Our meetings are usually held on Wednesdays at 7.00pm, at the Clephan Building, De Montfort University, room 0.17.
12.01.05 Public meeting - Cancel Third World Debt
The recent tsunami in the Indian Ocean was a disaster that was compounded by a terrible lack of infrastructure and investment in the affected countries. Ordinary people have raised millions of pounds, yet the government will give only a fraction of what it is spending on a needless war in Iraq. The amounts pledged are tiny compared to the amount Indonesia and Sri Lanka owe the developed world in debt. We need a socialist, internationalist outlook, so that resources are shared more equally, rather than being the preserve of a few, rich nations in the developed world.
19.01.05 Election meeting
Speaker: Steve Score
Meeting to discuss tactics and select a candidate for the forthcoming General Election. Non-members are welcome to come along, but they cannot vote.
26.01.05 Public meeting - End the occupation of Iraq! (To be held at the Adult Education Centre, Wellington St, 7.30pm.)
The invasion of Iraq has been a disaster for ordinary Iraqis, and for those servicemen who have lost their lives. We need to withdraw troops from the region, in order that the Iraqis can build their own future. A truly democratic government could then be set up, which would represent their interests, rather than the interests of big business.
02.02.05 - Trotskyism vs. Stalinism
Speaker: Tim Lessells
Trotsky appealed to ordinary workers to take power for themselves, and argued that society should be organised democratically. Stalin wrecked the ideals of the Russian Revolution, arguing that only a centralised dictatorship could keep capitalism at bay. Come along and join the debate.
09.02.05 Subject: The Church, State and Revolution
Speaker: Tom Penman
Everyone should be free to hold his or her own beliefs, or no belief. However, historically, the church has been used as a means of oppressing people, by arguing that "the meek shall inherit the Earth", i.e. that you should forget about your worries, and you will be rewarded in the afterlife. Conversely, early Christians organised societies based around equality and the sharing of resources. What is the place of religion in a socialist society?
16.02.05 Subject: Building a socialist world - report from the World Social Forum
Speaker: Ben Robinson
Ben reports back from Porto Allegre, where socialist organisations from around the world gathered to discuss how we can build for a socialist future.
23.02.05 Subject: Solidarity - from unity to uncertainty
Speaker: Sam Lesniak
After the massive successes of Solidarnosc in Poland in the early 1990s, what has happened to the country since the fall of the Eastern Bloc, and now that ordinary people in the Ukraine have found that by uniting they can change society, how can true socialism be rediscovered?
2.03.05 Subject: The English Civil War
Speaker: Sara Hamblin
This period of history saw the first flowerings of radicalism in Britain, with the rise of the Diggers. The monarchy was toppled, yet the landowning classes eventually consolidated their power. What lessons can we learn from the English Civil War, and how could a socialist society be established?
We also have some meetings in the day for people who have
difficulty getting along in the evening. We discuss a
different political issue at each meeting as well as
organising our campaigning activity. You are welcome to
come along. Get in touch for further details.
Telephone: Leicester (0116) 223 0534 or e-mail stephen.score@ntlworld.com
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