Socialism Conference 2009 – Videos

In June, GRIID attended the 2009 Socialism Conference in Chicago. We taped several of the sessions, which are linked below. The conference featured dozens of speakers from all around the world providing excellent analysis and commentary on history and current politics. The theme for this conference was “Building a New Left for a New Era.” We are also putting these talks on DVD, which will be available for people to check out from the Bloom Collective – 1134 Wealthy in Grand Rapids.

Just Say No to the Olympics – A panel of speakers, which included Dave Zirin (Edge of Sports), Bob Quellos (Not in Chicago), and Chris Shaw with the 2010 Olympic Watch Committee.

How Capitalism Underdeveloped Africa – Brian Kwoba addresses the historical and contemporary factors that have contributed to the underdevelopment of Africa.

The Impact of the World Crisis on Latin America – Latin American scholar Claudio Katz talks about the current global economic crisis and its impact on Latin America. He also addresses how some Latin American countries are organizing to resist the neo-liberal model and create more independent/regional economic structures.

Afghanistan: Obama’s Vietnam? – Journalist Anand Gopal, who has been reporting from Afghanistan & Pakistan, addresses the current situation with these two countries and how the current Obama administration policies will impact that region. (Audio only)

This is the first group of video lectures. we will be posting more as they are edited.