From: glevy@PRATT.EDU
Date: Sat Mar 25 2006 - 12:37:45 EST
3rd International Conference
The Work of Karl Marx and the challenges of the 21st Century
Havana May 3 to 6 - Palacio de las Convenciones
At a particularly difficult crossroad in the history of humanity at
a time when there is an increase in the aggressive tendencies of
neo-fascists spearheaded by North American imperialism, but which
are being through concerted resistance by the peoples of all corners
of the earth, the Institute of Philosophy, through the programs
initiated by its Permanent Workshop, convokes social activists,
politicians and political scientists as well as all who are
interested to the 3rd International Conference on Karl Marx and
the challenges of the 21st century. The Institute at this
conference calls for the development of new debates and proposals
for the construction of a necessary and possible new world.
This conference is dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of the landing
of the yacht "Granmaâ" a historical event which marked the
beginning of the last stage of the struggle of the Cuban people for
their independence and sovereignty, and also celebrates XIXth
Congress of the Central Cuban Workers Federation
This conference is run under the co-auspices of the following
institutions: (appearing in alphabetical order ): The National
Association of Economists and Accountants (ANEC), The Central Cuban
Workers Federation (CTC), The Latin America Popular Memory Research
Group (MEPLA), The Juan F. Noyala Centre for Economic & Planning
Studies (Ministry of Economics & Planning), Martian Studies Centre
(Centro de Estudios Martianos), The Center "Past and Present XXI",
The Latin American Council for the Social Sciences (CLACSO), The
Council for Social Sciences of the Ministry of Science, Technology &
the Environment, The Department of Marxist-Leninism and History at
the Ministry of Education, The Department of Marxist-Leninism at the
Ministry of Higher Education, The Corporation of Services of
Translators and Interpreters (ESTI),; Journal "Dialectics",
Mexico; The "Ñico Lopez” College of the Communist Party of Cuba,
The Faculty of Philosophy, Sociology and History of the University
of Havana, The Foundation for Social and Political Investigations,
Argentina; The Higher Institute of Art of the Ministry of Culture,
The Higher Institute for International Relations of the Ministry of
Foreign Relations,; Te National School Florestán Fernándes,
Movement of Landless Workers, Brazil, The Seminary for
methodological reading of "Capital", Buenos Aires, Argentina; The
Cuban Society for Philosophical Investigations, The Economic Society
of Friends of the Country, and The Popular University of the 'Madres
de la Playa de Mayo' of Argentina.
The main thematic of the conference is "The Road leading towards
revolutionary power in the 21st century: classes, social movements
and political parties" and it will cover among others the
following topics:
Commission I: Marxist thought and the challenges of social
development in the 21st century.
a.. Development and social progress in today's world: new
technologies as tools of domination or emancipation
b.. Human emancipation and post-modern thought
c.. Individuality and Sociality in the 21st century
d.. Knowledge based society and uneven development: benefits and
challenges
e.. Ecological problems, and sustainable human development
f.. Ethics, culture and social progress
g.. The Law of Value and Capital in the 21st century
h.. Human Capital and human progress
i.. Humanism and scientific development in the 21st century
j.. Marxism, dialectics, complexity: challenges to contemporary
knowledge
k.. Under-development in the 21st century seen as a complex social
phenomenon “ contemporary uneven development
Commission II: Classes, social movements and political parties
a.. The relation Capital-Labour within the context of current
globalization
b.. Division of Work, human development and social classes
c.. Working class “ labouring class “ the proletariat of the
21st century: their role in new social struggles
d.. The peasants problem in Latin America
e.. Social exclusion, social movements, class struggle:
unemployment, minorities, and social alienation in contemporary
society
f.. Militarism, imperialism “ power “classes and class struggle
g.. Imperialism “ empire and regional conflicts
h.. State, Nation and globalization
i.. State terrorism versus the third world: Latin America, Africa,
Palestine and the Middle East
j.. Political parties, social movements and social representation
k.. Parliamentary and extra-parliamentary routes in contemporary
class struggle: today's unions, social movements, and political
parties
l.. Classes – culture and class struggle
Commission III: Revolution, change and revolutionary power. The
current capitalist system: the problematic of social reform and
revolution.
a.. How can the current system of globalized capital be transcended?
b.. The model of capitalist accumulation and the conditions of
globalization: contradictions, perspectives and alternatives
c.. Underdevelopment and globalized capital
d.. Mass media, art and social emancipation
e.. Post-capitalism? Socialism “ one alternative or the
alternative?
f.. Means towards social revolution: local and international
g.. Latin America and the Caribbean: integration and new social
power to confront capital ALBA: a real alternative
h.. New multinational powers and the means to revolutionary power
i.. Sectarian struggles and revolutionary power for social
transformation
Experiences of the 20th century: socialism for the 21st century
a.. socialist construction: rupture and continuity: the
revolutionary subject and the new social order
b.. class struggle and socialist construction: political economy
of socialist construction
c.. ethics, politics, culture and socialist construction
d.. property and socialist construction: the individual and society
e.. political vanguard: social articulation: constructing power
– social leadership. Social organizations in socialist
construction
f.. Communist transformation: needs and realities
Conference participants may attend all the activities scheduled to
celebrate the International Worker's Day on of the 1st of May plus
other events with Cuban and trade-unionists from other countries
which will take place on the 2nd of May and are to be attended by
the Cuban Central Trade Union. Activities also include interactive
sessions on Cuba in the 21st century, socialism, politics and
economics which will include many distinguished Cuban specialists
speaking on these topics. In order to attend these events
participants should notify the Organizing Committee prior to the
31st of May 2006.
The conference fees are: for presenters and general participants 125
Cuban (CUC); 50.00 (CUC) for students.
Travel and accommodation arrangements in Cuba including
transportation to and from conference sites: contact the
conference’s official tour operator Top Caribe Inc. attention
Raymundo GĂłmez, topcaribe@enet.cu
Applications to participate in the Conference should be sent to the
e-mail addresses of the Organizing Committee. Papers should not
exceed 10 double spaced pages (8 x 11) with a maximum of 20,000
characters including spaces) and should be delivered on a diskette
or sent via e-mail on Microsoft Word for Windows 95 or higher. All
papers that are submitted prior to the event will be posted on the
conference's web site (Cuba Siglo XXI and Portal de Filosofia
Cubana (except in those cases where authors specifically request
that a paper not be published).
The working languages of the conference are Spanish, English, French
and Portuguese.
Panels presenting at the Palacio de Convenciones are scheduled for
morning or plenary sessions in the evening. Each presenter will be
allotted 15 minutes for their presentation in order to allow ample
time for discussion. Plenary sessions are scheduled to cover the
main thematic of the conference and will be conducted on the basis
of inter-active panels.
All conference papers will be included on a multi-media CD, unless
otherwise requested by each author.
For updates on the conference and general activities of the
Permanent Workshop please log-on to the following websites: Cuba
Siglo XXI (www.nodo50.org/cubasigloXXI/) or filosofĂa cubana
(www.filosofia.cu) or please e-mail the members of the Organizing
Committee whose e-mail addresses appear herein below.
It is our renewed purpose today to continue working towards
strengthening solidarity, unity and revolutionary action for a
better world together with all those who are willing to collaborate
in order to assert and work for the continued existence of humanity
itself.
The Permanent Workshop - The work of Kart Marx and the challenges
of the 21st century
Organizing Committee: President, Dra. Concepcion Nieves Ayus,
Director of the Institute of Philosophy: nieves@filosofia.cu
Academia Coordinator
Dr. JesĂşs Pastor GarcĂa Brigos. Email: jpastor@infomed.sld.cu
Lic. Nchamah Miller: iac@cubaconfmarx21.com
Members of the Academic Committee for Cuba (in alphabetic order)
Dra. Esther Aguilera
Dra. Georgina Alfonso
Lic. José Aróstegui
Dr. Orlando Cruz Capote
Doctora en Ciencias TalĂa Fung RiverĂłn
Dra. Carmen GĂłmez GarcĂa
Dra. Norma Gálvez
Lic. Marta Harnecker
Lic. DarĂo Machado
Lic. Luis Marcelo Yera
Dra. Olivia Miranda
Dr. Ernesto Molina Molina
Dra. Isabel Monal
Lic. Haydée Montes
Dra. Romelia Pino Freyre
Dr, Hugo Pons
Dr. Rigoberto Pupo
Lic. Isabel Rauber
Dra. Daysi Rivero Alvisa
Dr. Ramón Sánchez Noda
Dr. Jorge Luis Santana
Dr. Pedro Luis Sotolongo Codina
Dr. Luis Suárez MartĂn
Dr. Gilberto Valdés
Internacional Academic Committee
Prof. Dr, Robert Albritton, Canada
Ing. Luciano Alzaga, Sweden
Prof. Dr. Samir Amin, Senegal
Prof. D. Ricardo Antunes, Brasil
Prof. Dr. Atilio BorĂłn, Argentina
Prof. Dr. Al Campbell, USA
Prof. Dr. Ken Cole, England
Profesor Dr. Theotonio Dos Santos, Brasil
Prof. Dr. Julio Gambiina
Profesor, Dr. Pablo González Casanova, Mexico
Prof. Dr. Francois Houtart, Belgium
Prof. Dra. Lau Kin Chi,Hong Kong
Prof. Dr. Nestor Kohan, Argentina
Prof. Dr. Georges Labica, France
Profesor Emeritus, Dr. Michael Lebowitz, Canadá.
Profesor Emeritus, Dr. Istvan Meszáróz, England .
Lic. Nchamah Miller, Canada
Prof. Dr. Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez, Mexico.
Prof. Dr. Gabriel Vargas Lozano, Mexico
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