Submitted by slothjabber on 28 December, 2007 - 16:58.
All comrades are invited to the next meeting of the Midlands Discussion Forum, at the Friends of the Earth building in Digbeth, on Saturday 5th January 2008. We're hoping to start at 1.30pm.
We'll be discussing the failure of the '1968 generation' to provide a revolutionary alternative to capitalism - what happened, why, and what lessons can be learned.
All comrades are invited to join in the discussion.
Yes, the MDFs are held on the first Sunday of every month, either in Leicester or Birmingham. I'll let SJ know you asked about them. It would be good to see you there.
Nepal's Maoist Party has won around 220 seats in the recent Constituent Assembly (CA) election, about one-third of the total. Though the largest party, they don't have an overall majority; they have stated their wish to lead a coalition government.
A selection of articles by the undeservably obscure Jack Common, a Geordie who wrote both novels and essays on various aspects of culture and class relations. His friend George Orwell had written of Common: "he is of proletarian origin, and much more than most writers of this kind he preserves his proletarian viewpoint".
With updates in 2001, this article outlines the story of the widespread resistance and near-mutiny within the US Army, Navy and Air Force during the Vietnam War. This resistance was a major factor in the eventual withdrawal of US troops.
All comrades are invited to the next meeting of the Midlands Discussion Forum, at the Friends of the Earth building in Digbeth, on Saturday 5th January 2008. We're hoping to start at 1.30pm.
We'll be discussing the failure of the '1968 generation' to provide a revolutionary alternative to capitalism - what happened, why, and what lessons can be learned.
All comrades are invited to join in the discussion.
Fraternally,
Slothjabber for the MDF