Reasons for you to be part of this socialist forum
Capitalism is in deep crisis. As always it’s the working class who are expected to pay. Poverty preys. Job losses abound.
But revolt is in the air.
Covid showed us we can’t trust the boss class with our future.
Capitalism means racism, environmental destruction and catastrophe for our health and that of future generations; it brings war and terror; and with capitalism comes sexism, homophobia and discrimination.
The big question is how can the movements being built become powerful enough to make the change that’s needed?
Socialism 2020 is a weekend dedicated to discussion and debate on the socialist ideas needed to transform the world.
A democratic socialist society would be able, through democratically planning the use of the world’s enormous wealth and resources by the working class, to provide decent jobs, homes, services and a future for everyone.
This will be an online event - but if the opportunity to have in-person meetings arises you can decide to upgrade your ticket or keep a virtual pass
Tickets
Meetings will be on zoom and you will need data or internet or a phone line to join them.
Click for agenda
One workshop:
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£2
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£1 unwaged/low-waged
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solidarity£5
Three workshops:
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£5
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£2.50 unwaged/low-waged
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£10 solidarity
Whole event:
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£20
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£10 unwaged/low-waged
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£30 solidarity
Buy and register:
Phone: 020 8988 8777
Cheques made out to Socialist Party to PO Box 1398, Enfield, EN1 9GT
Ticket prices
If you don’t already have a zoom account, don’t worry – it is very easy to set one up.
If you don’t have internet, you can attend via your phone, although you obviously won’t be able to see people but you can still hear the discussion and participate.
After you pay for your chosen ticket – one session, bundle of three or the whole event, we will send you a form so you can register for the workshops you wish to attend.
Then closer to the time we will send you the zoom codes and links for your chosen sessions.
AFTER CORBYN
How can a mass working class political voice be built?
Saturday 11am - 1pm
Labour councils: a potential counter power to the Tories?
Saturday 2-4pm
BROKEN BRITAIN
Where is Britain going?
Sunday 11am -1pm
What now for the fight against austerity?
Sunday 2-4pm
Is Scotland on the road to independence?
Sunday 5-7pm
EXIT FROM CRISIS
Can Keynesianism save capitalism?
Sunday 11am -1pm
Is fascism on the cards?
Sunday 2-4pm
Can green tech and AI save capitalism?
Sunday 5-7pm
World economy - is a 1930s-style depression inevitable?
Saturday 11am - 1pm
New world order: China and the US
Saturday 2-4pm
WORLD IN CRISIS
SMASH RACISM
Lessons of the Black Panthers for the fight to smash racism today
Saturday 11am - 1pm
Police racism - how do we end it?
Saturday 2-4pm
Revolt or reform - how slavery was abolished?
Sunday 11am - 1 pm
Privilege & oppression? - ideas to smash racism
Sunday 2-4pm
How do we fight the far right?
Sunday 5-7pm
SATURDAY RALLY
6-8pm
Speakers from the socialist and labour movement to be confirmed closer to the time. We hope this can have an in-person element but we will also confirm that closer to the date.
Watch this space!
All ticket holders can attend online.
IDEAS OF THE CWI
Legacy of the collapse of Stalinism
Sunday 11am -1pm
Lessons for today from the new left formations
Sunday 2-4pm
Poll tax: how a mass movement won
Sunday 5-7pm
AND MORE!
TROTSKYISM
Revolution Betrayed: what happened in the USSR?
Sunday 11am - 1pm
How do we get from here to socialism?
Sunday 2-4pm
Do we still need a theory of Permanent Revolution?
Sunday 5-7pm
END OPPRESSION
Is Pride political? How can LGBT+ liberation be won?
Monday 11am -1pm
Are women going back to the 1950s?
Monday 2-4pm
WHAT'S SOCIALISM?
Is Cuba socialist?
Saturday 11am - 1pm
Is the working class still the agent of socialist change?
Saturday 2-4pm
MARXISM TODAY
Reading the Communist Manifesto
Monday 11am -1pm
Reading Socialism: Utopian & Scientific
Monday 2-4pm