After two violent and tense months, striking teachers in the Mexican state of Morelos have started negotiations with the state over an education reform bill being forced through parliament with the support of the teachers' union head.
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The potential of proletarian interaction - as we enter the "surreal phase of capital's domination"...
The book can be bought online from Mute magazine, Amazon UK, and Blackwell.
1968
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.
Tea Break
First issue of an irregular workers' bulletin put together by users of the website, libcom.org. This issue focuses on the 2008 pay dispute over sub-inflation pay offers.
FILMS AT BLACKCURRENT
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – 29th June Start 7.00pm Embattled left-wing President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has fought off more than one coup attempt since his election in 1999. The most recent of these broke out when a team of Irish filmmakers were in the Presidential Palace. Thousands of protesters responded by defying snipers and taking to the streets.
Introduction by Hands Off Venezuela Campaign
The Take 22nd June
IN Suburban Buenos Aires thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to restart their silent machines. This simple act has the power to turn the globalisation debate on its head. This is aground breaking depiction of the phenomenal rise of the Argentinean movement for workers control. Also, a short film about the Zanon ceramics factory, run by the workers and supported by the local community.
FILMS START AT 7.30 / FREE ADMISSION / ALL WELCOME
24 ST MICHAELS AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON www.blackcurrentcentre.org.uk email: dig@blackcurrentcentre.org.uk phone: 01604 633203
[=18]The Forum Cinema –
[b]Films start 8.00PM. Lings Forum, Weston Favell Centre. Tel 837007 www.forumcinema.org.uk
1-2 July, Holloway Rd, North London
IDEAS FOR FREEDOM 2006
A weekend of socialist debate and discussion
hosted by The Alliance for Workers’ Liberty
Open and free discussion of issues facing socialist
activists including: the current crisis of working-class
representation in Britain, prospects for the Iraqi and
Iranian workers movements, the events of the Spanish
Revolution (1936) and the Hungarian worker’s revolt
of 1956, and debate with activists of the French
revolutionary left. Possible transport available from
Northampton – tel 634040.
www.workersliberty.org/ideas
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15th July-Spratton Folk Festival
3rd September- Northampton Green Festival
24th September-Charles Bradlaugh Commemoration
5th October- John Clare Poetry Reading
experimental/multi-media/improvisation: www.theliquidiser.co.uk-
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If you would like your meeting /event on this list email: chris@chrispounds.fsnet.co.uk