Summer School

Details of two or three of the sessions will be confirmed soon Our lives are shaped by our relationships with other people – from our closest loved ones to acquaintances we barely know. Often, our relationships depend on our personalities and interests. But there are wider social factors which influence who we know and how we get on with them. The structure of family life has changed over time, with relationships affected by economic pressures. At work, our relationships are defined by job roles and office politics. Also, technology now plays a greater part than before, especially with the spread of social networking sites. And across society, how we relate to others is still dictated by status and damaged by prejudice. Our weekend of talks, discussion and workshops will examine capitalist society’s influence on how we all fit together. We will also consider how socialism can make relationships more equal and fair.The venue is: Fircroft College, 1018 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6LHDetails here: http://fircroft.ac.uk/about-us/location/Payment optionsFull residential cost: £150 Mid-rate concession: £120 Low-rate concession: £90 Non-residential cost (including meals): £50 ORDER ONLINEOr, send a cheque payable to the Socialist Party of Great Britain to flat 2, 24 Tedstone Road, Quinton, Birmingham, B32 2PDE-mail spgbschool@yahoo.co.uk with any enquiries.

Only eight weeks now to Summer School. Book now if you haven't already and avoid disappointment!http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/event/summer-school-2013-birminghamBOOK ONLINEhttp://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/catalog/summer-school 

 To clarify:non-residential includes all talks and mealsresidential includes all talks and meals plus two nights accommodation ORDER ONLINE

Final plug for Summer School including session times and other information: Friday 12th Julyfrom 17.00: arrival18.30 – 19.00: evening meal19.45: Steve Clayton on Family In Class Society: From Engels To Anti-Oedipus21.15: socialSaturday 13th July07.30 – 9.30: breakfast10.00: Mike Foster on Alienation At Work12.30 – 13.15: lunch13.30: Jacqueline Shodeke on The SPGB Object And Principles – Their Relationship To The Political And Non-Political Working Class And To Earth Itself15.30: What’s In A Word? Exploring What We Mean By ‘Comrade’ – A Workshop. Facilitated by Richard Field18.30 – 19.00: evening meal19.15: Bill Martin on “If We Had But World Enough, And Time”: Relations With The Dead20.45: social/film: Not just a gameSunday 14th July07.30 – 9.30: breakfast10.00: Mike Foster on Physiognomy – The Pseudoscience That Won’t Go Away12.30 – 13.15: lunch14.00: closeThe venue is: Fircroft College, 1018 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6LHDetails here: http://fircroft.ac.uk/about-us/location Payment options Full residential cost: £150 Mid-rate concession: £120 Low-rate concession: £90 Non-residential cost (including meals): £50 Residential includes all talks and meals plus two nights accommodation Non-residential includes all talks and mealsBOOK ONLINE Or, send a cheque payable to the Socialist Party of Great Britain to flat 2, 24 Tedstone Road, Quinton, Birmingham, B32 2PDE-mail spgbschool@yahoo.co.uk with any enquiries.Or phone: 0121 427 5778