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2014: War<\/a>
\n2013: Relationships<\/a>
\n2012: Protest<\/a>
\n2000: William Morris<\/a>
\n1999: Democracy<\/a>
\n1998: Marxism Revisited<\/a>
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SUMMER SCHOOL 2014<\/h3>\n

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\nCapitalism causes war. In the last hundred years there has been a proliferation of war: two world wars, countless other conflicts and civil wars, the Cold War with its threat of nuclear Armageddon, and today the \u2018War on Terror\u2019. Socialists do not support capitalist wars, which veil the class struggle by developing a false sense of identity between the working class and the capitalist class. The interests of the two classes are always antagonistic, and that is why as socialists we speak of the class war. Socialism means, among other things, internationalism, rather than nationalism which always contributes to war.
\nOur weekend of talks, workshops and discussion will examine the role of war in capitalism and how only socialism can abolish war from the Earth.<\/p>\n

MARX\u2019S ATTITUDE TO WAR: WAS HE RIGHT OR WRONG? (29 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 20th June 2014
\nSpeaker: Adam Buick<\/em>
\nPt 2 (36 mins)<\/p>\n

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IN WHOSE INTERESTS? THE OUTBREAK OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR (26 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 21st June 2014
\nSpeaker: Gwynn Thomas<\/em>
\nPt 2 (70 mins)<\/p>\n

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THE WORKING CLASS WAS IN THE SADDLE: SOCIAL REVOLUTION IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR (50 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 21st June 2014
\nSpeaker: Steve Clayton<\/em>
\nPt 2 (35 mins)<\/p>\n

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CLASS WAR, GENDER WARS AND WAR OF ALL AGAINST ALL (44 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 21st June 2014
\nSpeaker: Richard Field<\/em>
\nPt 2 (56 mins)<\/p>\n

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HERE COME THE WAR ROBOTS: TECHNOLOGY AND WARFARE IN CAPITALISM (50 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 21st June 2014
\nSpeaker: Bill Martin<\/em>
\nPt 2 (19 mins)<\/p>\n

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LIFE IN THE COLD WAR (38 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 22nd June 2014
\nSpeaker: Mike Foster<\/em>
\nPt 2 (29 mins)<\/p>\n

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SUMMER SCHOOL 2013<\/h3>\n

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\nRelationships<\/strong>
\nOur lives are shaped by our relationships with other people \u2013 from our closest loved ones to acquaintances we barely know. Often, our relationships depend on our personalities and interests. But there are wider social factors which influence who we know and how we get on with them. The structure of family life has changed over time, with relationships affected by economic pressures. At work, our relationships are defined by job roles and office politics. Also, technology now plays a greater part than before, especially with the spread of social networking sites. And across society, how we relate to others is still dictated by status and damaged by prejudice. Our weekend of talks, discussion and workshops will examine capitalist society\u2019s influence on how we all fit together. We will also consider how socialism can make relationships more equal and fair.<\/p>\n

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FAMILY IN CLASS SOCIETY: FROM ENGELS TO ANTI-OEDIPUS (45 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: Friday 12th July
\nSpeaker: Steve Clayton<\/em>
\nPt 2 (44 mins)<\/p>\n

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ALIENATION AT WORK (32 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 13th July 2013
\nSpeaker: Mike Foster<\/em>
\nPt 2 (36 mins)
\nPt 3 (34 mins)<\/p>\n

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THE SPGB OBJECT AND PRINCIPLES (23 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 13th July 2013
\nSpeaker: Jacqueline Shodeke<\/em>
\nPt 2 (32 mins)<\/p>\n

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PHYSIOGNOMY: THE PSEUDOSCIENCE THAT WON\u2019T GO AWAY (43 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 14th July 2013
\nSpeaker: Mike Foster<\/em>
\nPt 2 (36 mins)<\/p>\n

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SUMMER SCHOOL 2012<\/h3>\n

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\nProtest<\/strong>
\nWorldwide, people have reacted to the political and economic crisis with new forms of protest. From the Arab Spring uprisings to the Occupy Movement, activists are rejecting traditional forms of political assembly, and are looking for new ways of organisation.<\/p>\n

But what will be the consequences of these new battles in the class war? Will these protests result in any lasting, positive change for the working class? Could they point towards a revolution? Or will they go the way of all reformism and just prolong the capitalist system which traps us all?<\/p>\n

The Socialist Party\u2019s weekend of talks and discussion will examine protests in all its forms \u2013 its aims, methods and effects.<\/p>\n

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THE ARAB SPRING (50 mins)<\/a>
\nVenue: Harborne Hall, Birmingham
\nDate: 6th July 2012
\nSpeaker: Janet Surman<\/em>
\nPt 2 (51 mins)<\/p>\n

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\nTHE OCCUPY MOVEMENT: A DISCUSSION (33 mins)<\/a>
\nA discussion between Ian Barker (Occupy Norwich) and Stair (SPGB)<\/em>
\nVenue: Harborne Hall, Birmingham
\nDate: 7th July 2012
\nPt 2 (29 mins)
\nPt 3 (35 mins)
\nPt 4 (38 mins)<\/p>\n

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POLICING THE CRISIS (36 mins)<\/a>
\nVenue: Harborne Hall, Birmingham
\nDate: 7th July 2012
\nSpeaker: Mike Foster<\/em>
\nPt 2 (34 mins)
\nPt 3 (33 mins)<\/p>\n

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WHAT DID THE ROMANS DO FOR US? – Shakespeare, protest and mouldy cheese (37 mins)<\/a>
\nVenue: Harborne Hall, Birmingham
\nDate: 7th July 2012
\nSpeaker: Bill Martin<\/em>\"\"
\nPt 2 (23 mins)<\/p>\n

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LAND, SEA AND AIR: WORTH PROTESTING ABOUT (49 mins) <\/a>
\nVenue: Harborne Hall, Birmingham
\nDate: 8th July 2012
\nSpeaker: Glenn Morris<\/em>
\nPt 2 (33 mins)
\nPt 3 (31 mins)<\/p>\n

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SUMMER SCHOOL 2000<\/h3>\n
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William Morris<\/strong><\/p>\n

Venue: Fircroft College, Birmingham
\nDates: 14th-16th July 2000<\/p>\n

Transferred from tape cassettes. Some of the discussion sections are of very poor quality. The worst parts have been deleted and replaced with 2 seconds of silence.<\/p>\n

An Evening With William Morris<\/a> \u2013
\nEdwin Walters\u00a0<\/em>
\n14th July 2000
\nPt 2<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Utopian Tradition<\/a>
\nSteve Coleman <\/em>
\n15th July 2000
\nPt 2<\/a>
\nPt 3<\/a><\/p>\n

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Morris and the Romantic Movement<\/a>
\n Ron Cook <\/em>
\n15th July 2000
\nPt 2<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Stateless Society<\/a>
\nRichard Headicar<\/em>
\n15th July 2000<\/p>\n

Pt 2<\/a>
\nPt 3<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Dream of John Ball<\/a>
\n Adam Buick <\/em>
\n16th July 2000
\nPt 2<\/a><\/p>\n

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From Nowhere to Somewhere<\/a>
\nPaddy Shannon and Stan Parker <\/em>
\n16th July 2000
\nPt 2<\/a><\/p>\n

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SUMMER SCHOOL 1999<\/h3>\n

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Democracy<\/strong><\/p>\n

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IS DEMOCRACY WORTH SAVING? (48 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 9th July 1999
\nSpeaker: Richard Headicar<\/em>
\nPt 2 (43 mins)
\nPoor sound quality in pt.2<\/p>\n

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THE GREAT DEMOCRACY PICTURE SHOW (37 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 10th July 1999
\nSpeaker: Steve Coleman<\/em>
\nPt 2 (50 mins)<\/p>\n

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THE PRESENT CONDITION OF DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD (41 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 10th July 1999
\nSpeaker: Vic Vanni<\/em>
\nPt 2 (49 mins)
\nPoor sound quality in pt.2<\/p>\n

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LITERATURE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY (51 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 10th July 1999
\nSpeaker: Christopher Hampton<\/em>
\nPt 2 (39 mins)
\nSome inaudible comments in pt.2 have been removed<\/p>\n

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DEMOCRACY AND THE INTERNET (41 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 11th July 1999
\nSpeaker: Paddy Shannon<\/em>
\nPt 2 (45 mins)<\/p>\n

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DEMOCRACY IN SOCIALISM (43 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 11th July 1999
\nSpeaker: Pieter Lawrence<\/em>
\nPt 2 (44 mins)<\/p>\n

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SUMMER SCHOOL 1998<\/h3>\n

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\nMarxism Revisited<\/strong>
\nWHO THE HELL WAS KARL MARX? (45 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 3rd July 1998
\nSpeaker: Steve Coleman<\/em><\/p>\n

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HAS THE MARKET SUPERSEDED MARXIAN ECONOMICS? (47 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 4th July 1998
\nSpeaker: Ron Cook<\/em><\/p>\n

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THE FETISHISM OF COMMODITIES (36 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 4th July 1998
\nSpeaker: Dick Donnelly<\/em><\/p>\n

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DID LENIN REALLY DISTORT MARX? (34 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 4th July 1998
\nSpeaker: Adam Buick<\/em><\/p>\n

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IS THE SOCIALIST PARTY MARXIST? (41 mins)<\/a>
\nDate: 5th July 1998
\nSpeaker: Steve Coleman<\/em><\/p>\n

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Return to index 2014: War 2013: Relationships 2012: Protest 2000: William Morris 1999: Democracy 1998: Marxism Revisited SUMMER SCHOOL 2014 Capitalism causes war. In the last hundred years there has been a proliferation of war: two world wars, countless other conflicts and civil wars, the Cold War with its threat of nuclear Armageddon, and today … <\/p>\n

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