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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Legacy Project — Dialogue with Courtland Cox, Wesley Hogan, and Naomi Nelson

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

A dialogue with Courtland Cox, Naomi Nelson, and Wesley Hogan on the SNCC Legacy Project and the practices of activists' documentation of movements. The SNCC Legacy Project is dedicated to telling the history of the movement from the perspective of the movement veterans and preserving its lessons for future generations.  The Project grapples with and proposes[...]

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The Struggle to Remain: Latin America – 1/14 & 1/16

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

Please join us for events on the root causes of global migration, in particular, the role of the US, other western countries, large transnationals and corrupt governments in the creation of conditions that have given rise to a permanent flow of human beings fleeing violence and death.   Dates: Monday, Jan. 14th & Wednesday, Jan.[...]

The Struggle to Remain: Latin America – 1/14 & 1/16

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

Please join us for events on the root causes of global migration, in particular, the role of the US, other western countries, large transnationals and corrupt governments in the creation of conditions that have given rise to a permanent flow of human beings fleeing violence and death.   Dates: Monday, Jan. 14th & Wednesday, Jan.[...]

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[...]