As regular readers may know I’m a SWPer and Martin’s a Dutch SP member so of course there’s no way we’d miss Marxisme 2007, the Netherlands’ biggest annual event for the discussion of socialist ideas, theory and practice, which is being held this weekend the 20, 21 and 22 April, at the University of Amsterdam.
Speakers include
• Lindsey German (UK Stop the War Coalition)
• David Hilliard (Black Panther Party)
• Miriyam Aouragh (Together Against Racism)
• Hajo Meyer (Another Jewish Voice)
• Peyman Jafari (Internationale Socialisten)
• Ronald van Raak (Socialistische Partij MP)
• Bart Griffioen (Dutch Stop the War Coalition)
• Khaled Hroub (Author of “Hamas: A Beginners Guide”)
• Tofik Dibi (GroenLinks MP)
• Martijn de Rooi (researcher, Openness About Iraq)
• Susan George (Author of “Another World is Possible”)
• Geert Reuten (Head of Economics department, Universiteit van Amsterdam)
• John Rose (Autthor, “The Myths of Zionism”)
• Tariq Shadid (Dutch Organisation Of Palestinians)
• Donald Pols (Environmentalist)
• Pepijn Brandon (Editor of “De Socialist”)
• Dick Pels (Sociologist & Stichting Waterland)
• Mohamed Rabbae (One Land, One Unity)
• Jonathan Neale (Campaign Against Climate Change)
• Mohamed Waked (socialist from Egypt)
A lot of discussion will be in Dutch – but because we are internationalist, much will also be in English. Here’s registration details and directions in English:
MARXISME FESTIVAL 2007 registration
Register for the Marxism festival and buy tickets:
Entry prices:
– Friday: € 5
– Saturday: € 12,50 / € 10 *
– Sunday: € 10 / € 7,50 *
– Whole Weekend: € 20 / € 15,- ** Savings for schoolchildren, students and those in reciept of state benefits.
Accommodation and childcare:
Free overnight sleeping places and childcare (daytime only) is available. To arrange contact the organisers direct.
Directions via public transport:
From Centraal Station by tram 4, 9, 16, 24 of 25: get out at the second stop at Spui. Bear left through Langebrugsteeg. Follow the Marxism placards.
It’s going to be good. We hope to see you there.
Martin you can’t miss, I’ll be in a vintage UK Marxism t-shirt of some description. Socialism is a little like SF fandom that way, when it comes to t-shirts, you gotta establish your seniority right from the start or you’ll get some spotty adolescent trying to teach his grandma to suck eggs about Gramsci, and that would never do.
Just look for red hair at a level about a foot and a half below a crowd of dairy-fed Dutch giants’ heads and that’ll be me. Say hello.
UPDATE: Via Dave Osler comes new that Lindsey German is also running against Ken Livingstone as Respect candidate for Mayor of London. Goodie.
