[Reader-list] Fwd: Anarchist Bookfair, Feminist Fightback, Historical Materialism, Radical Anthropology Group
Iram Ghufran
iram at sarai.net
Wed Sep 8 01:47:50 IST 2010
Subject:Anarchist Bookfair, Feminist Fightback, Historical Materialism,
Radical Anthropology Group
From:9000lmn at gmx.com
Date:Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:02:46 +0200
To:9000lmn at gmx.com
Please publicise these meetings widely, thankyou:
>>> FROM MELTDOWN TO UPHEAVAL >>>
A Conference of Working-Class Reflection and Action
10am-7pm Saturday September 11 at LARC, Fieldgate St., E1 (Whitechapel
tube).
Sessions on: 1)The global crisis; 2)Local struggles in workplaces,
housing, universities and public services; 3)Rank-and-file organising,
migrant struggles, publications; 4)Future coordination
See THE COMMUNE website for further details and future meetings.
>> AN INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY – THE HUMAN REVOLUTION
Tuesdays, 6.45-9pm St. Martin's Community Centre, 43 Carol St., NW1 (2
mins from Camden tube).
It is now known that symbolic culture began emerging in Africa some
100,000 years ago, in a social revolution whose echoes can still be
heard in mythic narratives and ritual traditions from around the world.
This course is a general introduction to anthropology including the
latest findings from evolutionary biology, primatology, rock art
research and archaeology. The course should also be enjoyable: there are
good local pubs, and there is always time for discussion and socialising.
Sep 21 - Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales, Chris Knight
Sep 28 - Introduction to anthropology, Chris Knight
Oct 5 - Revolutionary origins of society, Chris Knight
Oct 12 - Primitive matriarchy, Chris Knight
Oct 19 - Early human kinship, Chris Knight
Oct 26 - Noam Chomsky, language and its origins, Chris Knight
Nov 2 - Hunters' moon, Chris Knight
Nov 9 - Why the Human Revolution theory is wrong, Zoao Zilhan
Nov 16 - Behavioural origins of modern humans, Chris Stringer
Nov 23 - Origins of art, Camilla Power
Nov 30 - Mbenjele hunter-gatherers of central Africa, Jerome Lewis
Dec 7 - What future for the African forest people? Jerome Lewis
Dec 14 - Christmas fairytale, the shoes that danced themselves to
pieces, Chris Knight
The Human Revolution theory is summarised in articles at
http://libcom.org/tags/hunter-gatherers and at
http://www.radicalanthropologygroup.org
LONDON ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR
SATURDAY 23 OCTOBER 2010
10am-7pm Queen Mary, University Of London, Mile End Road, Mile End tube
Paul Mason, Hillel Ticktin and Endnotes debate:
'Will Cameron's Cuts lead to working-class defeat or to a new
anti-capitalist movement?'
(Paul Mason's writings can be found at his blog at bbc.co.uk and Ticktin
and Endnotes articles are at libcom.org)
Chris Knight and Milan Rai debate Noam Chomsky's science and politics
Plus talks with John Pilger and Michael Albert
Also meetings on: India, Croatia, feminism, Palestine, Zapatistas,
Gandhi, Proudhon, pirates, co-ops, prisons, EDL, education,
healthworkers, shop stewards and more.
See http://www.anarchistbookfair.org.uk/whatson.html for more details
and for information about the:
'Housing Ourselves' conference - Sunday 24 October.
women at the cutting edge
conference organised by Feminist Fightback
Saturday 30 October 11am-5pm
Regent St. Cinema, University of Westminster, 309 Regent St., London W1
Open to people of all genders. Free creche.
70% of recent tax and benefit cuts will fall on women. Join a day of
discussion and networking against the cuts.
Workshops on: 1) Cuts and campaigning 2) Why are cuts a feminist issue?
3) Demystifying the economics of the crisis 4) Fighting within and
against the state
HISTORICAL MATERIALISM CONFERENCE 2010
'Crisis and Critique' – responses to the current crisis from a range of
Marxist perspectives.
Thur. 11 to Sun. 14 November, SOAS, University of London, Thornaugh St.
WC1 (Russell Square tube).
The full programme of meetings, with dozens of speakers from all over
the world, will be ready in October. See
www.historicalmaterialism.org/conferences
HOUSMANS BOOKSHOP holds regular meetings and book launches on a wide
range of issues at 5 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, N1. See
http://www.housmans.com/events.php for future events.
Many other events in London can be found at http://london.indymedia.org.uk/
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