The socialist society hosts regular educational and social events in Canterbury, Wellington, and Otago. Our events are open to all and free to attend.
April 24, 2018 7:30 pm-10:30 pm
CSS Public Lecture: Workers Against War
Canterbury Socialist Society presents "Workers Against War" - a public lecture on this history of the Workers' Movement opposition to…
March 29, 2018 7:30 pm-11:30 pm
CSS Guest Lecture: The Working Day & Surplus Value
"As capitalist, he is only capital personified. His soul is the soul of capital. But capital has one single life…
March 15, 2018 7:00 pm-11:59 pm
Standings Orders: Monthly Pints with the Socialist Society
We will be at Pomeroy's Old Brewery Inn from 7pm. Pints and politics, beer and banter, martinis and marxism, negri and a…
February 20, 2018 7:30 pm-11:00 pm
Screening: Hail, Caesar! (2016)
The February event of the Canterbury Socialist Society is a screening of the Coen brothers' film 'Hail, Caesar!'. This satire…
February 15, 2018 5:00 pm-11:59 pm
Standings Orders: Monthly Pints with the Socialist Society
As usual our social event is the third Thursday of the month from 7pm at Pomeroy's Old Brewery Inn on…
January 17, 2018 7:30 pm-10:30 pm
Women, Witches, Work: Silvia Federici’s Caliban and the Witch
According to this new social-sexual contract, proletarian women became for male workers the substitute for the land lost to the…
December 21, 2017 7:00 pm-11:00 pm
Last Call: End of Year Drinks with Canterbury Socialist Society
Last call! "Working deer of all countries, unite! You have nothing to lose but your reins." After a bit over…
December 13, 2017 7:30 pm-10:30 pm
CSS Film Screening: The Young Karl Marx (2017)
As our last event of the year, aside from monthly drinks, is a screening of Raoul Peck's 2017 biopic of…
November 16, 2017 7:00 pm-11:00 pm
Standing Orders: Monthly Pints with the Socialist Society
Though Cowards Flinch and Traitors Sneer, We’ll Keep the Red Ale Flowing Here Starting in April 2017 – the third…
November 9, 2017 7:30 pm-10:30 pm
NZ’s Road To Socialism, Project Launch, Christchurch
NZ’s road to socialism and the Canterbury Socialist Society are co-hosting this event to launch a new project to record oral histories of…
October 19, 2017 7:00 pm-11:00 pm
Standing Orders: Monthly Pints with the Socialist Society
Though Cowards Flinch and Traitors Sneer, We’ll Keep the Red Ale Flowing Here Starting in April 2017 – the third…
October 9, 2017 12:00 am-12:00 am
Condition of the Working Class Discussion w/ Loren Goldner
In the aftermath of the NZ General Election we are gathering for an informal exchange of ideas and thoughts about…