Come to the Socialist Alliance May 2004 national conference

Uniting to fight war and neo-liberalism

Public meeting: Uniting to fight war & neo-liberalism: the socialist alternative

Mike Treen, Foreign Affairs spokesperson, New Zealand Alliance Chris Cain, WA State Secretary, Maritime Union of Australia Sam Watson, Aboriginal activist & Queensland Senate candidate Susan Price, Trade union activist & candidate for Sydney David Glanz, SA national co-convenor & candidate for Wills

Friday, May 7, 7.30pm, Trades Hall, 54 Victoria St, Carlton

Socialist Alliance Third National Conference

$10/$5 per day. Child-care and food available. All welcome

Two days of discussion of Australian and international politics, the way forward for the union, peace and refugee movements, the federal elections, and much more.

Sessions on:

Saturday

* Australian political situation, building the movements and the federal election

* The state of the trade unions

* Publishing plans: Seeing Red magazine, a newspaper

* International solidarity work: Iraq, Venezuela, etc

Sunday

* Building the Socialist Alliance branches

* Socialist policies and platform

Rally to defend Craig Johnston

On the day former Victorian Secretary of the AMWU and Workers First leader Craig Johnston faces court, a protest outside the County Court, William St, Melbourne

Monday, May 10, 9.15am

For more information about any of these events, phone your local branch or (02) 9690 2508, or email ne@socialist-alliance.org