Youth School 2010
Youth School, 20-31 August.
The school is tri-lingual, English, Spanish and French.
See readings at Youth School 2009
Programme
Fri 20 August
17.00: Arrivals, welcome, introduction
Sat 21 August
- Basic Marxism, Concepts of Historical Materialism, Jean
Sun 22 August:
- The Economic Crisis and Why Capitalism Produces Crises, Catherine
- Extra evening session:Permanent Revolution, applied on Africa, Jean
Mon 23 August
-The far right, neofascist parties, racism and Islamophobia in Europe, Miguel
Tue 24 August
- Women's oppression in global Capitalism, Marijke
Wed 25 August
Imperialism and US / EU hegemony, Gilbert
Thu 26 August
FREE DAY
- Walking Tour of Amsterdam (optional)
Fri 27 August
The global ecological crisis, Terry
Sat 28 August
- The central role of the working class in the anticapitalist struggles in Europe, Liam
Sun 29 August
- Latin America and strategies for taking power, Sebastien
Mon 30 August
- Building broad parties and the Fourth International, Penny
- 14.00: Visit to the International Institute for Social History (optional)
Tue 31 August
- Evaluation, cleaning, departure
Structure of each day
9.00-9.30: Lecture, part I
9.30-9.40: Break
9.40-10.10: Lecture, part II
10.10-10.20: Break
10.20-10:50: Lecture, part III
10.50-11.00: Break
11.00-12.00: Q&A
12.00-16.00: Lunch and time for reading
16.00-17.30: Discussion by language group
17.30-19.00: Concluding discussion, beginning with reports from each group.