As our last event of the year, aside from monthly drinks, is a screening of Raoul Peck’s 2017 biopic of the young Karl Marx, Frederich Engels, and Jenny Marx as they agitate and are subsequently chased out of the countries of Europe – between Paris, Brussels, and London. The film Trailer can be viewed here:…
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 the Communist movement, and to mark the 100th Anniversary of the October Revolution, as a key event in the establishment of a Communist movement in Aotearoa New Zealand. The evening will begin with a panel…
Though Cowards Flinch and Traitors Sneer, We’ll Keep the Red Ale Flowing Here Starting in April 2017 – the third Thursday of every month the Socialist Society has informal drinks at Pomeroy’s on the corner of Fitzgerald and Kilmore. All are welcome to join us to discuss whatever: politics; interesting things you’ve read, watched or…
In the aftermath of the NZ General Election we are gathering for an informal exchange of ideas and thoughts about the question of socialism, the working class, class struggles, and the lay of the land/balance of forces in New Zealand. We are joined this month by a special guest Loren Goldner who is holidaying here…
As a ‘bonus’ social event for anyone at a loss how to spend Election Night (Saturday 23rd September) we are going to attend this event at The Space Academy: https://www.facebook.com/events/232590733930661/ “Election Party 2017 Space Academy, 371 St Asaph Street 23rd September Election coverage as it unfolds, on all of our screens. Preliminary results released progressively from…