Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Socialism: Utopian and Scientific

Please join the ISO for an educational meeting on
Friedrich Engels' 1880 pamphlet "Socialism: Utopian and Scientific"


Thursday, July 9, 2009, 7pm
3166 Mt. Pleasant St, NW (La Casa Community Church)

The presentation will focus on this excellent, introductory text to Marxism that grapples with the Utopian Socialist writers of the 1800s. While their visions of future societies were made with the best of intentions, these fantastical blueprints failed to end the inequalities of the day. Engels argues that we must use Scientific Socialism, based on an understanding of the working class's position in struggle against the ruling class, to free all humankind from the slavery of Capitalism.

Join us for a discussion of these theories and how we can apply them in our work to end oppression and win justice for the people of the world today.

Readings:

The full text of "Socialism: Utopian and Scientific" can be found at
http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1880/soc-utop/index.htm

You can also find a briefer article about the book by Phil Gasper at
http://socialistworker.org/2008/04/11/socialism-utopian-scientific