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History of Revolution study series

Location

Resistance press bookroom

427 Bloor St west

Toronto , ON

Canada

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Ontario CA

History of Revolution study series

Sundays
2pm eastern | 11am pacific

@Resistance press bookroom

427 Bloor St. West, Toronto

and on zoom

Sept 21

What do we mean by socialist revolution?

Revolutions are the locomotives of history. All class societies shake with revolt. The capitalist system is no different. The waves of protest and strikes we see around the world show the nucleus of what can be a revolutionary movement to overthrow the billionaires. But how do we get there? What are the characteristics of successful revolutions in the past? Join us for a discussion of historical examples of revolution and the many times that the colonial state of Canada has been rocked by worker and Indigenous revolts.

Zoom registration link

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/e4Xi0u52S3KdqqYKUVrEpg

Suggested Reading

What is a socialist revolution?

https://socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourself-marxism/what-is-a-socialist-revolution/

How to start a revolution

https://socialistworker.co.uk/in-depth/how-to-start-a-revolution/

What exactly is a workers’ council?

https://socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourself-marxism/what-exactly-is-a-workers-council/

Why we need a workers’ state

https://socialistworker.co.uk/sw-view/what-we-stand-for/why-we-need-a-workers-state/

Remembering the Winnipeg General Strike

https://www.socialist.ca/node/3851

The Quebec General Strike of 1972: “We can only count on ourselves”

https://www.socialist.ca/node/4548

Fighting back on Turtle Island: Indigenous sovereignty, the working class and anti-capitalism

https://isj.org.uk/turtle-island/

Cadrisation: building a party of organic intellectuals

https://isj.org.uk/cadrisation/

Previous Sessions

July 6

The Paris Commune and the working class

Suggested readings:

The Civil War in France

Karl Marx

Genderquake: socialist women and the Paris Commune

Judy Cox

Understanding the Paris Commune

Donny Gluckstein

On the Paris Commune: Part 1

Stathis Kouvelakis

Zoom registration link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Zp2noa5ERhqedvCCSvk9BQ

July 27

Russia, Germany and world revolution

The Mass Strike

Rosa Luxemburg

Germany’s Forgotten Revolution

Mark L Thomas

Spontaneity, strikes and socialism: rereading Rosa Luxemburg

Charlie Kimber

Lenin’s April Theses and the Russian Revolution

Kevin Corr

Tony Cliff’s Lenin and the Russian Revolution

John Rose

Zoom registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6N7bRGSnRICbPuLMdx5wVw

Aug 10

Challenging empires decolonization and independence

Can violence be moral? Fanon and anti-colonial resistance

Umang Chokshi

The comintern: colonialism, nationalism and imperialism

Gareth Jenkins

Marxism, class and revolution in Africa: the legacy of the 1917 Russian Revolution

Peter Dwyer and Leo Zeilig

Deflected Permanent Revolution

Tony Cliff

Palestine 101: Decolonize Palestine

Interview: Arundhati Roy on "Capitalism: A Ghost Story,"

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/dMNpuXKwSluj9_ziYuDDfg

Sept 7

The Arab spring and revolution in the 21st century

Revolution is a process, and it's far from over

Hossam el-Hamalawy

Neoliberalism, the state and revolution: the case of Egypt

Philip Marfleet

The road to a Free Palestine goes through Cairo

ElRafie

From the end of the revolutionary wave to preparing for a new revolution

Sameh Naguib

Five lessons from Sudan and Algeria

Revolutionary Socialists Egypt

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/JZfcNMg7QvCuYlTK-oV2hw

Organized by the International Socialists and Marx21US

Dates:

Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 14:00

Organized by:

International Socialists Canada and Marx21US