This
panel discusses imperialism, what it is, and how it affects people
across the world. It examines the policies of the Bush regime and
compare them to what’s now happening under Obama. An overall analysis of
Lenin’s thesis on the subject also is presented, along with
discussion about Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, the Philippines and
elsewhere.
• Chair: Richard Becker, San Francisco; Western Regional Coordinator, ANSWER Coalition
• Tamara Khoury, Los Angeles; student at Cal State Fullerton
• Mazda Majidi, San Francisco; member, SF Bay Area ANSWER Coalition Steering Committee and United Educators of San Francisco
• Preston Wood, Albuquerque, N.M.; Registered Nurse, member of 1199 NM Health and Hospital Workers Union
• Al Garcia, West Coast Coordinator, Alliance for a Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines
• Heather Benno, Chicago; Iraqi American attorney; National Organization of Legal Services Workers UAW Local 2320.
The conference was live streamed and a selection of recorded video streams is available below. Higher quality videos recorded at the conference are being edited and will become available in the coming days.
