[van-announce] Updated: Howard Zinn's 'Marx in Soho' July 13-14 w/ guest speakers for Q & A

[Derrick O'Keefe]

*Please circulate widely*

After one sold-out show in Vancouver this past November, Karl Marx is coming back to Vancouver...

Howard Zinn's 'Marx in Soho'


performed by Brian Jones

July 13th and 14th 

East Van's Rio Theatre
1660 East Broadway (at Commercial Drive)

Doors open:   7pm

Shows start at  7:30pm sharp

Tickets: $20 or $10 low income (At the door, info here http://riotheatre.ca/)

Each show will be followed by a post show discussion with actor Brian Jones and a guest speaker: 

-July 13 'Marx in Soho and the legacy of Howard Zinn', with Ben Isitt, BC labour historian and author of
Militant Minority: BC Workers and the Rise of a New Left  and From Victoria to Vladivostok.

-July 14 'Marx and the relevance of anti-capitalism today', with Professor Mark Leier 
of SFU Labour Studies and author of Bakunin: The Creative Passion, Where the Fraser River Flows: the IWW 
in BC and other books. 

*July 13 show will also feature a performance by Solidarity Notes Labour Choir


Spread the word about Marx in Soho at the Rio
-Share the event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108254665933070

-We're event starting a hashtag on twitter: #MarxInEastVan

More information: http://marxineastvan.blogspot.com/

*A full list of endorsing groups will be available soon. 


About the Play

"Don't you wonder: why is it necessary to declare me dead again and again?"


Marx
 is back! The premise of this witty and insightful "play on history" is 
that Karl Marx has agitated with the authorities of the afterlife for a 
chance to clear his name. Through a bureaucratic error, though, Marx is 
sent to Soho in New York, rather than his old stomping ground in London,
 to make his case.

Howard Zinn, best known for his book, 'A 
Peoples History of the United States', introduces us to Marx's wife, 
Jenny, his children, the anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, and a host of other 
characters.

Marx in Soho is a brilliant introduction to Marx's life, 
his analysis of society, and his passion for radical change. Zinn also 
shows how Marx's ideas are relevant in today's world.

About Brian Jones 

Brian 
Jones, an African American actor and activist, has been performing this 
engaging one-man show across the country since 1999. Marx in Soho is a 
brilliant introduction to Marx's life, his analysis of society, and his 
passion for radical change. Brian
        Jones is a teacher, actor and activist in New York City.
        Jones is featured in the new film, 
        The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for
           Superman.
           His commentary and writing have appeared on
           
        MSNBC.com,
           
        the Huffington Post,
           
        GritTV 
        and the 
        International Socialist
           Review.
           Jones has also lent his voice to several audiobooks,
           including Howard Zinn's one-man play 
        Marx in Soho,
           Wallace Shawn's 
        Essays 
        and Noam Chomsky's 
        Hopes and Prospects.
        

http://www.marxinsoho.com/