The socialist society hosts regular educational and social events in Canterbury, Wellington, and Otago.
Our events are open to all and free to attend.
May 28, 2025 6:30 pm-9:00 pm
Going into Labour: Childbirth in Capitalism by Anna Fielder
Canterbury, Events, Public Lecture
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT DATE DIFFERS FROM OUR USUAL SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH* Childbirth is often described…
May 27, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
The Shaming State: How Democracies Erode Public Solidarity with Shame with Sara Salman
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
Sara Salman joins us to discuss her recent book, The Shaming State, which examines the erosion of social rights and…
May 20, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Pay Equity Snap Panel hosted by the Wellington Socialist Society
Events, Panel Discussion, Wellington
The National-led coalition’s shock gutting of pay equity legislation, passed under urgency just days after being announced, has taken woman…
April 27, 2025 10:30 am-12:00 pm
A CLASS FOR ITSELF — Independent Labour & Organising in Civil Society: An online seminar with Sean KB
Sean KB is a rank-and-file member of the NYC District Council of Carpenters, co-host of the Antifada podcast, and founder…
April 15, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
The Ernie Abbott Memorial Lecture 2025 – The Life and Death (and Rebirth?) of Fair Pay Agreements w/ Ben Peterson
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
The introduction of Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs) under the last Labour government was an ambitious attempt to deal with stagnant…
April 9, 2025 6:30 pm-9:00 pm
ANZACS and Jihadis – Public Lecture by Byron Clark
Canterbury, Events, Public Lecture
On November 14,1914 the Sultan-Caliph of the Ottoman empire proclaimed an official ‘Great Jihad’ against the allied powers. Today there…
March 29, 2025 1:30 pm-3:00 pm
For What We Will – A Brief History of American Socialism: An Online Seminar
For more than a century, socialism in the United States has gone through two distinct phases: a period of ascent…
March 4, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
‘They’ll never understand why I’m here’ – James Connolly: Irish Nationalist & Revolutionary Socialist
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
“If you remove the English Army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle, unless you set about the…
February 19, 2025 6:30 pm
News from Nowhere: The Utopian Vision of William Morris
Canterbury, Events, Public Lecture
"Go back again, now you have seen us, and your outward eyes have learned that in spite of all the…
February 11, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Social Anarchism and the Rejection of Private Property – A Public Lecture by Jesse Spafford
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
Anarchists of all varieties believe that the state lacks political authority—i.e., a special right to coercively rule its subjects. However,…
January 22, 2025 6:30 pm
The Left in Local Government – Limits and Opportunities
Canterbury, Events, Panel Discussion
The Canterbury Socialist Society are back for 2025 with our first event, a panel exploring the political left in the…
December 10, 2024 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Some things are worth fighting for – War Surgeon and Socialist Doug Jolly
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
Central Otago-born Doug Jolly served on the front lines throughout the Spanish Civil War and in WW2, developing innovative systems…