Socialist Democracy Weekend School

national | worker & community struggles and protests | event notice Friday August 14, 2009 00:16 by Jon - Socialist Democracy

Socialist Democracy Weekend School

"Capitalist crisis and workers response"

Fri 4th – Sun 6th September
Co. Wicklow

The accommodation only allows for a limited number of residential places and most of these have been booked. Already we have a wide range of socialist and trade union activists registered and the discussion promises to be the most open and wide ranging debate for some considerable time, involving a very extensive spectrum of views and opinions. If you are thinking of attending please let us know immediately so that we can reserve a place for you.

Socialist Democracy Weekend School

"Capitalist crisis and workers response"

Timetable

Friday 7-00 – 8-00 m. Introduction/registration

Saturday 10-30 – 12-30. The Credit Crunch: A Marxist analysis

Introduced by Richard Brenner

Richard Brenner is a leading member of the British group Workers Power and has recently written, with Michael Pröbsting, The Credit Crunch – A Marxist Analysis, applying the Marxist theory of crisis in which he argues that the credit crunch foreshadows a crisis of globalisation.

Saturday 2-30 – 4-30. The economic crisis – can the Irish state recover?

Introduced by Joe Craig

Joe Craig is a member of Socialist Democracy and author of ‘Prisoners of Social partnership’ – an analysis of decades of betrayal by the leadership of the Irish Trade union movement.

Saturday 8-00 on… Craic agus Ceol

Sunday 10-30 – 12-30. A workers response - a socialist response

Introduced by John McAnulty

John McAnulty proposes an alternative economic programme for the working class and opens discussion on how a new working-class movement can be built. John is a member of Socialist Democracy and a long-standing activist in the trade union movement.

Cost: €50 waged and €25 unwaged. Transport available from Belfast and Dublin

Places are very limited – book now

Reserve your place by sending details to webmaster@socialistdemocracy.org

Postscript: Call for papers.

We call on speakers, activists and on our readers who are interested but unable to attend to suggest background material that we can print and have available in advance. Material from a Marxist position on these issues is quite limited and we welcome contributions.