EMPIRE & RESISTANCE: From Caracas to Fallujah - TARIQ ALI

EMPIRE & RESISTANCE:
From Carcas to Fallujah

A talk by TARIQ ALI

Monday 17th JANUARY 2005 @ 7pm
Khalili Lecture Theatre,
SOAS,
Russell Sq.
London WC1H 0XG

Tariq Ali will be speaking after recent visits to Latin America and the Middle East. He will expand on the neoliberal order, its wars, and the robust challenges being mounted against it.

SOAS SAID-FANON SOCIETY

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ahem...

13.01.2005 18:22

"you know, the trouble with young people today is they're not rebellious, and they have no politics"... (para-) quote from Tariq Ali, J17 (at a talk given the night before J18).

Bunksie

If he did indeed say that, it does indeed apply to the vast majority of "young people" today. Sure, there are admirable and dedicated young activists who are remarkable in their anti-capitalist/anti-war work, but this pales comparison with the late 60's - in what was Tariq's day.

Riad Al-Mukhtar

request

14.01.2005 13:55

My local, unfunded, mutual aid, grass roots, anti-capitalist direct action group would love to hear the views of this well-known TV pundit. Could you please inform me of his fee for opening his mouth?

anarchoteapot

ahem ahem ahem

14.01.2005 14:00

(1) Nonsense, way more young people are politically active today than in the 1960s. The 60s have been mythologised as a decade of youth revolution but actually only a relatively small proportion of young people were involved in campaigning compared to today.

(2) The Tariq Ali quote is out of context. He was _referring to _ and _mocking_ the idea that young people aren't interested.

type

answer to request

15.01.2005 20:49

I attend SOAS, and have been to several Said-Fanon Society events. They're brilliant! And, they're free and open to all!

Indeed, it could be described as a local, unfunded, mutual aid, grass roots, anti-imperialist group.

And, what's more, none of their speakers charge a fee!

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