Reading Group- 5 April 2017- “What is Socialism from Below?”

7pm. Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Workers’ Organizing Resource Centre (432-B Ellice Ave) FREE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/222696631538447/ Childcare subsidy available with advance notice (email us at wpg.nsg@gmail.com) Join us for a discussion of David McNally’s text, “Socialism from Below” (available online here: http://www.marxsite.com/socialism_from_below_by_david_mc.htm or Click Here to download as a PDF) Please read this long-ish piece in…

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You Say You Want a Revolution?

You Say You Want a Revolution? (2017-03-22) Rosa Luxemburg was right: “work for reforms” is not “a long-drawn-out revolution” and revolution is not “a condensed series of reforms.” People who only want to win changes that improve people’s lives within capitalism “do not really choose a more tranquil, calmer and slower road to the…

EVENT-August 31- Wanna Talk About Socialism in 2016?

We want to change the world! Where do ideas fit into this?
Come join us for a reading and discussion* in an informal environment with friendly people.

EVENT- February 1, 2016 -Today’s NDP and the Fight Against Austerity

What is the NDP today? What can we learn from past experiences about the role the NDP is likely to play if it loses the election and a new government starts to inflict vicious austerity on Manitoba? Can the NDP be changed into a party that does more than run in elections and administer an…

EVENT: Socialism 101- Workshop. Sat. October 3, 2015. 1:30pm. University of Winnipeg

Have you ever thought that maybe capitalism is a harmful mode of production? Have you ever wondered if our society could be organized in a way that was equal and fair? What about our collective? Who the heck are these Winnipeg New Socialist Group people and what on earth do they mean by “socialism from below?”

EVENT-What kind of feminism in 2015 – 7pm- Wed. Sept 23, 2015

Come hear Johanna Brenner, Sadie-Phoenix Lavoie, and Mandy Fraser talk about what kind of ideas and organizing will be most effective in taking feminism forward in the “age of austerity”. After their presentations, stay and participate in a discussion!

Cover image of Nicole Aschoff's new book, The New Prophets of Capital

Reading group: The New Prophets of Capital

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Don’t put ALL the eggs in the NDP Basket

Another term for the federal Conservatives would be appalling. If Pallister’s Conservatives win the 2016 provincial election they’ll unleash an all-out attack on the working class. The Liberals share the Conservatives’ commitment to boosting corporate profits. The federal NDP accepts the neoliberal framework that Liberals and Conservatives have put in place. Its leadership is calling…

EVENT: May 9, 2015: Austerity: What is it? How do we Fight it?

Date: Saturday, May 9, 2015 Time: 1:00pm-4:30pm Cost: Free (Please Register by emailing winnipeg@newsocialist.org) Childcare subsidy available on request. With governments at all levels in Canada pushing through cuts to programs and public funding for health care, education, social services and more, there’s lots of talk about austerity these days. People in Manitoba haven’t been…

EVENT: Racism and Colonialism and Capitalism 2PM- Sunday, March 1, 2015

Join us for a public discussion about Racism and Colonialism and Capitalism Sunday, March 1, 2015 2pm Workers’ Organizing Resource Centre (280 Smith St, Mezzanine level) FREE If you need money to help cover childcare subsidy costs to attend our event, we can help! contact us at winnipeg@newsocialist.org Unfortunately, the building doesn’t have accessible washrooms.…

EVENT: Guest Speaker Alan Sears – “Can Injustice Be Defeated?” Thurs. February 12, 2015. 7pm. THE HIVE.

You don’t need to come to this meeting to find out about these injustices, you already know about them. It is pretty hard not to. The real question is can we defeat these injustices?