North American DVD Launch of

Ernest Mandel
A life for the revolution

Toronto October 5, 2007

Part 1, Introduction
Chris Den Hond's 90-minute documentary looks back at Ernest Mandel's life and 60 years of struggle: from the Civil War in Spain to the fall of the Berlin Wall, with segments on Algeria, Che Guevara, Vietnam, the 1960-1961 Belgian general strike, May 68, Portugal, Chile, feminism, ecology, workers control, the Sandinistas and more.
The documentary is being launched as part of a two-disc DVD that also includes "A man called Ernest Mandel," a 40-minute film by Frans Buyens made in 1972 on the basis of a long interview with Mandel.
Order inquiries: mandeldvd@gmail.com

Part 2, Cherie MacDonald
Cherie is a well-known pro-choice activist, socialist-feminist and longtime supporter of the Fourth International.

Part 3, Greg Albo
Greg teaches political economy at York University and is a member of the Socialist Project. He will speak on Mandel's major contribution to Marxist political economy.

Part 4, Closing remarks

Part 5, Special guest Dianne Feeley and final closing remarks

download part 5 (15:50)

Ernest Mandel resources on the net:

• Review of the DVD and Mandel's life by Louis Proyect.
• Marxists’ Internet Archive - Ernest Mandel.
• The Ernest Mandel Internet Archive.