From: "W W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 21:20:07 -0000 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [proletarism] Anti - Capitalisms: Past, Present, and Future COMMUNIST PARTY SCHOOL 'Anti-capitalisms: past, present and future' June 30/July 1, University of London Union, Malet Street, London WC1 (nearest tubes - Goodge Street and Tottenham Court Road) - Room 3A, 10.30am Marxism is not the only anti-capitalism. In four sessions over two days, we will be looking at the rivals to proletarian anti-capitalism, both historically and in their contemporary forms. The school will examine: - Anarchist anti-capitalism While the active membership of most anarchist groups remains small, their supposedly 'non-hierarchical' forms of organisation and espousal of 'extreme freedom' strike a chord with large numbers of disaffected youth internationally. But what is the real anarchist tradition? Tina Becker looks at the careers of figures such as Bakunin and draws parallels with today's movement. Anti-corporate anti-capitalism Naomi Klein's book No logo has become a manifesto for many in the anti-capitalist movement. The mood of popular anger against unaccountable power and blatant exploitation of our world by the trans-nationals is truly mass. But is the neo-populism espoused by Klein and others a real alternative to international capitalism? Mark Fischer doubts it. Green anti-capitalism The politics of the ecology movement have seeped into contemporary society as 'common-sense'. Even on the left, it is taken as given that we have to mix our red with a little green. Michael Malkin looks at the real relationship between socialism and green politics. Zapatista anti-capitalism On New Year's Day 1994, a guerrilla group seized six towns in the Chiapas state of Mexico. The Zapatistas - dubbed "the first post-modernist guerrilla group" by the New York Times - proved an inspiration to the anti-capitalist movement internationally. But despite their heroism, do groups such as the Zapatistas - with their nationally based, backward-looking 'socialisms' - offer a genuinely progressive solution to the ills of humanity. Are they the future? John Bridge looks at the lessons of history. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a recommended reading list. The full weekend costs £10, one day £5. (£5/£2 for Party supporters and unwaged). Attendance is restricted, so send off as soon as possible. Let us know if you need accommodation. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Glory to October of 1917! Long Live the New October! E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://proletarism.org/ http://stachkom.org/ http://www.samara.ru/~stachkom/ ICQ# 42743890 Phone Stachkom Samara: (846-2) 352691, 353262. Community email addresses: Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletarism ---------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
