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1968 and all that

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1pmLibraryThe occupation of Hornsey Art College anmd the LSE
Speaker: 
Wright, Nick and Rose John
Room: 
Library
Time: 
1pm

Nick Wright was President of Hornsey Art College Students Union in 1968 when it was the denial of student union autonomy that led to the occupation.
1pmBertrand Russell Room1968, the view from outside London: Swansea!
Speaker: 
Ian Bone
Room: 
Bertrand Russell Room
Time: 
1pm

Bash the Rich Film captured Ian's talk on video:

Ian Bone was an anarchist in Swansea in 1968

1pmSmall HallThe Bishop, the Beatniks and Free Derry Wall
Speaker: 
Eamon McCann
Room: 
Small Hall
Time: 
1pm

Eamon McCann was one of the original organizers of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA).
1pmTower Room 3Short Story Writing Course
Speaker: 
Zoe Fairbairns
Room: 
Tower Room 3
Time: 
1pm

As part of the conference Zöe Fairbairns led a writers workshop of 15 people on the theme of "A Story of 1968...". Many excellent pieces were created, ranging from a street sweeper in Paris to a demonstrator's angry response to the police. We hope to put up more of the stories on this website.
1pmTower Room 1Contesting Capitalist Expertise 1968 and 2008
Speaker: 
Levidow Les and friends
Room: 
Tower Room 1
Time: 
1pm

Session for 10th May conference,
Contesting Capitalist Expertise, Then and Now
2pmArtists RoomMay 68: the return of the working class after 40 years of counter-revolution
Speaker: 
The International Communist Current
Room: 
Artists Room
Time: 
2pm

May 68 The student riots Ah, the idealistic 60s, all that talk about class struggle revolution it's all a bit out of date now?.
2pmLibraryThe Nicolas Walter Memorial Lecture
Speaker: 
Worpole Ken
Room: 
Library
Time: 
2pm

We will be paying tribute to the anarchist/athiest writer and activist Nicolas Walter.

The Child at Play by Ken Worpole
2pmTower Room 2Situationism in England: from King Mob Echo to Class Wargames
Speaker: 
Housden Martin, Tompsett Fabian and Barbrook Dr Richard
Room: 
Tower Room 2
Time: 
2pm

'Situationism in England: from King Mob Echo to Class Wargames'.
2pmBertrand Russell RoomThe Fire Last Time
Speaker: 
Chris Harman
Room: 
Bertrand Russell Room
Time: 
2pm

Chris Harman is the editor of International Socialism, a former editor of Socialist Worker and a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Workers Party.
2pmSmall HallDemanding the Impossible: The reality of May 1968
Speaker: 
Duteuil, Jean-Pierre
Room: 
Small Hall
Time: 
2pm

Jean-Pierre Duteuil was a leader within the March 22nd Movement
3pmTower Room 3Turkey in 1968 from Student Activism to Armed Struggle [and its failure] Dr Ronnie Margolis
Speaker: 
Margolis, Ronnie
Room: 
Tower Room 3
Time: 
3pm

Ronnie Margolis has been a revolutionary socialist active in Britain and Turkey for more than 30 years. He will examine the impact of the ideas of May 1968 on militants in Turkey
3pmLibrarySheila Rowbotham The personal and the political in 1968
Room: 
Library
Time: 
3pm

Sheila Rowbotham will talk about the way events in 1968 shaped her work and philosophy and influenced the developing Women's Movement at the end of the 1960s.
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