Class struggle in Romania: Past, Present and Future

  Below is an article by Seb Trifa of the Bristol Marxist Society about the political situation in Romania in its historical context and the future of the class struggle and revolution in that country. ———————————— As dialecticians we understand that the present form in which a society exists is the result of a process of contradiction. As such to understand the current situation in Eastern Europe one needs to look at Read more…

Save Marx! Cambridge University students fight for radical ideas

  With talk of the Philosophy department drastically cutting the teaching on Marx and other radical thinkers around political philosophy, a student-run campaign and petition has sprung up at Cambridge University in response. Arguing for the ‘Faculty of Philosophy to keep the existing paper and lecture course on Marxism on its syllabus, against the Faculty’s decision to reduce coverage of this and other radical philosophy papers’. Students are worried that ‘they will receive drastically Read more…

MSF conference: Sempre in Lotta (Italy) speaker confirmed

  We are pleased to confirm the attendance of Cecilia Bellotti from Sempre in Lotta at the MSF conference on Saturday 14 Feb. Cecilia has played an active role in the recent struggles of youth and workers in Italy, most recently as part of the one million strong strike and protest in Rome. Sempre in Lotta is an organisation of young Italian Marxists with a presence in schools and universities all over Read more…

MSF conference: Mexican speakers confirmed

  We are pleased to confirm the attendance of Ricardo Che from La Izquierda Socialista and CLEP (Polytechnic Students Struggle Committee) and Claudio Garcia from the Mexico Solidarity Campaign in London at the MSF conference on Saturday 14 Feb. Ricardo has been heavily involved in the struggle in Mexico and, along La Izquierda Socialista and CLEP, has played a leading role in the protest and strike action. Ricardo, along with a number of Read more…

Bristol Marxists: the most innovative, interesting and lively student society in Bristol

  According to this article on the Her Campus magazine website, the Bristol Marxist Society is one of the best up-and-coming societies at the university. According to the magazine: “With what is sure to be a close run and controversial general election coming up in the spring there has never been a more apt time to engage in student politics. In line with the growing trend toward Socialism throughout Europe, the Marxist Read more…

MSF conference: trade union speakers confirmed

  We are pleased to confirm the attendance of representatives of the Blacklist Support Group, UCL UNISON and the Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign at the MSF conference on Saturday 14 Feb. Roy Bentham from the national committee of the Blacklist Support Group will update the conference on the activities of the BSG and give us some ideas and advice about how we can strengthen our campaign to blacklist the blacklisters. A Read more…

Le Pen, fascism, and communism: a reply to Jan Nedvidek

  In last week’s Oxford Student, in the midst of the polemic over Le Pen’s visit to the Union, some Jan Nedvidek published an opinion column where he had the courtesy of mentioning the Oxford Marxist Society. His article repeats the hackneyed liberal mantra that far-right demagogues like Le Pen, who he considers to be “one of the most important and influential politicians in Europe”, should be given a platform for the Read more…

MSF conference: SYRIZA speaker confirmed

  We are pleased to confirm the attendance of Nina Christou at the MSF conference on Saturday 14 Feb. Nina is a member of the Communist Tendency of SYRIZA and has carried out work for them both in Greece and in Britain. The Communist Tendency is actively fighting for the Tsipras government to implement a socialist programme as the only way by which the reforms promised by SYRIZA can be delivered. They Read more…

MSF conference: PODEMOS speaker confirmed

  We’re pleased to confirm the attendance of Arturo Zoffmann Rodriguez at the MSF conference on Saturday 14 Feb. Arturo is a member of PODEMOS, the founder of the PODEMOS circle in Oxford and the President of the Oxford Marxist Society. He has spoken at meetings of Marxists and activists all over Britain and internationally on the significance of PODEMOS, what it is and where it’s going. Arturo is also a supporter Read more…

Cambridge students prefer Marxists to Tories

  In a recent report by Cambridge student newspaper Varsity, the Cambridge Marxist Discussion group is found to be far more popular among students at the university than the Cambridge University Conservative Association (CUCA). The full report can be read here: http://www.varsity.co.uk/news/8141 and a few choice extracts can be read below. “In terms of running a political discussion group, however, CUCA has something in common with the Marxists; as Daniel reported, their term card features Read more…

“French universities are hotbeds of Marxism”!

  Below is a report from the French newspaper Revolution detailing the work of Marxists in France in spreading the ideas of Marxism among students across the country.  —————————————— Since the beginning of the academic year in September 2014, Revolution has set itself the task of developing its presence on the university campuses. In Paris 7, Paris 8, Toulouse Le Mirail and Lyon 2 our comrades have set up stalls (with books, pamphlets and newspapers), Read more…

Politics, class and the Left in Luxembourg

  Below is an article sent to the Marxist Student Federation by Jean-Francois Delaporte of Jonk Lenk (Young Left) in Luxembourg. It outlines, for British and other readers, the political situation in Luxembourg at the present time, with reference to the student movement. ———————————————————— Luxembourg is a country known for its banking “industry”, its low corporate taxes and its tax loopholes which let multi-nationals evade all their debts through Luxembourg. The system Read more…

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