[Educationforall] From Egypt to Occupy: Marxism and the Fight Against Austerity

[Antonio Perez]

      From Egypt to Occupy:







Marxism and the Global Fight Against Austerity
The Southern California Regional Conference of the International Socialist Organization







Saturday, November 12th






9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Sherman Heights Community Center






2258 Island Ave.San Diego, CA 92102







Suggested Donation $5-$10






*Register Here!*







With the onset of the global economic crisis, many people have come to the understanding that capitalism is no longer working. And millions of people around the world—from Cairo to New York to San Diego—are fighting back.








 

Marxism provides a revolutionary understanding and strategy for ridding society of exploitation and oppression once and for all.









We want more than just resistance, we want to win.
Schedule:




9:00 - 10:00 Setup and Registration



10:00-10:30 Opening Speech - Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor 








10:30 - 12:00 Session 1: Why the Working Class Can Change Society



12:00 - 1:00  Lunch Break 



1:00 - 2:30 Session 2: The Changing Working Class and the Future of the Labor Movement



2:30 - 2:45 Break



2:45 - 4:15 Session 3: Lessons From Egypt - The Global Fight Against Austerity



4:15 - 5:00 Wrap Up


For those who are interested, here are some suggested readings that relate to the topics of the conference:

Lee Sustar, Why Karl Marx was Right
Hal Draper, Karl Marx’s Theory of Revolution: Volume 2, The Politics of Social Classes, Chapter 2






Hal Draper, Karl Marx’s Theory of Revolution: Volume 2, The Politics of Social Classes, Chapter 3







Hal Draper, The principle of self-emancipation in Marx and Engels
Adam Turl, Is the U.S. becoming Post-Industrial?









Sharon Smith, The Future in the Present: Marxism, Unions, and Class Struggle
Kim Moody, U.S. Labor in Trouble and Transition (Book published by Verso, 2007)







Sameh Naguib, Egypt's Unfinished Revolution (International Socialist Review, Issue 79)


    
     

    
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