Plenary

Their Crisis and Ours and the Global Division of Labour

Sat, November 21, 2009 | 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
1-001, ETLC

Speakers: Ursula Huws, Sam Gindin

Katherine Gibson had to cancel due to serious health issues.

Ursula Huws: Capitalist Crisis and the Global Division of Labour

Ursula has graciously agreed to fill in for Katherine Gibson. She will be speaking on the theme of the conference, but was unable to send any more details of her talk. The title used is from her recent talk with the Socialist Project.

Sam Gindin: Thinking About Alternatives: Their Crisis and Ours

The strategic question we now face might be restated as follows. All alternatives must begin with people’s needs, but can we also structure our responses so they strengthen the capacity of the working class to act independently of the logic of capitalism, while also restricting to at least some degree the power of capital? Assuming that the financial crisis does stabilize, there will still be a major recession and a period of slower growth as the aftermath of the crisis “unwinds.” In that context, two questions will come to the forefront of politics: who will pay for the aftermath of the crisis, and what form will the solutions to reviving the economy (and not just finance) take?

 

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