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A) Outline
 
Introductory remarks.
 
More than ever “Socialism or barbarism” today.


Introductory remarks
More than ever “Socialism or barbary” to-day.
But a) pb. of language and content - taking in account past experience and failures, opacity of notions, updating past debates ;
But a) pb. of language and content - taking in account past experience and failures, opacity of notions, updating past debates ;


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II- What “transitional strategy” to-day ? At what level ? What fundamental demands ?
II- What “transitional strategy” to-day ? At what level ? What fundamental demands ?


QUESTIONS FOR GROUPS
B) QUESTIONS FOR GROUPS


A) In the recent international context and that of your country (or regional environment), can the words "socialism", "communism" be used by anti-capitalist currents? Or what other words do you use to evoke a non-capitalist future?)  
A) In the recent international context and that of your country (or regional environment), can the words "socialism", "communism" be used by anti-capitalist currents? Or what other words do you use to evoke a non-capitalist future?)  
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Catherine Samary : http://csmaray.fr
Catherine Samary : http://csmaray.fr
Reading materials:


I)  Michael Lowy, Transition, ecological and social planning [https://socialistproject.ca/2020/04/ecological-social-planning-transition/]
I)  Michael Lowy, Transition, ecological and social planning [https://socialistproject.ca/2020/04/ecological-social-planning-transition/]
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III-  Via Campesina.  Environmental & social justice
III-  Via Campesina.  Environmental & social justice
  a) Site = Who We ARE ? What are we fighting for ? What are we fighting against
 
a) Site = Who We ARE ? What are we fighting for ? What are we fighting against
[https://viacampesina.org/en/what-are-we-fighting-for/page/2/]
[https://viacampesina.org/en/what-are-we-fighting-for/page/2/]




  b) The right to food sovereignty. 16 October 2020
b) The right to food sovereignty. 16 October 2020
[https://viacampesina.org/en/food-sovereignty-is-the-flame-that-will-show-us-the-way-insists-la-via-campesina-as-it-marks-16october-in-a-pandemic-year/]
[https://viacampesina.org/en/food-sovereignty-is-the-flame-that-will-show-us-the-way-insists-la-via-campesina-as-it-marks-16october-in-a-pandemic-year/]




  c) #Nov25: Peasants in the Struggle for our Rights, against the Virus of Capital and Patriarchy!  
c) #Nov25: Peasants in the Struggle for our Rights, against the Virus of Capital and Patriarchy!  
[https://viacampesina.org/en/nov25-peasants-in-the-struggle-for-our-rights-against-the-virus-of-capital-and-patriarchy]
[https://viacampesina.org/en/nov25-peasants-in-the-struggle-for-our-rights-against-the-virus-of-capital-and-patriarchy]




IV)  EXTRACT from Daniel Tanuro's foreword to his book: "Too late to be pessimistic".  [https://4edu.info/images]/c/cf/Extract_Tanuro.doc
IV)  EXTRACT from Daniel Tanuro's foreword to his book: "Too late to be pessimistic".  [https://4edu.info/images/c/cf/Extract_Tanuro.doc]

Latest revision as of 13:38, 2 December 2020

A) Outline

Introductory remarks.

More than ever “Socialism or barbarism” today.

But a) pb. of language and content - taking in account past experience and failures, opacity of notions, updating past debates ;

b) strategical stakes - behind the notion of "transitional method" (or program) : how to fight within/against the capitalist world order ? 

I- Back to “Socialism” and “communism” : what do we mean ? Lessons from the past and present struggles ; updating notions and debates.

II- What “transitional strategy” to-day ? At what level ? What fundamental demands ?

B) QUESTIONS FOR GROUPS

A) In the recent international context and that of your country (or regional environment), can the words "socialism", "communism" be used by anti-capitalist currents? Or what other words do you use to evoke a non-capitalist future?)


B) Give examples in your own country / region of  concrete issues (private and /or public debt, health, care...- and behind them inequalities)  before and/or since the Covid19,  which could  permit to raise "transitional demands" - with anti-capitalist,  eco-socialist dynamics based on self-organisation, with social and political dimensions.


Catherine Samary : http://csmaray.fr

Reading materials:


I) Michael Lowy, Transition, ecological and social planning [1]


II) CADTM For a unite front against the payment of public and private illegitimate debts [2]


III- Via Campesina. Environmental & social justice

a) Site = Who We ARE ? What are we fighting for ? What are we fighting against [3]


b) The right to food sovereignty. 16 October 2020 [4]


c) #Nov25: Peasants in the Struggle for our Rights, against the Virus of Capital and Patriarchy! [5]


IV) EXTRACT from Daniel Tanuro's foreword to his book: "Too late to be pessimistic". [6]