"Organic Intellectuals: Unleashing the Power of Critical Consciousness"

Join us in our latest episode of the Liberating Minds Podcast as we dive deep into the concept of 'Organic Intellectuals' coined by the influential Italian Marxist thinker, Antonio Gramsci. In this captivating interview, two passionate comrades explore the transformative potential of critical consciousness and its role in dismantling oppressive systems.

As we navigate through a world plagued by inequality, neoliberalism, and capitalist exploitation, it becomes essential to understand the power of ideas and knowledge in shaping our collective destiny. Through thought-provoking dialogue and insightful analysis, we uncover how organic intellectuals emerge from the very fabric of society, challenging the dominant narratives and offering alternative perspectives.

Drawing from real-life examples and personal experiences, our comrades shed light on the vital role organic intellectuals play in sparking social change. From grassroots activists to community organizers, these intellectual warriors bridge the gap between theory and praxis, actively engaging with the struggles of the marginalized and challenging the status quo.

In this dynamic conversation, we explore the strategies they employ to empower communities, and the impact they have on shaping a more just and equitable society. By harnessing the power of critical thinking and knowledge, we can liberate minds and ignite a collective awakening that transcends the boundaries of oppression.
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Publications by the Kenyan Organic Intellectuals Network
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1. 25 Years of Kenya A Prison Notebook: REFLECTIONS - https://www.matharesocialjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Reflections-3lv3.pdf

2. Kenyan Organic Intellectuals Reflect on the Legacy of Pio Gama Pinto - https://darajapress.com/publication/kenyan-organic-intellectuals-reflect-on-the-legacy-of-pio-gama-pinto

3. MATHARE: An Urban Bastion of Anti-Oppression Struggle in Kenya - https://darajapress.com/publication/mathare-an-urban-bastion-of-anti-oppression-struggle-in-kenya

4. Breaking the Silence on NGOs in Africa - https://darajapress.com/breaking-the-silence-on-ngos-in-africa

Watch Episode on Youtube - https://youtu.be/1eWGVipTAtg

Ep 9. Organic Intellectuals: Unleashing the Power of Critical Consciousness

Fifty years since it was crushed, the Chilean revolution of 1970-73 remains a reference point, not only in Chile, but internationally, for both the working class and its organisations - and the capitalist classes. 

In Chile, in the wake of the 2019 mass movement, the legacy of the coup is again hotly contested. 

The defenders of capitalism feel compelled to go further than ever before in justifying the bloody repression of the workers’ movement, insisting that, brutal as it was, it was necessary to “save” Chile from a “Marxist dictatorship”. In the English-speaking world too, many capitalist newspapers and magazines have devoted coverage to the anniversary, also repeating this line. 

This reflects the ruling classes’ fear that in the crisis-ridden capitalism of the 2020s many Chiles potentially lie ahead. Therefore the burying of the real history of the Chilean revolution, and the justification of the horrors perpetrated against the heroic Chilean working class in the years after the coup, is an ideological front in today’s class struggle. 

From the other side of the class barricades, the working class and radical youth, need to be armed with an understanding of the Chilean revolution, so that in the future, when the working class is again within reaching distance of a successful socialist revolution, it succeeds in conquering power and transforming society. 


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Further reading

Socialism Today September 2023 No.270
Chile 1973: Heroism was not enough. This article was first published in the September 1998 edition of Socialism Today, issue No.31, TONY SAUNOIS, secretary of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI), explains how this tragedy unfolded and the lessons that persist today. 
https://socialismtoday.org/

NEW BOOK: Chile: The revolution - how and why it was crushed (pre-order)
The CWI is publishing a new book to bring the lessons of the Chilean revolution, and its crushing, to the new generation of working class and young activists. Written by Tony Saunois, CWI secretary, from 1984 Tony spent a number of years working in the underground opposition to the Pinochet dictatorship within Chile.
http://leftbooks.co.uk/Chile-The-revolution-how-and-why-it-was-crushed-pre-order
Also available at Socialism 2023

Socialism 2023
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 November, Institute of Education, London WC1H 0AL
It will be an in-person weekend of discussion and debate on ideas to change the world hosted by the Socialist Party. 
Tony will be among the many speakers introducing workshops where you will also have a chance to ask those questions forming in your head as you listen to this, to raise your own points, to argue if you wish. You will be among hundreds of socialist fighters – so it will be brilliant.
You will also be able to get your hands on copies of Tony’s book.
Socialism 2023 takes place on 25 and 26 November in London. You can buy a ticket that includes hostel accommodation, there’s a free creche throughout, and it will be brilliant. 
For tickets and info: www.socialism.org.uk

Socialism the Podcast Season 2

126. Chile 50 Years On - socialism is possible but heroism isn't enough

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Woke Marxism is a cult. It's not like a cult. It's not kind of a cult. It's a cult. Because it's a cult, and like the word "Woke" implies, becoming Woke means experiencing a rebirth into the social, emotional, and intellectual worldview of the cult's doctrine. In fact, fathers of Woke Marxist theory, like Paulo Freire, are explicit about this aspect of Woke Marxism in the starkest possible terms. For Freire, awakening to critical consciousness (becoming Woke) is a personal Easter, a spiritual death and resurrection on the side of the oppressed. How do we know? He says it himself, explicitly and more than once, in his now-famous 1984 book The Politics of Education (https://amzn.to/3UEduEa). In this episode of New Discourses Bullets, host James Lindsay pulls back the curtain on this cult belief and makes it plainly visible. Join him so you can understand that we're dealing with the largest cult startup in human history.

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Easter In The Woke Cult

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Liberating Minds Podcast aims to provide an alternative voice and interpretation of the struggle against oppression, inequality, neoliberalism, and capitalism in Kenya. Information is never neutral; our society is the victim of distorted history and censored information making us a passive population. We feel there is a proud history of resistance in Kenya that needs to be told. In liberating minds, we will review progressive radical books, topics, movements, and documentaries  in an attempt  to expose the deliberate misinformation and education that we all go through to make us docile. We will Liberate Minds!

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