A Revolutionary University?
- This is an opportunity to learn about and discuss some of the major questions that we are facing today.
- There is no studying – just come learn, and ask questions and enjoy the excitement of exploring the world we live in and how we can change it.
Saturday, March 12th
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Syria and the Conflict in the Middle East
Prof. As’ad AbuKhalil, Professor of Political Science at CSU Stanislaus and author of Saudi Arabia and the U.S.
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
The Life of Victor Serge: Learning From the Past – Looking to Our Future. Victor Serge was a revolutionary socialist who fought Stalinism and Fascism, staying true to his socialist ideals.
Susan Weissman, Professor of Politics at St. Mary’s College is author of Victor Serge: The Course Is Set on Hope
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Capitalism – a System in Crisis
Robert Brenner, economist and Professor of History at UCLA and an editor of the socialist journal Against the Current, and New Left Review
Sunday, March 13th
10:00 am – 11:30 am
France – The Workers’ Movement Faced with the Growth of the Far Right
Toni Rouvel, an activist in the French Revolutionary group Fraction L’Etincelle
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Mexico: Drug Wars and State Terror
John Gibler, Mexico-based journalist and author of Tzompaxtle and To Die in Mexico
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
The Environmental Crisis and Other Challenges Confronting the Working Class
Speak Out Now
Followed by time to discuss and socialize – refreshments provided.
March 12th &13th
Niebyl Proctor Library
6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
$3 Donation Requested