A modest proposal.
socialism
Seeking the democratic socialist in Canadian political life
Open Letter for a "NEW" Democratic Socialist Party
Sisters and Brothers,
In his Oct. 9th, 2010 column, titled "The NDP: Not your father's socialism," John Ivison of The National Post wrote about the NDP's "metamorphosis of an old 20th-century socialist party into a vibrant 21st-century social democratic party." What exactly a "21-st century social democratic party" looks like is hard to discern though a few clues were provided by Ivison in a lower paragraph in the story:
Toward a democratic globalism
Marc Lee, of the B.C. office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, has proposed an excellent 12-part program for a reoriented and reinvigorated Canadian Left. He has done us a real service by identifying key themes that would define the Left and catalyze fundamental change:
• a universal guaranteed income program
• sectoral collective bargaining
• legal changes to rein in the power of corporations
• abolition of intellectual property (copyright and patents)
• public control of key economic sectors and infrastructures through regulation, nationalization or the creation of public corporations
Humberto goes to Cuba
Not Rex's Humberto DaSilva ponders the hypocrisy of U.S. rules regarding Cuba, while in Cuba.
Related rabble.ca story:
Film night: Capitalism, a love story
Feb 3 2012 - 7:00pm
Feb 3 2012 - 10:00pm
Location
OISE U of Toronto
252 Bloor St. W. room 2-212
Toronto, ON Canada
Phone:
647-728-9143
43° 40' 4.8072" N, 79° 23' 54.312" W
See map: Google Maps
Capitalism, A Love Story
Youth for Socialist Action film screening and discussion with Occupy Toronto's Lana Goldberg and YSA chairperson Tyler Mackinnon.
Admission: $4 (or PWYC)
Contact name:
Tyler
Contact email:
NDP Leader Candidates' Debate in Toronto
Mar 1 2012 - 7:00pm
Mar 1 2012 - 10:00pm
Location
OISE UofT
252 Bloor Street West Room 2-212 and 2-213
TorontoCanada
Phone:
647 728 9143
43° 40' 4.8072" N, 79° 23' 54.312" W
See map: Google Maps
Debate format: opening statements by the candidates for NDP federal Leader, followed by Socialist Caucus panel questions, candidates' answers, followed by audience questions, candidates' answers, and closing statements.
Everyone is welcome. Free admission. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Contact name:
Julius Arscott
Contact email:
Occupy, strike, resist. How do we beat the 1%?
Feb 4 2012 - 11:30am
Location
Galbraith Building, U of T
35 St. George St.
Toronto, ON Canada
43° 39' 35.208" N, 79° 23' 47.7096" W
See map: Google Maps
Contact email:
The New Politics Initiative: Reflections on the 10th anniversary
When I first read the New Politics Initiative's manifesto I thought it was one of the most visionary and exciting things I had read in a long time. Re-reading it a decade later, the NPI's vision of a more fundamentally democratic society and its ideas for a new type of politics still ring true. They also have a tremendous resonance with the current political moment, though in ways not intended by the drafters.
The New Politics Initiative vision statement of 2001: Open, sustainable, democratic
This month marks the 10th Anniversary of the New Politics Initiative, a coalition of individuals and organizations that called for the formation of a new and more activist progressive political party in Canada.
The NPI was concerned with the relationship between progressive social movements and progressive parties, trying to better understand and strengthen the links between electoral and extra-parliamentary left activism.
Education for Activists Conference: 4th Annual Toronto Socialist Action Trotsky School
Dec 2 2011 - 7:00pm
Dec 3 2011 - 6:00pm
Location
OISE
252 Bloor St. W. in Room 2-212, just above the St. George Subway Station
Toronto, ON Canada
Phone:
416 – 535-8779
43° 40' 4.8072" N, 79° 23' 54.312" W
See map: Google Maps
'Revolutionary Socialists and the National Question'
Friday, December 2
7 p.m. Quebec and the National Question in the Canadian State
speaker: Robbie Mahood, Ligue pour l'Action Socialiste/Socialist Action leader, based in Montreal, and past candidate for Quebec Solidaire
Saturday, December 3
10 a.m. Lenin's Strategy for National Liberation and Workers' Power
speaker: Adam Shils, a leader of Socialist Action - USA, based in Chicago
12 noon Lunch break
1 p.m. Palestine, key to the Arab Revolt against imperialist domination
speaker: Barry Weisleder, federal secretary, Socialist Action/Ligue pour l'Action socialiste
4 p.m. Global Capitalist Crisis - A World in Revolt
speaker: Adam Shils, SA Chicago
Contact name:
Barry Weisleder
Contact email:
