Resources & Education Events & ReportsMontreal Marxist Winter School 2021: Registration and Reading List!Our Canadian comrades’ 11th annual Montreal Marxist School will be held on Zoom over the February long weekend from Saturday 13 to Monday 15. This year the school has been expanded to cover three days instead of two—adding four sessions! As usual, all presentations and discussions will be held in French and English with translation. Over 600 people have already registered! If you haven’t registered, don’t wait any longer! Register now.The Montreal Marxist Winter School has enjoyed revolutionary growth and is now the biggest Marxist event in the country. More than 250 people attended in person in February 2020, just prior to the pandemic. As we cannot currently meet in person, our 2021 event will be held online and it is set to be the biggest one yet. Suggested readingsFor those who wish to prepare for the various sessions, here is a list of suggested readings. Reading them is optional and the event is friendly to all audiences, regardless of your background!Louis Riel and the Rebellions of the MetisSaturday, February 13, 10AM ESTIndigenous Struggle and the Fight for Socialism : Revolution, Not Reconciliation! – Fightback (you can also order the print version through their store)The American Civil War to End SlaverySaturday, February 13, 2:30PM ESTThe Second American Revolution – Alan Woods, chapter from Marxism and the USAIs There a Magic Money Tree? Why Reformism Cannot Solve the CrisisSaturday, February 13, 2:30PM ESTCanadian Economy: When Will the Shit Hit the Fan?Will There Be a Boom?Marx, Keynesianism, and the Crisis of CapitalismSocialism or UBI?100 Years Since the Founding of the Canadian Communist Party—Lessons for TodaySunday, February 14, 10AM ESTBook Review – Canadian Bolsheviks: the Early Years of the Communist Party of Canada, by Ian AngusCanadian Bolsheviks: The early years of the Communist Party of Canada – by Ian Angus (print version of the book is available through their store)When the Slaves Won: the Haitian RevolutionSunday, February 14, 10AM ESTThe Slave Revolution—Saint-Domingue 1791–1803The Need for a Socialist Planned EconomySunday, February 14, 2:30PM ESTWhat Will Socialism Look Like?Capitalism is Dying—and a New Socialist Society is Trying to be BornChile: from Allende to Pinochet to TodaySunday, February 14, 2:30PM ESTLessons of Chile 1973 – Alan WoodsOverwhelming Victory in the Chilean Constitutional Referendum: a Blow to Piñera and the RegimeRevolution in Latin America: Lessons of the Red OctoberThe Oppression of the Jews through the Ages: Who Actually Fights Anti-Semitism?Monday, February 15, 10AM ESTAnti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism—Setting the Record StraightBritain: the Shocking History of Tory Party Anti-SemitismSome Historical Clarifications on Israel/PalestineThermidor and Anti-Semitism – Leon TrotskyThe Irish Struggle for FreedomMonday, February 15, 10AM ESTIreland: “Common History, Common Struggle”—from an error of emphasis to opportunismIreland: Republicanism and RevolutionThe Class, the Party, and the Leadership: How to Organize RevolutionMonday, February 15, 2:30PM ESTThe Class, the Party, and the Leadership—Why Was the Spanish Proletariat Defeated? – Leon TrotskyShare This February 2, 2021
Montreal Marxist Winter School 2021: Registration and Reading List!