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SUMMARY:Online Reading Group: Basic Income and Socialist Strategy
DESCRIPTION:Should the Left support a demand for a Universal Basic Income (UBI)? This simple question has provoked a fervent and confusing debate. In the midst of a global pandemic and a massive economic crisis discussion over UBI touches on real political and economic anxieties. Over the last 40 years the attack on the social welfare state\, the depreciating power of organized labour and an economy producing increasingly low-wage precarious jobs have led many to search for alternative mechanisms and policies to address these problems. The collapse of the labour market and the economy has only added fuel to this debate. Universal Basic Income with its promise of streamlined access to minimal economic security has attracted many adherents on the Left.\n  \nBut the very same forces that make it difficult to win improvements in current social programs\, would not be magically abolished by the implementation of UBI. In many ways UBI presents more favourable conditions for employers and the government to attack existing social programs and make it harder for workers to win things like higher wages.\nSo should the left support a Universal Basic Income? This Spring Reading Group will explore this question.\n  \nReadings:\n-Universal Basic Income: reasons to be cheerful or no go central? by Ellen Clifford and Mark Dunk\nhttp://isj.org.uk/universal-basic-income/\n-The Basic Income Illusion by Alex Gourevitch and Lucas Stanczyk\nhttps://catalyst-journal.com/vol1/no4/the-basic-income-illusion\n-The Basic Income Debate by David Calnitsky\nhttps://catalyst-journal.com/vol1/no3/debating-basic-income\n\n\n  \nTo RSVP vis Facebook click here. \nEmail info@springmag.ca to get the zoom link
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SUMMARY:West Coast Reading Group: Racism\, Oppression\, and Revolution
DESCRIPTION:As dozens of American cities rise in rebellion against murderous and racist police forces\, calls for defunding or even abolishing the police are becoming louder. What does Marxism say about the role of the police under capitalism\, and what would society look like with no police? Is this an attainable goal? What are the prospects for revolutionary change in our time?\n\nJoin the next Spring reading group to take part in this important discussion. This will be a continuation or our last reading group session on socialism from below and revolution in the 21st century\, with an added focus on the current uprising against police violence in North America\, and the chances of radical change from a system of oppression and violence to one based on meeting people’s real needs.\n  \nThe recommended readings and resources are: \n\nRevolution in the 21st Century – Chris Harman (Chps. 5 – 6; https://www.marxists.org/archive/harman/2007/revolution/index.html)\nFrom #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation – Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (Chp. 1; https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ATfLUhbRhQ4VDzXs0lSZ9iKYnk9nZfR9?usp=sharing)\nPodcast – Abolish the Police: Liberal vs Revolutionary Perspectives.; (https://wearemany.org/a/2019/07/abolish-police)\nAngela Davis – Freedom is a Constant Struggle (YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u1aHpEtWyA)\n\n  \nEmail Spring at info@springmag.ca for a zoom link \nTo RSVP via Facebook Click Here
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SUMMARY:Online reading group: Abolish the police
DESCRIPTION:The murder of George Floyd by four Minneapolis police officers has unleashed a wave of anger. Protests across the country and beyond (thousands marched for #justiceforRegis in Toronto) have turned into an uprising against police violence and anti-Black racism. The movement is pressing cities and institutions across the country to punish killer cops and defund police departments. Join us for a discussion of the racist history and politics of the police\, the dynamics of the movement right now\, the limits to police reform\, and how we can get rid of the police altogether.\n  \nSuggested Readings: \n\nDefunding the police will save Black and Indigenous lives in Canada: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/defund-police-canada-black-indigenous-lives_ca_5ed65eb2c5b6ccd7c56bdf7d\n“The Limits of Police Reform” excerpt from book The End of Policing: free e-book available here https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing\nOf Course There Are Protests. The State Is Failing Black People. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/opinion/george-floyd-minneapolis.html\nThe origins of the police. audio: https://wearemany.org/a/2012/06/origins-of-police or print: http://socialistworker.org/blog/critical-reading/2014/12/09/main-role-police-protecting-ca\n\nEmail Spring at info@springmag.ca for a zoom link \nTo RSVP via Facebook Click Here
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