Examine the situation and prospects for building a just and lasting
peace for oppressed peoples and nations by using case studies of movements
for national and social liberation as they strive to resolve the root
causes of conflict and war.
· Plan actions, campaigns and other methods of exposing and opposing
the systemic causes of war, plunder and crisis, including building support
for movements for national and social liberation.
There will be pre-conference activities leading up the June 2006 conference. The conference itself will feature panel speakers, workshop discussions, a solidarity night and a rally. Prominent speakers from national liberation movements around the world, as well as prominent organizers and advocates fighting for a just and lasting peace from countries of the North and South, will be invited.
The conference also hopes to help strengthen the work of the ILPS (see below) in Canada as it promotes, supports and develops the anti-imperialist and democratic struggles of the people of the world against imperialism and all reaction. In particular, the conference seeks to build on the work of the ILPS study commissions on concerns #1 (The cause of national liberation, democracy and social liberation) and #4 (The cause of just peace against wars of counter-revolution and aggression).