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Fallism and the Cultural Politics of Decolonisation: A Dialogue

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

Join us for "Fallism and the Cultural Politics of Decolonisation: A Dialogue with Fees Must Fall Activists." Student and academic activists from South Africa will discuss challenges faced during Fees Must Fall protests, and the ongoing question of the decolonisation of education in South Africa and globally. The relation of the protests to place, gender,[...]

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Watch the Med: Migrant Struggles on the EU’s Maritime Frontier

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

Join us for a workshop and a dialogue about migrant struggles on the EU's maritime frontier. Collaborating together since 2011, Charles Heller and Lorenzo Pezzani have sought to develop new methodologies to contest the violence of borders and enable more freedom of movement across the maritime frontier. In 2011, Heller and Pezzani co-founded Forensic Oceanography,[...]

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Migrant Rescue in the Mediterranean – Mapping Session (10/10)

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

Our next events deal with a migrant rescue project in the Mediterranean that Sandro Mezzadra and Michael Hardt (mostly Sandro) have been engaged with. In brief: the launching of a rescue ship (“Ionian Sea”) is part of an activist project to aid migrants in distress in the Mediterranean. By launching the ship we also seek[...]

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Migrant Rescue in the Mediterranean – Dialogue (10/15)

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

Our next events deal with a migrant rescue project in the Mediterranean that Sandro Mezzadra and Michael Hardt (mostly Sandro) have been engaged with. In brief: the launching of a rescue ship (“Ionian Sea”) is part of an activist project to aid migrants in distress in the Mediterranean. By launching the ship we also seek[...]

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First Nations Struggles in Canada – Mapping Session (10/17) & Dialogue (10/22)

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

Join us for two events on the struggles of the Algonquin in the context of broader First Nations struggles in Canada. We will be joined in the dialogue session by Shiri Pasternak, who is the author of Grounded Authority: The Algonquins of Barriere Lake Against the State, about the Algonquins’ rejection of the federal land claims policy[...]

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“Into the Black Box” – Logistics and Labor Movements – Mapping Session (10/31) and 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[...]

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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[...]