Dear Marxmail, My name is Kaiwen, and I am a member of the Platypus Affiliated Society. I would like to invite you all to attend (as members of the audience) a virtual panel discussion the Platypus Affiliated Society is hosting on The Legacy of Trotskyism *this Friday, April 2nd* at *12 PM Pacific/2 PM Central/3 PM Eastern*.
Zoom link here: https://zoom.us/j/93220596374 *Panel description:* At its Third International Convention, the Platypus Affiliated Society hosted a plenary discussion titled The Legacy of Trotskyism. That panel's introduction specifically mentioned the Socialist Workers Party (UK), International Socialist Organization (USA), and New Anticapitalist Party (France) as contemporary representatives of Trotskyism. Since 2011, all three groups have significantly declined, or collapsed outright. The smaller Trotskyist sects, once a familiar sight outside socialist and trade union meetings, seem unable to replace their aging membership through recruitment, and face the prospect of their long-term leaders passing away without a new generation prepared to continue their mission. The current generation of Left activists, whether inspired by social democracy or "new social movements," seem to have bypassed Trotskyism entirely, in contrast to the 2001-2008 antiwar movement, which drew heavily on existing organizations' experience and discipline. If Trotsky's foremost accomplishment was his political and intellectual opposition to Stalinism, this raises the question of what Trotsky and the Trotskyists have to say about our present circumstances. What is the relevance of Trotskyism for the Left today? What has Trotskyism made of Trotsky’s Marxism? Finally, is the collapse of Trotskyism a progressive or regressive overcoming? *Panelists:* - Mike Macnair is a tutor in law at St. Hugh's College, University of Oxford. He is a member of the Provisional Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and the author of Revolutionary Strategy: Marxism and the Challenge of Left Unity. - Bryan Palmer is professor emeritus of Canadian studies and history at Trent University. He is the author of James P. Cannon and the Emergence of Trotskyism in the United States, 1928-1938 (forthcoming). - Wayne Price is a revolutionary anarchist. He is the author of (1) The Abolition of the State: Anarchist & Marxist Perspectives and (2) The Value of Radical Theory: An Anarchist Introduction to Marx's Critique of Political Economy. - Richard Rubin is a member of the Organizational Committee of the Platypus Affiliated Society. He gave a series of lectures on Trotsky and Trotskyism for Platypus back in 2012. Hope to see you all there! Warmest regards, Kaiwen [email protected] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#7664): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/7664 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/81756367/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
