Join the Social Movements Lab for two linked events on No More Deaths, a grassroots volunteer group that gives humanitarian aid to migrants crossing the US-Mexico border. Both events will have a free lunch provided.
1) On Wednesday, 2/21, 12pm-1pm, join us for a ‘mapping’ discussion based on readings of four essays about No More Deaths, direct aid, and the US border zone:
– “Introduction: No More Deaths” and “Crisis Time, Constant Border: On Direct Aid and the Tactics of the Temporary” by Sophie Smith
-“Abolitionist Care in the Militarized Borderlands” by China Medel
– “In Defense of Wilderness: Policing Public Borderlands” by Scott Warren
You can download a pdf of these essays here:
http://sites.fhi.duke.edu/socialmovementslab/files/2018/02/No_More_Deaths.pdf
The discussion will be facilitated by the Lab’s co-directors, Michael Hardt and Sandro Mezzadra.
2) On Monday, 2/26, 12pm-1pm, join us for a discussion about No More Deaths with Sophie Smith and China Medel (via Skype).
Sophie Smith is a desert aid facilitator and a search and rescue coordinator with No More Deaths. She is also a cofounder of the community organization People Helping People in the Border Zone.
China Medel is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill. She seasonally volunteers with No More Deaths. Her research works at the intersections of Latinx Studies and Media Studies.
For more info on No More Deaths, see: https://www.facebook.com/nomoredeaths/
Location:
Social Movements Lab, Franklin Humanities Center, Smith Warehouse, Bay 5, Duke University, 114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Durham, NC
For Parking and Accessibility info, see: https://fhi.duke.edu/contact-us
