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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[...]

“Be Water”: Protest Movements in Hong Kong and Taiwan

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

Join the Social Movements Lab for events on the recent Hong Kong and Taiwan protest movements.   The 2014 Sunflower Movement in Taiwan and Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong were both occupation-style movements that can be understood as part of the global wave of occupation-style movements after the 2011 Occupy Wall Street action. This is,[...]

Organizing Platform Workers (Uber, Lyft, food deliverers)

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

Events in the Social Movements Lab on organizing with platform workers (such as food deliverers and Uber drivers): With Todd Wolfson we will discuss some of the efforts to organize platform workers and the difficulties facing such organizing efforts. Todd will share his experiences working with taxi and Uber drivers in Philadelphia and the plans[...]

Migrant Labor Struggles in Italian Agriculture

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

In the last few years, organizing efforts have multiplied around migrant labor in Italian agriculture. Combining militant investigation and participation in struggles and strikes, activist scholars have addressed such crucial questions as the living conditions of migrants in “ghettos” and labour camps, the transnational composition of the labor force, working conditions in the fields, and[...]

Migrant Labor Struggles in Italian Agriculture

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

In the last few years, organizing efforts have multiplied around migrant labor in Italian agriculture. Combining militant investigation and participation in struggles and strikes, activist scholars have addressed such crucial questions as the living conditions of migrants in “ghettos” and labour camps, the transnational composition of the labor force, working conditions in the fields, and[...]