August 2025 events
Some Socialist Party meetings/talks/discussions are online via Jitsi, and some are in-person. Certain branch and committee meetings are held on Discord. Please contact spgb.discord@worldsocialism.org for instructions on how to join Discord.
Our general discussion meetings are held on Zoom. To connect to a Zoom meeting, click https://zoom.us/j/7421974305 (or type the address into your browser address field). Then wait to be admitted to the meeting.
Details of EC and branch business meetings can be found here
WORLD SOCIALIST MOVEMENT ONLINE MEETINGS
MAGA’S MEGA MELTDOWN (Zoom)
The Trump camp have been trumpeting conspiracy theories to whip up populist support, and now are desperately back-pedalling over the Epstein files in the face of baying hostility from those same supporters. Has Trump irreconcilably alienated his own base?
Speaker: Paddy Shannon
Friday 8 August 19.30 (GMT + 1)
TECHNOFEUDALISM: 5 YEARS ON (Zoom)
Speaker: Piers Hobson
I WENT TO ‘MARXISM 2025’ BUT COULDN’T FIND KARL (Zoom)
Speaker: A.T.
Friday 29 August 19.30 (GMT + 1)
HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS? (Zoom)
Discussion of recent events
SUMMER SCHOOL – What is Marxism?
Friday 22 to Sunday 24 August
Venue: University of Worcester, St. John’s Campus, Henwick Grove, St. John’s, Worcester, WR2 6AJ.
You can also listen live on Zoom.
Friday 22 August 19.15 – 20.45 (GMT + 1)
MARXISM AND MARX – CAN THEY EVER BE FRIENDS?
Speaker: Keith Graham
Saturday 23 August 10.00 – 11.30: (GMT + 1)
MARXISM, REFORMS AND REFORMISM
Guest speaker: Cat Rylance
14.00—15.30 (GMT + 1)
DO SOCIALISTS NEED MARX?
Speaker: Howard Moss
19.15—20.45 (GMT + 1)
FOR MARXIST PLURALISM
Guest speaker: Edmund Griffiths of the Communist Corresponding Society
Sunday 24 August 10.00—11.30 (GMT + 1)
MARXISM AND THE SOCIAL REPUBLIC. MARX AND KAUTSKY ON THE DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATION OF THE STATE
Speaker: Darren Poynton
SOCIALIST PARTY IN-PERSON MEETINGS
Bank Holiday Monday 25 August 10.30 to 6pm
Carshalton Eco-fair
The Socialist Party will have a stall at this event.
Carshalton Park, Ruskin Road, Carshalton SM5 3DD
Sunday 31 August 10.30 to 4pm
Kent Miners’ Festival
The Socialist Party will have a stall at this event
Betteshanger Park, Norwich Road, Deal CT14 0BF
THE GAZAN ATROCITIES
Speaker: Bill Martin
Socialist Party premises, 52 Clapham High St, London SW4 7UN
Cardiff Street Stall
Every Saturday 1 – 3pm
Capitol Shopping Centre
Queen Street (Newport Road end)
Weather permitting