The socialist society hosts regular educational and social events in Canterbury, Wellington, and Otago.
Our events are open to all and free to attend.
By The Dawn’s Early Light: The Legacy of the American Revolution with Dolores Janiewski
September 1, 2026 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
2026 marks 250 years since the United States declared its independence, setting down in writing the ideals of modern bourgeois…
Standing Orders: Social(ist) Drinks
August 26, 2026 5:30 pm-7:30 pm
NOTE: as per the decision made at our 2025 AGM, this social drinks event will now take place on the…
The Tables Must Be Turned: Trade union internationalism, war & the power of solidarity
August 18, 2026 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Events, Open Discussion, Public Lecture, Wellington
Israel's war on Gaza has been termed a genocide by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry, and several unions have…
Public Lecture: Big Tech Imperialism, Market Failures and Oligarchy
August 12, 2026 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Canterbury, Events, Public Lecture
The Canterbury Socialist Society is delighted to host Dr Olivier Jutel, former journalist and media worker and now lecturer at…
Standing Orders: Social(ist) Drinks
July 22, 2026 5:30 pm-7:30 pm
Punky Brewster Craft Beer Fillery
NOTE: as per the decision made at our 2025 AGM, this social drinks event will now take place on the…
Confronting the Far Right: Lessons from the 2000’s
July 14, 2026 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
The far right is back and is bigger than ever. So, it seems like it’s a good time to look…
Members Forum (Open to Non Members)
July 8, 2026 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Canterbury, Events, Members Forum
It has always been true that the projects and sites of class struggle are many and distributed, but that feels…
The Emerging Order in Asia – A Public Talk on the Rise of a New Global Order in the Decline of American Hegemony presented by Manjeet S. Pardesi
June 16, 2026 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
The passing of American hegemony is giving rise to a new kind of global order — one that is neither…
Film Screening: The Arbor by Clio Barnard
June 10, 2026 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Canterbury, Events, Film Screening
Andrea Dunbar was born in 1961 in Bradford, England. She lived on the Buttershaw council estate with her textile worker…
What is Solidarity Anyway? A Unions Panel with an International Focus
May 13, 2026 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Canterbury, Events, Panel Discussion
Are you looking at the world and wishing you could do more to change things? What about the people you…
The Ernie Abbott Memorial Lecture 2026 – Give Me A Reason by CTU President Sandra Grey
April 14, 2026 6:00 pm-8:30 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
At the 2025 Labour Party conference, Council of Trade Unions (CTU) President Sandra Grey challenged Labour to “give workers a…
Bonus Event: Donna Miles-Mojab in Conversation with Sionainn Byrnes
April 9, 2026 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Canterbury, Chaired discussion, Events
Please join us for this special bonus event in which former senior lecturer in mathematics, now columnist and writer Donna…