Michael Albert: Life After Capitalism
Sunday 24th October 2010
Venue: Anglia Ruskin University
Category: Talks & Classes
Price Info: Free
Time Info: 4pm - 6pm
Michael Albert is visiting the UK this autumn and engaging in an extensive speaking tour. He will be speaking in Cambridge at Anglia Ruskin University on Sunday 24th October at 4pm. The talk is open to all and entitled ‘Life After Capitalism’ and is co-sponsored by Anglia Ruskin University’s Justice and Community Research Unit.
Michael Albert is a key pioneer of activist digital media. In 1987 he co-founded Z Communications (http://www.zcommunications.org/) a media group that now encompasses Z Magazine, ZNet, ZMedia, and ZVideo. Under Albert’s co-editorship ZNet continues to be a leading example of alternative new media with its website attracting a quarter of a million hits each week.
Albert’s political activism dates back to the 1960s when he was a member of Students for a Democratic Society, and was active in the anti-Vietnam War movement. He co-founded South End Press and has written numerous books and articles. He developed along with Robin Hahnel the economic vision called participatory economics that seeks to replace market mechanisms with democratic participatory planning.
To find out more about Michael Albert and his speaking tour see: www.ppsuk.org.uk/matour/
The talk is is the David Building - meet outside the main entrance to ARU at 3.45pm
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