Mike Foster
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I'm happy to announce that Janet Surman will be giving a talk at Summer School on the following topic:WORLD MILITARY versus THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAs citizens of the world contend with almost perpetual war there are various schools of thought about the real motives of those who promote, start or continue war somewhere on the planet. The military is just one arm of the global capitalist industrial complex, and vital to the hegemonic aims of powerful individuals and groups determined to funnel the profits into their own coffers.It is also one of the most profitable arms of capitalism, one which reaps increasing profits on each successive annual assessment. Not taken into consideration, however, is the havoc wreaked on both people and environments worldwide.The aim of this session is to investigate the increasing negative impacts of militarism on the global environment and identify the basic cause.Further updates are on the way!
We’re looking to have a stall outside the venue, as we’ve done in previous years. If anyone’s interested in helping to run it, please email spgb.campaigns@worldsocialism.org. Any assistance, even if just for an hour or two, would be gratefully received.
Thanks to everyone who came along to Summer School, especially the speakers Janet, Colin, Bill and Adam, and also Dave for helping with the recording and promotion. Hopefully everyone had an enjoyable and interesting weekend – I did.
Speaking of links, here's one to a recent BBC interview with Tony Garnett, who produced some of the dramas mentioned: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07jhsd1
Thanks very much for taking the time to find links to the programmes and people mentioned in the article. It's a shame that you don't get that kind of thought-provoking drama today. My personal favourites are Survivors, Noah's Castle and Cathy Come Home, but they're not the most cheerful of shows!
There are still places left at Summer School, but if you're interested in coming along, please make a booking or let me know as soon as possible. More details can be found here: http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/event/summer-school-birmingham
As always, Summer School will also include a bookstall, with hundreds of titles about politics, society, economics, history etc. For one weekend, it's the only radical bookshop in the whole West Midlands!
More Summer School news! Attendees will receive a free, exclusive illustrated publication packed with specially-commissioned articles on the theme of money and a moneyless society.There are still spaces available, so if you're interested in coming along, booking details can be found here: http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/event/summer-school-birmingham
The other confirmed session for Summer School is:Socialists In Spaaace: A Game Of Co-operative Economics run by Bill MartinThis team game will give us a chance to co-operatively run a money-free society!
The next session which can be confirmed is Colin Skelly giving a talk about Labour-Time Vouchers And Socialism. More updates soon!
Thanks for the suggestion. It's a bit early for me to think about what to do with the display after Summer School, but I'll see what I can do.
At Summer School there will be an exhibition on the SPGB's views on money and a moneyless society over the decades. This will include some rarely-seen articles from the Socialist Standard, leaflets, posters and cartoons. More news soon!
The next confimed session is The Root Of All Evil? How money affects behaviour and attitudes: some short videos selected by Darren Poynton.
The next confirmed Summer School talk is Adam Buick who will present 'An Idiot's Guide To Banking: How To Avoid Being A Currency Crank'. This will explain how banks work by comparing them with individuals lending money, moneylenders, pawnbrokers, building societies, credit unions, peer-to-peer lending etc and showing how nobody can lend what they haven't got.
