The socialist society hosts regular educational and social events in Canterbury, Wellington, and Otago. Our events are open to all and free to attend.
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Second New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies National Conference – Labour Weekend 2024
October 26, 2024 12:00 pm-October 27, 2024 10:00 pm
Events, Panel Discussion, Public Lecture, Wellington
Kia ora Neighbours - both members and supporters of the New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies. The Wellington Socialist Society…
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Guest Lecture – New Debates on Social Domination: Marxist Political Theory in the Post-Pandemic Era
August 14, 2024 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Canterbury, Events, Public Lecture
The Canterbury Socialist Society is thrilled to be able to host this guest lecture for our August event, 2024. Berkay…
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The Labour Party: Which Way Forward? – A Wellington Socialist Society Panel Discussion
August 13, 2024 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Events, Panel Discussion, Wellington
There have been three periods of major transformation in Aotearoa’s political economy: the 1890s, the 1930s, and the 1980s. Founded…
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The Philosophy of Ernst Bloch in an Age of Disaster – An online seminar hosted by Jon Greenaway
August 4, 2024 6:00 pm-8:30 pm
Canterbury, Events, Interview, Otago, Public Lecture, Wellington
"Precisely the defeated man must try the outside world again" - Ernst Bloch, The Principle of Hope (1954). It is…
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CSS public lecture and discussion – Mutual Aid: Fostering Resilience and Solidarity
July 31, 2024 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Canterbury, Events, Public Lecture
“The mutual-aid tendency in man has so remote an origin, and is so deeply interwoven with all the past evolution…
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How To Read Wars: A Public Conversation with John Dolan
July 25, 2024 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Chaired discussion, Events, Interview, Wellington
In many ways, the 2020’s seems further away from the ‘end of history’ than the 1920’s. This has led some…
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Panel Event – The Socialist Society: Where have we come from, where are we going?
July 10, 2024 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Canterbury, Events, Panel Discussion
"Marx was not simply the best or most consistent or radical socialist, but rather the most historically, and hence critically,…
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Social(ist) Drinks & Book Swap
June 21, 2024 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Unfortunately, plans for our regular educational event in June need to be postponed, however we hope to be able to…
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They Shall Beat Their Swords Into Plowshares – The Catholic Worker Kaupapa with Adi Leason
May 14, 2024 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
“And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword…
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Ghosts of the Millennial Left – An Online Seminar w/ C Derick Varn
May 5, 2024 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Canterbury, Events, Interview, Otago, Public Lecture, Wellington
“There is today in the world a dominant discourse […] This dominating discourse often has the manic, jubilatory, and incantatory…
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New Members Meeting & Social Drinks
April 26, 2024 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Kia ora Neighbours, We've been a bit slack at organising social events lately. Given we've had a fair number of…
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Summer of Discontent – Two Years on from the Parliament Protests with Tom Smith
April 9, 2024 6:00 pm-8:30 pm
Events, Open Discussion, Public Lecture, Wellington
Join Federation member Tom Smith in a public discussion about the significance of 2022's parliament occupation. In the present moment,…