The New Way of War Workshop – October 20, 2012
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012Thank you Steve Niva & Tim Russell
Archive for the ‘Militarism’ Category
Peoples’ Movement Assembly(PMA) 2012 Program
Friday, October 19th, 2012Paper copies available at Lecture Hall 1 this evening and at PMA
This evening = 6-9pm Michael Parenti event (Lecture Hall 1).
PEOPLES’ MOVEMENT ASSEMBLY October 19-20, 2012
Monday, October 15th, 2012PEOPLES’ MOVEMENT ASSEMBLY
AT THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012, 7PM, TALK BY MICHAEL PARENTI
“ECOLOGY WARS AND THE 1% PATHOLOGY”
LECTURE HALL 1-TESC
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012
WORKSHOPS AND CONVERSATIONS
VARIOUS LOCATIONS– LECTURE HALL 1 AND SEMINAR 2 BUILDING-TESC
PARENTS—>FREE CHILD CARE all SATURDAY in SEMINAR II: D3105
Several TESC programs and the Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace (OMJP) are pleased to announce that this important event that will be held at The Evergreen State College on Friday, October 19th and Saturday, October 20th.
The Peoples’ Movement Assembly will bring together activists and scholars from the region to discuss not only what are some of the major social, economic, and human rights issues that we face, but also what can be done about them and what some people are actually doing now.
The program starts on Friday evening, October 19 at 7PM at Lecture Hall # 1 with a talk and discussion by Michael Parenti. His website notes:
“Michael Parenti is an internationally known award-winning author and lecturer. He is one of the nation’s leading progressive political analysts. His highly informative and entertaining books and talks have reached a wide range of audiences in North America and abroad.”
A few comments on his work:
”Michael Parenti is a towering prophetic voice in American life. We need him now more than ever.” — Cornel West
“Parenti offers a valuable rebuttal to the drumbeat…from the right.” — New York Times Book Review
This event is FREE and open to the public, especially the Evergreen community and the larger Olympia community. For more information on Dr. Parenti see his website at http://www.michaelparenti.org/.
On Saturday, October 20, from 10AM-6PM, there will be a series of plenary discussions and many workshops that will cover a variety of issues such as the environment, prisoners, the economic crisis, Bringing our Billions Home, food security, the occupy movement, organizing, nuclear weapons, movement building, veterans, new methods of war, gender issues, healthcare, corporate personhood, Palestine, alternative media, Venezuela today, police accountability, and many other workshops.
A more detailed schedule is below.
On Saturday we will begin with an opening panel at 10AM on local, national, and international issues. There will be three sets of workshops of about 90 minutes each that will begin at 11:30, 2PM, and 3:45 PM, and a closing plenary at 5:30 PM.
All are invited for all or any part of the program. A more detailed program is below and a printed program will be available on the day of the event at Lecture Hall 1 and the Seminar 2 building.
Please tell all of those in the Evergreen community, especially students and also those in the greater community.
TESC programs that are helping to sponsor this event are Power in American Society, Gateways, Political Economy and Social Movements, Making Effective Change, and the Dean’s fund and the President’s Diversity Fund.
Community Groups who have help greatly are the Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace and the Fellowship of Reconciliation. For more information contact mosqueda@evergreen.edu or 360-867-6513.
Peoples’ Movement Assembly Schedule
@The Evergreen State College
October 19 and 20, 2012
Lecture Hall 1 and Seminar 2 Buildings
Schedule of Events (as of 10/14/12, subject to change)
Friday, October 19, 2012
Michael Parenti, “Ecology Wars and the 1% Pathology”-7PM-Lecture Hall 1
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Saturday, October 20, 2012
Gary Galbreath, Lecture Hall 1, 10AM, Welcome and Opening Prayer Song
Opening Panel, 10:15-11:15AM “State of the Struggle”
International –Michael Parenti
National- Savvina Chowdury
Local- Sarah Regan
First Set of Workshops 11:30AM-12:50PM
Lecture Hall 1, Gar Lipow and…, “Environmental Justice”
Seminar 2 Buildings
A2105- Tyler Henderson, Socialist Alternative, “What Caused the Financial Crisis and Why Capitalism Can’t Fix It”
E3107- Sidwalk (invited), “Foreclosure Resistance”
E3109- Gateways (Naomi Tachman-Kaplan and Miguel Rodriguez) and Jericho Project, “Prisons and Prisoners”
A2109- Glen Anderson, OlyFOR-“Bring Our Billions Home”
E3105- Steve Niva, TESC faculty and Tim Russell, Sociology Teacher, ”America’s New Way of War: From Drones to Special Operations”
D2107- Sarah LaGrange and Patricia Ridge, POWER, “Women’s Issues in State and National Politics”
D3107- Mary Hath Spokane, “Occupy Movement”
A3105- “Youth in the Movement”, unconfirmed moderator at this time
E3107- Peter Bohmer, “Current Economic Crisis: US and Globally
C3109- Activist Media Showcase
Lecture Hall 1-Brown Bag Lunch Hour with Dr. Jill Stein, Green Party Candidate for President of the U.S. at 1PM-2PM
(Bring your own lunch, buy it on campus or partake in some limited snacks that will be provided.)
Second Set of Workshops 2:10-3:30PM
Lecture Hall 1- Alice Zillah, Leonard Eiger, “Abolish Nuclear Weapons”
Seminar 2, Buildings
A2105- Gar Lipow, “Cooling A Fevered Planet”
E3107- Glen Anderson, OlyFOR, “Empowering the Progressive Movement”
E3109- Skye @ Left Foot, Kim Chaplin, Pat Rasmussen, “Food Security”
A2109- Josh Simpson, IVAW, “Operation Recovery and Veterans Rights”
E3105- “Gender Justice”, unconfirmed moderator at this time
D2107- “Combating Racism,” unconfirmed moderator at this time
D3107- Teresa Mosqueda, Washington State Labor Council, “Healthcare Rights”
A3105- Molly Gibbs, MovetoAmendOlympia.org, “Corporate Personhood”
A3107- Jen Kaplan, Seattle Attorney, “Know Your Legal Rights”
C3109- Activist Media Showcase
Third Set of Workshops, 3:45-5:15
Lecture Hall 1, Jill Stein and Kshama Sawant, “Alternative Politics”
Seminar 2 Buildings
A2105- TESC Divest, BDS/Palestine
E3109- Kelly Norman, Student Debt
A2109- Brendan Funtek (OMJP), Rick Fellows (Media Island), Deborah Vinsel, (TCTV), “Alternative Media”
E3105, Oscar The Wild, “Anarchists Anonymous”
D2107- Returned Students from Venezuela, “Venezuela Today”
D3107- “Marriage Equality”
A3105- Mike Coday (OMJP) and Drew Hendricks (Copwatch), “Police Accountability”
A3107- Harry Branch, Susan Macomson, Laura Henderson, “Shoreline Protection”
E3107 – Stephanie Gottschalk from CIELO & Nellie Sollis, “Immigration”
C3109- Activist Media Showcase
Wrap Up and Summary at Lecture Hall 1, 5:30-6:15
Facilitators: Marylea Coday and Mary Hath Spokane, “Organizing opportunities, announcements and where do we go from here.”
N.B. The final schedule will be available at the FREE conference.
Please send this announcement to others especially any lists that you belong to and to Facebook pages and other social media.
PMA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/428624080488725/
Paper copies available at Lecture Hall 1 this evening and at PMA
This evening = 6-9pm Michael Parenti event (Lecture Hall 1).
Michael Parenti on the Pathology of Wealth
Thursday, October 11th, 2012Next Friday night, Oct 19th. Community potluck, meet and greet the author, book sales thanks to Last Word Books and free talk from Dr. Michael Parenti at 7 pm. Lecture Hall 1 at TESC.
For more details, go to the Facebook Event for the People’s Movement Assembly.
Austin’s Picks – poetry from Ramallah
Sunday, September 30th, 2012Suheir Hammad Peforms in Ramallah on Vimeo
Suheir Hammad Peforms in Ramallah from Palestine Festival of Literature on Vimeo.
Thanks to Austin
How about a little Michael Parenti debating Christopher Hitchens?
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012I know that many of us will miss Christopher Hitchens. Here is a debate between Christopher Hitchens and Michael Parenti.
A couple of great minds, quick thinkers, people who could think on their feet. Enjoy!
