Ecosocialist School 2023
ENG/CAS 2 languages
Saturday 18 November 15.00 Introduction to the school
Sunday 19 November
What's Ecosocialism? ESS 2023. 1
Alex Merlo – CAS - conf
Monday 20 November
Introduction to our critical Marxism - Ian
- Our experience of oppression and exploitation – alienation, dialectics and materialism.
- The development and history of capitalism – structure, progress and class.
- The collective struggle against capitalism – labour, exploitation and communisation.
Tuesday 21 November
Introduction to the Marxist critique of political economy. 3.
Alex Merlo - CAS - conf
Wednesday 22 November
China, the rise of a new imperialism. 4.
Alex dJ - ENG
- The metamorphosis of the People's Republic of China
- Capitalism in the PRC
- A new imperialism
Thursday 23 November
Imperialism and geopolitical disorder. 5.
Joseph ENG - conf
Friday 24 November
Palestine and international solidarity. 6.
Joseph ENG - conf
Saturday 25 November
LGBTIQ movements and liberation- Olivia 7
ENG
– Capitalism and LGBTIQ oppression.
– LGBTIQ theories and struggles.
- The Left in LGBTIQ struggles.
Sunday 26 November - Free day
Monday 27 November
Women's movements fighting for gender and sexual liberation. 8.
CAS
Tuesday 28 November
The far-right today. 9.
ENG
Wednesday 29 November
What is the Working class. 10.
Uraz FRE - conf
Thursday 30 November
Women and Capitalism / Women's lives in capitalism / The social role of women in capitalism. 11.
conf
Friday 1 December
Climate crisis and the need for social transformation. 12.
conf
Saturday 2 December
Debt: a tool of neocolonialism. 13.
Sunday 3 December
Free day
Monday 4 December
Long waves in contemporary capitalism. 14.
Daniel CAS - conf
Tuesday 5 December
Anti-racism. 15.
Wednesday 6 December
Social movements and struggles in Latin-America. 16.
Thursday 7 December
Transitional program and the struggle for social transformation: transitional strategies in the struggle for socialism. 17.
Brais CAS - conf
Friday 8 December
The strategic role of internationalism and the need for an international. 18.
Penelope Duggan - conf
Saturday 9 December
Evaluation, cleaning
Structure of the day
9.30-10.00: Lecture part 1
10.00-10.10: Break
10.10-10.40: Lecture Part 2
10.40-10.50: Break
10.50-11:20: Lecture Part 3
11.20-11.30: Break
11.30-12.15: Questions and answers
12.15-14.45: Lunch and time for individual reading
14.45-16.15: Discussion in language groups
16.15-16.30: Break
16.30-17.10: Final discussion starting with reports from the groups. Part 1
17.10-17.20: Break
17.20-17.50: Final discussion. Part 2
18.00-18.30: Country Report
20.00: Evening meal