Class Not Nation. ACG Day School, Dec. 5th

[charlie mowbray]

Libertarian Communism 2020: Anarchist Communist Group Day School
Class Not Nation
Saturday, 5 December 2020 from 13:00- 16:30 (online event)

The nation state creates the illusion that the people who live within certain physical borders are united politically, economically, and culturally. However, this is not the case and belief in this illusion has led to many in the working class to support their rulers and bosses more than their fellow workers who are not identified as belonging to this nation.
Nationalism, Internationalism, and Identity Politics;
Libertarian Communism 2020 will consider all these issues, aiming to find ways of combatting nationalism and working towards a working class internationalism. Speakers will address the question of nationalism generally and then the next speakers will focus on nationalism in Catalonia (with a speaker from the CNT in Spain) and in Scotland.
Tickets (free) from:

 

[Pickman's model]

Libertarian Communism 2020: Anarchist Communist Group Day School
Class Not Nation
Saturday, 5 December 2020 from 13:00- 16:30 (online event)

The nation state creates the illusion that the people who live within certain physical borders are united politically, economically, and culturally. However, this is not the case and belief in this illusion has led to many in the working class to support their rulers and bosses more than their fellow workers who are not identified as belonging to this nation.
Nationalism, Internationalism, and Identity Politics;
Libertarian Communism 2020 will consider all these issues, aiming to find ways of combatting nationalism and working towards a working class internationalism. Speakers will address the question of nationalism generally and then the next speakers will focus on nationalism in Catalonia (with a speaker from the CNT in Spain) and in Scotland.
Tickets (free) from:

from...

 

[Jay Park]

please...

 

[Serge Forward]

Tickets from: Libertarian Communism 2020 Class not Nation

 

[Wilf]

Finally, Covid has done us a favour and I can 'attend' one of these events. I'm in.

 

[belboid]

A three and a half hour day - a fine call to take up in our workplaces and schools

 

[LDC]

Finally, Covid has done us a favour and I can 'attend' one of these events. I'm in.

I'm doing something that day, but am going to try and make it, hopefully see you on the internet!

 

[charlie mowbray]

Tomorrow!

 

[danny la rouge]

There’s some excellent speakers.

 

[LDC]

Booked a ticket!

 

[danny la rouge]

Don’t heckle!

 

[chilango]

Looks good, am unlikely to make it unless my wife and daughter have plans for themselves, but I think these online events are a big positive.

 

[LDC]

Looks good, am unlikely to make it unless my wife and daughter have plans for themselves, but I think these online events are a big positive.

Yeah, I find Zoom type things work well for talks and some limited discussion afterwards, but doesn't work very well for more general meetings for me.

Promise not to heckle too!

 

[chilango]

Yeah, I find Zoom type things work well for talks and some limited discussion afterwards, but doesn't work very well for more general meetings for me.

Promise not to heckle too!

Anything, literally anything, is better than f2f meetings.

 

[chilango]

If they pop out to walk the dog for an hour is it possible to "drop in" for a bit?

 

[danny la rouge]

If they pop out to walk the dog for an hour is it possible to "drop in" for a bit?

Yes. In etiquette terms that's completely fine. I'm not responsible for the technological practicalities, though, so best check with charlie mowbray if that's achievable.

 

[Serge Forward]

chilango I'm sure you can pop in and out (my request for a detachment of Libertarian Stalinist Guards on the virtual door was flatly turned down). But you'd still need to get a ticket from here in order to get the zoom link. We do this ticket business in order to head off any bellends attempting to gatecrash (it's happened).

 

[danny la rouge]

Thanks Serge.

 

[chilango]

chilango I'm sure you can pop in and out (my request for a detachment of Libertarian Stalinist Guards on the virtual door was flatly turned down). But you'd still need to get a ticket from here in order to get the zoom link. We do this ticket business in order to head off any bellends attempting to gatecrash (it's happened).

Thanks, I'll grab a ticket and hope to get a chance to pop in for a bit!

 

[cloudyday]

Will this be recorded and available to view at a later time? I won’t be able to tune in tomorrow.

 

[Serge Forward]

Hopefully, yes.

 

[danny la rouge]

Don’t heckle!

Turns out the only heckling was from the technology!

Good turn out though.

 

[redsquirrel]

Aye. And a good meeting, got me thinking about a number of points.

 

[LDC]

Yeah, good, if sometimes there were some rambling contributions from the floor! Thanks all for organizing and contributing. Think I might have put a few names/pseudonyms to faces!

 

[chilango]

Sadly couldn't make it. I did however make some rather excellent parkin if that's any consolation.

Glad it went well.

 

[redsquirrel]

Sadly couldn't make it. I did however make some rather excellent parkin if that's any consolation.

Only if you share it with everybody!

(Should a recording made available sooner or later so you can catch up if you want)

 

[Serge Forward]

Think I might have put a few names/pseudonyms to faces!

To make it easier, that was me chairing it

 

[LDC]

To make it easier, that was me chairing it

Ah great, cheers for the chairing and the ACG for putting the event on. I was the one that made a comment on identity politics and nationalism in the chat. Hopefully see you at another event soon, and real life one day!

 

[not-bono-ever]

Missed this - if a link for the session recording is around it would be appreciated! Cheers

 

[charlie mowbray]

Yes, we'll post link once the audio recording gets put up on the website