[eccr] Fwd: New Signs of the Times discussion papers and events

>DISCUSSION PAPERS to be found at http://www.signsofthetimes.org.uk
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>- One No, Many Yeses: The Rise Of The New Resistance Movement -
>Paul Kingsnorth explains the origins of an emerging global resistance
>movement.
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>- Formations for the Next Left -
>Mike Marqusee speculates about the form of a future united-left
>politics in a paper which was much discussed in certain sections of the
>Left press over the summer.
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>- Records and responsibility -
>Claire Birchall  interviews one of the UK's most 'explicitly political'
>music producers, Matthew Herbert.
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>FORTHCOMING SEMINARS
>
>BUSHWARS AND BLAIRISM: The Fallout from Iraq
>Tuesday 28 October 7.30 pm, The Union Tavern, 52 Lloyd Baker Street,
>London
>WC2.
>
>Huge public distrust of Tony Blairs reasons for war. Liberation
>turning into
>occupation. Bush targeting Iran for his next attack. Al Qaeda networks
>still
>in place. The case for war with Iraq is now so much in doubt that the
>governing classes of Britain and the USA are in crisis, its credibilty
>in tatters. As
>resistance to the occupying forces mounts Iraq is in danger of turning
>into Bushs
>Vietnam with Blair in tow. MILAN RAI, anti-war campaigner joins
>MARK CURTIS,
>author of a critical history of British Foreign Policy and
>LORETTA NAPOLEONI,
>expert on the funding of Al Qaeda to discuss, war, what was it good for?
>
>with
>MARK CURTIS author of Web of Deceit: Britains Real Role in the World.
>LORETTA NAPOLEONI author of Modern Jihad: Tracing the  Dollars Behind
>the Terror
>Networks
>MILAN RAI author of Regime Unchanged: Why the war on Iraq Changed
>Nothing
>
>Free Admission, No Advance Registration.
>
>
>MARKET VALUES: The Privatisation of Choice
>Tuesday 25 November 7.30pm
>  The Union Tavern, 52 Lloyd Baker Street, London
>WC2.
>
>The party that founded the welfare state is now committed to its
>replacement
>with the market state. Transport, health, education have all been
>targeted for
>huge privatisation projects. Where the public sector remains dominant,
>new
>managerialism enforces market values and treats the workforce as
>liabilities rather
>than assets. The government is encountering serious public opposition
>to these
>policies as hospitals, schools and the railways experience the unwelcome
>consequences of marketisation. Discussing Labours privatisation
>project and the
>prospect of a democratic alternative are ALLYSON POLLOCK author of a
>critical
>analysis of PFI and Foundation Hospitals and HEATHER WAKEFIELD national
>officer of
>the public services trade union UNISON.
>
>Free Admission, No Advance Registration.
>
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>OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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>Celebrate 25 issues of Soundings: discussion and party
>Thursday 27 November, 6.30pm-10pm
>
>The new political economy of public life
>
>Discussion and reception with Robin Murray, Visiting Research Fellow,
>LSE; Hilary Cottam, Director of Learning and Public Services
>at the  Design Council, and Heather Wakefield, Head of Local Government
>at UNISON.
>
>St Anne's Church Hall, Dean Street, London W1
>£5 entrance
>(includes food and one drink)
>
>For details email (sally /at/ lwbooks.co.uk)    tel: 020 8533 2506
>www.l-w-bks.co.uk
>
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>A message from the London 'Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique':
>
>Le Monde Diplomatique is a French monthly newspaper, devoted to the
>analysis of key global issues. It is published in 17 languages, and
>reaches over one and a half million readers worldwide. The paper offers
>a serious and independent analysis of social, political and economic
>issues, and reports on international developments often ignored by the
>mainstream press.
>
>The online edition is available in French and English. An English
>language paper edition can be obtained as a supplement of the Guardian
>Weekly, and by subscription.
>
>Les Amis du Monde Diplomatique is an association founded in 1995, with
>the initial objective of ensuring the paper's independence. In
>conjunction with the staff, Les Amis succeeded in purchasing 49% of Le
>Monde Diplomatique's capital, and the association now serves to promote
>the paper and provide a space for democratic debate on contemporary
>issues, encouraging the development of alternatives to neo-liberal
>thought and policy. Les Amis now forms a broad network with over 50
>branches world-wide. Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique is the UK branch
>of Les Amis, and was
>founded in 1997.
>
>Le Monde Diplomatique website: www.mondediplo.com
>New independent edition available from November 2002
>
>Cafe Diplo - The Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique Seminar Series
>
>PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE SEMINARS ARE NOT ORGANISED BY SIGNS OF THE TIMES
>- all relevant contact details appear below
>
>At the Cafe Diplo, a guest speaker, generally a specialist in the
>subject,
>is invited to open the discussion by giving a 20-30 minute talk. We then
>open the debate up to the floor and everyone is invited to contribute,
>question and challenge. The discussion is chaired.
>
>The cafe takes place (in English) at the French Institute 17,
>Queensberry Place, SW7 London, see http://www.institut-francais.org.uk
>for
>more details.
>
>The discussion begins at 11h00 but we suggest you arrive 10 minutes
>beforehand to settle in with your Saturday morning coffee.
>
>Sat 4 Oct 11:00 am at the French Institute (reservations to
>(monde-diplo-friends /at/ mondediplo.com) recommended)
>
>"THE NEW AMERICAN GRAND STRATEGY AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS"
>with Peter Gowan
>The U.S. asserts economic power globally through the Dollar Wall-Street
>Regime. But this domain of high finance is also the U.S. Achilles heel
>- the
>combination of a very large trade deficit and a low domestic savings
>rate.
>Peter Gowan is an editor of New Left Review, and Professor of
>International
>Relations at London Metropolitan University. He is the author of "The
>Global
>Gamble: Washington's Faustian Bid for World Dominance" (Verso Books,
>1999)
>which won the 2000 Deutscher Memorial prize.
>
>Sat 1 Nov 11:00 am at the French Institute (reservations to
>(monde-diplo-friends /at/ mondediplo.com) recommended)
>
>"DON'T WORRY, IT "IS" SAFE TO EAT" with Andrew Rowell
>If anyone tells you that GM food is safe to eat, they are lying. As we
>stand
>on the verge of GM commercialisation, Andy Rowell asks searching
>questions
>about GM food safety and the corporate control of our food chain.
>Andy Rowell is a freelance writer and investigative journalist, whose
>book
>"Don't Worry It Is Safe to Eat - the True Story of GM food, BSE  and
>Foot
>and Mouth", has just been published (Earthscan, 2003).
>
>Sat 15 Nov 11:00 am at the French Institute (reservations to
>(monde-diplo-friends /at/ mondediplo.com) recommended)
>
>"WHAT FUTURE FOR THE PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT?" with  Ghada Karmi
>The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is one of the most
>intractable of our time. It has so far defied resolution and threatens
>to
>engulf the whole region, if not checked.  No one seems to have found the
>solution. This is partly because of confusion over the basic facts which
>have been obscured by decades of propaganda and mythology; and partly
>through fear of challenging Israel and the resulting accusations of
>anti-semitism. Ghada Karmi will outline her ideas in the solution to
>this
>conflict, drawing on her recent acclaimed memoir, In Search of Fatima
>(Verso, 2002). She is a leading Palestinian activist, writer and
>commentator and is
>currently Research Fellow at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies,
>University of Exeter.
>
>For all the events advance booking is not necessary, but it would help
>the
>organizers.
>Please let us know that you are interested in attending writing to
>(monde-diplo-friends /at/ mondediplo.com)
>or calling 0709 234 8726. Prices: 1£, 2£ non members
>
>Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique
>PO Box 46545
>London N1 0UQ
>phone: +44 (0)709 234 8726
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>Finally, this month has seen the launch of Compass, a new initiative to
>renew New Labour as a social democratic project. See
>http://www.compassonline.org.uk/ for details of this venture.
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