[Before going to our main topic, we’ll begin the meeting with a brief discussion of the Gaza war, for which people are invited to read the Statement of the Steering Committee of the IMHO, here https://imhojournal.org/articles/the-middle-east-and-the-world-after-october-7-and-israels-war-on-palestine/ ]

As the centenary of Vladimir Ilych Lenin’s death dawns upon us, the discourse intertwines with the complex dialectics of revolution and the yearning for national liberation. Lenin’s legacy, once etched in the crucible of the October Revolution, now stands as a beacon illuminating the pathways of contemporary struggles for freedom and self-determination. Drawing parallels between Lenin’s era and the present day, and approaching his writings critically, Marxist-Humanists are confronted with pressing questions: How do Lenin’s ideas resonate in the struggles of oppressed groups seeking freedom today? How can a dialectics of revolution help understand the dynamics of national liberation movements?

[Note: Watch for future meetings on Rosa Luxemburg and other important revolutionary thinkers.]

Speakers:

Lyndon Porter, Black student activist and writer

Derek Lewis, writer on student and labor politics

Location:

Community Room (second floor – we regret no elevator or wheelchair accessibility — but see Zoom link for remote attendance)

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Some suggested readings:

The Discussion on Self-Determination Summed Up https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/jul/x01.htm

Ch I: Class Society and the State, “The State and Revolution” https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/ch01.htm

Abstract of Hegel’s Science of Logic, Appendix B of “Marxism and Freedom” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q52vdozWhVcFz0mS3vyxmDOz93huo1oG/view?usp=sharing

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