Monday 11 January 2010

Capitalism, Class and Climate Change

Welcome back - Reading Capital continues this semester with a special event organised by the Internation Socialism Journal and supported by KCL Reading Capital:

Gareth Dale and Jonathan Neale on 'Capitalism, Class and Climate Change'
Gareth Dale, author of "Corporations and climate change" and several books on East Germany
Jonathan Neale, author of
Stop Global Warming: Change the World and secretary of the Campaign against Climate Change (pc)

In the wake of the fiasco at Copenhagen, Gareth and Jonathan will be presenting an in-depth discussion of climate change, ranging from the science behind it through to the role of the working class in preventing it. This seminar will be of real benefit to all those concerned about climate change, whether new to the subject or a longstanding campaigner.

7pm, Monday 25 January, Kings College Waterloo Campus
(F-WB Classroom 2.40, 2nd floor of the Franlkin-Wilkins building)
Map:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/campuses/waterloo.html

As background for the discussion, you may want to read:

Gareth's article from International Socialism 116, available online: http://www.isj.org.uk/?id=369


Jonathan's book is available from Bookmarks for the reduced price of £10: http://www.bookmarksbookshop.co.uk/cgi/store/bookmark.cgi?review=new&isbn=9781905192373&cart_id=9137614.28572