Timetable - Sunday 5 July
This is the final timetable.
| <<< Saturday 4 July | Monday 6 July >>> | ||||
| 10-11.15am | 11.45-1pm | 2-3.15pm | 3.45-5pm | 7-8.30pm | |
| IE Logan Hall | Celebrating the struggles of the 1960s Bernadette McAliskey & Chris Harman |
The political crisis & the choices ahead Tony Benn |
How do we stop the BNP today? Martin Smith The fight against fascism |
The crisis now David Harvey & Chris Harman The economic crisis |
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| IE Jeffery Hall | In the balance – class forces in Britain today Charlie Kimber Debates inside the working class |
The state of Black Britain Paul Gilroy |
Socialism & culture Terry Eagleton Marxism and culture |
From revolution to irrelevance? 21st Century classical music With live music Simon Behrman & Susie Mészáros Marxism & culture |
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| SOAS Brunei | Democracy & the revolutionary party Alex Callinicos |
The Great Miners’ Strike Mike Simons, Ian Mitchell, Joe Henry & Norman Strike Recession & resistance in Britain |
Marx & Darwin John Bellamy Foster Darwin & Marx |
A tribute to Harold Pinter Sam West & Michael Billington |
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| RNH A | The credit crunch – two years on Graham Turner The economic crisis |
The Italian Resistance: Fascists, Guerrillas and the Allies book launch Luigi Fiori & Tom Behan The fight against fascism |
Can Marxism explain oppression? Viv Smith |
What does the economic crisis mean for the fight to save the climate? Jonathan Neale & Paul Barndon Climate change |
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| RNH B | Afghanistan – the good war? Jonathan Neale Imperialism today |
The Stonewall riots & the struggle for LGBT liberation Hannah Dee LGBT liberation |
Palestine & permanent revolution in the Middle East Simon Assaf Palestine’s fight for freedom |
No justice, no peace – standing up to police brutality Unjum Mirza Helen Shaw, Rupert Sylvester & Marcia Rigg |
Moles, moats and manure – a people’s history of corruption Simon Basketter |
| RNH C | Marx, Malthus & the myths of overpopulation Martin Empson Climate change |
Translating Brecht David Edgar Marxism & culture |
Islamophobia Mukhtar Master, Liz Fekete & Nahella Ashraf Racism & multiculturalism |
Marxism & national liberation Ken Olende |
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| RNH Edward VII | Capital for Beginners |
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| How to read Marx’s Capital Joseph Choonara |
Exploitation & the labour theory of value Grace Lally |
Accumulation – the driving force of capitalism Amy Leather |
Why do crises happen? Judith Orr |
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| RNH Ellis | Problems of human evolution – Engels, Wallace & Darwin Pete Wearden & Paul McGarr Darwin & Marx |
The Levellers & the English Revolution John Rees |
Is the American dream over? Megan Trudell The US then and now |
Trotsky, fascism & the united front Jim Wolfreys Trotsky |
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| SOAS KLT | Islam & Islamism Maxine Bowler Islam & Islamism |
Eastern Europe today Andy Zebrowski & GM Tamás Twenty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall |
A socialist response to the current crisis Costas Lapavitsas The economic crisis |
Was Lenin a democrat? Helen Salmon Lenin & Leninism |
Was it right to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall? Dan Mayer Twenty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall |
| SOAS G2 | Who is to blame for rape? Andrea Butcher |
What is education for? Laura Miles Education |
How would we live in a socialist society? John Molyneux Revolution & beyond |
Greece after the riots Nikos Lountos |
Do our genes determine our future? John Parrington Darwin & Marx |
| RNH Gallery 1 | Whose streets? Our streets! The right to the city An illustrated talk Noel Douglas |
Don’t get young in the third millennium Sean Vernell British society today |
Are queer politics radical? Noel Halifax LGBT liberation |
How children learn – a socialist perspective Shirley Franklin Education |
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| RNH Alex B | Language & class – a tribute to Harold Rosen Shaun Doherty Education |
The rise & fall of the Roman Empire Neil Faulkner Marxist history |
The trade union bureaucracy & the rank & file Ralph Darlington Debates inside the working class |
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| <<< Saturday 4 July | Monday 6 July >>> | ||||
Culture
A Tribute to Harold Pinter
Late last year the world mourned the loss of one of the world’s greatest playwrights, Harold Pinter. Paying tribute to Pinter at Marxism 2009 will be actor/director Sam West and Guardian theatre critic Michael Billington. The discussion will be followed by a reading of some of Pinter’s work.
7pm, SOAS Brunei Gallery
Call Mr Robeson
Tayo Aluko presents a roller coaster journey through Paul Robeson’s remarkable life, and highlights how his radical activism caused him to be disowned and disremembered, even by the leaders and descendants of the civil rights movement. It features some of his famous songs and speeches.
9pm, Jeffrey Hall (IE)
Which Side are You On? A 90th Birthday Celebration of Folk Legend Pete Seeger
Alistair Hulett and Jimmy Ross are joined by Finlay Allison to present their tribute in songs, words and pictures to the legendary US folk singer and political activist Pete Seeger. Pete has just celebrated his 90th birthday with a huge concert in Madison Square Gardens, NY, featuring a host of performers led by Bruce Springsteen who described Pete as “a stealth dagger through the illusions this country has about itself”.
9pm, SOAS G2