[SMRT.risingtide] Skype Presentation

[Jacquelyn Proctor]

Of course you did.

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On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 1:57 PM, K Morrison <kaleblmorrison at gmail.com>wrote:

> update:
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> rory and i rocked it
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> On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 10:04 AM, K Morrison <kaleblmorrison at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> 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
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>> k
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>> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 4:14 PM, Fiona Balazsi <balazsi.f at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>> 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.
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>>> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Jacquelyn Proctor <
>>> jacquelynproctor at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> 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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