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Posted on 17 October 2012 at 19:57 GMT
Workshops & Debates
Register for the Socialism 2012 workshops and debates from Saturday at 2pm at University of London Union, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY
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Socialism 2012 final agenda (Click to enlarge)
3pm Saturday
Theme | Saturday 3pm | Speakers |
Introducing Socialism | Is human nature too greedy for socialism? | Sean Figg, Socialism 2012 organiser |
Introducing Marxism | Marxist Philosophy: using dialectical materialism | Robin Clapp, South West Socialist Party region secretary |
World Economic Crisis | Can capitalism escape economic crisis? Is socialism viable? | Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary |
Politics | Murdochgate scandal & Leveson: a socialist programme for the media | Judy Beishon, Socialist Party executive committee |
Society | Are the police just a tool of the government? | Nick Chaffey, Southern Socialist Party region secretary |
Programme | 5 years since Northern Rock: a socialist programme for the banks | Jane James |
Welfare vs Workfare | How can we stop the ConDems attacks on the disabled? | tbc |
Fight austerity | Where next for the fight against austerity? Can we bring the government down? | Rob Williams, National Shop Stewards Network & John Mcinally, PCS vice-president |
Internationalism | Sri Lanka: a new epoch of struggle | Senan, Tamil Solidarity & Frint Line Socialist Party of Sri Lanka |
Internationalism | Spain in revolt | Spanish socialists |
Science | Can we have green growth & do we need it? | Pete Dickinson, author Planing for the Planet & Clive Lord, founder member of the Green Party (personal capacity) |
Other | The role of popular culture in normalising sexism | Sarah Wrack, Rape is No Joke organiser |
10am Sunday
Theme | Sunday AM | Speakers |
Introducing Socialism | How could a planned economy work? | Alistair Tice, Yorkshire Socialist Party region secretary |
Introducing Marxism | Historical materialism: how Marxists understand progress | Ken Douglas, Socialist Party executive committee |
Politics | Should Scotland be independent? | Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland |
Society | The Royal delusion | Becci Heagney, Socialist Party national committee |
What we stand for | Does the Occupy movement offer a new way to change the world? | Sarah Sachs, editor The Socialist |
Welfare vs Workfare | How can we defeat workfare? | Paul Callanan, Youth Fight for Jobs & Boycott Workfare |
Fight austerity | How to stop the sell off of the NHS | Dr Jackie Grunsell & Roger Davey, Unison Wiltshire & Avon Health Service chair (personal capacity) |
Internationalism | Syria, imperialism and the Arab revolutions | Niall Mulholland, CWI & eyewitness to Tahrir Square |
Internationalism | After the Venezuelan elections: what prospect for socialism in Latin America? | Tony Saunois, CWI secretary |
Science | The God particle, science and Marxism | Pete Mason, author Science, Marxism and the Big Bang |
Other | 1972: the general strike that never was. The lessons for today | |
Other | LGBT: 40 years of pride. |
1pm Sunday
Theme |
Sunday PM |
Speakers |
Introducing Socialism |
Is the Russian Revolution relevant today? |
Ben Robinson, Socialist Party national committee |
Introducing Marxism |
An introduction to Marxist economics |
Lenny Shail, Socialist Party national committee |
World economic crisis |
What future for the European Uniion? |
Lynn Walsh, editor Socialism Today |
Politics |
Is the Labour Party a vehicle for socialism? |
Owen Jones, journalist & author of 'Chavs' & Clive Heemskerk, Socialist Party executive committee |
Society |
The Hillsborough cover up: what does it say about the role of the police, media and government? |
Tony Mulhearn, Liverpool mayoral candidate |
What we stand for |
Immigration: a socialist programme |
Hannah Sell, Socialist Party deputy general secretary |
Welfare vs Workfare |
Scroungers? The role of unemployment in capitalist economy & the ideology of the 'benefit culture' |
Dave Griffiths, West Midlands Socialist Party region secretary |
Fight austerity |
How can councillors fight the cuts? |
Harry Smith, Liverpool 47 & Dave Nellist, TUSC chair |
Internationalism |
Campaign Kazakhstan |
Clare Doyle, CWI |
Internationalism |
South Africa erupts: what does the miners struggle represent? |
South African miner & eyewitness to Rustenburg |
Other |
How do we combat the growth of the far right? United or popular fronts? |
Paula Mitchell, London Socialist Party region secretary |
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