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A) Outline | |||
Introductory remarks. | |||
More than ever “Socialism or barbarism” today. | |||
But a) pb. of language and content - taking in account past experience and failures, opacity of notions, updating past debates ; | |||
b) strategical stakes - behind the notion of "transitional method" (or program) : how to fight within/against the capitalist world order ? | |||
Lessons from the past and present struggles ; updating notions and debates. | I- Back to “Socialism” and “communism” : what do we mean ? Lessons from the past and present struggles ; updating notions and debates. | ||
II- What “transitional strategy” to-day ? At what level ? What fundamental demands ? | II- What “transitional strategy” to-day ? At what level ? What fundamental demands ? | ||
B) QUESTIONS FOR GROUPS | |||
A) In the recent international context and that of your country (or regional environment), can the words "socialism", "communism" be used by anti-capitalist currents? Or what other words do you use to evoke a non-capitalist future?) | |||
B) Give examples in your own country / region of concrete issues (private and /or public debt, health, care...- and behind them inequalities) before and/or since the Covid19, which could permit to raise "transitional demands" - with anti-capitalist, eco-socialist dynamics based on self-organisation, with social and political dimensions. | |||
Catherine Samary : http://csmaray.fr | Catherine Samary : http://csmaray.fr | ||
Reading materials: | |||
I) Michael Lowy | I) Michael Lowy, Transition, ecological and social planning [https://socialistproject.ca/2020/04/ecological-social-planning-transition/] | ||
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III- Via Campesina. Environmental & social justice | III- Via Campesina. Environmental & social justice | ||
Site = Who We ARE ? What are we fighting for ? What are we fighting against [https://viacampesina.org/en/what-are-we-fighting-for/page/2/] | a) Site = Who We ARE ? What are we fighting for ? What are we fighting against | ||
[https://viacampesina.org/en/what-are-we-fighting-for/page/2/] | |||
b) The right to food sovereignty. 16 October 2020 | |||
[https://viacampesina.org/en/food-sovereignty-is-the-flame-that-will-show-us-the-way-insists-la-via-campesina-as-it-marks-16october-in-a-pandemic-year/] | |||
c) #Nov25: Peasants in the Struggle for our Rights, against the Virus of Capital and Patriarchy! | |||
[https://viacampesina.org/en/nov25-peasants-in-the-struggle-for-our-rights-against-the-virus-of-capital-and-patriarchy] | |||
IV) EXTRACT from Daniel Tanuro's foreword to his book: "Too late to be pessimistic". [https://4edu.info/images/c/cf/Extract_Tanuro.doc] |
Latest revision as of 12:38, 2 December 2020
A) Outline
Introductory remarks.
More than ever “Socialism or barbarism” today.
But a) pb. of language and content - taking in account past experience and failures, opacity of notions, updating past debates ;
b) strategical stakes - behind the notion of "transitional method" (or program) : how to fight within/against the capitalist world order ?
I- Back to “Socialism” and “communism” : what do we mean ? Lessons from the past and present struggles ; updating notions and debates.
II- What “transitional strategy” to-day ? At what level ? What fundamental demands ?
B) QUESTIONS FOR GROUPS
A) In the recent international context and that of your country (or regional environment), can the words "socialism", "communism" be used by anti-capitalist currents? Or what other words do you use to evoke a non-capitalist future?)
B) Give examples in your own country / region of concrete issues (private and /or public debt, health, care...- and behind them inequalities) before and/or since the Covid19, which could permit to raise "transitional demands" - with anti-capitalist, eco-socialist dynamics based on self-organisation, with social and political dimensions.
Catherine Samary : http://csmaray.fr
Reading materials:
I) Michael Lowy, Transition, ecological and social planning [1]
II) CADTM For a unite front against the payment of public and private illegitimate debts [2]
III- Via Campesina. Environmental & social justice
a) Site = Who We ARE ? What are we fighting for ? What are we fighting against [3]
b) The right to food sovereignty. 16 October 2020
[4]
c) #Nov25: Peasants in the Struggle for our Rights, against the Virus of Capital and Patriarchy!
[5]
IV) EXTRACT from Daniel Tanuro's foreword to his book: "Too late to be pessimistic". [6]