April 2020
Reading group: Capitalism, the State & Socialist Strategy
Join us for an online discussion on capitalism, the state and socialist strategy. What is the capitalist state? How does it function? And what does…
Find out more »How do we build tenant power during a pandemic?
The economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions to lose their jobs or see their hours of work reduced. Workers are struggling…
Find out more »May 2020
Vancouver Reading Group: What do we do after Bernie?
Expectations for Bernie Sanders were sky high only a few weeks ago. These expectations were dashed as the Democratic Party establishment lined up behind Joe…
Find out more »COVID, Crime & Capitalism – Webinar
COVID-19 has opened up basic questions on how society organizes food, shelter, work and health, It has also shown all the ways migrants, BIPOC, poor…
Find out more »Online reading group: Rosa Luxemburg’s Reform or Revolution
Born in Poland in 1871, Rosa Luxemburg became a rabble rousing activist. Eventually, she ended up in Germany as one of the leading revolutionaries in…
Find out more »Vancouver Reading Group: Revolution in the 21st Century
Many around the world have seen the 21st century as a time of struggle, change, and revolution. People all over are fighting back against austerity…
Find out more »Covid 19: Who will pay for the crisis?
As the global crisis unfolds, the capitalist class is scrambling to restart the economy and resume the business of profit-making. And as the economy is opened…
Find out more »June 2020
Online Reading Group: Basic Income and Socialist Strategy
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…
Find out more »West Coast Reading Group: Racism, Oppression, and Revolution
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.…
Find out more »Online reading group: Abolish the police
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…
Find out more »July 2020
West Coast Reading Group: Who do the Police Serve and Protect?
The movement against police brutality and racism are continuing to grow in the US, Canada, and the world. There is an ever increasing push on…
Find out more »Online Reading Group: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff
The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest…
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