BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Leeds for Change - ECPv4.6.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Leeds for Change
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://leedsforchange.org.uk
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Leeds for Change
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC+0:20180319T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC+0:20180319T210000
DTSTAMP:20260519T100617
CREATED:20180311T182709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180311T182727Z
UID:8733-1521486000-1521493200@leedsforchange.org.uk
SUMMARY:Is Republicanism and answer to Brexit and the crisis of democracy
DESCRIPTION:A discussion by Steve Freeman about Republicanism\, addressing the question “Given an ongoing ‘crisis of democracy’ is it time to embrace a different approach to democracy than the Labour Party?” \nIn 1649 England was one of the first countries in the modern era to become a republic after seven years of intense class struggle for democracy. Over a hundred years later Tom Paine\, a champion and republicanism\, had a major influence of the America and French republican revolutions. The influence of republicanism in England continued through Chartism to the republican movement which Marx supported in the 1870s. \nSubsequently the strengthen of the British Empire and the extension of the suffrage finally removed republicanism from our political culture and replaced it with Labourism which in the 20th century became a support of the monarchy and defender of British imperialism. After 1945 Britain became a ‘social monarchy’ accepted by both major parties all until Thatcher began her neo-liberal revolution. \nThe left in England is generally anti-monarchist (critical of royalty) but not republican (except nominally). Republicanism is not merely a militant campaign for radical democracy but a culture and set of values about people power\, active citizenship\, liberty\, equality and solidarity. \n
URL:https://leedsforchange.org.uk/event/is-republicanism-and-answer-to-brexit-and-the-crisis-of-democracy/
LOCATION:31 Potternewton Lane\, Leeds\, LS7 3LW\, United Kingdom
GEO:53.824639;-1.534638
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=31 Potternewton Lane Leeds LS7 3LW United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=31 Potternewton Lane:geo:-1.534638,53.824639
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR