EVENTS

The Global Commune, Edinburgh

Day school hosted by the Republican Communist Network and supported by The Commune, on Saturday 16th January. All day on Saturday 16th January at Out of the Blue Centre, Dalmeny Street (off Leith Walk): see here for further details.

South Yorkshire

Our first Sheffield communist discussion group takes place on Tuesday 19th January: ‘what would our alternative society look like?’ From 7pm on Tuesday 19th January at The Rutland Arms, 86 Brown Street, Sheffield S1 2BS. Click here for recommended reading. Get in touch with Barry on 07543 652629 for more details.

London ‘uncaptive minds’ forums on capitalism and the working class today

The second series of our London public forums is about “capitalism and the working class today”, looking at issues such as the financial climate, globalisation and imperialism, casualisation and the transformation of the workforce.

Details of January meeting to follow shortly. Email uncaptiveminds@gmail.com for more info.

London reading group

The trade union theory and workplace organising reading group will continue in January 2010 with a look at different ways in which the workforce is structured by modern capitalism. More details shortly.

North-West

We recently held our first Manchester forum and are planning more soon: email uncaptiveminds@gmail.com to register your interest.

Bristol

In September we held our first public meeting in Bristol – more planned shortly. Email uncaptiveminds@gmail.com to be kept updated.

West Midlands

We participate in the Coventry Radical Network. If you are interested in its activities  or our network, call Dave on 02476 450027

Wrexham

We are planning a series of meetings around the title “Storming the heavens—alternatives to capitalism”.

Paper sales will also be launched in and around the town centre.

Contact via uncaptiveminds@gmail.com

Previous discussion series

Our first series of ‘uncaptive minds’ forums took place in autumn 2008, and was on the subject of the 1970s class struggle, discussing various disputes as well as the organising methods and ideas prevalent at the time. Click here for reports on individual meetings and links to resources.

In the first half of 2009 we held a reading group on ‘communism from below’, looking at both the future communist society and the means of organisation needed to get there. Click here to see the full list of dates, subjects and texts.

The autumn 2009 London reading group looked at trade union theory and workplace organising, see here for the questions discussed and recommended reading.