Marxism 2008 - Auckland seminar

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Featured session topics:

Elections and the Revolutionary Movement in Nepal

Resisting Imperialism - speakers on the Philippines, Afghanistan, Cuba and Palestine

1968: The Year of Revolution

The Rise and Fall of the Polynesian Panther Party

Building a Fighting Union Movement

Debate: Should Socialists Support Open Borders?

Plus the official launch of the Workers Party’s 2008 election campaign

For more info email wpnz(at)clear.net.nz or phone Daphna (029) 494-9865

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Here is the schedule.


FRIDAY 30 May

7pm: Bullets and ballots Babu Maharjan a Maoist from Nepal gives an eyewitness account of the mass movement for change.

8pm Vote socialist 2008: The Workers Party launches its election campaign with a view to being on ballot papers in every home

SATURDAY 31 May

10am - Revolution and Resistance: A panel discussion
Denis Maga on the mass movement in the Philippines (from the radical trade union the KMU); Don Carson (a long-time campaigner for Palestine) on the relentless struggle for liberation; Mike Treen (Independent Marxist) on Cuba surviving encirclement; and John Edmundson (Workers Party) on Afghanistan’s long-running resistance.

11.45: Australia: new government, old problems? Anthony Main (Socialist Party of Australia) talks about the current situation

12.30 - 1.15: Lunch

1.15 -3pm: 1968: The Year that Rocked the World - Mike Kay (Workers Party) on the tumultuous events of forty years ago.
John Moore (Independent Marxist) speaks with former Polynesian Panthers about radicalism in Polynesian Ponsonby

Short break

3 - 4pm: Building a Fighting Force Matt McCarten (Unite Union) and Don Franks (Workers Party) on how to fight redundancies and build mass resistance

Short break

4-15pm - 5pm: What is socialism? Jared Phillips (Workers Party) a historical view

Parallel session: Dialectics of nature vs nurture Daphna Whitmore (Workers Party) looks at the dichotomy debate.

SUNDAY 1 June

12.30: Sex and Socialism Bryce Edwards (Politics lecturer) brings two of the most interesting words in the English language together in a libertarian-socialist talk where discussion will range from pornography to prostitution, lesbianism to childcare, ‘raunch culture’ to abortion.

1.15 Debate: That open borders bring freedom Tim Bowron (Workers Party) argues the affirmative; Brian Van Dam (Left-wing activist) argues the negative.

2.30 break

2.45 pm: The vital role of a revolutionary paper Don Franks (Workers Party, editor of The Spark)

3.30: Who needs a revolutionary party? Philip Ferguson (Workers Party) argues the essential need for a revolutionary organisation

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Updated again...


MARXISM 2008 is an annual gathering of people who want to understand and change the world. The speakers are all experienced activists and their presentations are guaranteed to be out of the ordinary.
FRIDAY evening 30 May
7pm Bullets and ballots
Babu Maharjan from Nepal gives a first-hand account of the mass movement for change.
8pm Vote socialist 2008:
The Workers Party launches its election campaign with a view to being on ballot papers in every home.
SATURDAY 31 May
10am Revolution and Resistance: panel discussion
Dennis Maga (from the radical trade union the KMU) on the mass movement in the Philippines;
John Minto (social justice activist) on the betrayal of the liberation movement in South Africa
Don Carson (a long-time campaigner for Palestine) on the relentless struggle for liberation;
Mike Treen (unionist and social justice activist) on Cuba surviving encirclement; and
John Edmundson (Workers Party) on Afghanistan’s long-running resistance.

11.45am New government, old problems?
Anthony Main from the Socialist Party of Australia talks about the current situation
12.30pm Lunch
1.15 -3pm: 1968: The Year that Rocked the World -
Mike Kay (Workers Party) on the tumultuous events of forty years ago.
John Moore (Workers Party) speaks with Tigi Ness, former Polynesian Panther about radicalism in Polynesian Ponsonby
Short break
3pm– 4pm Building a Fighting Force
Matt McCarten (Unite Union) and Don Franks (Workers Party) on how to fight redundancies and build mass resistance
Short break
4-15pm - 5pm What is socialism? Jared Phillips (Workers Party) gives an historical view.
Parallel session: Dialectics of nature vs nurtureDaphna Whitmore (Workers Party) looks at the dichotomy debate.
SUNDAY 1 June
12.30pm Sex and Socialism
Bryce Edwards (Politics lecturer) brings two of the most interesting words in the English language together in a libertarian-socialist talk where discussion will range from pornography to prostitution, lesbianism to childcare, 'raunch culture' to abortion.
1.15pm Debate: That open borders bring freedom Tim Bowron (Workers Party) argues the affirmative; Brian Van Dam (social justice activist) argues the negative.
2.30pm break
2.45pm The vital role of a revolutionary paper Don Franks (Workers Party, editor of The Spark)
3.30pm Who needs a revolutionary party? Philip Ferguson (Workers Party) argues essential need for a revolutionary organisation.
Organised by the Workers Party www.thespark.org.nz (http://www.thespark.org.nz/) Entrance: koha

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