Alan Woods North American Speaking Tour

In the months of October and November, Alan Woods, editor of the In Defence of Marxism website will be speaking at a series of meetings in Canada and the USA. Below we publish the details of the speaking tour in so far as they have been announced.

Canadian speaking tour: October 2012:

Fightback, the international Hands Off Venezuela campaign, and the International Marxist Tendency in Quebec, are very proud to announce the Canadian leg of leading Marxist thinker Alan Woods' speaking tour -- coming to Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal from Oct. 26 to Oct. 30. You can also follow Alan's tour through Canada and the USA by following #AlanWoods2012 on Twitter.

Alan Woods is the political editor of the influential Marxist website, In Defence of Marxism. He is also a very well-known defender of the Venezuelan Revolution, the founder of the international Hands Off Venezuela campaign, and a frequent visitor to Venezuela.  He also has been a guest on "Aló Presidente", President Hugo Chavez's TV show.  In December 2010, Canada's Globe and Mail even labelled Alan Woods, "Hugo Chavez's Trotskyist adviser."

Alan is also a well-published author.  His many writings include:

  • Reason in Revolt -- Marxist Philosophy and Modern Science
  • Bolshevism: The road to revolution
  • Ireland: Republicanism and Revolution
  • Lenin and Trotsky -- What they really stood for
  • Marxism and the USA
  • The Venezuelan Revolution
  • Revolution Until Victory -- A Marxist analysis of the Arab Revolution
  • Reformism or Revolution -- A reply to Heinz Dieterich on the way forward for the Venezuelan Revolution

Alan has also written on many other topics, and his articles frequently appear on Fightback's website and magazine.

Alan's Canadian itinerary

Details for Alan's events have been finalized; please click on the links to see details for each meeting. Alan will be visiting the following cities on the following dates:

The organizers are actively seeking support and endorsements to make the tour a success. Financial support to defray the costs (international flight, internal travel, room bookings, accommodations, promotion, etc.) is also needed. Specific locations for tour events are still to be determined.  For media contact, or if you would like to be involved in Alan Woods' first speaking tour of North America, please email/call:

Alex Grant, Alan Woods Canadian tour co-ordinator

Email: fightback@marxist.ca

Tel: (416) 461-0304

We wish to thank the following groups and organizations for their assistance in making this tour a success:

  • Hands Off Venezuela (Canada)
  • Bolivarian Circle "Louis Riel" (Toronto)
  • Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG)
  • Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 3903
  • Socialist Fightback Club at York University
  • Socialist Fightback Club at Concordia University
  • University of Toronto Marxist Discussion Club
  • Toronto Young New Democrats (TYND)
  • Teaching and Research Assistants at Concordia (TRAC), Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), Local 12500
  • Dawson College Teachers' Union

U.S. Speaking Tour: November 2012

Download the tour flyer now.

The Workers International League, Socialist Appeal magazine, Youth for International Socialism, the Student Marxist Association, and the Hands Off Venezuela campaign are thrilled to announce the U.S. leg of leading Marxist thinker Alan Woods’ first-ever North American speaking tour. Alan will be visiting the U.S. during the first two weeks of November, coinciding with the U.S. presidential election.

Alan is the political editor of the influential Marxist website, In Defence of Marxism. He is also the founder of the international Hands Off Venezuela campaign, and a frequent visitor to Venezuela.

Alan’s articles are widely published worldwide and he has been interviewed on radio, television, and in magazines and newspapers from Venezuela to Italy, Pakistan to Brazil, on topics ranging from philosophy and modern science, art and the class struggle, the Arab, European, and Latin American Revolutions, the history of the USSR and the Bolshevik Party, Marxist economics and the capitalist crisis, books he has authored, and more.

Alan is the author of several books including:

  • Reason in Revolt -- Marxist Philosophy and Modern Science
  • Bolshevism: The road to revolution
  • Ireland: Republicanism and Revolution
  • Lenin and Trotsky -- What they really stood for
  • Marxism and the USA
  • The Venezuelan Revolution
  • Revolution Until Victory -- A Marxist analysis of the Arab Revolution
  • Reformism or Revolution -- A reply to Heinz Dieterich on the way forward for the Venezuelan Revolution

Alan will be visiting the following U.S. cities on the following dates:

The organizers are actively seeking support and endorsements to make the tour a success. Financial support to help defray costs—international flight, internal travel, room bookings, accommodations, promotion, etc.—is also needed. If you would like to endorse, host, or otherwise help promote and support this tour, please contact us. To make a donation to make this tour possible, please click here.

Alan is available for media interviews and may be available for additional presentations during the tour. For media contact, and if you would like to be involved in Alan Woods’ first-ever speaking tour of North America, contact us at the address/number below (please leave a message and we will return your call ASAP):

John Peterson, Alan Woods U.S. tour coordinator

Email: wil@socialistappeal.org

Tel: 651-373-7609

As details for Alan’s events are still being finalized, please check www.socialistappeal.org for the latest details.

For a more complete biography and bibliography of Alan Woods please visit
 http://socialistappeal.org/analysis/international/1017-a-brief-biography-of-alan-woods