Left Forum Update

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Left Forum 2007
Forging A Radical Political Future
March 9-11

www.leftforum.org
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Dear Friends,

Left Forum 2007 - FORGING A RADICAL POLITICAL FUTURE takes place this weekend, MARCH 9-11, at Cooper Union.

Conference information is on our 98 panels and plenaries is available at www.leftforum.org. We also want to let you know about the other events we have planned.

FILM FESTIVAL: On Friday, March 9, we are hosting an indy film festival at NYU. It is free and open to all - please tell your friends.
WHAT: Film Festival
WHEN: Friday 12 to 5 pm
WHERE: NYU, 721 Broadway, Between Waverly Place and Washington Place, Room 006

COCKTAIL PARTY: Immediately preceding our Opening Plenary, (which begins sharply at 7pm on Friday evening) please join us and your fellow Forum participants at a cocktail party. We ask for a contribution of $5 each to help defray the costs.
WHAT: Cocktail Party
WHEN: Friday, 5 to 6:30 pm
WHERE: Peter Cooper Suite, Cooper Union

SATURDAY EVENING PERFORMANCES AT 8PM:
We're very excited to be offering two cultural performances that are free and open to the public:
1. Karen Finley's "George and Martha"; a solo performance detailing an illicit affair between George Bush Jr. and Martha Stewart.
WHAT: Karen Finley performing "George and Martha"
WHEN: Saturday 8 pm
WHERE: New York University
19 W4th Street between Green and Mercer, Room 101

2. Readings from Howard Zinn's Voices of a People's History of the United States, with Amy Goodman, Anthony Arnove, Staceyanne Chin, Brian Jones, Deepa Fernandes, and Erin Cherry, and others.
WHAT: Voices of a People's History of the United States
WHEN: Saturday 8 pm
WHERE: Cooper Union's Great Hall
7 East 7th Street (at 3rd Ave)

Of course, the focus of the Forum remains our plenaries, panel discussions, and bookfair. Our full program is online at: http://leftforum.org/leftforum2007/program.html

Check it out! We hope to see you March 9-11 at Cooper Union in New York City! Please come early enough to allow for the lines at registration.



Solidarity,

Left Forum

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