NOTÍCIAS DA GUERRA POPULAR: [** MAOIST_REVOLUTION **] October Revolution celebration, Saturday 7 October, 6.00pm, West London

- Uphold the banner of October! -

Saturday 7 October 2009, 6.00pm
Saklatvala Hall, Dominion Road, Southall, Middlesex UB2 5AA

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
Bob Crow, General Secretary, RMT
Jack Shapiro, Veteran communist
Ranjeet Brar, CPGB-ML
MLKP (Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Turkey and Northern Kurdistan)
AAPRP (All-African People's Revolutionary Party)

VIDEO FROM LAST YEAR'S EVENT:
What does the October Revolution mean to our generation? (Joti Brar)
The economics of socialism (Taimur Rahman)
The achievements of the October Revolution (Harpal Brar)

Significance of the October Revolution

The great October Revolution of 1917 is by far the most progressive event in human history. It ushered in the era of the downfall of imperialism and the victory of proletarian revolution. Despite all reverses, this is the era we continue to live in; and with capitalist economic crisis again raging, there has never been a better time to revisit the lessons of October.

The history of almost the entire 20th century was shaped by the tremors set in motion by this gigantic earthquake in erstwhile Czarist Russia.

Defying all predictions, and in the teeth of bitter hostility on the part of the overthrown exploiting classes as well as of international imperialism, the Soviet proletariat went on to build a powerful socialist state and a powerful socialist economy, in which planned production to satisfy the constantly rising needs of the working masses replaced the anarchy of capitalist production, whose sole motive force is the production of ever increasing amounts of surplus value to satisfy the insatiable greed of a handful of exploiters.

By 1935, the USSR was the only country that had got rid of the scourge of unemployment, while the capitalist world saw the devastating waste of capitalist crisis; unemployment rates in US (and elsewhere) hit 25 percent; and the only 'way out' for the imperialist nations (Briatin, US, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, etc) was to drive the entire world to war, at the phenomenal cost of more than 60 million lives (in WW2 alone).

By its earthshaking achievements in the field of socialist construction, the Soviet proletariat, for the first time, provided living proof of the assertion that the working class everywhere is not only capable of destroying the old but also of building the new.

The speakers will aim to outline the lessons of October for contemporary society, and especially British workers today.

Food and drink will follow. Please come and celebrate, and join with us in struggling to build a bright socialist future for Britain and the world.

More info:
Map for venue
Download meeting leaflet

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phone: 07974 246228

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