Austerity Anonymous - New Discussion Group - First Session Tuesday 7th August

By Anonymous, submitted on Sun, 05/08/2012 - 19:22

Austerity Anonymous - First Session Tuesday 7th August

‘Austerity Anonymous’ is a regular discussion group, on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Our first two readings will be Plaza-Riot-Commune’ by Research and Destroy and ‘Sex, Race and Class’ by Selma James.

‘Austerity’ is impossible to escape. We are being set up to expect a decade of the stuff. We need to understand exactly what is meant, and what are the implications of an epoch of austerity. Where did it come from, what is it doing, what will be the outcome, what does it make possible and impossoble, and can/should it be stopped?

See http://glasgoweducation.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/new-group-austerity-anonymous/ for more details.
Send an email saying hello to marxreading@strickdistro.org to join the mailing list/discussion group.

Discussion Format

Often we will take a written text as our starting point, sometimes another kind of text (a film, a tv show), and sometimes a more general theme for discussion.

People take turns to propose material for the group to examine. The intention being to bring about a situation where we might begin to analyse and discuss current events collaboratively, while relating to theory.

Sometimes we meet in the pub, sometimes in a community centre, sometimes the library. We plan fieldtrips, going for walks and exploring local histories.

Generally the group tries to introduce contemporary texts and situations to our discussions, aiming towards informed analysis & critique of current events. We assume no specific prior expertise beyond the set text, and will try to link up common experiences.

This group has emerged from a 4-week course earlier in the summer looking at key shorter works by the heterodox German Economist Karl Marx. This group is not run by any political organization.

Coming up:

August 7th Plaza-Riot-Commune
Venue   Kinning Park Complex, 1 minute from Kinning Park Subway Station.
Time   7pm
Text   ‘Plaza-Riot-Commune’ by Research and Destroy
Link   bayofrage.com/from-the-bay/plazariotcommune

August 21st Sex, Race and Class
Venue   Kinning Park Complex, 1 minute from Kinning Park Subway Station.
Time   7pm
Text   ‘Sex, Race and Class’ by Selma James
Link   caringlabor.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/james-sexraceclass-read.pdf

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