"Towards a Just and Lasting Peace Conference"

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

June 16-19, 2006 | Russian Hall | 600 Campbell | Vancouver | Canada

Friday, June 16, 2006

7:00 p.m.            Registration opens (ongoing throughout evening)

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.         Opening night reception
•    Cultural opening
•    Greetings
•    Presentation on 5 years of the work of ILPS
•    Reading of solidarity messages from around the world
•    Review of logistics and conference program

8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.         Continuation of reception

Saturday, June 17, 2006

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.        Registration and Breakfast

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.        Conference opening
•    Cultural presentation
•    Welcoming remarks
•    Review of logistics and agenda

9: 45 pm.            Registration closes
 
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.        Keynote speech

Chair of ILPS, Professor Jose Maria Sison on “The prospects of the people for building a just and lasting peace and the role of movements for national and social liberation in that struggle.” (via videotaped message)

10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.    Question and answer period (via phone patch)

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.    Break

11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.        Panel on ILPS Concern #1
“The Cause of National Liberation, Democracy and  Social Liberation against Imperialism and All  Reaction”

1.    Dr. Carol Araullo, Bayan Philippines and ILPS Study Commission on Concern #1
2.    Luis Jalandoni, National Democratic Front of the Philippines
3.    Sammi Ala’a, Iraqi Patriotic Alliance
4.    Gabriel Santos, The Other Campaign (Mexico)
5.    David Dennis, United Native Nations

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.        Lunch

2:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.        Panel on ILPS Concern #4
“The Cause of Just Peace and Struggles against Wars of Counterrevolution and Aggression and against Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and  other Weapons of Genocide and Mass Destruction.”

1.    Raquel Scarlatelli, CEBRASPO Brazil
2.    Elmer Labog, Kilusang Mayo Uno and ILPS Philippines
3.    Rafeef Adel Ziadah, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
4.    Wali Hadier, Pakistan
5.    Richard Becker, ANSWER Coalition, USA

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.        Synthesis

4:30 to 5:00 p.m.        Break

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.        Dinner

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.        Solidarity Night (Open to Public)

8:00 pm. – 10:00 p.m.        Mingling / Caucuses

Sunday, June 18, 2006

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.        Breakfast

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.        Review of previous day and today’s agenda

9:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.        Workshops (including refreshment break) 

Overall theme:  The relationship between the struggle for national and social liberation and the struggle for a just and lasting peace

Particular workshops:
1. Building support for national liberation movements and opposition to anti-terrorist hysteria, laws and labels
2. In defense of our land, national patrimony and sovereignty against  imperialist crisis, war and plunder
3. Building the anti-imperialist peace movement against imperialist wars of aggression, occupation and counter-revolution
4. Exposing the US military-industrial complex, military bases, access agreements and intervention
5. Building a movement of workers, migrant workers and undocumented workers against imperialist crisis, war and plunder
6. Exposing the ideological construct of imperialist “peace-building” and “peace-keeping” slogans
7. The people’s agenda for a just and lasting peace and genuine  development

>> for workshop descriptions click here

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.        Lunch

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.        Reports from workshops

3:00 p.m.  – 4:00 p.m.        Resolutions

•    General resolution on main points
•    Specific resolutions

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.        Closing

Monday, June 19, 2006 

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.    Press conference and release of communiqué
•    Kalayaan Centre, 451 Powell Street at Jackson Street (across from Oppenheimer Park)

5:00 p.m.            March and rally
Meeting point – Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson Street side)