The socialist society hosts regular educational and social events in Canterbury, Wellington, and Otago.
Our events are open to all and free to attend.
June 30, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Kneecap Fundraiser Screening w/ Teachers for Palestine & WSS
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…
June 25, 2025 12:00 am
Marxist Theory of Capitalist Breakdown
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…
June 10, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
For Austerity’s Sake: A panel event on the attempted sale of the Wellington Airport
Events, Panel Discussion, Wellington
In 2023, the Wellington City Council commissioned a review of its balance sheet which identified that the Council had a…
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…