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Knew you'd say that! Dunno if Holloway represents autonomism or whether a decade is a fair assessment. I don't think it will go anywhere, but I think autonomism is wrong and futile.
brilliant spot, if the mods can change the subject title of this topic to include the details, title, location and date. Speakers for the motionRobin BlackburnLeverhulme Fellow at the University of Essex. A former editor of the New Left Review, where he has written on the collapse of Soviet Communism and the credit crunch of 2008. His most recent books include Marx and Lincoln: the Unfinished RevolutionTristram HuntHistorian, Labour MP and author of The Frock-Coated Communist: The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich EngelsSo which is it? Is Marx the voice we should be heeding? Or are his modern day apostles resuscitating a late Victorian corpse whose main contribution to human affairs has been the Soviet gulag? Whatever your view, there’s going to be a fierce battle over his legacy at the RGS on April 9th 2013. Be sure to join in.
Little reminder about the above! Venue is the University Technology Centre, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, I think the postcode is M13 9PL from 10:00am until 7:30pm.
Quote:Capitalism's crisis is engulfing the Eurozone. While the super-rich maintain lavish lifestyles ordinary people have been thrown into ever greater poverty by wage and pensions cuts.Resistance is growing. From Greece to Portugal millions of workers have joined mass revolts and general strikes.The revolutions in Egypt and the Arab world have shown a different path to change and have been a testament to our collective strength.At these events we will discuss and debate the alternative to cuts, austerity and capitalism, how we can turn sporadic resistance into revolution, and how we can effectively fight for liberation and socialism.Everyone is welcome!SPEAKERS INCLUDE: -Alex Callinicos, author of The Revolutionary Ideas of Karl Marx -Peter Thomas, author of The Gramscian Moment -Hannah Dee, chair of Defend the Right to Protest -Jeff Webber, author of Red October -Hossam El-Hamalawy & Gigi Ibrahim, Egyptian Revolutionary Socialists (skype video link-ups) -Judith Orr, author of Sexism and the SystemSESSIONS INCLUDE -What's the future of the Arab revolutions? -Marxism and feminism -Crisis and resistance in the Eurozone -The politics of autonomism -Marxism or Keynesianism? -The ideas of Antonio Gramsci -Golden Dawn – the face of fascism today -Marxism and Black liberation -Occupy and the indignados – what next for anticapitalism? -How can Palestine be free?Appreciated, good work. I will give the online info on public transport a gander. Penge here I come.
Ah yes, booked Travelodge Crystal Palace and will be walking or using public transport. Thanks for the info.Surely one event can be listed on the calendar under one entry but as having a duration over multiple days?
Nice one – just booked. I will need a Zone 1 to 3 day travelcard now though! Is there a technical reason why there are two links for conference in the calendar?
I agree with JH and don't think this Editorial Committee reply should have been made. I will try and raise this in my branch too.
IDOOP documents have been published since the meeting at ULU yesterdayhttp://cpgb.org.uk/home/weekly-worker/online-only/idoop-faction-caucus-agenda-and-documentsI think IDOOP is a faction consisting of members of former faction Democratic Opposition (and possibly members of former faction Democratic Centralism) and excludes the CC and NC loyalists.
Yeah cause that worked for Jodie Marsh getting onto Jonathan Ross didn't it. I think it would be met with a polite don't call us, we'll call you.
