“A considerable part of the leading German intelligentsia have taken up residence in the ‘Grand Hotel Abyss’, a beautiful hotel, equipped with every comfort, on the edge of an abyss, of nothingness, of absurdity. And the daily contemplation of the abyss between excellent meals or artistic entertainments, can only heighten the enjoyment of the subtle…
Dear friends, Due to the need to reschedule our original September event the CSS has brought its AGM forward from a general plan to convene in October, to this event on September the 12th. All are welcome to attend to have a look “under the hood”, and participate in determining the ongoing purpose and functioning…
//Which side are you on? Which side are you on? They say in Harlan County There are no neutrals there You’ll either be a union man Or a thug for J. H. Blair// “Defy the Courts on all occasions; throw aside the legal machinery that is binding the workers down as they are bound in…
This is an update to our monthly social drinks in order to facilitate a wide variety of discussion and engagement. We have reworked our monthly ‘social drinks’ to incorporate aspects of a book club. As usual this will be an informal gathering over a pint or coffee/tea at Pomeroy’s Old Brewery Inn. However we are…
“Major trends like the increase in average worker output, rationalization, downward pressure on the cost of labor, mass incarceration, and elevated competition have shaped a generation of jittery kids teetering on the edge between outstanding achievement and spectacular collapse. What we’ve seen over the past few decades is not quite a sinister sci-fi plot to…
The Canterbury Socialist Society is excited to welcome a guest lecture from Tyler (The Ice Bloc) for our June Event: ———————————————————————- “The Ice Bloc (also known offline as Tyler) is on tour! After a few months off to rest a weary brain, I’ll be snaking down the country for four talks on the research for…
“If you remove the English army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle, unless you set about the organization of the Socialist Republic your efforts would be in vain. England would still rule you. She would rule you through her capitalists, through her landlords, through her financiers, through the whole array of commercial…
Canterbury Socialist Society presents “Workers Against War” – a public lecture on this history of the Workers’ Movement opposition to the First World War. Every year ANZAC Day commemorations seem more like war propaganda than the last – and we aim to provide a touch of counter history: that of sedition, desertion, rebellion, refusal, and…
We will be at Pomeroy’s Old Brewery Inn from 7pm. Pints and politics, beer and banter, martinis and marxism, negri and a negroni. All welcome! Discussion may tend towards the fast approaching guest lecture event for March – CSS Guest Lecture: The Working Day & Surplus Value. In what ways do our own experiences of work corroborate the…
As usual our social event is the third Thursday of the month from 7pm at Pomeroy’s Old Brewery Inn on the corner of Kilmore & Fitzgerald. An informal ‘beer and banter’ ‘wine and a whinge’ ‘prosecco and politics’ event, attendees are encouraged – if they’re so inclined – to bring along an article, book, podcast…