Beyond Resistance: The Commune Summer School

BEYOND RESISTANCE: THE COMMUNE SUMMER SCHOOL

A day of communist discussion and debate

From 11am-6pm on Saturday 19th June
At 96-100 Clifton Street, London EC2

To purchase tickets and download leaflets see http://thecommune.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/19th-june-summer-school/

The last few years have seen a series of crises for our rulers. Millions of us are angry at the ongoing economic crisis, the scandalous behaviour of ‘our’ MPs and the endless wars in the Middle East.

All of these crises are part and parcel of capitalist rule, but rarely is this system itself challenged. We are constantly told there is no alternative to capitalism. Every day at work and in our communities we live out the same capitalist order, the same hierarchies, the same alienation.

But the spectre of communism has not gone away. The idea of a society fit for human beings lives on. It is an idea raised every time workers demand the living standards we need, not what our rulers are prepared to give us; whenever we reject the state’s oppression and interference in our lives; and whenever we stand up to sexism, homophobia and anti-immigrant hysteria.

We need to build on these acts of resistance. But that is not enough. Our movement needs ideas. We need a clear vision of a communist alternative to the capitalist order, and how we can make it happen.

That is why The Commune is hosting a summer school on Saturday 19th June to discuss what we should be fighting for and how we should fight for it. Join the debate.

Proposed sessions:
Britain after the general election;
What is capitalism?
Why capitalism is in crisis;
The changed shape of the working class;
Alienation and the critique of everyday life;
How migrant workers fight back;
Tenants’ struggles and community organisation;
Socialist feminist approach to organisation;
Breaking up the UK state;
Communism or representative democracy?
Recomposition of the communist movement.

Full agenda shortlyPlease get in touch at uncaptiveminds@gmail.com if you have any questions about the event or have special requirements.http://thecommune.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/19th-june-summer-school/

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