ISO Marxism day schools around US

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The International Socialist Organization is holding daylong conferences on several themes during October and November. Come and join us for a discussion about these important questions--and the revolutionary alternative that Marxism represents.

http://socialistworker.org/marxism-day-schools-2010

[Jazzhands]

what day of the week is October 30? I might want to go.

[Jimmie Higgins]

what day of the week is October 30? I might want to go.Sorry, you can only come if you have a calender:lol:. It's Saturday.

Man the day before Halloween? Other than May Day, Halloween is my favorite holiday! Of course the political discussions would be a bigger priority for me than sitting around and watching horror movies for 24 hours straight and carving pumpkins... but it'd be a sacrifice.

I'm glad the Bay Area one is near Thanksgiving - my least favorite holiday.

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At first I thought I was going to have to drive really far, but then I noticed that they're organized alphabetically by city rather than by state. So Hurray, I'll be attending, somewhere hicky:)

[Jimmie Higgins]

At first I thought I was going to have to drive really far, but then I noticed that they're organized alphabetically by city rather than by state. So Hurray, I'll be attending, somewhere hicky:)

Man, the south is going to be the new center for labor struggles someday, so I bet when the next labor upsurge happens we'll all be envying our allies and comrades who live in the "red states" down south. And liberals will write books like: "What's the matter with California: Why are people there so conservative" - (OK, I know Kansas isn't the south, I just couldn't think of a Southern version of that book).

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Here are two articles, each in a different series of what the ISO Marxism Day Schools are going to take up.


Marx's theory of working-class revolution

In the first part in a series on "The Revolutionary Ideas of Karl Marx," Alan Maass, author of The Case for Socialism (http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/The-Case-for-Socialism), looks at the building blocks for Marx's view of the world. This will be a session at Marxism Day Schools (http://socialistworker.org/marxism-day-schools-2010) taking place around the U.S.

http://socialistworker.org/2010/10/14/marxs-theory-of-revolution

The roots of racism

In the first article in a series on "Socialism and Black Liberation," Lance Selfa explains the origins of slavery at the dawn of capitalism and the ideology of white supremacy.


http://socialistworker.org/2010/10/21/the-roots-of-racism

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Can the working class unite?

Jen Roesch looks at where ideas like racism and sexism that divide workers come from--and how the working class can overcome this obstacle to unity and solidarity. This topic will be a session at Marxism Day Schools (http://socialistworker.org/marxism-day-schools-2010) taking place around the U.S.



http://socialistworker.org/2010/11/04/can-the-working-class-unite

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Video of talks from one of the day schools.

Marx's Theory of Revolution
http://wearemany.org/v/marxs-theory-of-revolution

Marx and the Trade Unions
http://wearemany.org/v/marx-and-trade-unions

"The Universal Class"
Marxism and the Working Class
http://wearemany.org/v/universal-class

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Section 1: Marx's theory of working-class revolution
"A Manifesto for Today"
http://www.isreview.org/ (http://www.isreview.org/issues/05/manifesto.shtml)issues/05/manifesto.shtml (http://www.isreview.org/issues/05/manifesto.shtml)
"The 'Dictatorship of the Proletariat' in Marx and Engels"
http://marxmyths.org/hal- (http://marxmyths.org/hal-draper/article2.htm)draper/article2.htm (http://marxmyths.org/hal-draper/article2.htm)
Further reading:
The Theory of Revolution in the Young Marx by Michael Lowy
available through Haymarket Books
http://www.haymarketbooks.org/ (http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/The-Theory-of-Revolution-in-Young-Marx)pb/The-Theory-of-Revolution- (http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/The-Theory-of-Revolution-in-Young-Marx)in-Young-Marx (http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/The-Theory-of-Revolution-in-Young-Marx)

Section 2: Marx on Economic crisis
"Marx's Theory of Economic Crisis" (Nov. 2003)
http://www.isreview.org/ (http://www.isreview.org/issues/32/crisis_theory.shtml)issues/32/crisis_theory.shtml (http://www.isreview.org/issues/32/crisis_theory.shtml)
"A Guide to the Wall Street Meltdown" (Oct. 2008)
http://socialistworker.org/ (http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/06/guide-to-the-wall-street-crisis)2008/10/06/guide-to-the-wall- (http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/06/guide-to-the-wall-street-crisis)street-crisis (http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/06/guide-to-the-wall-street-crisis)
"Capitalism's Worst Crisis since the 1930s" (Nov. 2008)
http://www.isreview.org/ (http://www.isreview.org/issues/62/feat-geier-crisis.shtml)issues/62/feat-geier-crisis. (http://www.isreview.org/issues/62/feat-geier-crisis.shtml)shtml (http://www.isreview.org/issues/62/feat-geier-crisis.shtml)
"The Mutating Crisis of Global Capitalism" (Oct. 2010)
http://www.isreview.org/ (http://www.isreview.org/issues/73/feat-mutatingcrisis.shtml)issues/73/feat-mutatingcrisis. (http://www.isreview.org/issues/73/feat-mutatingcrisis.shtml)shtml (http://www.isreview.org/issues/73/feat-mutatingcrisis.shtml)

Section 3: Marxism and political organization
"Lenin's Theory of the Party"
http://www.isreview.org/ (http://www.isreview.org/issues/56/feat-lenin.shtml)issues/56/feat-lenin.shtml (http://www.isreview.org/issues/56/feat-lenin.shtml)
"What Kind of Movement do we Need?"
http://www.isreview.org/ (http://www.isreview.org/issues/50/organization.shtml)issues/50/organization.shtml (http://www.isreview.org/issues/50/organization.shtml)
Further reading:
"The International Working Man's Association"
http://www.marxists.org/ (http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/iwma/archive/eichhoff/iwma-history/index.htm)archive/marx/iwma/archive/ (http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/iwma/archive/eichhoff/iwma-history/index.htm)eichhoff/iwma-history/index. (http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/iwma/archive/eichhoff/iwma-history/index.htm)htm (http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/iwma/archive/eichhoff/iwma-history/index.htm)
The Theory of Revolution in the Young Marx by Michael Lowy
available through Haymarket Books
http://www.haymarketbooks.org/ (http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/The-Theory-of-Revolution-in-Young-Marx)pb/The-Theory-of-Revolution- (http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/The-Theory-of-Revolution-in-Young-Marx)in-Young-Marx (http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/The-Theory-of-Revolution-in-Young-Marx)

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Sorry, you can only come if you have a calender:lol:. It's Saturday.

Man the day before Halloween? Other than May Day, Halloween is my favorite holiday! Of course the political discussions would be a bigger priority for me than sitting around and watching horror movies for 24 hours straight and carving pumpkins... but it'd be a sacrifice.

I'm glad the Bay Area one is near Thanksgiving - my least favorite holiday.

Depending on where in the bay area it is I may make it. U?