Blackberry
25th April 2003, 07:58
Socialism 2003 - Against War and Capitalism
May 9-11 Trades Hall, cnr Victoria and Lygon Sts, Melbourne.
A weekend of discussion and debate for all who want to fight for a world without war, racism and poverty.
Over 30 sessions with topics ranging from the struggle against imperialism today to women's liberation, Mike Moore, the Russian Revolution, Australian working class history, Marxist theory and more.
Special film screenings include "On the Barricades" from the s11 protests in 2001.
AGENDA (provisional):
FRIDAY 9 MAY 7PM
1. Stupid white men: the politics of Michael Moore
2. Russia 1917: why are socialists inspired by it today? (1)
3. Are socialists anti-American? (6)
SATURDAY 10 MAY
9AM registration
9.30-10.45 AM
1. VIDEO
2. Marxism and nationalism: the origins of the nation state (2)
3. The making of the Bolshevik Party (3)
10.45-11am BREAK
11.00-12.15AM
1. The development of the capitalist family in Australia (4) (5)
2. Revolution in Slow Motion: the left in Italy in the 1970’s (3)
12.15-1.15PM LUNCH
1.15-2.45PM
1. Aren't people too apathetic to change the world? (1)
2. The Impact of War and the Challenge for socialists (3)
2.45-3PM BREAK
3.00-4.30PM
1. The working class: what it is and why it matters (1)
2. Capital: the bible of the working class? (2)
3. The ups and downs of being No. 1: US capitalism since World War II (6)
4.30-4.45PM BREAK
4.45-6.15PM
1. SDS: The 60’s student revolt in the USA (3)
2. CHANGE: Historical materialism: HOW MARXISTS VIEW THE WORLD (2)
3. Are educated people less racist?
SUNDAY 11 MAY
9.30AM – REGISTRATION
10.00-11.15AM
1. VIDEO - S11 "On the Barricades"?
2. The bloody history of "humanitarian" imperialism (6)
3. George Orwell's Animal Farm
11.15-11.30AM BREAK
11.30-12.45PM
1. How the Russian Revolution was lost (1)
2. Karl Marx: revolutionary activsist not a philosopher (3)
3. The struggle for Palestine and the politics of Arab nationalism (6)
12.45-1.45PM LUNCH
1.45-3.00PM
1. How socialists fight for women's liberation (1) (4)
2. The Marxist theory of Alienation (2)
3. 1917-1920: Australia on the verge of revolution? (5)
3.00-3.15PM BREAK
3.15-4.30PM
1. The struggle for equal pay in the 1970s (4) (5)
2. The prophet and the proletariat: the politics of Islamic fundamentalism
4.30-5.30PM SUMMING UP
A small entry fee applies.
May 9-11 Trades Hall, cnr Victoria and Lygon Sts, Melbourne.
A weekend of discussion and debate for all who want to fight for a world without war, racism and poverty.
Over 30 sessions with topics ranging from the struggle against imperialism today to women's liberation, Mike Moore, the Russian Revolution, Australian working class history, Marxist theory and more.
Special film screenings include "On the Barricades" from the s11 protests in 2001.
AGENDA (provisional):
FRIDAY 9 MAY 7PM
1. Stupid white men: the politics of Michael Moore
2. Russia 1917: why are socialists inspired by it today? (1)
3. Are socialists anti-American? (6)
SATURDAY 10 MAY
9AM registration
9.30-10.45 AM
1. VIDEO
2. Marxism and nationalism: the origins of the nation state (2)
3. The making of the Bolshevik Party (3)
10.45-11am BREAK
11.00-12.15AM
1. The development of the capitalist family in Australia (4) (5)
2. Revolution in Slow Motion: the left in Italy in the 1970’s (3)
12.15-1.15PM LUNCH
1.15-2.45PM
1. Aren't people too apathetic to change the world? (1)
2. The Impact of War and the Challenge for socialists (3)
2.45-3PM BREAK
3.00-4.30PM
1. The working class: what it is and why it matters (1)
2. Capital: the bible of the working class? (2)
3. The ups and downs of being No. 1: US capitalism since World War II (6)
4.30-4.45PM BREAK
4.45-6.15PM
1. SDS: The 60’s student revolt in the USA (3)
2. CHANGE: Historical materialism: HOW MARXISTS VIEW THE WORLD (2)
3. Are educated people less racist?
SUNDAY 11 MAY
9.30AM – REGISTRATION
10.00-11.15AM
1. VIDEO - S11 "On the Barricades"?
2. The bloody history of "humanitarian" imperialism (6)
3. George Orwell's Animal Farm
11.15-11.30AM BREAK
11.30-12.45PM
1. How the Russian Revolution was lost (1)
2. Karl Marx: revolutionary activsist not a philosopher (3)
3. The struggle for Palestine and the politics of Arab nationalism (6)
12.45-1.45PM LUNCH
1.45-3.00PM
1. How socialists fight for women's liberation (1) (4)
2. The Marxist theory of Alienation (2)
3. 1917-1920: Australia on the verge of revolution? (5)
3.00-3.15PM BREAK
3.15-4.30PM
1. The struggle for equal pay in the 1970s (4) (5)
2. The prophet and the proletariat: the politics of Islamic fundamentalism
4.30-5.30PM SUMMING UP
A small entry fee applies.