A CLASS FOR ITSELF — Independent Labour & Organising in Civil Society: An online seminar with Sean KB
April 27, 2025 10:30 am-12:00 pm
Sean KB is a rank-and-file member of the NYC District Council of Carpenters, co-host of the Antifada podcast, and founder…
The Ernie Abbott Memorial Lecture 2025 – The Life and Death (and Rebirth?) of Fair Pay Agreements w/ Ben Peterson
April 15, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
The introduction of Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs) under the last Labour government was an ambitious attempt to deal with stagnant…
ANZACS and Jihadis – Public Lecture by Byron Clark
April 9, 2025 6:30 pm-9:00 pm
Canterbury, Events, Public Lecture
On November 14,1914 the Sultan-Caliph of the Ottoman empire proclaimed an official ‘Great Jihad’ against the allied powers. Today there…
For What We Will – A Brief History of American Socialism: An Online Seminar
March 29, 2025 1:30 pm-3:00 pm
For more than a century, socialism in the United States has gone through two distinct phases: a period of ascent…
‘They’ll never understand why I’m here’ – James Connolly: Irish Nationalist & Revolutionary Socialist
March 4, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
“If you remove the English Army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle, unless you set about the…
News from Nowhere: The Utopian Vision of William Morris
February 19, 2025 6:30 pm
Canterbury, Events, Public Lecture
"Go back again, now you have seen us, and your outward eyes have learned that in spite of all the…
Social Anarchism and the Rejection of Private Property – A Public Lecture by Jesse Spafford
February 11, 2025 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
Anarchists of all varieties believe that the state lacks political authority—i.e., a special right to coercively rule its subjects. However,…
The Left in Local Government – Limits and Opportunities
January 22, 2025 6:30 pm
Canterbury, Events, Panel Discussion
The Canterbury Socialist Society are back for 2025 with our first event, a panel exploring the political left in the…
Some things are worth fighting for – War Surgeon and Socialist Doug Jolly
December 10, 2024 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
Central Otago-born Doug Jolly served on the front lines throughout the Spanish Civil War and in WW2, developing innovative systems…
1913: False Dawn – The Great Strike and the triumph of the ruling class
November 13, 2024 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Canterbury, Events, Public Lecture
The Canterbury Socialist Society is pleased to confirm our 2024 Fred Evans Memorial Lecture. For this lecture we invite a…
Of Parasites and Plagues: The Social Origins of Cosmic Horror
October 30, 2024 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
The Otago Socialist Society is thrilled to be presenting this guest lecture for our October 2024 monthly event. Chris Lam…
Resisting neoliberalism in Latin America: The 2019 Chilean revolt and the struggle for constitutional reform
October 27, 2024 6:45 pm-9:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
Coming to us all the way from Chile, Pablo Abufom is the Sunday keynote speaker at the Second New Zealand…