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A World Beyond Capitalism

4 Years Strong, 3 Documentaries Recorded, 2 Ways To Join us, 1 Mission: Networking and Working Together to Create A World That is Beyond Capitalism!

The Fourth Annual International Multiracial Alliance Building Peace Conference

The Mission Statement:

A World Beyond Capitalism 2008 invites activists to come to the Pacific Northwest in October 2008 and engage in several days of educational discussion and visionary dialogue. This year we will offer a new, radical approach of offering live teleconference of workshops in which the facilitators allow their workshops to be broadcast worldwide!

We believe in the need to reflect and imagine the future of the world beyond capitalism. We will emphasize the need for multi-lingual, long-term strategy through open dialogue and bridging political theory with non-violent practice.

By building on the increasing number of conferences worldwide in which people from diverse backgrounds, races and cultures discuss subjects regarding world peace, we hope to build solidarity among diverse organizing communities.
This year's conference will emphasize a community approach to learning and networking. Registration is free of charge as always and for free transportation please call (206) 337-1556. This approach to networking activists, in a small community, has proven very rewarding at events such as Z Media Institute 2007 and the Healthcare Justice Gathering.

The AWBC conference takes place Saturday, October 25th and 26th, 2008 but we are currently scheduling workshops, speakers and volunteers. We are always accepting proposals.
Contact us or Submit a Proposal to Give A Workshop Below
Please send all emails to our new email addresses located here:

public "atsymbol" aworldbeyondcapitalism.org

You can also print out this page and mail to the below address:

AWBC 2008
c/o Multicultural Outreach Media
P.O. Box 6086
Olympia, WA 98507

We invite you to submit proposals for consideration on any subject that will be of interest to those who will attend the 2008 A World Beyond Capitalism conference. We also invite you to submit proposals for fundraising events for the 2008 A World Beyond Capitalism conference.
Please submit proposals for workshops and presentations in the below format.
Proposal format:
Brief description of the topic (in no more than two sentences):
1. Your Name or name of first presenter:
2. Other participants (if applicable):
3. What language will you make the presentation in?
4. Will your presentation or performance have multilingual access or would you like to be provided with a translator?
5. Organizations or Group: (if applicable)
6. (Optional) Mailing Address:
7. (Optional) City and State:
8. (Optional) Zip Code or (if out of country) Province Code:
9. (Optional) Phone Number:
(include your telephone area code, or if out of country, your country code)
10. (Optional) Email:
11. (Optional) Alternate Email: (not required, but very helpful)

12. Is your group owned by a subsidiary of a multinational corporation or a branch of any country's government agency?

13. Are you, or anyone in your group a representative of any country's government agency?

14. As an international, multiracial alliance building peace conference we encourage shared presentations. Are you open to having other speakers or participants share time during your presentation?

15. If you have a website please list it here: (not required)

16. Please describe your workshop, presentation or performance in detail. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary:

17. Choose the time and day that you prefer to present one or more workshops or presentations:
Please choose one or more workshop sessions (time slots) when you would like to present one or more of your workshops. You will receive the exact time slot sessions that you choose and you can change it at anytime, and as many times as like. If you want a longer course, simply choose more than one workshop session.
All workshops are held at the Conference campgrounds (exact location of the campgrounds will appear on this website in the future). The only exception is that the AWBC 2008 Keynote Speakers will speak during Session #4 which will be followed by dinner, festivals, bands and musicians!

[No Workshops. This session is for the International Network of Ideas: Upbeat five-minute announcements by conference participants about current projects, ideas, upcoming events or other opportunities for solidarity.]
Workshop Session #1, Saturday, October 25th, 2008 - 2:30pm - 3:30pm.
Workshops Sessions #2, - Saturday, October 25th, 2008 - 5:30pm - 7pm (followed by dinner, bands and musicians!)
Workshop Sessions #3, Sunday, October 26th, 2008 - 9:30am - 11:30am. – Yoga for the People!
Workshop Sessions #4, Sunday, October 26th, 2008 - 11:45am - 1pm.
Workshop Sessions #5, Sunday, October 26th, 2008 - 2:30pm - 4pm.
Workshop Sessions #6, Sunday, October 26th, 2008 - 4:15pm - 6pm. (followed by dinner, bands and musicians!)
If you turn in this form between now and August 2008 it will be distributed in a 5000 conference programs distributed throughout.
If you need to use a DVD player or a VCR during your workshop, please give us an exact time when you would prefer to facilitate your workshop so that we can plan accordingly.

Pre-Conference or Post-Conference Proposal format (for presentations or events which take place any time or day before or after the conference...

Please submit proposals for all presentations, (including art exhibits, music and dance performances) in the below format.
250-word description of the topic:
Outline of the presentation:
1. Your Name or name of first presenter:
2. Name of other participants (if applicable):
3. What language is your presentation or performance in?
4. Will your presentation or performance have multilingual access or will you need to be provided with a translator?
5. Institution or Group: (if applicable)
6. Mailing Address:
7. City and State:
8. Zip Code or (if out of country) Province Code:
9. Phone Number:
(include you telephone area code, or if out of country, your country code)
10. Email:(not required, though helpful)
11. Alternate Email: (not required, but very helpful)

12. Is your group owned by a subsidiary of a multinational corporation or a branch of any country's government agency?

13. Are you, or anyone in your group a representative of any country's government agency?

14. As an international, multiracial alliance building peace conference we encourage shared presentations. Are you open to having other speakers or participants share time during your presentation?

15. If you have a website please list it here: (not required)

16. Is there a fee, admission charge or required donation for access to your presentation or performance?
17. What is the exact street address where the event where the event will take place?
18. Please describe your workshop, presentation or performance in detail. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary:

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Please keep in mind that there is no fees for conference registration, camping space, meals, childcare and no fees for any workshops or presentations.

For more information, you can click on the Register link found at the left, or the Grassroots Exhibition And Networking link found at the right.
We look forward to seeing everyone! Together, A World of Equality, A World of Peace and A World Beyond Capitalism is possible!

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Conference Information

Participants from Kenya, Germany, Mexico, Canada the U.S. and all over the world will came together in harmony in October 2005, 2008 and 2007 to share ideas regarding new visions, changing the world, the cooperative movement, intentional communities and much, much more. Come and be a part of this tremendous occasion. Sisters and Brothers from Intentional communities, Permaculture Homes, co-ops, independent publishing communities, progressive activist groups and other equality seeking groups are invited to volunteer, table, or just fellowship, network and learn with every one from all over the world. Not only is this a peace conference, but it is a multi-lingual, multi-racial alliance building conference. This conference will create alliances in a manner which transcends the boundaries of the English Language, Race, Class, Gender, Age, Ability, Sexual Orientation, Technology and Endless Theory.

In order for the conference to be as accessible as possible to people with multiple chemical sensitivities, we must ask that you please do not use any scented products during the conference. For more information about being scent-free please go to this webpage.

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"The non-violent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage that they did not know they had."

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Translation Information

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To translate this entire website completely, please go to this webpage, and you will see many translators for many languages. Scroll down on the right hand side and under the words "InterTran -- Translate a Web Page" you will see this "http://". In that box, type in this website address:
www.aworldbeyondcapitalism.org/awbc.html

That will translate this entire website from English to the following languages: Spanish in Latin American, Spanish in Spain/Europe, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese In Brazil, Portuguese In Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Swedish, and Welsh.

For a list of dictionaries that can translate a large variety of African languages, please go to this webpage.

For more translation services that can help you, please go to this webpage.

The translation devices do not create perfect translations. We make these translations available in a truly visible effort to build international, multi-racial alliances, by welcoming people of all races and all languages worldwide. If you would like to help us provide perfect translations, either on this website or at the conference, please consider making a donation, and we will specifically direct your donation towards purchasing service with professional translation services to provide accurate translations. Or, if you are able to fluently speak and type a particular language, please consider contacting us to volunteer.

Contact Us
Please send all emails to both of our new email addresses located here: public "at-symbol" aworldbeyondcapitalism.org

Thank you very much.