Conference with Michael Parenti; 14 Sept 10:00 - 15 Sept 16:00 Utah

"What is Capitalism?" Conference with Michael Parenti

Utah Valley University Room SC213 A, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT

created by; Gregory Lucero for; Revolutionary Students Union

The Revolutionary Students Union along with The Utah Democracy Project, UVU Honors Program, Peace and Justice Studies, and the School for Humanities and Social Sciences will be hosting a conference on capitalism and the impact it has on various aspects of our life. Our key note speaker will be Michael Parenti who is a respected academic and commentator. He will be delivering a talk on Thursday called "Profit Pathology and Its Alternatives." We hope you'll join us for the discussion about capitalism. You can find the entire conference list below.

10:00-11:00 Can the World Survive?: Capitalism and the Environment
11:00-12:00 System of a Down Turn: The relationship between Capitalism and the Ressession

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:00 The High Cost of War: Capitalism and War Profiteering
2:00-3:00 Is Equality Under the Market Possible?: Capitalism and Social Justice
3:00-4:00 Investing in Poverty: Capitalism and the Developing World
4:00-6:00 End of Poverty


Thursday (Sept. 15)
10:00-11:15 Selling Education: How Does Capitalism Change the Education System?
11:30-12:45 Profit Pathology and Its Alternatives Michael Parenti

1:00-2:15 Lunch

2:30-3:45 The Price of Beauty: What are the Effects of Capitalism on Art