info [at] duciegroup.org.uk
in december 2005 dr. saul newman gave a public lecture at the university of manchester entitled "post-anarchism and the future of radical politics". some in the audience, many of whom students at the university, went for a few drinks in the nearby ducie arms pub. following a discussion and critique of the lecture we formed what we referred to as the "ducie group".
Open letter to staff and students at the CCSR
we were deeply disappointed to learn that the ccsr research centre plans to welcome a known anti-immigration apostle and eugenicist as a keynote speaker to one of its conferences.
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letter circulated via email amongst Manchester University students
Boycott Capitalism...!?
there is not much that can hold in favour of the coca cola company. surely then, we’d like to see some damage done to this bit of ‘unethical business’. however, when it comes to the proposed boycott and coke’s subsequent ban from the student union shop, we’re not so sure:
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text to be published in the Spring 2007 OpenMedia edition
Anticapitalist Teach-In
tuesday 24th october in the Lost n Found social centre5.00 pm - what is capitalism?
in this workshop we will investigate and critique the principles underlying capitalism. the basis of such an investigation is the assumption that phenomena such as poverty, climate change or racism are symptoms of capitalist society.
6.00 pm - shut them down – again? the g8 in germany
this presentation will look at the possibilities of large-scale direct action against the 2007 g8 in germany. what critique of capitalism informs our actions? how can we understand left-wing political discourses in germany?
7.00 pm - film – the fourth world war
from 8 pm - music – experimental electronics
Fighting… Manchester Capitalism
manchester capitalism is a term used to describe the most rapacious forms of capitalist exploitation and greedy free-market economics. but what made manchester home of the industrial revolution and so integral to early capitalism? here’s a bit of history:
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text to be published in the 2006/07 Shortcutz edition
Speaking of... Capitalism
the global protest movements opposed to neoliberal globalisation have named their enemy: capitalism. from chiapas to seattle, from quebec to genoa, from prague to gleneagles… anticapitalists exclaimed “we are everywhere”. but what is it we oppose? what is wrong with capitalism?
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text published as leaflet for Mayday 06
Contact us
if you want to get involved, hear more about our next events or want to comment on what we're doing, please contact us at: info [at] duciegroup.org.uk