Anybody here in Australia? Some potential
entertainment for you...
> [NB. Please direct all email enquiries to:
teyvie@hotmail.com]
>
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>
> L E N I N O N T R I A L:
>
> Condemned by History, Who Dares Defend Him?
>
> Presented by 'NO GODS, NO MASTERS', the Melbourne
Anarchist and
> Autonomist Conference.
>
> WHEN:
>
> Sunday April 29th, 6 - 9pm.
>
> WHERE:
>
> Public Lecture Theatre, Old Arts Building,
University of Melbourne.
> (400 seats, advance tickets available.)
>
> ENTRY:
>
> $5.00 (free to conference goers).
>
> ENQUIRIES:
>
> Rob Dolchek: (03) 9 387 6646 / teyvie@hotmail.com.
>
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>
> PROCEEDINGS WILL BE VIDEOTAPED BY SKA-TV, AND
BROADCAST AT A LATER
> DATE.
>
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>
> The CHARGES:
>
> * Counter-revolution * Tyranny * Treason * Terror *
>
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>
> V.I. Lenin: Revolutionary Genius or Social
Frankenstein?
>
> The collapse of the Soviet Union has read the
verdict of history on
> Lenin's megalomaniac adventurism, but the Red Left
has yet to learn
> the lessons. Old slogans reappear in new
catchphrases, and old
> tactics are repainted as the urgent and necessary
goals of the
> moment. Anarchists are putting Lenin on trial, and
challenge the Red
> Left to defend him. Four charges will be heard:
>
> 1) That Lenin was a *counter-revolutionary*, who
attacked the
> revolutionary movement to build his own power.
>
> Prosecutor: Leigh Kendall
> Offences: The suppression and massacre of the
Kronstadt garrison.
>
> 2) That Lenin was a *terrorist*, who enslaved the
people with all the
> instruments of military and civil repression.
>
> Prosecutor: Rob Dolchek
> Offences: The supression of the Maknovschyna, and
the wars against
> autonomous revolutionary collectives throughout
Russia.
>
> 3) That Lenin was a *tyrant*, who enslaved the
people under state
> capitalism, deceitfully proclaiming it to be the
dawn of Marx's
> utopia.
>
> Prosecutor: Owen Gager
> Offences: Lenin's butchery of Marxist theory of the
state and
> socialist economy.
>
> 4) That Lenin was a *traitor*, who continually
undermined his own
> party and betrayed his own revolutionary colleagues.
>
> Prosecutor: Leigh Riley
> Offences: Lenin's subversion of Party democracy,
manipulation of the
> Party program, and selective and opportunistic
betrayal of his rivals
> and of dissidents generally.
>
> ------
>
> PROCEDURE:
>
> Each charge will be heard in turn, with a
prosecution and a defence
> each speaking for 12 minutes.
>
> All speakers will then be allowed a short response.
>
> Questions and contributions will be taken from the
floor.
>
> The assembly will vote on Lenin's guilt.
>
> ------
>
> CHALLENGE:
>
> We invite the Red Left to nominate speakers for the
defence. Contact
> Rob Dolchek on (03) 9 387 6646 / teyvie@hotmail.com.
>
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>
> TICKETS:
>
> Door tickets will be available, but we advise that
pre-purchasing
> will secure a seat, and a chance to join in the fun.
For more
> details, ring Rob or purchase tickets directly from:
>
> BARRICADE BOOKS / INFOSHOP, 115 Sydney Rd.,
Brunswick, VIC..
>
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>
> FURTHER ARRANGEMENTS:
>
> Will be notified as planning proceeds.
> To be realistic, demand the impossible
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