Day 2, Session 1: Imperialism Today: Super-Exploitation and Marxist Theory
Presentation and discussion with Walter Daum Imperialism was first analyzed by Marxist theorists a century ago. Today it still dominates the world but has greatly changed: production, not just trade, ... Read more
Marxist Summer Intensive: July 15-17
Through collaborative study and discussion, we aim to provide a challenging learning environment so each participant can develop his/her own theoretical and analytic tools to advance our organizing and movement building work in order to broaden opposition to capital locally, nationally and internationally.
Day 2, Session 2: Looking at Class Consciousness, Class Struggle and Self-Organizing Using Image Theater
"I believe that all the truly revolutionary theatrical groups should transfer to the people the means of production in the theater so that the people themselves may utilize them. The theater is a weapon, and it is the people who should wield it. —Augusto Boal
Day 2, Session 3: Public Banking
This session will explore the concept of public banking as an organizing and programmatic strategy for fighting the power of the private banksters and for raising the fundamental question of who should control public monies and decide how they are invested.
Day 2, Session 4—Southern Insurgency: Mass Movements Throughout the Global South
It is essential that we considers the broader historical forces in play today throughout the Global South, such as the effects of imperialism, the decline of the international union movement, class struggle, and the growing reserve army of available labor on a global scale.