Discussions of New Possibilities - August 20 to 22, 2010
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SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES
FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY
AUGUST 20 - 22, 2010
CENTER FOR NEW POSSIBILITIES
1505 West Morse
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2:00 PM: Living While Brown: Immigration Reform and Racial Profiling
A panel discussion focused around measures such as Arizona SB1070, a law that allows police to detain people simply based on their physical appearance / assumptions about their cultural / national background.
4:00 PM: Refugees and Exiles- The reality of Coming from Africa to America
A panel discussion about political and economic refugees and exiles from Africa. What is the role of the US military presence and US trade polices in creating unstable living conditions throughout the continent of Africa? What can US citizens and residents do to work in solidarity with these displaced communities?
5:30 PM: The Rise of Explicit Racism in the Age of Obama
A discussion about the rise of explicit racism throughout America over the past two years. How has the social advance of having the first President of color led to a backlash among racist segments of the White community? How are mainstream Republican politicians and Rightwing media figures fanning the flames of this racism? What are the possibilities of groups like the Tea Party inspiring acts of rightwing violence? Is Fascism growing within the US?
7:00 PM: Report back from the USSF
Join Insight Arts and other progressive Chicago organizations who attended the 2010 United States Social Forum.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21
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10:00 AM: Solidarity is not Charity
A panel discussion on International Aid efforts will reflect on some of the problems of the current International NGO structure. Why does the funding not get to the people?
4:00 PM: Fish Out of Water
Screening of Ky Dickens film concerning Christianity and LGBTI liberation.
Watch the trailer by clicking HERE .
6:30 PM: Spirituality and Progressive Political Change
A discussion of progressive political change and spirituality. Progressive social change organizers have been grappling with the need to acknowledge and support spirituality among organizers and community members. What strategies are needed to deepen these connections? What happens when groups advocating spiritual practices that contradict progressive ideological beliefs attempt to infiltrate progressive gatherings such as the United States Social Forum?
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22
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2:00 PM: Complex Conversations inspired by USSF 2010
The days leading up to the 2010 United States Social Forum were fraught with tension because of the revelation that a rightwing Zionist organization STAND WITH US had been granted permission by the national organizing committee to lead a workshop on LGBTI liberation issues in the Middle East. National organizers ultimately argued that the group had violated USSF protocol by not being transparent about their actual political agenda and "uninvited" the workshop. During the weeks of intense dialogue and debate many larger issues were raised including a.) the integrity of a progressive process involving a commitment to inclusion of diverse center-left ideological positions, b.) the political history of Zionism, c.) the rise of "pink-washing" (using Gay and Lesbian civil rights issues as a front for the promotion of imperialism and capitalism), d.) the role of self-determination among oppressed peoples in this case the importance of LGBTI Arab/Muslim communities defining their own liberation struggles and e.) the persistence of both Islamaphobia and heterosexism within progressive discourse.
Insight Arts invites interested center-left identified folks to join us in a lively panel and community discussion inspired by this controversy on Sunday August 22, 2010 at the Center for New Possibilities beginning at 2 pm.
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