Events
The Shaming State: How Democracies Erode Public Solidarity with Shame with Sara Salman
May 27, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
Sara Salman joins us to discuss her recent book, The Shaming State, which examines the erosion of social rights and…
For Austerity’s Sake: A panel event on the attempted sale of the Wellington Airport
June 10, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Events, Panel Discussion, Wellington
In 2023, the Wellington City Council commissioned a review of its balance sheet which identified that the Council had a…
Kneecap Fundraiser Screening w/ Teachers for Palestine & WSS
June 30, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Events, Film Screening, Wellington
We're stoked to be contributing to this event alongside Teachers for Palestine! https://events.humanitix.com/kneecap-film-nightTickets are $20 waged, $15 unwaged. Funds raised…
Marxist Theory of Capitalist Breakdown
July 27, 2025 10:30 am-12:00 pm
Canterbury, Events, Otago, Public Lecture, Wellington
‘In world market crises, all the contradictions of bourgeois production erupt collectively; in particular crises (particular in their content and…
Palestine & Internationalism: A panel event on Palestinian resistance and the international solidarity movements
August 19, 2025 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Events, Panel Discussion, Wellington
“Just as none of us is outside or beyond geography, none of us is completely free from the struggle over…
Breaking Fallow Ground: The Return of the Alliance Party with Victor Billot and Tom Roud
September 9, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Chaired discussion, Events, Wellington
The Alliance Party, once a strong force in Aotearoa’s electoral landscape, has returned from a decade in hibernation to contest…
Monthly(ish) Social Drinks
September 26, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Kia ora Comrades, Come one, come all to our monthly(ish) social drinks. Whether you’re a member or a fellow traveller,…
Letter-writing for Palestine
October 4, 2025 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Kia ora koutou, Join Teachers for Palestine Aotearoa and Wellington Socialist Society and get down to Bedlam and Squalor after…
Ivor Montagu: Profile of a Stalinist with Dr Russell Campbell
October 7, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
The son of a wealthy British peer, Ivor Montagu (1904–1984) rebelled against his privileged background, becoming a pioneer of film…
Burnt Out: A Panel Event on the Crisis in Aotearoa’s Public Education
November 11, 2025 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Events, Panel Discussion, Wellington
Education in New Zealand is in a state of crisis. It is fighting a hostile government that does not believe…
WSS Christmas Pub Quiz
December 9, 2025 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Welcome to our inaugural Christmas pub quiz hosted by the Wellington Socialist Society to cap off a long year! Have…