ideas for freedom summerschool, july 3 and 4
Alliance for Workers' Liberty | 11.06.2004 18:53 | Analysis | Social Struggles
A weekend of socialist debate, 3-4 July, in London
Hosted by Workers' Liberty and Solidarity
Saturday 3 July
12.00 - 1.30
- Israel-Palestine: what chance for peace? Sean Matgamna (AWL) and Israeli socialist David Merhav
- The revolutionary paper. Cathy Nugent
2.15 - 3.30
- Working class political representation. Alex Gordon (RMT), Billy Hayes (CWU) and Janine Booth (RMT) [to 4.00]
- Socialists and the Muslim communities in Britain: a discussion. Sacha Ismail (AWL) and a member of the Muslim group, Just Peace
- What does socialism mean? How would it work?
3.45 - 5.00
- Iraq: eyewitness in Falluja. Jo Wilding
- Free trade and fair trade. Speakers include Paul Hampton
- Big Brother and the politics of reality TV, with Kat Pinder (alias "Kitten") and Clive Bradley (AWL)
6.00 - 7.15
- The debate on the banning of the veil in French schools. Yves Coleman
- Which way for the anti-capitalist movement? Massimo De Angelis and Mick Duncan (No Sweat)
7.30
- The politics of Isaac Deutscher. Sean Matgamna
- Iraq: what next. Clive Bradley (AWL), Houzan Mahmoud (WCPI) and Ewa Jasiewicz (recently returned from Basra)
Sunday 4 July
11.00 - 1.00
- The left and elections. Pat Murphy (AWL), Omar Waraich (Respect) and Matt Sellwood (Oxford Green Party councillor)
- Lessons from the miners' strike, 20 years on. Paul Whetton (secretary of
the Notts rank and file strike committee) and Karen Waddington (AWL)
2.00 - 3.00
- The left and the US elections. Jim Bywater
- 1919, workers' councils in Hungary. John Cunningham
- Toussaint L'Ouverture and the Haitian revolution. Colin Waugh
3.15 - 4.15
- Iraq: the new workers' movement and the case for solidarity. Abdullah Muhsin (IFTU) and Martin Thomas (AWL)
Tickets are available at the event, but are cheaper in advance. Two-day weekend tickets are £20 (waged)/£11 (low waged, students)/ £6 (unwaged). One day tickets are £10 (waged)/£6 (low waged, students)/ £4 (unwaged).
12.00 - 9.00 Saturday 3 July; 11.00 - 4.30 Sunday 4 July. At HighgateNewtown Community Centre, 25 Bertram Street, London N19 (Archway or Tufnell Park Tube).
There is a creche and cheap food. Accommodation is available
This year at Ideas for Freedom the political folk-singer, Robb Johnson will be performing at 7.00 on the evening of 3 July. Tickets to hear Robb can be bought separately for £3.
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