academy

Speak Up! Speak Out! Public Dialogue and the Politics of Dissent

On Saturday March 19th 2011, at the WLU Faculty of Social Work in Kitchener, there is a free, full-day conference about the criminalization of dissent around G20 activism – and creative ways to heal and move forward.

watch much of it live on RabbleTV: http://rabble.ca/rabbletv

Policing and the criminalization of dissent around G20 activism has
intensified the challenges faced by community organizations and broader civil society networks devoted to the cause of social justice. This day-long conference will bring together activists, academics, students, and other members of th...e community to address these challenges, particularly as they manifest themselves in the Kitchener-Waterloo community. The event will include speakers, workshops and roundtables on issues such as civil rights violations, community responses to structural violence, silencing of political dissent within academic institutions, the relationship between journalism and democracy, the need for social healing and the task of social movement building in the post-G20 political landscape.

Speak Up! Speak Out! Public Dialogue and the Politics of Dissent

On Saturday March 19th 2011, there is a free, full-day conference about the criminalization of dissent around G20 activism – and creative ways to heal and move forward.

Policing and the criminalization of dissent around G20 activism has

North American Anarchist Studies Network Conference

Toronto, Canada
January 15-16, 2011
Deadline for Proposals: November 15th, 2010

The North American Anarchist Studies Network is currently seeking presentations for our second annual conference to be held at the Steel Worker’s Hall in Toronto, Canada. We are seeking submissions from radical academics, independent researchers, community activists, street philosophers and students. We invite those engaged in intellectual work within existing institutions, such as universities, but also those engaged in the production of knowledge beyond institutional walls to share their ongoing work. From the library stacks to the streets, we encourage all those interested in the study of anarchism to submit a proposal.

February 11, 2010 - Student Activism and the Olympics - Resisting the University Conference at UBC. This panel sought to answer, among other things, the following questions: -What is the Role of the Student and the University in Olympics Resistance? -Where do theory and academics belong in activism?
http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/awl/2010/02/student-activism-and-olympics-resisting-university-conference-ubc