Socialist Youth Summer Festival 2010

national | anti-capitalism | event notice Tuesday August 03, 2010 14:20 by Karl - Socialist Youth info at socialistparty dot net 141 Thomas St, Dublin 8 01 677 2592

Debate and discuss the ideas that will change the world!

Socialist Youth organises this annual Summer festival as an event where young people can come together to discuss the issues that affect them, discuss how to build the fight against cuts and capitalism, debate the alternatives, and learn about socialist ideas. Along with discussion you will also get to relax and enjoy yourself over the weekend with music, barbeques, film showing, football and lots more. It's an event that you can’t afford to miss!

The event takes place from the 20 - 22 of August.

Socialist Youth Summer Festival

The continuing crisis of capitalism is destroying all options for young people. With 430,000 on the dole, the idea of finding a half‐way decent job is all but gone. The government is shutting the option of eductaion with savage cutbacks and hikes in registration fees.
Even the dole has been slashed for young people.

The governments message for young people is clear ‐ they want to kick us out of the country through forced emigration. They don't care about workers, young people or the unemployed. This is a crisis of capitalism, caused by the greed and speculation of the rich. It emphasises the fundamentally undemocratic nature of capitalism, where big business and 'the markets' have the power to destroy the lives of millions.

Greece has seen a series of general strikes and mass protests in the last months against the cutbacks there. Similarly we have seen huge student protests, strikes and occupations against cuts and privatisation of education in Germany and Austria. More and more people are no longer simply vitims of the crisis and the profit system, but opponents of it.

Agenda:
Friday Night Rally:
Capitalism destroying our future - The fight for a Socialist World!

Saturday Morning Commissions:
1 Israel/Palestine: How can the oppression of Palestinians be fought?
2 LGBT ‐ How can equality be won?
3 BP Oil Spill Exposes Multinationals ‐ But can the environment be saved?
4 Revolution in Ireland 1918 ‐ 1923, a socialist analysis.

Saturday Evening Rally:
Northern Ireland 1968 - 1972, The Lost Revolution.

Saturday Midday:
1 70 years after his death ‐ the ideas of Leon Trotsky today.
2 Raunch Culture ‐ Liberation or Exploitation of women?
3 Jobs, dole, emigration - what future for young people in Ireland?
4 Lessons of the Portugese Revolution 1974.

Sunday Morning :
1 Individual terrorism vs mass movements ‐ how can we defeat capitalism?
2 Racism in Ireland & how to fight it.
3 Greece ‐ Crisis, Austerity, Workers' Struggle ‐ Lessons for Socialists in Ireland.
4 The case for socialism.

Building Workshops:
Building the forces of socialism amongst young people.

Speakers from North and South of Ireland and International speakers from the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI).

Cost: €60/ £50 includes all meals, accomodation and travel.

For more info or to book a place text or call:
07876146473 from the North or 087 3141986 from the South.