Chapter One: The development of utopian socialism Summary The philosophy of the bourgeois revolutions (such as the French Revolution) established Reason as the only thing capable of justifying the existence of things (enlightenment philosophy). o The bourgeoisie’s demands were limited to political equality, whereas certain movements at this time Read more…
Chapter One: Bourgeois and Proletarians Summary History is defined, not by great individuals, but by struggle between classes. The modern ruling class, the bourgeoisie, is a product of the class struggle throughout history and this historical role that the bourgeoisie has played was to revolutionise the means of production Read more…
Student media can be a useful way to build the presence of the Marxist society on campus. It is also a useful tool to be used for campaigning activity on campus. The most important thing to remember is that we want to use student media to put our ideas Read more…
Moving resolutions is a vital part of the campaigning work of the Marxist society on campus. Most resolutions will be moved at the student union, but there may be other forums in which to move resolutions, such as your local trade union branches, your local CLP or campus Labour Read more…
The activities of your local Marxist society and the Marxist Student Federation as a whole require money. This covers printing costs, costs for the travel of speakers to and from the meetings, maintenance of the website etc. We have no big business backers and so the Federation is sustained Read more…
An important part of building the Marxist Student Federation is publishing articles, reports and interviews by our members and those who agree with our ideas. We publish these articles on our website, in our journal and in local Marxist society newsletters. Many of our articles are also reproduced in Read more…
The weekly meetings of the Marxist societies are the foundation upon which the Marxist Student Federation is built. Without these meetings campaigning and other work will be impossible. Choose a topic This has to be one that will draw in people who are interested in the ideas of Marxism. Read more…