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The Yellow Vests Movement (gilets jaunes) – mapping session – Feb. 11

Social Movements Lab (Smith Warehouse, Bay 5) 114 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham, NC, United States

The Yellow Vests movement in France (gilets jaunes) began in November 2018 in response to the government raising taxes on gasoline.  Protests have taken place every Saturday since then in cities and towns throughout France.  The demands of protestors have expanded to include also the reinstatement of the “solidarity tax” on the very rich and[...]

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Yellow Vests Movement (gilets jaunes) – dialogue with Antonio Negri and Judith Revel – Feb 13

Social Movements Lab (Smith Warehouse, Bay 5) 114 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham, NC, United States

The Yellow Vests movement in France (gilets jaunes) began in November 2018 in response to the government raising taxes on gasoline.  Protests have taken place every Saturday since then in cities and towns throughout France.  The demands of protestors have expanded to include also the reinstatement of the “solidarity tax” on the very rich and[...]

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Feminist Strike is coming! : The March 8th Uprising in the Spanish State (2018-2019) – mapping

Social Movements Lab (Smith Warehouse, Bay 5) 114 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham, NC, United States

Join the Social Movements Lab to discuss the upcoming 2019 Feminist Strike in Spain, as well as the challenges and accomplishments of the 2018 feminist strike. We will have a 'mapping' session on Wed. 02/27 and a 'dialogue' session on Mon. 03/04, facilitated by a Ph.D student at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Lucía Hellín Nistal,[...]

Feminist Strike is coming! : The March 8th Uprising in the Spanish State (2018-2019) – dialogue

Social Movements Lab (Smith Warehouse, Bay 5) 114 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham, NC, United States

Join the Social Movements Lab to discuss the upcoming 2019 Feminist Strike in Spain, as well as the challenges and accomplishments of the 2018 feminist strike. We will have a 'mapping' session on Wed. 02/27 and a 'dialogue' session on Mon. 03/04, facilitated by a Ph.D student at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Lucía Hellín Nistal,[...]

Migrant Caravans: “a new social movement that walks for a livable life” – Mapping Session

Social Movements Lab (Smith Warehouse, Bay 5) 114 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham, NC, United States

Join the Social Movements Lab for two linked events on the theme of the migrant caravans. The caravans of Central American migrants moving toward the US border have been tracked by the mainstream media and employed by the US government as prime examples of a state of emergency. In this dialogue with Amarela Varela and[...]

Migrant Caravans: “a new social movement that walks for a livable life” – Dialogue

Social Movements Lab (Smith Warehouse, Bay 5) 114 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham, NC, United States

Join the Social Movements Lab for two linked events on the theme of the migrant caravans. The caravans of Central American migrants moving toward the US border have been tracked by the mainstream media and employed by the US government as prime examples of a state of emergency. In this dialogue with Amarela Varela and[...]

Migrant and Anti-racist Struggles in Germany

Social Movements Lab (Smith Warehouse, Bay 5) 114 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham, NC, United States

The Social Movements Lab is having an event Wed., 4/10, 12pm, on migrant and anti-racist struggles in Germany. Please come to a dialogue with Mario Neumann to discuss “Welcome United,” a migrant solidarity and anti-racist initiative in Germany, which has organized mass demonstrations in Berlin and Hamburg. We will explore the German networks of migrant[...]

Polish Women’s Strike

Social Movements Lab (Smith Warehouse, Bay 5) 114 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham, NC, United States

Polish feminist activism in recent years, most notably the protests against the ban on abortion, has employed the strike as a tactic, in line with contemporary feminist struggles elsewhere. Julia Kubisa and Katarzyna Rakawska will join us via video-conference for a dialogue about contemporary feminist movements in Poland. In addition to the specifics of the[...]

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Accompanying Migrants and Searching for the Disappeared

Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall (Bay 4) Franklin Humanities Institute 114 S. Buchanan, Durham, NC, United States

*****CONTINUA EN ESPAÑOL***** NOTE: This presentation will be in Spanish. Interpretation to English will be available. Join Migrant Roots Media and Duke's Social Movements Lab for a talk by Rubén Figueroa of the Movimiento Migrante Mesoamericano. For the past 14 years, Rubén Figueroa has dedicated his life to defending the human rights of migrants traveling[...]

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Málaga, Spain: Struggles over urban space

Social Movements Lab (Smith Warehouse, Bay 5) 114 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham, NC, United States

This dialogue with focus on struggles to recuperate urban space against forces of gentrification and tourism.  Specifically, we will focus on the efforts to prevent the eviction of the Casa Invisible, an occupied social center in Málaga, Spain.  Participants in the dialogue will include Gerald Raunig, Kike España, and Isabell Lorey. We will have two[...]