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From The Socialist newspaper, 10 September 2008
Socialism 2008
Saturday 8 November - Sunday 9 November
University of London Union, Malet Street London WC1
Nearest tube: Euston or Goodge Street
Registration opens 12 noon
Rally for socialism
Saturday 8 November
5.30pm-8.30pm
Speakers include Matt Wrack (FBU general secretary) and Peter Taaffe (Socialist Party general secretary)
Euston Friends Meeting House
173 Euston Road, London
www.socialism2008.net
Whole weekend (£25 waged or £12 unwaged/low wage)
One day only (£15 waged or £7 unwaged/low wage)
Rally for socialism only (£5)
Sessions at Socialism 2008 will include:
Internationals
- The first and second internationals
- The rise and fall of the Comintern
- The fourth international and after
Fighting the far right
- How to fight the BNP
- What is fascism?
- Why does racism exist?
China
- Rising dragon - is China the world's new superpower? (with Paul Mason, author of Live working, die fighting)
- What happened at Tiananmen Square?
Britain
- The NHS at 60
- Fight for a new workers' party
- Building a fightback in the unions
The Middle East
- Could we see another war?
- Iranian revolution 1978-79
- History of workers' struggles
1968 anniversaries
- Prague spring
- France may days
- The fight for civil rights in the US
Introducing socialism
- Was Stalinism inevitable?
- Is revolution still possible today?
- The socialist case for nationalisation
Other sessions
- Crash!
- What will turmoil in the world economy mean for workers?
- Pakistan and the permanent revolution today
- US: does Obama's candidacy mean the end of racism in the US?
- Defend and extend abortion rights (with Abortion Rights and Socialist Women)
- The great Olympic swindle: a review of Beijing and what 2012 could be like here
- Art and revolution
- Where now for the Bolivian revolution?
- Is Georgia the start of a new cold war?
- Greece: a new wave of struggle
- Introducing Marxist philosophy
- LGBT session: 20 years since section 28
- Introducing Marxist economics
- Science, Marxism and the big bang
Closing rallies
- 70 years since the foundation of the fourth international: building a workers' international today.
- Building working class political representation hosted by the campaign for a new workers' party.
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In The Socialist 10 September 2008:
Housing Crisis: Brown has no answers
War and occupation
USA: Defying police, students walk out against the Republican national convention
Socialist Party editorial
US mortgage bank nationalisation - sign of deepening crisis
Scotland
Scotland council tax to be scrapped
Scotland: Council pay battle at critical stage
Socialist Party workplace news
Workers' anger surfaces at TUC
London bus workers inspired by strike
Socialism 2008
Socialist Party campaigns
May Day detainees fight for justice
Fans pay for the success of the 'beautiful game'
Socialist Students
Fighting start to freshers fairs
Bangor University students union fees referendum
Environment and socialism
Can we have 'the right to travel' - without adding to climate change?
Socialist Party review
Richard Dawkins: The genius of Charles Darwin, (Channel 4)
International socialist news and analysis
Thailand in grip of political deadlock
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