May 25-27, 2012 | Ryerson Students’ Centre | 55 Gould Street, Toronto | Facebook event
Marxism 2012 is a three-day political conference of more than 30 talks and panels from May 25 to 27 at Ryerson University in downtown Toronto. Check out the full program and register online!
Courses include…
‘We are the 99%’
The global fight against austerity: from the ballot box to the street | ‘Occupy everything!’ The history of the Russian Revolution | 1965: Canada’s rank-and-file rebellion | 1972: When Quebec workers occupied | Building rank-and-file resistance in labour | The 2012 Quebec Student Strike
Anti-imperialism
Quebec, First Nations & the Canadian state | From Libya to Syria: revolution vs. ‘humanitarian intervention’ | Women, workers & resistance in Iran
Anti-oppression
‘From each according to their ability’: socialists & the disability movement | ‘Never going back!’ How women won abortion rights | Racism, Islamophobia & economic crisis | The red in the rainbow: socialists & queer liberation
‘From each according to their ability’: socialists & the disability movement | ‘Never going back!’ How women won abortion rights | Racism, Islamophobia & economic crisis | The red in the rainbow: socialists & queer liberation
Arab Spring
Egypt & the Arab world: the year of revolution | Palestine: imagining the one-state solution | The role of socialists in Egypt’s revolution
Egypt & the Arab world: the year of revolution | Palestine: imagining the one-state solution | The role of socialists in Egypt’s revolution
Capitalist crisis
Can capitalism be reformed? | Why is the 1% imposing austerity? | Thomas Mulcair & the NDP: what next? | Can we stop the Harper agenda? | Eyewitness to the Greek rebellion | The new class struggle in Africa | Chile: students & workers rise up
Can capitalism be reformed? | Why is the 1% imposing austerity? | Thomas Mulcair & the NDP: what next? | Can we stop the Harper agenda? | Eyewitness to the Greek rebellion | The new class struggle in Africa | Chile: students & workers rise up
Environmental justice
Tar Sands, pipelines & Indigenous sovereignty | Too many people? Population, immigration & climate change | What’s green about Marxism?
Tar Sands, pipelines & Indigenous sovereignty | Too many people? Population, immigration & climate change | What’s green about Marxism?
Radical culture
The radical roots of hip hop | Hacktivism, social media & revolution | Are you a revolutionary? Introduction to the International Socialists
The radical roots of hip hop | Hacktivism, social media & revolution | Are you a revolutionary? Introduction to the International Socialists
About Marxism 2012…
2011 was a historic year of revolt. There have been revolutions across the Arab world, general strikes in Europe, a massive campaign to stop the Keystone XL pipeline, student strikes in Chile and huge working-class fightbacks in Wisconsin and Ohio. The #Occupy movement shook the world, spreading to over 1,700 cities worldwide.In 2012, the ruling class shows no sign of straying from its austerity agenda, but people are continuing to fight back. From the deepening revolution in Egypt to the Quebec student strike, resistance is challenging the logic of the status quo and posing alternatives to the crisis and cruelty of the capitalist system.Join the discussion about how to build a better world. Topics include the Arab Spring, the #Occupy movement, rank-and-file rebellion, anti-imperialism, environmental justice, disability rights, anti-oppression and much more.Check out our video promo, now online. Register online.
Marxism 2012 is an annual political conference organized by the International Socialists. For more information, email marxism [at] socialist [dot] ca.
Endorsed by the Ryerson Students’ Union.
