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Welcome Chika!

CPE is excited to announce that Chika Okoye will be joining our staff as Lead Educator. Chika has been part of CPE’s community for a long time, first as a student and later as an educator in our Marxism 101 program for several years.
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Marxism 101 – Spring 2024 Cohort

MARXISM 101 – Introduction to Marxist Theory and Practice Have you ever felt that Marxist theory was a kind of secret knowledge? Have you read, talked with, listened to Marxist thinkers but never studied Marx’s ideas for yourself? This course will introduce you to key writings by Marx and other revolutionary theorists, help ground you in Marxism as a set of tools for making change, and briefly explore how Marxists have waged anticapitalist, anticolonial, and antiracist struggles throughout the world.
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Statement of Solidarity with the People of Palestine & Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza

“The Palestinian cause is not a cause for Palestinians only, but a cause for every revolutionary, wherever he is, as a cause of the exploited and oppressed masses in our era.” Will the words of the Palestinian freedom fighter and writer Ghassan Kanafani reverberate coldly across the hollowed-out rubble of Gaza’s razed streets?
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Marxism 101 Application Form (2023)

MARXISM 101 – introduction to Marxist theory and practice Why are people still debating Karl Marx’s thought? Why do so many social justice movements around the world draw from his work? A philosopher, economist, and activist, Karl Marx changed history. His ideas have driven some of the most momentous political struggles against capitalism, racism, and imperialism the world has ever seen.
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Marxism 101 Coming Soon!

***ACCESSIBILITY INFO BELOW*** As we live through a pandemic, economic crisis, and widespread rebellion, do you want to learn more about how Marxist conceptions of historical change, political struggle, and liberation relate to the most pressing issues of our day? Over 150 years ago philosopher, economist, and activist Karl Marx’s work and thought on the root causes of these same issues went on to change history, with his ideas driving some of the most momentous political struggles in the last century against capitalism, racism, and imperialism.
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