4.30.12 - 5.6.12. this week in platypus. may day: the day after event. coffee breaks. reading groups. and previews.

[Brian C Hioe]

roundtable: may day: the day after//what is the #occupy movement? pt. 3

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NYU

Wednesday, 5.2.2012

7:00 pm

NYU Kimmel Center, Room 907
//60 Washington Square South, NYC

Platypus at NYU presents a roundtable discussion on the MAY 1st General Strike.

Since November of 2011, and with the help of working groups and organizers of OWS,  Platypus has been hosting a 
series of roundtable discussions reflecting on the obstacles and possibilities, political content, and potential future 
of the #Occupy movement. These have taken place in New York, Chicago, Boston, Halifax (Canada), London (UK). 
We welcome any and all who would like to be a part of this project of self-education and potential rebuilding of the 
Left to join us in advancing this critical moment.

For more information, please contact Pam Nogales: pam.n...@gmail.com

Website: WHAT IS THE #OCCUPY MOVEMENT? pt. 3

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weekly meeting: coffee breaks

Platypus Coffee Breaks are the informal conversations about 

the meaning and future of the Left that Platypus hosts on a 

weekly basis. They are a great time to meet with members of

Platypus, fellow travelers, and allies of the group. It’s an opportunity
to discuss issues raised in the latest issue of the Platypus Review,
consider the state of the Left, and just hang out with people who have
similar political interests. Please join us! 
newyork.platypus1917.org

--------------------------------------------------- NYU Please Note: On account of May Day, this week's coffee break at NYU is  CANCELLED. Tuesdays  //5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Think Coffee  //248 Mercer St.  //between 3rd and 4th St. Contact: Jeremy Cohan //j.c...@nyu.edu

--------------------------------------------------- New School   Wednesdays //4:30 pm - 6:00 pm   Lang Café //65 West 11th Street   Contact: Alex Gleason glea...@gmail.com

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weekly marxist reading group: introduction to revolutionary Marxism

for the full syllabus: http://newyork.platypus1917.org/platypus-history-of-marxism-readings-fallautumn-2011-%E2%80%93-winter-2012-syllabus/

Week 26. May 5–6, 2012

• Theodor Adorno, “Reflections on Class Theory” (1942)
• Adorno, “Imaginative Excesses” (1944–47)
+ Adorno, Dedication, Minima Moralia (1944–47)
+ Adorno, “Warning: Not to be Misused” and “Finale”, Minima Moralia (1944–47)
+ Horkheimer and Adorno, “Discussion about Theory and Praxis” (AKA “Towards a New Manifesto?”) [Deutsch] (1956)

--------------------------------------------------- NYU   Sundays //1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Puck Building, 4th Floor Memorial Room   //295 Lafayette St.  //the corner of Houston and Lafayette Contact: Jeremy Cohan  //j.co...@nyu.edu

--------------------------------------------------- New School   Saturdays //1:00 pm - 4:00 pm   Lang Café //65 West 11th Street   Contact: James Vaughn james....@yale.edu

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coming attractions:

book chat: richard wolin, on The Wind from the East

Monday, May 7

//7:00 pm
NYU Kimmel Student Center, Room 912

//60 Washington Square South

Free food.
Contact: Jeremy Cohan 
//j.co...@nyu.edu

 

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focused on problems and tasks inherited from the “Old”
(1920s-30s), “New” (1960s-70s) and post-political (1980s-90s)
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