{"id":1975,"date":"2012-04-11T20:46:26","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T20:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hopoi.org\/?p=1975"},"modified":"2012-04-11T20:46:26","modified_gmt":"2012-04-11T20:46:26","slug":"hopi-weekend-conference-march-17-18-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hopoi.org\/?p=1975","title":{"rendered":"Hopi weekend conference: April 21-22, central London"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tThe danger of a new war in the Middle East is increasing every day. The war drums are beating ever louder, especially in Israel. Hands Off the People of Iran is hosting this weekend conference in order to highlight the dynamics behind the sabre rattling. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday April 21<\/strong><\/p>\n

1<\/strong>1.30am: War, imperialism\u00a0and the capitalist crisis<\/strong>
\n– Mike Macnair, Communist Party of Great Britain
\n– Istvan Meszaros<\/p>\n

2.30pm: How sanctions and the Islamic regime destroy the Iranian working class
\n<\/strong>– Majid Tamjidi, veteran labour activist and political analyst
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

3pm<\/strong>: Israel, Iran and the Middle East<\/strong>
\n– Mosh\u00e9 Machover, Israeli socialist and founder of Matzpen<\/p>\n

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Sunday April 22<\/strong><\/p>\n

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John McDonnell MP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

11.30am: The political economy of the Iranian regime<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Mohamed R. Shalgouni, Rahe Kargar\/Organisation of Revolutionary Workers in Iran
\n– Yassamine Mather, chair of Hands Off the People or Iran<\/p>\n

2.30pm Solidarity with the people in Iran<\/strong><\/p>\n

– John McDonnell MP
\n– Donnache De Long, president of National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
\n– Sarah McDonald, participant of marathon in aid of Workers Fund Iran<\/p>\n

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