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From Gilets Jaunes to Virus Lockdown

Zoom

For over a year the Yellow Vest movement descended into the streets of France each Saturday.  Earlier this year it developed forms of convergence with other movements, most notably with the massive strikes over pensions and with the student strikes.  But now France is locked down during the virus crisis.  Francesco Brancaccio will join us[...]

Polish Women’s Strike

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

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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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

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,[...]