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We're still active!
We rarely post our meeting details these days, but we still meet weekly. If you're interested and want to join the mailing list, send a note to calgaryjacobin[at]gmail.com.
2024/12/14

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July Meeting
We will be meeting tomorrow evening, Tuesday July 20th, at 7:00 p.m, in person, at a distance, at Riley Park (800 12 St NW).
We'll be discussing Avi Lewis and the NDP: Why stars don’t point the way forward for the left Today’s left faces problems that no individual, no matter how dynamic, can really solve by Dennis Pilon and Bryan Evans.
We usually find a spot on the southern edge of the park by the trees. Feel free to bring a blanket, lawn chair, and refreshments. It's expected to be 28°C and mostly sunny (though likely also smoky).
https://goo.gl/maps/s6H7wfcFxadU4Tiw8
Our book club will be selecting a new book next week, on Tuesday July 27th. Got something you want to read as a group? Bring it with you and make a pitch!
See you there!
June Meeting
We will be meeting the evening of Tuesday June 22nd at 7:00 p.m, in person, at a distance, at Riley Park (800 12 St NW). We'll be discussing Why the Green New Deal Has Failed — So Far by Matt Huber. We usually find a spot on the southern edge of the park by the trees. Feel free to bring a blanket, lawn chair, and refreshments! It's forecast to be around 29°C. https://goo.gl/maps/s6H7wfcFxadU4Tiw8 See you there!
May Meet #1
We'll be meeting this evening, Tuesday, May 11th at 7:00pm over Zoom to discuss the following piece: COVID-19 as Social Murder: Putting Capitalism on Trial by Josh Seim https://spectrejournal.com/covid-19-as-social-murder/ Our book club will continue reading Ralph Miliband's Marxism and Politics on Tuesday, May 18th at 7:00pm. We'll be reading Chapter 3, "The Defence of the Old Order: 1."
April Meet #2
We'll be meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, April 27th at 7:00pm over Zoom to discuss the following piece:
A post-pandemic social peace accord? - John Clarke The question of who pays for the crisis will not be settled by enlightened policies from on high but through the class struggle.

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March Meeting #2
We'll be meeting this upcoming Tuesday, March 23rd at 7:00pm over Zoom to discuss the following piece:
Thank Socialism for the Vaccine. Blame Capitalism for Its Distribution. - Leigh Phillips The jaw-dropping speed of COVID-19 vaccine development is a glorious marvel of science, cooperation, and economic planning — a glimpse of how much more an egalitarian world could produce and achieve. But the lifeboat ethics of vaccine rollout is a horrifying display of the inefficiency and cruelty of capitalism.
See you there!
February Meet #2
We'll be meeting tonight, Tuesday February 23rd at 7:00pm over Zoom to discuss the following piece: Political Aspects of Full Employment - Michal Kalecki Why do capitalists hate full employment? Because it weakens their power over workers.
February Meet #1
We'll be meeting over zoom at 7pm tonight, Tuesday February 9th, to discuss this article: Jobs For All - Mike Beggs In an age of precarity, a left-wing demand for full employment could be massively popular. But liberalism can't deliver it.
See you there!
November Meeting #1
Due to the snowy weather we'll be meeting virtually tonight, November 10th, at 7:00pm MST over Zoom to discuss the following articles: Suppress the virus now! - Daniel Sarah Karasik https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/suppress-the-virus-now Nearly a year into the pandemic, it’s clear: the only countries that have staved off COVID-19’s devastation are those that have achieved near-total elimination of the virus. “Living with it” means murderous abandonment of vulnerable people. TV Journalists Should Be Banned From Wearing Poppies On-Air - Davide Mastracci https://readpassage.com/tv-journalists-should-be-banned-from-wearing-poppies-on-air/ Poppies are political symbols, but journalists are permitted or forced to wear them on-air despite supposedly needing to appear unbiased. Want to join? Email calaryjacobin at gmail dot com for Zoom meeting details.
Calgary Jacobin ZOMBIE MEETING
We'll be meeting IN PERSON, AT A DISTANCE, Tuesday, October 27th at 6:00 p.m. at RILEY PARK to discuss the following piece:
The Zombies of Karl Marx: Horror in Capitalism’s Wake - Tyler Malone https://lithub.com/the-zombies-of-karl-marx-horror-in-capitalisms-wake/ Brains, one might say, “to each according to his need.”
Weather forecast expects a high of 9°C  and low of 3°C. Dress warmly and bring a blanket or chair!
We'll try to find a spot on the southern edge of the park by the trees. https://goo.gl/maps/s6H7wfcFxadU4Tiw8

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October Meet #2
Due to the cold weather we'll be meeting virtually tonight, October 20th, at 7:00pm over Zoom to discuss the following article:
It’s Not Enough to Fight — Labor and the Left Have to Be Serious About How to Win - Jane McAlevey
Unions and the Left across the globe have the power to defeat the billionaires. But Jane McAlevey explains that doing this requires we learn the best traditions of labor organizing — and that we talk to people who don’t already agree with us and win them over to our side.
Message us for Zoom details!
October Meet #1
TIME CHANGE!
We'll be meeting IN PERSON, AT A DISTANCE tonight, Tuesday, October 6th at 6:00 p.m. [NOTE THE EARLIER TIME] at RILEY PARK to discuss the following piece:
The Regina Manifesto and the Origins of Canada’s Parliamentary Socialists - Roberta Lexier https://jacobinmag.com/2020/10/regina-manifesto-canada-parliamentary-socialists-ccf
Canada’s Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, forerunner of today’s New Democratic Party, may have been less militant than some of its contemporary rivals. But its founding document is a powerful call to arms — and present-day socialists could learn from its boldness.
We'll try to find a spot on the southern edge of the park by the trees. https://goo.gl/maps/s6H7wfcFxadU4Tiw8
See you there!
September Meet #2
We'll be meeting IN PERSON, AT A DISTANCE on Tuesday, September 22th at 6:30 p.m. at RILEY PARK to discuss the following piece:
1983: The Year BC Citizens and Workers Fought Back - Rod Mickleburgh
Operation Solidarity ended in bitterness, but mass protests scored dramatic victories against Bennett government. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018/07/06/Year-BC-Citizens-Workers-Fought-Back/
We'll try to find a spot on the southern edge of the park by the trees. https://goo.gl/maps/s6H7wfcFxadU4Tiw8
See you there!
September Meet #1
We'll be meeting IN PERSON, AT A DISTANCE tonight Tuesday, September 8th at 6:30 p.m (to take advantage of daylight) at RILEY PARK to discuss the following piece: Basic income is on the table in Canada. Is it the fight we want? - Dan Darrah https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/basic-income-is-on-the-table-in-canada-is-it-the-fight-we-want The long-term idea of converting CERB to basic income could be an easy exit from the hard work of class struggle. We'll try to find a spot on the southern edge of the park by the trees. https://goo.gl/maps/s6H7wfcFxadU4Tiw8
August Meet #2
We'll be meeting IN PERSON, AT A DISTANCE this evening, Tuesday, August 25th at 7:00 p.m. at RILEY PARK to discuss the following piece: Canadian Support For Ukrainian Nazi Collaborators Goes Beyond Statues - Moss Robeson https://readpassage.com/canadian-support-for-ukrainian-nazi-collaborators-goes-beyond-statues/ For decades, Canada has underwritten the cultish worship of Ukrainian Nazi collaborator war criminals. We'll try to find a spot on the southern edge of the park by the trees. Weather forecast is sunny with temperatures ranging from 20C-17C. https://goo.gl/maps/s6H7wfcFxadU4Tiw8

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August Meeting #1
We'll be meeting IN PERSON, AT A DISTANCE this evening, Tuesday, August 11th at 7:00 p.m. at RILEY PARK to discuss the following piece:
Planning the Future - by Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski https://tribunemag.co.uk/2020/07/planning-the-future
Covid-19 has shown once again that the market can't rise to the challenges we face – if the world is to fare better with the coming climate crisis, we need to replace the market with a system of democratic planning.
July Meeting #1
We'll be virtually meeting on Tuesday, July 14th at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom to discuss the following piece:
Karl Marx and the Corporation - J. W. Mason
More than 150 years ago, when the corporation as we know it today was still new, Marx saw in it both the essence of capitalism and a prefiguration of socialism: “The abolition of the capitalist mode of production within the capitalist mode of production itself.”
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/07/karl-marx-capital-corporation-production-socialism
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