Socialism 2004 is a weekend of socialist discussion and
debate hosted by the Socialist Party.
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Cost for weekend – £25 waged, £10 unwaged/low waged.
For single day – £15 waged, £6 unwaged/low waged.
Initial agenda
Rallies:
- End the Occupation of Iraq
- The Miners’ strike – 20 Years On: A Civil War Without Guns
- After the elections: where now for socialists?
Sessions:
Marxism and globalisation:
Jobs exodus – is protectionism the solution?
Workers’ struggles in Europe.
Latin America – can left populist regimes survive in isolation?
Resisting Imperialism:
Imperialism – what does it mean?
Haiti’s revolutionary tradition – 200 years since independence was declared, what are the lessons for today?
Iran 1979 – why did revolution lead to an Islamic state rather than socialism?
Palestine – can national liberation be secured under capitalism?
Trade union/workplace:
How awkward are the ‘awkward squad’? The struggle for fighting union leaderships.
International Socialist Resistance (ISR) – Defending young workers’ rights, our role in the trade unions
Local councils – the battle for a better deal:
How can communities fight local cuts in services and tax rises?
Question and answer with local campaigners
Liverpool – how socialists led a mass, city-wide struggle against council cuts
Class struggle and everyday life:
Hijab controversy – why socialists oppose the ban on the headscarf.
Are we being poisoned? Why profits are jeopardising food safety.
Is there a ‘new sexism’? Socialism and the struggle for women’s liberation.
Introduction to Socialist and Marxist ideas:
(ISR) What is Socialism?
Who were the Bolsheviks? What socialists mean by a revolutionary party.
An introduction to Marxist economics.
Special sessions:
Socialist Students – what is the future of university education under capitalism? Building the socialist alternative.
Asylum and Immigration – combating the media scares.
Can free markets work? Capitalism versus socialism – a debate.
How can we fight the rise of the racist BNP?
