Growing Ottawa club hosts YCL school
The lessons and effects of this education will be felt through the club as a whole, and into the wider community as we continue to fight and organize for a socialist future in Canada.
educationals
YCL school in Edmonton forges local connections
Community-based socialist education helps build solidarity and resilience
Understanding Marxism: Working Class Consciousness
The following chapter (Ch. 7 of Understanding Marxism) discusses class consciousness and the barriers to it that exist under capitalism. The chapter also suggests ways around these barriers.
Understanding Marxism: Marxism and Other Theories
The following chapter (Ch. 5 of Understanding Marxism) debunks some other prominent theories: that society progresses and changes due to the “battle of ideas”, due to bigotry, or due to great individuals. It also discusses Marxist approaches to environmentalism and issues of sexism, homophobia, racism, and ethnic discrimination.
Understanding Marxism: Historical Materialism
This post is the third part of a biweekly series posting chapters of Frank Cunningham’s Understanding Marxism: A Canadian Introduction
Understanding Marxism: The Fall of Capitalism
This post is the second part of a biweekly series posting chapters of Frank Cunningham’s Understanding Marxism: A Canadian Introduction
Understanding Marxism: Scientific Socialism and Human Nature
This post is part of a new biweekly series posting chapters of Frank Cunningham’s Understanding Marxism: A Canadian Introduction (Toronto: Progress Books, 1981). Through these excerpts, readers will come to understand the basics of Marxist theory through a Canadian lens in a digestible, accessible, and easy-to-understand way. As 2021 marks 100 years of the communist movement in Canada, and as more young workers and students become interested in Marxism, we hope that this educational series will benefit our readers.