Brian
is joining a speaking tour on the relevance of Marx's ideas
today:
Marx is
Back:
How
socialist ideas can change the world!
They said that Marx was dead--that capitalism had
triumphed. Then came the realities of globalization. Then
came endless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Then came the
greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression. Now,
Marx's ideas seem to explain the world a lot better than
what you see on Fox News.
But Marx also predicted that the inequalities of capitalism
would give rise to resistance. And we've only just begun to
see the emergence of a new generation of struggles, from
the protests for immigrant rights, to the factory
occupations of workers in Chicago, to the massive
outpouring of solidarity with the people of Gaza and
Palestine.
Socialists believe that these struggles can be joined to
fight for a different type of society--one in which greed,
inequality and war are replaced with solidarity and
justice. Come to a discussion of Marx's ideas and how they
apply to today and then get involved in helping us to build
a socialist movement! As Marx himself said, "philosophers
have only interpreted the world, the point is to change
it!ù"
Guest Speakers:
Brian
Jones
Brian Jones is a teacher, actor and
activist in New York City. His commentary
and writing have been featured on GritTV, SleptOn.com,
and the International
Socialist
Review.
Jennifer
Roesch
Jen Roesch is a frequent contibutor
to International
Socialist Review and
Socialist
Worker. She is the
author of "Turning Back the Clock? Women, Work
and Family Today."
TOUR STOPS (in
progress)
Hunter
College
Wednesday, Feb. 11
Brooklyn
College
Tuesday, Feb. 17
Columbia
University
Thursday, Feb. 19
Pratt
Institute
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Princeton
Wednesday, Mar.
4
NYU
Wednesday, Mar. 11
CUNY Grad
Center
Thursday, Mar. 12
Baruch
College
Tuesday, Mar. 17
City College of New
York
Thursday, Mar.
19
The Diversity Center of
Queens
Wednesday, Mar.
25 7pm
76-11 37th Ave.,
2nd Floor
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for more info
Call 646-452-8662 for more info or email
nyciso@gmail.com.