Come on, Westerners, wake up. The call at the conference is for radical economics, cultural revolution and a new world order.There is at least one talk on literature and art a la revolution. I think I am building up to yet another Gramsci post...And, some of you did not believe me when I said there were Marxist roots in the IRA and the Republican movement in Eire. Check out this note from the website above.
Freedom fighters
It is an old adage that “one man’s
terrorist is another man’s freedom
fighter”. And Marxism 2012 is very
proud to play host to some incredible
freedom fighters. Leila Khaled is a member of the
Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine and has dedicated her life to
Palestinian freedom. Most famously
she hijacked two planes in the ‘60s and
‘70s. Banned from the UK, Leila joins
us via Skype Sun, 3.45pm.
Tommy McKearney, author of The
Provisional IRA from Insurrection to
Parliament, remembers his participation
in the IRA hunger strikes 30 years ago
Sat, 3.45pm.
Ronnie Kasrils was head of the
African National Congress military
underground. He is speaking twice at
Marxism this year, asking what makes
for revolutionary courage Sat, 11.45am
and outlining the case for sanctions
against Israel Sun, 2pm.
Robert H King, a Black Panther
and one of the Angola 3, was held in
solitary confinement for 29 years. Since
his release he has campaigned tirelessly
for justice for his two comrades.
He introduces the film of their struggle
In the Land of the Free
Mary, Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us and London today.