Events
An Epoch of Unrest // WSS Public Lecture on the Legacy of William Morris
December 1, 2021 6:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
Getting off the ground during these times has proved to be a challenge. Still, with such phenomenal support and solidarity…
WSS Public Lecture: “Capitalist Realism” – Is there no alternative?
February 1, 2022 6:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
“Emancipatory politics must always destroy the appearance of a ‘natural order’, must reveal what is presented as necessary and inevitable…
May Day Event – What is to be won?
May 3, 2022 6:00 pm-8:30 pm
Events, Panel Discussion, Wellington
Kia ora, comrades. On May 3rd, Unions Wellington and the Wellington Socialist Society will co-host a panel discussion on socialist…
WSS FILM NIGHT : SORRY TO BOTHER YOU
June 7, 2022 6:00 pm-12:00 am
Doors will open at 6:00 pm, and we will begin the screening at 6:30 pm. One of our members will…
Matter, Myth, & Memory
July 10, 2022 6:00 pm
“Change is freedom, change is life. It's always easier not to think for oneself. Find a nice safe hierarchy and…
A Crisis Sown: Origins Of The Housing Crisis In Aotearoa
August 23, 2022 6:00 pm
“The landlord demands a rent even for unimproved land, and the supposed interest l or profit upon the expense of…
This New Democracy: The Maritime Strike, Workers, and Politics in 1890s
September 20, 2022 6:00 pm
Kia ora, neighbours. We are back for our monthly public talk at the regular haunt, Bedlam & Squalor. $2 Taco's…
Making Rebels: New Zealand’s First Socialist Party
October 25, 2022 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
The Wellington Socialist Society invites you, dear neighbour, to our next public event - Making Rebels: New Zealand’s First Socialist…
WSS Public Lecture: Who’s Afraid of Fu Manchu – Moral Panics in Politics & the Return of Sinophobia
February 7, 2023 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
"Rather than the manufactured clash of civilisations, we need to concentrate on the slow working together of cultures that overlap,…
Between First and Second-Wave Feminism, Communist Women’s Activism in Aotearoa New Zealand.
March 7, 2023 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Events, Public Lecture, Wellington
Kia ora, neighbours. We welcome you all to join us for our International Women's Day Event for 2023. Our March…
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…
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…