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