The Center for Political Education

Join us at East Side Arts Alliance next Tuesday night for a film screening and director discussion of Homegrown with Michael Premo.

Film Screening + Director Discussion of Homegrown Join us for special screening and discussion of Homegrown with director Michael Premo.

Bay Area community! CPE is hosting our free Marxism 101 class in-person in San Francisco starting September 11th! If you or other organizers and activists in the Bay might be interested, apply today: https://bit.ly/M101Bay25

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CPE is hosting our 25th Anniversary Birthday Party on Saturday, October 4th from 4-7p PT in Oakland! We’ll have music, refreshments, and friends… EVERYWHERE.

For more info and updates, including how to get on the invitation list, sign-up for CPE’s newsletter: https://politicaleducation.org/get-involved/sign-up-for-email-alerts/

Check out the full recording of Part 1 of our PE series: Hostile Takeover: Tech Capital and the Coup of the US Government:

Hostile Takeover - Tech Capital and the Coup of the US Government | Part 1 CPE is hosting a three-part series on tech capital and the administrative coup of the US government.Hostile Takeover: Tech Capital and the Coup of the US Gov...

How are you making sense of the everyday political turmoil? Sound theory and a grounding in history can help organizers and activists think more clearly about the material conditions of the moment and develop sounds strategies to continue the fight. Don't get overwhelmed--get educated!

Marxism 101 is a 6-week introduction to Marxist theory and practice for organizers and activists.

The class covers key aspects of Marxist political theory and revolutionary history and is intended to help participants understand how the analytical tools of Marxism can be relevant and helpful to organizers in developing political strategy today.

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵: https://bit.ly/Marxism_Spring25

Apply to Marxism 101: https://bit.ly/Marxism_Fall24

Have you ever felt that Marxist theory was a kind of secret knowledge? Have you read, talked with, listened to Marxist thinkers but never studied Marx’s ideas for yourself? This course will introduce you to key writings by Marx and other revolutionary theorists, help ground you in Marxism as a set of tools for making change, and briefly explore how Marxists have waged anticapitalist, anticolonial, and antiracist struggles throughout the world. Marx’s writings are not only relevant to Europe and the “West.” We don’t study Marx simply to revere his contributions. We study Marx because his investigations into capitalism, class struggle, and how change happens continue to be relevant to contemporary left movements in both the Global North and South. We also study Marxist theory as a living body of analysis that contains many different and sometimes competing perspectives. Join us to explore ways to apply Marxist methods and insights to your organizing work.

Center for Political Education invites you to participate in a six-week introduction to Marxist theory and practice. By engaging with weekly readings and discussions, and with the help of guest teachers, beginners to Marxism will work together to learn about:

what is capitalism? and what are some of its major contradictions?

what is political economy? dialectical materialism? racial capitalism?

why have Marxist ideas so deeply influenced revolutionary struggles across the planet?

how can we apply a Marxist lens to local and global events and organizing?

Our current political moment presents challenges that compel our movements to adopt a rigorous approach to understanding how capitalism works, what and who advances history, and how to chart a vision for a better world. Take up this challenge with Marxism 101.

Classes for our summer cohort meet online via Zoom on Saturdays from 10am-1pm (PDT) / 11am-2pm (MDT) / 12pm-3pm (CDT) / 1pm-4pm (EDT) on the following dates:

September 21
September 28
October 5
October 12
October 19
October 26

Space in Marxism 101 will be limited. If you’re interested in participating, please take a moment to thoughtfully fill out an application form by Friday, September 6th at 5pm (PDT), so we can get a sense of who you are and why you are interested in taking this class. The information you provide will help us tailor the sessions to the group’s needs. While everyone should feel free to apply for this class, preference will be given to beginners to Marxism, and members of people of color-led organizations.

Accessibility Information:
Please make sure to note your accessibility needs in your application.

Starting up weekly updates on what is happening in Palestine! Cosponsored by AROC: Arab Resource & Organizing Center The Center for Political Education Anti Police-Terror Project.

First PSA is this Friday 12/15 at noon. RSVP here! https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_brGkVHOOQUqWQpMSUgGusQ #/registration

⚠️ DATE CHANGE - Mass Meeting on next Sunday 11/26 in Oakland

RSVP HERE: https://actionnetwork.org/events/ceasefire-mass-meeting/?fbclid=PAAaZghbjL3WBKET-sj82cpHeLD1KLrbQGWYXsy0onxb-bp3wL21m_GDjXgxA_aem_ATyiRbRH9wZlGazgq7IVr8159fDSp8yoIOApQbqSI3c6dlO_yOFeJM8SUML2kuwadgk