Vol. 73/No. 21      June 1, 2009

The three-day conference takes place as the capitalist crisis continues to extend worldwide, with devastating social and political consequences of a kind the working class has not confronted in many decades.

Conference discussions will draw on experiences from around the world, about the working-class line of march toward a proletarian revolution, and the opportunities today to attract new forces toward the communist movement.

The conference will feature a program of several major presentations by leaders of the Socialist Workers Party, as well as a series of classes on the political themes of the conference.

Among the classes being prepared are ones that highlight the political writings of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels on the European intervention in Mexico at the time of the Second American Revolution—the U.S. Civil War. Other classes will explain the inspiring example the victory over slavery in that war had on revolutionary developments in Mexico and Cuba.

These classes will complement the important work being carried out to build the International Conference on Martí, Juárez, and Lincoln, which will take place in Monterrey, Mexico, October 15-17.

There will also be film showings, social activities, and special gatherings for first-time participants in the conference.

On Sunday, June 21, a day of workshops is being organized by supporters of the communist movement to advance the publishing of revolutionary books. There will also be a meeting of all young people who attended the conference interested in the work of building a communist youth organization.

Workers and students who are interested in attending the conference should contact representatives of the Socialist Workers Party and Young Socialists at the addresses listed on page 8 of this paper.

—PAUL MAILHOT