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SYSTEM ERROR: Unearthing Ways that Work
April 29-May 6 @ Winnipeg, Manitoba



CONFERENCE PHOTOS! | Complete theme conversation from All Things New


SYSTEM ERROR
In these times of eco-collapse, empire and bad music, reform is not enough. How do we resist? Where is the hope?

UNEARTHING WAYS THAT WORK
This year's exciting conference brought together 30 students from coast to coast for a week of hard questions, radical theology, joyful rebellion & subversive community.


CONTENTS

• Downloads
• Highlights
• Speakers
• What is National Conference?
• What SCMers say about conference
• How much will it cost?
• Fundraising & sponsors
• Past conference themes

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Downloads

• Poster
• Pamphlet

Highlights

• Learning from resistance communities
• Prayer, music & good food
• Tour of anarchist Winnipeg
• Skills in radical democracy
• Determining the direction of our movement
• Ancient ways & patterns for organizing
Speakers
• Lisa Maartens & Matt Schaaf
  Lisa and Matt have served with Christian Peacemakers Teams in Columbia and Grassy Narrows, Ontario, addressing issues of violence and racism.
• Janis Dahl
  Janis lived in the Toronto Catholic Worker resistance community.
• Macho Philipovich
  Macho, a Winnipeg anarchist, is involved with a radical bike shop, radical library and Haiti solidarity group.



What is National Conference?

Since 1921, National Conference has been one of the highlights of life in the SCM.

A chance to spend time with other students in the movement, to be re-energized, and to re-energize the SCM. Conferences have covered timely topics from First Nations rights to what it means to belong; from empire to resistance. They also feature our National Council, where we build our movement through radical democracy.


What SCMers say about conference
• Alice Glaze, SCM Saskatoon
• David Ball

How much does it cost?
• A full week of lodging, food and programming costs $185, unless you win the rebate/prize for cheapest travel or lowest-emission travel per kilometre.
• Participants also pay into a travel pool, an SCM tradition that shares costs equally across Canada. This depends on how cheaply people travel, so register early (Do not book until you have registered!)



Fundraising & sponsors
• The cost of conference is always more than what comes in for registration - in other words, conference is subsidized in a variety of ways.
• That said, we recognize that the registration fee is high for many people. You should contact your local unit or national office for assistance or ideas on fundraising - but do it soon! Some local units provide bursaries, as well local and national church denominations.
• National conference is generously supported by the following organizations:
  
  Menno Simons College is a pioneer in International Development Studies and Conflict Resolution Studies, and a generous sponsor of National Conference.

  University of Winnipeg Students Association

  SCM Senior Friends (alumni)

  United Church of Canada Mission & Service Fund

[ See past conferences archive ]



[ Conference 2005, Shawnigan Lake, BC ]