Ecosocialist School 2024

Sunday 17 November 15.00 Introduction to the school

Monday 18 November What's Ecosocialism? ESS 2024 - Alex M. 1

Tuesday 19 November Introduction to our critical Marxism - Alex M. 2

- 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.

Wednesday 20 November Introduction to the Marxist critique of political economy. Clara. 3.
- Fundamental concepts
- Crisis theory

Thursday 21 November LGBTIQ movements and liberation. Olivia 4.

– Capitalism and LGBTIQ oppression.
– LGBTIQ theories and struggles.
- The Left in LGBTIQ struggles.

Friday 22 November The struggle against racism. 5.
- What is racism?
- Racism and capitalism
- Anti-Racist movements

Saturday 23 November Women's movements fighting for gender and sexual liberation. 6.
- A Marxist-feminist analysis of women’s oppression and exploitation
- Gender, sexuality, intersectionality: the question of oppression in a broader framework
- Women's liberation struggles

Sunday 24 November Free Day.

Monday 25 November Imperialism and geopolitical disorder. 8.
- Classic theory of imperialism
- US imperialism and emerging new powers - towards a multipolar world?
- Imperialism in disorder: from the 1930s to Brexit and Trump

Tuesday 26 November Debt as tool of imperialism. 9.

Wednesday 27 November The struggle against the far-right. 9.
- The roots of the Far-Right
- Characteristics of the Far-Right today
- Strategies against the Far-Right

Thursday 28 November The rise and metamorphosis of China. 10.
- The metamorphosis of the People's Republic of China
- Capitalism in the PRC
- A new imperialism

Friday 29 November. Social movements and struggles in Latin-America 11.

Saturday 30 November. Free Day.

Sunday 1 December Palestinian liberation and international solidarity 13.

Monday 2 December Climate crisis and the need for social transformation. 14.

Tuesday 3 December Women in anti-capitalist struggles.

Wednesday 4 December Long waves in contemporary capitalism. 15.
- The Marxist analysis of crisis, rate of profit
- The theory of long waves
- The neoliberal answer to the crisis since the 1980's

Thursday 5 December Party and Class. The role of social movements 16.
- Social and political struggles
- The autonomy of social movements
- Tasks of a socialist party

Friday 8 December The transitional program and the struggle for socialism 17.
- The method of the transitional demands
- What are transitional demands today?

Saturday 9 December The strategic role of internationalism and the need for an international. Penny. 18.
- Historical aspects of the Four internationals
- World capitalism and internationalism

Sunday 10 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