Santa Cruz Upcoming Events

Wednesday Jan. 15, 2:30PM at Kresge Study Center Room 348 {.wp-image-32679} This teach-in will be led by Matthew Ramirez. In the mid-19th century, Marx and Engels observed, in the Communist Manifesto, that a \“specter\” was haunting Europe â the specter of Communism. A century and a half later, it is Marxism itself that continues to haunt the Left, while capitalism remains. What does it mean that Marx and Marxism still appeal, while political [Read More]

Monday Sept. 30, 3PM at Kresge Study Center Room 348 {.wp-image-32679} This teach-in will be led by Matthew Ramirez. In the mid-19th century, Marx and Engels observed, in the Communist Manifesto, that a \“specter\” was haunting Europe â the specter of Communism. A century and a half later, it is Marxism itself that continues to haunt the Left, while capitalism remains. What does it mean that Marx and Marxism still appeal, while political movements for socialism are weak or non- existent? [Read More]