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DESCRIPTION:Marxism & the South African Tragedy of Marikana 2012\n\nViolence claimed 44 
  lives in less than one week, August 11- 16 period. 10 were killed by the 
 workers themselves, which  included 2 policemen,  2 security guards,  and 6 
 mine workers & 34 workers were killed and 70 injured by South African  
 Police  Services (SAPS) personnel at the site surrounding the British owned 
 Lonmin Platinum mine located in Marikana, 78 km west of 
 Pretoria.\nFollowing this incident,  President Jacob Zuma ordered an 
 independent commission of inquiry headed by a retired Supreme Court Judge, 
 Ian Farlam. After two years of publicly held testimony with all who were in 
 any way connected to the incident, final arguments by the attorneys 
 representing stake holders in this incident.\nA section of US Left has 
 charged the government of South Africa itself to be the culprit. Raj Sakai, 
 a member of ICSS, will attempt to provide a dispassionate analysis keeping 
 in mind Lenin's admonition to all those given to emotions, 
 oversimplifications and shortcuts, repeatedly reminding them that a 
 concrete analysis that employees all relevant concrete facts is needed in 
 such cases.\n\nSun, Dec 14, 2014 - 10:30 am to 12:30 pm\nNIEBYL PROCTOR 
 MARXIST LIBRARY\n6501 Telegraph Avenue in Oakland\n(about 1 mile south of 
 the UC campus, north of Alcatraz)\nPlan to come early for coffee and 
 donuts. We start promptly.\nFREE - but hat will be passed for donations to 
 NPML\n\nAbout Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library\nA weekly discussion 
 series inspired by our respect for the work of Karl Marx and our belief 
 that his work will remain as important for the class struggles of the 
 future as they have been for the past.\nFor descriptions and our full 
 schedule, go to icssmarx.org\nInfo: cuyleruyle@mac.com or Gene Ruyle at 
 510-428-1578 \nTo subscribe to our weekly reminders, send an email to: 
 cuyleruyle@mac.com\n\n\n 
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SUMMARY:Marxism & the South African Tragedy of Marikana 2012
LOCATION:NIEBYL PROCTOR MARXIST LIBRARY\n6501 Telegraph Avenue in Oakland
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/07/18765178.php
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