COMMUNIST PARTY USA

The Marxist Classes

China: From Hunger and Famine to Feeding Everyone

Dear John,

The Marxist Classes continue:

China: From Hunger and Famine to Feeding Everyone

This class is sponsored by the CPUSA's China Subcommittee of the Peace and Solidarity Commission and the National Education Commission.

In 2021 China announced the elimination of extreme poverty, a historic accomplishment of socialism.  Speakers from China and the USA will discuss the conditions of old China before the victory of the revolution in 1949: destitution, illiteracy, and violence, as well as imperialist invasion and occupation. This will be followed by a discussion of today's successful poverty alleviation program and the role of the Chinese Communist Party. The class will end with Q&A and discussion.

Speakers will include Shen Ning, North American Bureau of the CPC International Department; Norman Markowitz, Rutgers University; and Luo Xiaoping, a sociologist from North China Electrical Power University. Date: Sunday, September 26

Time: 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central, 5 PM Pacific

Register here to attend the webinar and receive a recording.

Suggested readings: China Daily, chart with basic statistics on poverty and education, 1950s-2020; Tricontinental Institute, "Serve the People: The Eradication of Extreme Poverty in China"; Qiao Collective, "What Does It Mean to Eradicate Absolute Poverty?"; China Global Television Network video (15 minutes) on CPC cadre's work in poverty alleviation. 

Yours in struggle,

Dee Miles
Education Commission