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''Preparing for Power'' was published by the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]]. It was used to highlight a week of 'discussion and debate about the current state of the world and how to change it.' The event ran from 21 - 28 July 1989.<ref>Revolutionary Communist Party [http://www.scribd.com/doc/173312200/RCP-Preparing-for-Power-1989 Preparing for Power], Summer 1989</ref> The full document can be viewed on [http://www.scribd.com/doc/173312200/RCP-Preparing-for-Power-1989 Scribd].
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''Preparing for Power'' was published by the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]]. It was used to highlight a week of 'discussion and debate about the current state of the world and how to change it.' The event ran from 21 - 28 July 1989 and was held at the University of London.<ref>Revolutionary Communist Party [http://www.scribd.com/doc/173312200/RCP-Preparing-for-Power-1989 Preparing for Power], Summer 1989</ref> The full document can be viewed on [http://www.scribd.com/doc/173312200/RCP-Preparing-for-Power-1989 Scribd].
  
  
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==Speakers / Schedule==
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* '''Friday 21 July'''
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:Registration. A choice of sessions starting at 8pm including 'An absolute beginner's guide to the RCP'.
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* '''Saturday 22 July'''
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:Morning: Opening plenary 10.30am. 1789-1989: Hard-learned lessons for today.
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:Afternoon: Various workshops and debates on key issues of British and international politics:
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::Designer Capitalism
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::Agenda for women's liberation
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::Britain's Secret State
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::Freedom and the individual
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::The Greening of British politics
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::Workers and their unions
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::Peace breaks out? Angola, Afghanistan, Kampuchea
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::Is fascism a threat?
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::Ireland: 20 years of resistance
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::What is a revolution?
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::Ten years of Thatcherism
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::The Bush presidency
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::1992 made simple
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::Armenia erupts
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::What about the British left?
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::Inside South Africa
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* '''Sunday 23 July - Thursday 27 July'''
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:Morning: Specialist courses running from Sunday to Thursday:
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::[[Frank Richards]] - Introduction to Marxism
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::[[Mike Freeman]] - Social movement and class politics
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::[[John Gibson]] - Marxism and the environment
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::[[Daniel Nassim]] - Imperialism in the nineties
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::[[Joan Phillips]] - New thinking and Marxism
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::[[Alan Harding]] - The French Revolution and its legacy
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::[[Tony Kennedy]] - The making of Marx's Capital
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::[[Charles Longford]] - The Irish War for non-beginners
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:Afternoon: Specialist courses running from Sunday to Thursday:
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::[[Anne Burton]] - Women's oppression and liberation
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::[[Phil Murphy]] - An introduction to the Irish War
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::[[Kenan Malik]] - The roots of racism
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::[[John Fitzpatrick]] - Marxism and culture
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::[[Helen Simons]] - Issues in contemporary capitalism
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::[[Rob Knight]] - The Soviet Union in the glasnost era
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::[[Mick Hume]] - Strategic problems of the British revolution
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::[[Christina Braun]] and [[Sabena Norton]] - Germany today
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 14:16, 4 October 2013

Front cover of Preparing for Power, published by the Revolutionary Communist Party in 1989.
LM network resources

Preparing for Power was published by the Revolutionary Communist Party. It was used to highlight a week of 'discussion and debate about the current state of the world and how to change it.' The event ran from 21 - 28 July 1989 and was held at the University of London.[1] The full document can be viewed on Scribd.


Speakers / Schedule

  • Friday 21 July
Registration. A choice of sessions starting at 8pm including 'An absolute beginner's guide to the RCP'.
  • Saturday 22 July
Morning: Opening plenary 10.30am. 1789-1989: Hard-learned lessons for today.
Afternoon: Various workshops and debates on key issues of British and international politics:
Designer Capitalism
Agenda for women's liberation
Britain's Secret State
Freedom and the individual
The Greening of British politics
Workers and their unions
Peace breaks out? Angola, Afghanistan, Kampuchea
Is fascism a threat?
Ireland: 20 years of resistance
What is a revolution?
Ten years of Thatcherism
The Bush presidency
1992 made simple
Armenia erupts
What about the British left?
Inside South Africa
  • Sunday 23 July - Thursday 27 July
Morning: Specialist courses running from Sunday to Thursday:
Frank Richards - Introduction to Marxism
Mike Freeman - Social movement and class politics
John Gibson - Marxism and the environment
Daniel Nassim - Imperialism in the nineties
Joan Phillips - New thinking and Marxism
Alan Harding - The French Revolution and its legacy
Tony Kennedy - The making of Marx's Capital
Charles Longford - The Irish War for non-beginners
Afternoon: Specialist courses running from Sunday to Thursday:
Anne Burton - Women's oppression and liberation
Phil Murphy - An introduction to the Irish War
Kenan Malik - The roots of racism
John Fitzpatrick - Marxism and culture
Helen Simons - Issues in contemporary capitalism
Rob Knight - The Soviet Union in the glasnost era
Mick Hume - Strategic problems of the British revolution
Christina Braun and Sabena Norton - Germany today

Notes

  1. ↑ Revolutionary Communist Party Preparing for Power, Summer 1989
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