Marxism Day School: The Revolutionary Ideas of Karl Marx

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Date:

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Time:

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Event Type:

Teach-In

Email:

iso [at] norcalsocialism.org

Location Details:

UC Berkeley Campus, 2060 Valley Life Sciences Building
Telegraph Avenue and Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94704

Sat, November 20, 9am to 6pm

Come here Alan Maass, editor of the "Socialist Worker" newspaper & author of "The Case for Socialism," on November 20th at the:

MARXISM DAY SCHOOL:ﾠ
The Revolutionary Ideas of Karl Marx

10AM-6PM, UC BERKELEY CAMPUS, 2060 Valley Life Sciences Buildingﾠ

(9AM - Registration)

Topics and agenda:
10am - Marx's theory of working-class revolution - Alan Maass
- Why do marxists look to the struggle and organization of the working class to bring about a world without hunger, war, oppression, and exploitation - a Socialist society where human potential can be realized instead of discarded? What caused Karl Marx to form his theory that Capitalism had not only created massive devastation to humanity but at the same time also created the social force needed to achieve socialism?

1pm - Can the working class unite? - Dana Blachard
- What is the root cause of oppression under capitalism? Can the working class overcome sexism, racism, homophobia, and transphobia in order to unite and fight against our common enemy - the bankers, bosses and ruling class politicians?

3:30pm - Marxism and political organization - Todd Chretien
- What kind of revolutionary organization is needed in order to achieve Socialism? How will a revolutionary party be formed and on what political basis?ﾠ

Join us for a discussion about these important questions and the revolutionary alternative that Marxism represents.

Sliding scale donation for the day school: $5-25 / no one turned away for lack of funds

Book fair featuring new releases from Haymarket Books (http://www.haymarketbooks.org)ﾠand special day school discounts on book purchases over $50.00

For more information, visit norcalsocialism.org or email iso [at] norcalsocialism.org

Sponsored by the International Socialist Organization
socialistworker.org | internationalsocialist.org

For more information: http://norcalsocialism.org

Added to the calendar on Tue, Nov 9, 2010 1:45PM

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§No mention of what began 100 years ago on this day?

by Aaron Aarons (mexrev [at] aarons.fastmail.net)

Fri, Nov 19, 2010 9:52PM

November 20, 1910 is the date customarily regarded as the start of the Mexican Revolution, one of the great revolutionary struggles of the 20th Century, even if it resulted in only a limited, partial, victory for the oppressed masses. Why isn't this even mentioned by most of the left groups having events on this centennial day, especially given that the situation in Mexico now is potentially as explosive as it was in 1910?

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