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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'''
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:Morning: Specialist courses:
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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
  
  

Revision as of 11:32, 4 October 2013

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
Morning: Specialist courses:
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


Notes

  1. Revolutionary Communist Party Preparing for Power, Summer 1989