Socialism 2009 in San Francisco

This weekend I attended the Socialism 2009 conference put on by the International Socialist Organization in San Francisco. It was an amazing event with talks on topics including racism, sexism, immigrant issues, history, the middle east, the prison system, the environment, science, media, unions, and socialism, Marxism, and revolutionary politics. I highly recommend attending next year in either San Francisco or Chicago, and maybe even New York since it was so successful this year in those two locations. Here are some pictures from the weekend. Also, check out my flickr




Talk on Prop 8 is Going Down: Winning Gay Marriage in California


Sherry Wolf speaking on Prop 8 is Going Down: Winning Gay Marriage in California


Prop 8 is Going Down: Winning Gay Marriage in California


John Pilger speaking on Empire and Obama: Power, Illusion, and America's Last Taboo


Main Auditorium at the Women's Building in San Francisco, Ca


Mark Steel's birthday cake


Richard Brown of the San Francisco 8 speaking for Oscar Grant, San Francisco 8 and the History of Political Repression in America


The record spins during the after party


Panel on Will Socialism Eliminate Sexism?


Final Rally: The Return of Socialism