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The CME has been educating revolutionists since 1975 by hosting events that are free and open to the public. Through the generosity of volunteers, we provide lectures, films, book talks, strategy meetings and discussion groups from global, national, and local socialists for anyone who believes that capitalism isn't working, and wants to find a better way. We regret that the CME is not accessible.
EVENTS ARE BEING HOSTED ON ZOOM December 2020CME SPECIAL EVENT!
Saturday, December 5 | 3:00 - 4:30 PM Join Gerald Horne, discussing his latest work, The Dawning of the Apocalypse (Monthly Review Press, 2020) What is the history behind US settler colonialism’s exceptionally violent culture – and of the remarkable resistance to this culture? Working back century by century, noted historian Gerald Horne discusses his latest research in this special CME Zoom event. Dr.Horne has authored more than 30 books, including 'The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the USA', and 'Paul Robeson: The Artist as Revolutionary'. Pre-order copies of The Dawning of the Apocalypse from the CME, and Gerald Horne will personally sign a special bookplate that can be pasted to the book. Please contact us as soon as possible to place your order: centermarxisteducation@gmail.com Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81430366245?pwd=emlmdkp6dmZya1hVOWxHVVVBUUZndz09 Meeting ID: 814 3036 6245 Passcode: 659606 Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) August 2019 saw numerous commemorations of the year 1619, when what was said to be the first arrival of enslaved Africans occurred in North America. Yet in the 1520s, the Spanish, from their imperial perch in Santo Domingo, had already brought enslaved Africans to what was to become South Carolina. The enslaved people here quickly defected to local Indigenous populations, and compelled their captors to flee. Deploying such illuminating research, The Dawning of the Apocalypse is a riveting revision of the “creation myth” of settler colonialism and how the United States was formed. Here, Gerald Horne argues forcefully that, in order to understand the arrival of colonists from the British Isles in the early seventeenth century, one must first understand the “long sixteenth century”– from 1492 until the arrival of settlers in Virginia in 1607. During this prolonged century, Horne contends, “whiteness” morphed into “white supremacy,” and allowed England to co-opt not only religious minorities but also various nationalities throughout Europe, thus forging a muscular bloc that was needed to confront rambunctious Indigenes and Africans. In retelling the bloodthirsty story of the invasion of the Americas, Horne recounts how the fierce resistance by Africans and their Indigenous allies weakened Spain and enabled London to dispatch settlers to Virginia in 1607. These settlers laid the groundwork for the British Empire and its revolting spawn that became the United States of America. Saturday, December 12 | 3:00 PM - 4:15PM
W.E.B. Du Bois’s Evolution into the Communist Party USA Edward Carson, CPUSA This presentation provides insightful analysis into Du Bois’s imagination of world revolution. Both his Black Reconstruction and Dark Princess paint the greatness of the Russian Revolution, and the Soviet Union during the Comintern. Du Bois’s imagination after the Revolution shaped a vision for a better world for Black liberation, as Du Bois juxtaposed the Russian workers’ plight to that of oppressed Black Americans and those of the colonized world. However, his contradictions and concerns about communism and that of Josef Stalin denote his sense of self-ideological struggles. Though Du Bois offered a sharp critique of the Committee for International Labor Defense and the Communist Party USA during the Scottsboro trial in the 1930s and during their organizing strategies in the Deep South, his views and trajectory evolved, as his grasp of communism, both domestically and internationally, shaped his evolution toward his eventual membership in the Communist Party-USA. He was energized by the larger stage of the color line and the problems presented by imperialism, Black oppression, and the dawn of the Cold War. Du Bois’s Black Reconstruction in America brought forth the forces that promulgated world revolution. However, he was guilty of miscalculations in making false parallels about the American race problem. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86168344126?pwd=bTRoSVZKSmJveExLZG9aSHIvNEtWUT09 Meeting ID: 861 6834 4126 Passcode: 614091 Dial by your location +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) EVENT BEING RESCHEDULED | DATE TBD
Joe Hill (1971) Zach George, CPUSA, Students and Youth for a New America, and Center for Marxist Education Grab your dinner or popcorn, and join us for the screening of a great film, followed by a discussion! In the early 1900's, the legendary Joe Hill emigrates with his brother to the United States. But after a short time, he loses touch with his brother. Joe gets a few jobs but is struck by all the injustice and tragedy going on. He becomes active in the forbidden union IWW, a union for workers without trades. It is forbidden to demonstrate and to speak in public but Joe gets around that by singing his manifests with the Salvation Army. He manages to get more and more people to get on strike with him but he also makes powerful enemies doing that. Finally he gets connected with a murder and during the trial he fires his lawyer and takes upon himself to become his own defender. (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067276/) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87802597051?pwd=S0ltRVdtcStadW9qd1dmWlVwcXA4dz09 Meeting ID: 878 0259 7051 Passcode: 721472 Dial by your location +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Sunday, November 29 | 12:00 PM (EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED)
The History of the Indonesian Socialist Women's Movement and Its Relevance to Global Women's Struggles Anindya Joediono, Women's Rights Activist This event will be held on Zoom. Link is provided below. In this presentation, Indonesian women's rights activist Anindya Joediono will discuss the history of the Indonesian socialist women's movement before the coup d'etat in 1965. At that time, Indonesian women had greatly contributed to the national liberation and became a strong political base. What kind of political programs and agendas they had offered to the people? How could they successfully mobilize millions of Indonesian women, with most of them being peasants? Could their movement strategies and agendas be used in today's context? If so, what's their relevance to the current global women's movement? You can read more about Anindya's work and struggles here: https://newnaratif.com/journalism/silenced-by-an-elastic-law/share/nyyrjryyla/e32a83c92a7df45fbd6d0ddd732a09f8/ Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82557225685?pwd=bndMR1h0TVNVZW5tOFN0Q3k1L25TQT09 Meeting ID: 825 5722 5685 Passcode: 089363 Dial by your location +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) |
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The CME invites you to share your knowledge, expertise and passion for building a better world with the community. Email us at centermarxisteducation@gmail.com. Location
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Metered parking is available in the area as well as several pay lots (free on Sundays).
Public Transportation
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