On Thursday 26 May, the Liverpool Marxist Society had the latest in our series of monthly meetings at The Casa. The topic of the discussion, seasonally themed, was May ’68 – a French uprising sparked by students and resulting in huge general strikes of a militant working class. Our meeting Read more…
On Thursday 19th we had our final Marxist society meeting of the academic year at UEA, on the events in May ‘68. We had 13 attendees and some completely new faces who were interested in these events. May ‘68 isn’t common knowledge, so it was interesting to learn the history of the movement that happened only 50 years ago and just across the channel!
On the 11th of May the Goldsmiths, Greenwich and Lewisham Marxists held a meeting at Goldsmith’s University on the revolutionary events of May 68. Even during a busy period for everyone, we had a great turnout of 14 radical young workers and students showing enthusiasm and thirst for revolutionary ideas. Read more…
In Birmingham, the Marxist society at UoB held a meeting on the history and revolutionary lessons of May 1968. The meeting was attended by 12 people despite the upcoming exam season, a mixture of new faces and longtime members. As a group of both students and workers, learning about the Read more…
We held a meeting to discuss the revolutionary events of May ’68 on May 9. In the introduction to the discussion we focused on the accidents expressing the deeper necessity festering under the surface of French society at the time, the role of students, and the treacherous role of Stalinist Read more…
On May 5th, Newcastle Marxists had our first Marxist society meeting of the summer term on the events of May 68.
On May 4th, the University of Sheffield and the Sheffield Hallam Marxist Societies held a joint meeting on the history and lessons of May 68. We had a dozen people there, including many who had not been involved in the Marxist Societies before. The discussion was fantastic,with the speaker highlighting Read more…
On April 28th, we held a meeting on the legacy and lessons of May ’68. With the crisis of capitalism sweeping across the world, revolutionary movements to match those of May 68 are coming across the world. It is vital to understand the reasons behind the rise and fall of Read more…