Past Summer Conference Programs

URPE Summer Conference/Retreat

2008 Summer Conference Theme

Poverty and Unemployment
The Permanent Violence of Capitalism

Each August, URPE members and their families hold a 4-day workshop/retreat in an attractive rural setting. Papers and workshops, formal and informal, are presented. Ample time for leisure and social activities is built into the program: the site has wonderful hiking and a pool available.

The 2008 Summer Conference/Retreat is scheduled for August 15-18, at Camp Deer Run in Pine Bush, New York. This year's workshop/retreat theme is Poverty and Unemployment: The Permanent Violence of Capitalism.

To propose a Workshop, Panel or Paper, click on Paper, Presentation and Workshop Proposals

For more information, please contact the National Office at urpe@labornet.org or call 413-577-0806.

The URPE National Office will organize ride-sharing and free child care during the Summer Conference. Please return to this web page for details in late spring.

Rates for the Workshop/Retreat are based on a sliding scale with a special family rates and special rates for graduate students who present at the conference. Please return to this web page for details in late spring.