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DESCRIPTION:This is part 2 of a class (part 1 was on June 24) on council communism, 
 which emerged along with the worldwide revolutionary movements of the 1917 
 - 1923 period and the "worker' councils" which were created (particularly 
 in Russia and Germany) as organs of proletarian power. The council 
 communists challenged old assumptions regarding revolutionary change and 
 the role of political parties and trade unions. In the years following the 
 First World War, the council communists began to develop a critique of the 
 emerging Leninist orthodoxy within Marxism. This class will explore the 
 council communist tradition’s origins and theoretical trajectory with a 
 focus on themes such as mass action and class-consciousness, and the 
 historical role of Bolshevism. We will discuss how these ideas challenge 
 dominant conceptions about Marxism and communist society while being 
 situated firmly within the Marxist tradition. We will also explore how 
 council communist ideas have been criticized from within the communist 
 left. We will hopefully discuss a representative council communist text and 
 grapple with the questions it raises for revolutionary theory and practice. 
 • Led by David\n\nThis event is free and wheelchair accessible. \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/13/18415820.php
SUMMARY:Council Communism Class
LOCATION:Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library\n6501 Telegraph Ave. (at Alcatraz)\nOakland, 
 Ca. 94609\n(510) 595-7417
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/13/18415820.php
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