Events
Jul 2018
21
1:00 PM
An examination of the Marxist theory of the state
Online/Phone Only United StatesThis web seminar on the Marxist Theory of the State will discuss the state and its contradictions, as a coercive apparatus, as a legitimizing construct, and as an arena of democratic struggle. We will look at the potential of a peaceful path to socialism and the source of violence in most revolutions. You can register here. Facilitator: Marc Brodine
Jun 2018
9
9:30 AM
LA Marxist School
1251 S St Andrews Pl Los Angeles Ca 90019. T Los Angeles, CaliforniaJoin us for a weekend Marxist school in Los Angeles featuring a basic introduction to theory of class struggle, the labor theory of value, historical materialism along with a Marxist understanding of racism, sexism and homophobia. Write to membership@cpusa.org for more information.
May 2018
20
8:00 PM
Remembering May Day: Lucy Parsons
Click here to register for the webinar. Jo Eure will lead the class in a discussion of the following questions: What is anarchism? What are some of anarchism's political methods and goals? What is socialism from a Marxist perspective? Who was Lucy Parsons? What were Lucy Parson's relations to anarchism and how did these relations effect […]
May 2018
9
8:00 PM
Marx and Engels on the American Civil War
Online/Phone Only United StatesClick here to register. Andrew Zimmerman will discuss the writings of Marx and Engels on the American Civil War, emphasizing the importance of these writings for thinking about race, class, and revolution today. The American Civil War so profoundly shaped Marx and Engels's understanding of social revolution and international politics that it marks a watershed in the […]
Apr 2018
22
8:00 PM
Lenin’s State and Revolution today
Online/Phone Only United StatesYou can register for this class here. The webinar will begin at 8:00 PM EDT; 7:00 Central; 5:00 Pacific. The overall goal of this class is to encourage thinking about what socialism in the US might look like. Lenin’s State and Revolution has long been a guide to Marxist discussion of a socialist state. […]
Apr 2018
15
8:00 PM
The fight for voting rights today
Online/Phone Only United StatesYou can register for the class by clicking this link. This class will discuss the history of voter suppression and voter ID laws, how they are promoted, who is affected and the growing fightback. It will take place at 8:00 PM EDT, 7:00 Central; 5:00 Pacific. Facilitator: Joe Henry National Vice President, LULAC, Mid-West Region […]
Apr 2018
11
8:00 PM
Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism
Online/Phone Only United StatesYou can register by clicking this link. The class is at 8:00 PM EDT; 7:00 Central; 5:00 Pacific This class will discuss Lenin's Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism. This text was written more than a century ago, at the dawn of the age of monopoly capitalism, before the automation and cyber revolutions. Is it […]
Mar 2018
18
8:00 PM
Women on socialism
Online/Phone Only United StatesRegister for the webinar here. Join Rossana Cambron, Diane Mohney, and Roberta Wood in a discussion of the world of work, health care, and cultural change for women under socialism. What is the assessment of how socialism changed the lives of women? What were the strengths of the socialist experience for women? What were the weaknesses? What should we expect of a […]
Mar 2018
16
6:00 PM
African American Women in the Struggle for Equality
235 W. 23rd St 7th floor New York 10011 United StatesJoin Dr. Leith Mullings in a discussion of African American women in the struggle for equality. Dr. Leith Mullings is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the Graduate Center CUNY. She is an anthropologist, author, lecturer and educator. She served as President of the American Anthropological Association from 2011-2013. Much of her work focuses on […]
Mar 2018
3
1:00 PM
Conference: The fight against male supremacy and misogyny
Register here. In response to what is going on in the US today, but also because of developments that have taken place within the movement for social change, we find it necessary to turn our attention to the question of male supremacy and misogyny. We want to re-familiarize ourselves with the classical writings of Marx […]
Feb 2018
14
8:00 PM
African American leaders of the CPUSA
Online/Phone Only United StatesYou can register here. From its beginnings in the early years of the 20th century, the Communist Party USA was the only left political movement emphasizing racial justice for African Americans, and many in the Black community reciprocated in their support for the Party. Recognition of the relevance of Marxism for Black liberation, and of the absolute necessity of Black-white unity, continues […]
Feb 2018
4
8:00 PM
Ben Davis: The Communist Councilman from Harlem
Online/Phone Only United StatesYou can register here. Using newspapers, election materials and historical documents, this class will explorethe unique set of circumstances leading to Ben Davis Jr. becoming a "communist councilman" from Harlem and the persecution he faced at the beginning of the Red Scare when he was sentenced to five years in prison after he was a defendant in the […]
Jan 2018
20
8:00 AM
Women’s March: Power to the Polls
A little over a year ago, the Women's March's brought literally millions into the streets to protest Donald Trump's inauguration and everything it represented. It was a hugely important moment in the resistance highlighting the leading role of women, a role that has only grown since. This year's march is just a few week's away […]
Jan 2018
14
8:00 PM
The radicalism of WEB Du Bois and Martin Luther King
Online/Phone Only United StatesClick here to register for the webinar: https://tinyurl.com/yb4kem5r At Carnegie Hall, on February 23 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a commemorative speech on the 100th anniversary of the birth of W.E.B. Du Bois. In his speech, King stated, “it is time to cease muting the fact that Dr. Du Bois was a genius and […]
Dec 2017
10
8:00 PM
Revolution at the Gates: Lenin in 1917 – and 2017
Online/Phone Only United StatesJoin Hank Millstein for a discussion of a selection of Lenin’s writings from 1917, conveniently collected in Revolution at the Gates by Slavoj Zizek. You can register here. These writings chart Lenin’s course from relative political isolation (even within his own Bolshevik party) to leader of the Great October Socialist Revolution—a revolution that many of his close comrades […]