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'''Thursday 18/08'''<br>
'''Thursday 18/08'''<br>
'''[[1. Introduction to our critical Marxism]]''' <br>
'''[[1. Introduction to our critical Marxism]]''' <br> - Alex Merlo
- Marx's materialism: The Theses on Feuerbach. Self-emancipation.<br>
- Marx's materialism: The Theses on Feuerbach. Self-emancipation.<br>
- Introduction to historical materialism: The notions of base and superstructure.<br>
- Introduction to historical materialism: The notions of base and superstructure.<br>
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- Our ecosocialist answers<br>
- Our ecosocialist answers<br>


'''Saturday 20/08'''<br>
'''Saturday 20/08'''<br> - Maral Jefroudi
'''[[3. The working class today]]'''<br>  
'''[[3. The working class today]]'''<br>  
- What is the working class? The notion of class in Marx and marxism<br>
- What is the working class? The notion of class in Marx and marxism<br>
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- The emergence of new powers - towards a multipolar world?<br>
- The emergence of new powers - towards a multipolar world?<br>


'''Monday 22/08'''<br>
'''Monday 22/08'''<br> - Nadia de Mond
'''[[5. Women's liberation and LGTB struggles]]'''<br>
'''[[5. Women's liberation and LGTB struggles]]'''<br>
- A Marxist-feminist analysis of women’s oppression and exploitation<br>
- A Marxist-feminist analysis of women’s oppression and exploitation<br>
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'''Thursday 25/08'''<br>   
'''Thursday 25/08'''<br>   
'''[[7. Revolution and repression in the Middle-East]]'''<br>
'''[[7. Revolution and repression in the Middle-East]]'''<br> - Joseph Daher
– The structural causes of the Arab revolts<br>
– The structural causes of the Arab revolts<br>
– The reactionary counter-offensive<br>
– The reactionary counter-offensive<br>
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- Southern Europe as the laboratory of the crisis and the focal point of resistance<br>
- Southern Europe as the laboratory of the crisis and the focal point of resistance<br>


'''Saturday 27/08'''<br>  
'''Saturday 27/08'''<br> - Alex de Jong
'''[[9. The Fourth International and strategic debates]]'''<br>  
'''[[9. The Fourth International and strategic debates]]'''<br>  
- Our strategic goal<br>
- Our strategic goal<br>

Revision as of 13:28, 26 April 2016

draft program

Wednesday 17/08 Arrivals, introduction.
- [Starting] at 4 pm.

Thursday 18/08
1. Introduction to our critical Marxism
- Alex Merlo - Marx's materialism: The Theses on Feuerbach. Self-emancipation.
- Introduction to historical materialism: The notions of base and superstructure.
- Introduction to the Marxist critique of political economy: use value, exchange value, surplus value, exploitation.

Friday 19/08
2. Marx and ecology, the global ecological crisis
- Climate crisis, biodiversity crisis, energy crisis and link with the capitalist mode of production.
- The notion of progress put into question, struggle of indigenous peoples, land grabbing etc.
- Our ecosocialist answers

Saturday 20/08
- Maral Jefroudi 3. The working class today
- What is the working class? The notion of class in Marx and marxism
- The changes in the class composition of the working class during the late 20th Century
- The problem of class consciousness and intersecting identities

Sunday 21/08
4.Imperialism and new emerging powers in the 21st Century
- Classic theory on imperialism
- US Imperialism since WW2
- The emergence of new powers - towards a multipolar world?

Monday 22/08
- Nadia de Mond 5. Women's liberation and LGTB struggles
- A Marxist-feminist analysis of women’s oppression and exploitation
- Gender, sexuality, intersectionality: the question of oppression in a broader framework
- LGBTQ theories and struggles

Tuesday 23/08 Day off

Wednesday 24/08
6. Immigration and anti-racism
- Roots of the refugee crisis
- What is racism?
- Anti-racist struggles

Thursday 25/08
7. Revolution and repression in the Middle-East
- Joseph Daher – The structural causes of the Arab revolts
– The reactionary counter-offensive
- The role of the left and the revolutionaries in these movements

Friday 26/08
8. Europe in crisis
- The authoritarian and austerian offensive in Europe
- The state of the European Left (from the Left party to anti-capitalists)
- Southern Europe as the laboratory of the crisis and the focal point of resistance

Saturday 27/08
- Alex de Jong 9. The Fourth International and strategic debates
- Our strategic goal
- The role of the revolutionary party
- How can broad parties be a bridge between where we are now and what we want

Sunday 28/08
10. Evaluation and general cleaning