>>Let our past struggles inspire our future>> The ‘Our Class Our Culture’ series, now in its third year, represents an attempt to reassert the genuine culture of the working class - one that celebrates its own struggles to defend its class interests and, in doing so, those of all seeking liberation from a world dominated by the power of big business.
THE WALLACEWELL OCCUPATION: 30 YEARS ON
BATHGATE Tuesday 7 February
Alex Baird
POETRY AND THE WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT
Chair: Jackson Cullinane Ayr Ex Services Club, Academy Street
CLYDEBANK Tuesday 1 May
Alasdair Findlay Chair: Jim Swan 7 p.m. Acredale Centre, Mid Street, Bathgate
DUNDEE Tuesday, 6 March
MUSIC AND THE WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT
Bill Sweeney
JAMES CONNOLLY Socialist, trade unionist and national leader
Chair George Kirkpatrick 7 p.m. The Hub Community Centre, Kilbowie Road
EDINBURGH Wednesday 6 June
Tommy Campbell Chair: Mike Arnot 7 p.m. Dundee Voluntary Action Centre, 10 Constitution Street
EDINBURGH Thursday 16 March
AYR Tuesday 3 April
Edinburgh Festival of Ireland/Morning Star Connolly on Class, Nation and Religion John Foster Augustine Church Centre, 41 George IV Bridge
WILLIAM MORRIS AND THE SOCIALIST LEAGUE IN SCOTLAND
Richard Leonard Chair: Liz Elkind Augustine Church Centre, 41 George IV Bridge
>>the working class and its culture>>