Communist University 2010

international | anti-capitalism | event notice Friday July 02, 2010 21:38 by John Corhford - CPGB

CU 2010 takes place from August 7-14

Sessions at CU 2010 include:

* Moshe Machover on ‘Socialism and Democracy’
* ‘Regime change: what are the prospects for change from below in Iran, and why a colour revolution would be so dangerous’, with Yassamine Mather and John McDonnell MP
* ‘The crisis of capitalism’: three sessions with Hillel Ticktin
* Ben Lewis on ‘EDL, BNP and the left: what fascism is, what it is not and the tactical blunders of the left’

Sessions at CU 2010 include:

* ‘Lenin Rediscovered’: three sessions with Lars T Lih
* Camilla Power: ‘Primitive communism and the matriarchal family: are they Marxist myths?’
* ‘The rise and fall of Ancient Greek democracy’, presented by Chris Gray (New Interventions)
* a number of sessions on party & programme
* the communist press

Venue:

Raymont Hall, 63 Wickham Road, New Cross, London SE4 – click below for a map
http://go2.wordpress.com/?id=725X1342&site=cpgb.wordpre...om%2F

* 15 min walk from New Cross tube station (East London line)
* 5 min walk from Brockley railway station – there are trains leaving London Bridge Station every 10-15 minutes.

PRICES

* full week, incl. self-catering accommodation in single ensuite rooms – £160 normal price; £200 solidarity; £120 unwaged
* first weekend, incl. one night’s accommodation – £35 (£20);
* day – £10 (£5);
* session – £5 (£3);
* whole week, no accommodation: £60 (£30).
* Please note that you can also turn up on the day and pay for your ticket then (unless you want to stay over, in which case you need to let us know as soon as possible)
* Some comrades on low wages have taken up standing orders to pay for CU – let us know if you’d like to do that and we’ll send you the details

Send a cheque or postal order for a minimum of £30 to BCM Box 928, London WC1N 3XX (please mark the back with ‘CU 2010′). Alternatively, you can use your debit or credit card to pay via PayPal. Go to link below and make sure you tell that this payment is for CU.
http://cpgb.wordpress.com/category/details/

Info on speakers at: http://cpgb.wordpress.com/category/speakers/