Saturday, January 16th, 2010, 11.00–17.00, Out of the Blue Centre, Dalmeny Street (off Leith Walk), Edinburgh.

1. Opening session – 11.00-13.00 – Platform speakers – maximum 15 minutes each. One from the RCN, 1 from The Commune and Goran Markovic from the Workers’ Communist Party of Bosnia. This will be followed by an open session with questions and contributions from the floor.

2. Lunchtime – 13.00-14.00.

3. Workshops – 14.00-14.45 – 5 minute intros followed by open discussion. If those opening the workshop (or anybody else) would like to submit a piece beforehand, this will be circulated by e-mail to all those who have signed up.

i) The Legacy of Official and Dissident Communism- or What Communism Isn’t
ii) How Do Communists organise and operate?
iii) What Would Real Communism Look Like?

4. Break – 15 minutes.

5. Workshops repeated – 15.00-15.45.

(Participants can choose any 2 workshops over the afternoon)

6. Report Back and Plenary Session – 15.45-16.45.

7. Platform speakers, summing up – 16.45-17.00. What they have got from the day – 5 minutes each.