[SMRT.risingtide] Skype Presentation

[K Morrison]

update:

rory and i rocked it




On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 10:04 AM, K Morrison <kaleblmorrison at gmail.com>wrote:

> That's awesome..you'll do great Rory..and yes if you need any help or
> moral support let us/me know..i should be free wed daytime
>
> k
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 4:14 PM, Fiona Balazsi <balazsi.f at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately, regardless of whether the singularly mighty one wants me
>> there (it was intentionally hierarchic - yess i love this word), i have
>> wage labour and institutional propagandizing (otherwise known as "school")
>> that day.
>>
>> but yeah rory if you'd like support you should say so and perhaps someone
>> else would be down! could be fun.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Jacquelyn Proctor <
>> jacquelynproctor at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Not off base at all!
>>>
>>> Fucking awesome!!
>>>
>>> But really, singularly mighty? Sounds like leadership to me. hehe
>>>
>>> But hey, honest question ror, would you want someone else to be there. I
>>> am not sure if anyone else can be? But I often think that by having another
>>> human it does emphasize collectivity and detracts from 'idols'. Also,
>>> its nice to have different perspectives and such. And it kind of seems like
>>> Fiona might be a really rad co-speaker...
>>>
>>> hahahaha.
>>>
>>> Sorry if I am de-railing, this is something I kind of feel, but also
>>> don't want to step on any toes.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Fiona Balazsi <balazsi.f at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> A
>>>> awesome!  thanks for doing this!
>>>>
>>>> B
>>>> I suppose highlighting the things particular to rising tide (not like
>>>> you need to be like "rising tide is soooo different and better," just since
>>>> they probably mostly hear about mainstream big green stuff) as in:
>>>> organizing with an anti-capitalist/anti-colonial perspective and an
>>>> analysis of the interconnections of oppression and climate injustice.
>>>> direct action and diversity of tactics, why particular tactics are useful
>>>> in particular instances and why we as a group do things a little
>>>> differently than others. i always think that with high-school kids it's
>>>> great to get some anti-authoritarian stuff mixed in there (like saying we
>>>> don't have people in charge of the actions, meetings, or any of it).
>>>> and i already kind of mentioned it but i think particularly in all "BC"
>>>> schools you gotta mention colonialism big time, and how environmental
>>>> destruction is both symptom and cause.
>>>> and like... encouragement for them to participate in the changes they
>>>> hope for, that there's no wrong place to start.
>>>> hmm also this might all be off base. maybe my secret desire is just to
>>>> teach anarchy 101 with highschool students.
>>>>
>>>> C
>>>> jac you are wrong. he is Singularly Mighty and Responsible for
>>>> Truth-telling
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Jacquelyn Proctor <
>>>> jacquelynproctor at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey look! We have a mailing list.
>>>>>
>>>>> (Is everyone actually on here, I didn't know that when I added you all
>>>>> it actually worked).
>>>>>
>>>>> I am down, maybe on Monday we can talk about it if there are things we
>>>>> especially want to have talked about? Or will you have prepared before then
>>>>> (In which case folks could shoot ideas over the list now).
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there anything you want from us as far as support goes? (Like, help
>>>>> preparing what you'll say, another human with you, outlines of past
>>>>> workshops we've done on organizing, etc?).
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for taking this on. You're so SMRT. (Simple Minded and Really
>>>>> Trying) ahahhahaa
>>>>>
>>>>> Love jac
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 3:35 PM, rory breasail <rbreasail at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey everybody, a friend of mine who teaches a social justice class to
>>>>>> high school students is doing a unit about climate justice and has asked me
>>>>>> to skype in to his class on Wednesday. I wanted to *A* - check in
>>>>>> that it's alright for me to have taken the initiative to do so and *B
>>>>>> *- wanted to know if there were any specific things you wanted to
>>>>>> make sure I talk about.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From what I understand he has done a lot of the background stuff
>>>>>> ranging from the effects of fracking to talking about the Unist'ot'en camp
>>>>>> so the focus of the talk will be more on organizing itself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>>>
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