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 7pm
Brooklyn College
Tuesday, Feb. 17 7:30pm
Columbia University
Thursday, Feb. 19 8pm
Pratt Institute
Tuesday, Feb. 24 12:30pm
Princeton
Wednesday, Mar. 4 7pm
Labyrinth Books
122 Nassau St,
Princton, NJ
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with Brian Jones
NYU
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 7pm
NYU, 53 Washington Square South, Room 404
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with Jennifer Roesch
CUNY Grad Center
Thursday, Mar. 12 4:30pm
CUNY Grad Center, Room 5409
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with Brian Jones
Baruch College
Tuesday, Mar. 17 7pm
Baruch College, Location TBA
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with Brian Jones
City College of New York
Thursday, Mar. 19 7pm
North Academic Center (NAC) Building, Room 1/211
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with Brian Jones
The Diversity Center of Queens
Wednesday, Mar. 25 7pm
76-11 37th Ave., 2nd Floor
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with Brian Jones
Call 646-452-8662 for more info or email
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