I have been reading a lot more recently with the goal of expanding my understanding of socialism, imperialism, and history from a socialist perspective. I have noticed two issues with my current routine: retention and motivation. I think that both of these could be improved by an opportunity to share and discuss with other people with similar interests, and I believe that other people may be going through the same struggle.
For this reason, I want to start a socialist reading circle and I was wondering if any friendly comrades have advice for successfully establishing one.
Some key issues:
- Framing: I will be posting an ad for the event to a public group for English speakers (I'm a beginner in the local language) in the city I live in and I would like to be strategically inclusive to entice people who might be less politically conscious. Would "socialist reading circle" be the best or would a different framing be better?
- Location: I would like to keep the circle out of the pub, but a weekday evening seems like the best time for a regular event like this. I was thinking that some sort of cafe might be the best option, but I would appreciate any suggestions.
I would appreciate any suggestions and experience from the community, so please don't hesitate to leave a comment.
For now, just to find like-minded people and even just see if there is any interest. I admit I haven't thought of long term goals, because I'm not sure if anyone will show up and if they do, what kind of people they will be.
I am an immigrant, so the main goal is to create some community and I think a community centred around reading and the desire to share and discuss is exactly what I want.
Well you could make a Migrant Socialist group for English speakers, but that sounds awful lot like Settler Socialism that someone is doing because they don't want to integrate with local communities and instead want to make one that suits them better, but you're probably not doing that I'm just saying how this comes across to locals and how they might get pretty pissed at you, especially if they're doing back breaking labor while the socialists are reading books, you'd probably have more luck with like an MTG group or Marvel fanclub.