Timetable: Sunday 9 July
This is the final timetable. We expect to run all these meetings. You can pick up a printed version at Marxism.
| << Saturday 8 July | |||||
| 10-11.15am | 11.45-1pm | 2-3.15pm | 3.45-5pm | 7-8.30pm | |
| IE: Logan Hall |
Planning for the future Tony Benn |
Forum: What next for Respect? George Galloway and John Rees |
The 1960s – when the world revolted Bernadette McAliskey, Michael Rosen, Chris Harman and Maria Styllou |
Iraq – occupation and resistance Hassan Jumah and Sami Ramadani Debating imperialism |
Bolivia and the battle against neo-liberalism Oscar Olivera |
| IE: Jeffery Hall |
The crisis of capitalist democracy John Rees Neo-liberalism and its effects |
Education in a neo-liberal world Melissa Benn, Kevin Courtney and Alex Callinicos Resistance in a neo-liberal world |
Latin America in revolt Mike Gonzalez Resistance in a neo-liberal world |
Who are the working class in Britain today? Martin Smith Class and inequality in Britain today |
Where is capitalism going? Chris Harman |
| IE: Clarke Hall |
Who was Simon Bolivar? Andy Brown Latin America’s revolution |
Evolution – the legacy of Darwin Viren Swami Science |
Brecht Stephen Unwin Theatre |
The art of the political cartoon Martin Rowson and Tim Sanders |
Jon Dos Passos Jane Hardy Literature |
| IE: Nunn Hall |
Chartism after 1848 Keith Flett |
Lenin and Bukharin on imperialism Jonny Jones Debating imperialism |
The changing world of work Mike Haynes Neo-liberalism and its effects |
Capitalism unleashed Andrew Glyn |
Does Marxism need a theory of social movements? Colin Barker |
| LSH: Goldsmith's |
Civil partnerships – are we all equal now? Viv Smith Gay and lesbian liberation |
Billie Holiday – why the lady sang the blues Martin Smith Music |
Is Hollywood becoming more radical? Ben Dickenson Film |
Sleeping with the enemy – the truth about embedding the media Yvonne Ridley |
Talk and film: Winter Soldier Chris Nineham and Rose Gentle (film showing at 8.00) Film |
| ULU: Upper Hall |
A rebel’s guide to Trotsky Esme Choonara A rebel’s guide |
Riots, conflict and change Weyman Bennett Black liberation |
Why we should
oppose nuclear
power Martin Empson The environment |
Sex and the system – the rise of raunch culture Judith Orr Women’s liberation |
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| ULU: Room 101 |
Beyond Abu Grahib – women detainees in Iraq Haifa Zangana |
A people’s history of the Second World War Chris Bambery A people’s history |
Book launch: Theorising Resistance Alex Callinicos Resistance in a neo-liberal world |
Fighting fascism Weyman Bennett, Billy Hayes and Dominique Walker Fighting fascism today |
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| ULU: 3C & D |
State capitalism – Russia under Stalin Sean Vernell The Russian Revolution |
Marxism and monkeys – how inequality gets under the skin Richard Wilkinson Class & inequality in Britain today |
Nasser, nationalism and the end of empire Anne Alexander The Middle East |
Rwanda – who’s responsible for the genocide? Charlie Kimber Africa |
Can Hamas liberate Palestine? Simon Assaf The Middle East |
| ULU: 3E |
The Bolsheviks and the national question John Riddell |
Chile – workers’ power or people’s power? Mario Nairn Latin America’s revolution |
Book launch: Refugees in a Global Era Phil Marfleet Globalisation and its discontents |
What’s the alternative to a market society? Gill Hubbard Neo-liberalism and its effects |
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| Birkbeck: B34 |
What’s wrong with Maoism? Simon Basketter |
The fight for gay liberation in the Middle East Ghassan Makarem Gay and lesbian liberation |
The anatomy of fascism Anindya Bhattacharyya Fighting fascism today |
Poplar’s defiance Michael Lavalette |
What do we mean by political trade unionism? Moira Nolan |
| Birkbeck: B33 | The Easter Rising Pat Stack |
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| Birkbeck: B36 | The rise and fall of the women’s liberation movement Lindsey German Women’s liberation |
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| Birkbeck: B405 |
The Battle of the Somme Neil Faulkner |
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| << Saturday 8 July | |||||
Focus on ...
Music and spoken word: John Coltrane
and the civil rights movement – a
celebration, with Gilad Atzmon and
Martin Smith, 9.00, Jeffery Hall
Internationally aclaimed jazz musician
Gilad Atzmon will join with Martin Smith,
author of John Coltrane – Jazz, Racism
and Resistance, for a celebration of John
Coltrane and the civil rights movement.
Through live music and spoken word,
they tell the story of Coltrane’s musical
development and the struggle against
racism in America.
Martin Smith’s book John Coltrane – Jazz, Racism and Resistance will be on special offer at £6.
Winter Soldier, 7.00, Goldsmiths
In February 1971, one month after
revelations of the My Lai massacre, an
astonishing public inquiry into war
crimes committed by American forces
was held by The Vietnam Veterans
Against the War. In the Winter Soldier
Investigation, more than 125 veterans
spoke of atrocities they had witnessed
and committed. Their courage, their
desire to prevent further atrocities and to
regain their own humanity, makes Winter
Soldier an unforgettable experience.
Introduced by Chris Nineham from the
Stop the War Coalition and Rose Gentle
of Military Families Against the War.