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175 Years Since the Communist Manifesto: Why Marxism (Still) Matters
Friday August 30, 2024 2:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grant Park AB
Since it was first written in 1848, The Communist Manifesto has been translated into more languages than any other modern text. All across the world it has been debated, shared, brandished, invoked, banned, burned, and even declared “dead." This session will discuss the continued relevance of Marx's (and Engels') ideas in today's political landscape.
Speakers
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Phil Gasper

Phil Gasper is an educator and activist based in Madison, WI, and the editor of The Communist Manifesto: A Road Map to History's Most Important Political Document (Haymarket, 2024) and Imperialism and War: Classic Writings by V.I. Lenin and Nikolai Bukharin (Haymarket, 2017). He is... Read More →
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Nancy Holmstrom

Nancy Holmstrom, professor emerita from Rutgers University, is a lifelong activist and socialist scholar. Most recently she is the author of From a Marxist-Feminist Point of View: Essays on Freedom, Rationality and Human Nature in the Historical Materialism book series (Brill, 2024... Read More →
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Robert Cuffy

Robert Cuffy is a revolutionary socialist, labor and Pan-African organizer who has  been active in the struggle for a better world for over two decades. Robert is originally from Guyana and his focus is on Caribbean radicalism. He currently works in child welfare and is union delegate... Read More →
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Friday August 30, 2024 2:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grant Park AB
  Socialist and Marxist Theory
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