The socialist society hosts regular educational and social events in Canterbury, Wellington, and Otago.
Our events are open to all and free to attend.
Election Night Watch Party
October 14, 2023 6:00 pm-10:00 pm
Events, Open Discussion, Open Discussion, Wellington
“And if universal suffrage had offered no other advantage than that it allowed us to count our numbers every three…
Wellington Socialist Society AGM 2023
October 14, 2023 4:00 pm-5:30 pm
To all members, This is the date for the Wellington Socialist Society Annual General Meeting for 2023. The AGM is…
Confronting Fascism: Socialist Knowledge and the Far-Right in Interwar Europe
September 12, 2023 6:00 pm-8:30 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
“Fascism attempts to organize the newly created proletarian masses without affecting the property structure which the masses strive to eliminate.…
CSS Public Lecture – They Rule: How capital dominates politics today
July 12, 2023 6:00 pm
"The executive of the modern state is nothing but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie."…
Supplementary Questions – WSS Presents A Public Conversation with Chloe Swarbrick
June 22, 2023 6:00 pm
Kia ora, neighbours. The Wellington Socialist Society brings to you, the good people of Wellington, a bonus event this June.…
CSS Public Lecture: Anarchism for Dummies
June 14, 2023 6:30 pm
Canterbury, Events, Panel Discussion
Following the success of our first 'Socialism for Dummies' event earlier this year, the CSS brings you round two ...…
WSS Public Panel: Social Democracy – Then & Now
June 13, 2023 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
"Without general elections, without unrestricted freedom of press and assembly, without a free struggle of opinion, life dies out in…
WSS Public Lecture – Lessons from the Picket Line
May 9, 2023 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
"But as soon as the workers discover that their interests are common, that they are all opposed to the exploiter,…
CSS Public Lecture: Pro Patria Mori? Socialist Opposition to the First World War in Christchurch
April 12, 2023 6:30 pm
Canterbury, Events, Public Lecture
"This war...WILL END CAPITALISM! Do you get that? After capitalism, what? SOCIALISM!" This quote from trade unionist Ted Howard, written…
Mā Pango Mā Whero Ka Oti Te Mahi – Public Discussion with Nīkau Wi Neera
April 11, 2023 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
"Mā pango mā whero ka oti te mahi" - Whakataukī (through the red and the black the work will be…
NZFSS Online Seminar – Significant Emotions w Ashley Frawley
April 5, 2023 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Canterbury, Events, Otago, Other NZ Locations, Public Lecture, Wellington
“Nietzsche already observed that, after the death of God, health rose to divine status. If a horizon of meaning extended…
Tech Won’t Save Us – WSS Conversation with Paris Marx
March 28, 2023 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Events, Open Discussion, Wellington
“On the way from mythology to logistics thought has lost the element of self-reflection and today machinery disables men even…