What is radical politics? (Brighton, 4 week FREE course)

Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm for two hours.

Weekly for four weeks, beginning November 19th 2025 ending December 10th.

The course explores the meaning and practice of radical politics through historical, theoretical, and local perspectives. Each session combines one hour of structured content followed by one hour of facilitated discussion.

The focus is on connecting abstract ideas to concrete everyday reality. Brighton’s radical history and local examples of people making a difference in their community will be central.

Week 1 — Traditions of Radical Politics

Learning Goal: Understand the historical and theoretical foundations of radical politics and situate them in local context.

Week 2 — Power, Class and the State: Who Rules, and How?

Learning Goal: Develop a critical understanding of power, class, and the capitalist state.

Week 3 — Radical Histories of Brighton: Resistance and Reproduction

Learning Goal: Ground radical theory in Brighton’s historical struggles.

Week 4 — Mapping Counter-Power: Mutual Aid and Working-Class Infrastructure Today

Learning Goal: Identify and analyse local forms of self-organisation as foundations of counter-power. (And also understand what people mean when they talk about 'counter-power' and 'working-class infrastructure'.)