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“Into the Black Box” – Logistics and Labor Movements – Dialogue (11/5)

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

For our events in the Social Movements Lab on “Into the Black Box,” a collective research project about logistics, spaces, and labor struggles, we will have a ‘mapping’ session on Wed., 10/31, 12pm, and a ‘dialogue’ session on Mon., 11/5, 12pm. Into the Black Box is a project of multidisciplinary and collective research that adopts logistics as a point[...]

Native American Liberation Struggles – Mapping Session (11/14)

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

Join us for events on Native Liberation movements with members of The Red Nation, Andrew Curley and Nick Estes. From their manifesto: "The Red Nation formed in November 2014 out of a desire to contribute to the widespread resurgence of strong, vocal, organized and radical Indigenous struggle in Albuquerque and beyond. We formed to address[...]

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Native Liberation Struggles – Dialogue with Andrew Curley & Nick Estes – 11/19

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

Join us for events on Native Liberation movements with members of The Red Nation, Andrew Curley and Nick Estes. From their manifesto: "The Red Nation formed in November 2014 out of a desire to contribute to the widespread resurgence of strong, vocal, organized and radical Indigenous struggle in Albuquerque and beyond. We formed to address[...]

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Through the Eyes of African Women – with Anwulika Okonjo

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

Through the Eyes of African Women is a web-based, not-for-profit platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of African women and empowering young African women (mid teens- late 20s) to be at the forefront of social change in African nations. Through collaboration with African women scholars, thinkers, activists, creators and other individuals, Through the Eyes of[...]

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,[...]