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10th September 2007, 19:47
The event has been moved to Friday October 5, in order not to clash with a Palestine solidarity event at the Steelworkers Hall.
October 5th: North American launch of "A life for the revolution"
Please plan to attend the North American launch of "A life for the
revolution" -- a documentary by Belgian film-maker Chris Den Hond on
the life and politics of Ernest Mandel.
Ernest Mandel (1923-1995) -- a self-described ""Flemish
internationalist of Jewish descent" -- was one of the most innovative
Marxist thinkers of the second half of the 20th century. He was a
"professional revolutionary" who invested all his energy, knowledge
and vast personal culture in the struggle for socialism and in the
building of revolutionary parties and the Fourth International. At the
same time, Mandel maintained a hectic pace of scholarly activity; he
is the author of several books: Marxist Economic Theory; Trotsky: A
Study in the Dynamic of his Thought; Delightful Murder: A Social
History of the Crime Story; and Late Capitalism, among others.
Chris Den Hond's 90-minute documentary looks back at Mandel's life and
60 years of struggle: from the Civil War in Spain to the fall of the
Berlin Wall, with segments on Algeria, Che Guevara, Vietnam, the
1960-1961 Belgian general strike, May 68, Portugal, Chile, feminism,
ecology, workers control, the Sandinistas and more. Copies of the film
will be available for sale at this launch event. The documentary is
being launched as part of a two-disc DVD that also includes "A man
called Ernest Mandel", a 40-minute film by Frans Buyens made in 1972
on the basis of a long interview with Mandel. This is the first time
the Buyens film has appeared with English subtitles.
Speaking at this special launch event will be:
Cherie MacDonald. Cherie is a well-known pro-choice activist,
socialist-feminist and longtime supporter of the Fourth International.
Cherie will speak of the important role played by Ernest Mandel and
the Fourth International during the radicalization of the 1960s and
1970s.
Greg Albo. Greg teaches political economy at York University and is a
member of the Socialist Project. He will speak on Mandel's major
contribution to Marxist political economy.
Excerpts from both films will be shown after Cherie and Greg's
introductory remarks.
Friday, October 5
7pm to 9pm
O.I.S.E, Room 2-212
252 Bloor Street West (at St. George subway)
Copies of the two-disc DVD set will be available for sale at this
launch meeting. For further information about this meeting, or if you
are interested in purchasing the two-disc DVD set, please e-mail
[email protected] or call (416) 537-8925.
This event co-sponsored by The Socialist Project and the New Socialist
Group.
October 5th: North American launch of "A life for the revolution"
Please plan to attend the North American launch of "A life for the
revolution" -- a documentary by Belgian film-maker Chris Den Hond on
the life and politics of Ernest Mandel.
Ernest Mandel (1923-1995) -- a self-described ""Flemish
internationalist of Jewish descent" -- was one of the most innovative
Marxist thinkers of the second half of the 20th century. He was a
"professional revolutionary" who invested all his energy, knowledge
and vast personal culture in the struggle for socialism and in the
building of revolutionary parties and the Fourth International. At the
same time, Mandel maintained a hectic pace of scholarly activity; he
is the author of several books: Marxist Economic Theory; Trotsky: A
Study in the Dynamic of his Thought; Delightful Murder: A Social
History of the Crime Story; and Late Capitalism, among others.
Chris Den Hond's 90-minute documentary looks back at Mandel's life and
60 years of struggle: from the Civil War in Spain to the fall of the
Berlin Wall, with segments on Algeria, Che Guevara, Vietnam, the
1960-1961 Belgian general strike, May 68, Portugal, Chile, feminism,
ecology, workers control, the Sandinistas and more. Copies of the film
will be available for sale at this launch event. The documentary is
being launched as part of a two-disc DVD that also includes "A man
called Ernest Mandel", a 40-minute film by Frans Buyens made in 1972
on the basis of a long interview with Mandel. This is the first time
the Buyens film has appeared with English subtitles.
Speaking at this special launch event will be:
Cherie MacDonald. Cherie is a well-known pro-choice activist,
socialist-feminist and longtime supporter of the Fourth International.
Cherie will speak of the important role played by Ernest Mandel and
the Fourth International during the radicalization of the 1960s and
1970s.
Greg Albo. Greg teaches political economy at York University and is a
member of the Socialist Project. He will speak on Mandel's major
contribution to Marxist political economy.
Excerpts from both films will be shown after Cherie and Greg's
introductory remarks.
Friday, October 5
7pm to 9pm
O.I.S.E, Room 2-212
252 Bloor Street West (at St. George subway)
Copies of the two-disc DVD set will be available for sale at this
launch meeting. For further information about this meeting, or if you
are interested in purchasing the two-disc DVD set, please e-mail
[email protected] or call (416) 537-8925.
This event co-sponsored by The Socialist Project and the New Socialist
Group.