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A monthly programme presented by the Canterbury Socialist Society where we discuss the class struggle, contemporary unionism, economics, and current affairs in order to promote working class history and socialist ideas as they apply to the 21st century
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For the first 150 years of our existence, historian Tony Simpson argues, New Zealand had no historiography of its own; we were simply lumped together with ’the other red bits’ on the map as part of the British Empire. New Zealand has now begun to explore its own history and identity through the new school history curriculum, which recognises the attempted colonial destruction of Māori. But this is just the beginning, Tony suggests, we need to explore where to go from here based on a revised understanding of where we have been.
This panel of Aotearoa trade unionists will discuss the current state of the labour movement and its prospects for the future. Consisting of CTU secretary Erin Polaczuk, NZNO national executive member and nurse Grant Brookes, E Tū Organiser and Unions Manawatu convenor Jon Pawson, and Unions Wellington convenor and PSA support centre worker Sabina Rizos-Shaw.
Independent Environment Canterbury councillor Greg Byrnes and Green Wellington City councillor Nīkau Wi Neera (Ngāti Toarangatira, Kāi Tahu) will speak to us about their experiences as left wing politicians in Aotearoa and what they see as the challenges and opportunities of our current political moment.
This episode of The End of History features a recording of one of the sessions from the second annual (2024) Aotearoa | New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies Conference in in Wellington: Breaking the Consensus: The Need for a New Industrial Politics by Ben Peterson. Prevailing trends in left wing politics, Unite Union Organiser Ben Peterson argues, tend to relate to our current crises idealistically: through analysis, critique, and other forms of public discourse, in the hope that these interventions will stir political institutions into action. Instead, Ben argues that we need to focus on rebuilding a class politics and that trade unionism should be a crucial part of that effort.
This episode of The End of History features a recording of one of the sessions from theAotearoa | New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies conference in Wellington. Hyperimperialism and the Ensnared World by Vijay Prashad. Why, asks renowned Indian historian and journalist Vijay Prashad, is the United States promoting wars and militarism around the world, when the world’s peoples simply want peace and development? Vijay Vijay’s presence at the conference was controversial given that some on the left accuse him of being a ‘tankie’, or someone who supports militant opposition to capitalism and is thereby uncritical of those political actors who challenge capitalism’s champions, for example the People’s Republic of China. Any feedback can be sent through to canterburysocialistsociety@gmail.com, and you can visit socialistsocieties.org.nz to learn more about the Canterbury Socialist Society
In this episode, Sionainn plays audio captured at the second annual Aotearoa | New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies in Wellington, specifically field audio of a 1913 Great Strike walking tour developed and delivered by historian Peter Clayworth. Featuring music and more!
In this episode, Sionainn heads along to the Fight Back Together | Maranga Ake Unions Hui at Addington Raceway in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, where she listens to speeches, interviews attendees, and more!
In this episode, Sionainn talks to Aotearoa | New Zealand artist Nigel Brown (ONZM) about his life and work, his travels, and his artistic approach to social reality. Featuring music, reviews, and more!
In this episode, Sionainn plays audio recorded at a recent CSS educational event titled Mutual Aid: Fostering Resilience and Solidarity by Monica Dix. Featuring music, reviews, and more!
In this episode, Sionainn talks to Organiser Nathaniel Herz Jardine about the concept of a living wage, his work for the Living Wage Movement Aotearoa, and its opposition to asset sales in Ōtautahi | Christchurch. Featuring music, reviews, and more!
NZFSS members Sionainn Byrnes, Angus Crowe, and Hayden Thomas participate in this special episode of The Regrettable Century in which they discuss the organisation and work of the NZFSS in relation to civic socialism.
In this episode, Sionainn and other members of the Canterbury Socialist Society travel to Blackball to celebrate May Day or International Worker’s Day and the opening of an extension to the Blackball Museum of Working Class History. Featuring interviews, music, and more!
In this episode, Sionainn talks to archivist and author Jared Davidson about his work at the National Library of New Zealand, his politics, and his most recent publication Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand. Featuring music, reviews, and more!
In this episode, Sionainn talks to NZCTU Policy Director and Economist Craig Renney about his background, political economics, and Aotearoa | New Zealand’s infrastructure gap. Featuring music, reviews, and more!
In this episode, Sionainn talks to Palestinian activist and union organiser Nadia Abu-Shanab about the Palestinian-Israeli 'conflict', the situation in Palestine since October 2023, and ways to organise against the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Featuring music, reviews, and more!
In this episode, Sionainn plays a third and final (maybe) recording from the 2023 Aotearoa | New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies conference: We Fight for Roses Too. Featuring music, reviews, and more!
In this episode, Sionainn plays another of the talks given at the recent Aotearoa | New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies conference, Bruce Jesson: Lessons and Legacy by Joe Hendren and Quentin Findlay.
In this episode, Sionainn plays the recorded version of a recent keynote lecture delivered by Daniel Lopez and titled Socialism on the Ballot: How the Victorian Socialists Found a Mass Audience. Featuring music, reviews, and more!
In this episode, Sionainn talks to Ōtepoti | Dunedin based activist and academic Tyler West about his survey of socialist organisations in Aotearoa | New Zealand, the conditions most conducive to socialist organising, and those most challenging. Featuring music, reviews, and more!
In this episode, Sionainn talks to former Environment Canterbury Councillor and current Green Party candidate Lan Pham about political engagement and voting, the physical environment, and the Aotearoa | New Zealand General Election 2023. Featuring music, reviews, and more!
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