Jobs, water, debt, poverty, food, forests, war… Is single issue campaigning missing the wood for the trees? Global justice campaigners in the developing world lament what they see as the increasing depoliticisation of British activism. This session asks if the two ‘C’s are still relevant to UK politics.
Speakers
Doreen Massey, Professor of Geography, Open University
Richard Seymour, Lenin’s Tomb
Phil McLeish, legal advisor to Climate Camp
Anthony Painter, author of Barack Obama: Movement for ChangeTime and venue
15:00-16:30; Rich Mix venue 2, Bethnal Green
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Capitalism and Class posted by Richard Seymour
I'll be speaking on this subject at the 6 Billion Ways event, a gathering supported by Friends of the Earth, War on Want, World Development Movement, Red Pepper, and People & Planet, this Saturday:Labels: capitalism, class struggle, events, middle class, profits, ruling class, the complete and utter works of richard seymour, the rate of exploitation, working class