<Hamilton FreeSkool!> Monday 5pm: Cross-Generational Dialogue on Activism

[Rachel Nolan]

Dear Freeskool Fans,

*Monday, June 27th* (that's* tomorrow!*), at *5:00 PM* at the Sky Dragon
Centre,

Dr. Jim Quinn, Hamilton professor and activist will be presenting the third
talk in Hamilton Freeskool's "Sharing Our Perspective" series. (
www.hamiltonfreeskool.org/sharedperspectives)

He will discuss his views on what it means to be an activist, and share his
experience of entering into activism when there was an issue that he felt
logically compelled to become involved in: the Green Hill sit-in, where he
and a group of people of a range of ages and points of view blocked the
construction of the first on-ramp of the then-incipient Red Hill Expressway.
Jim will discuss the way he construes being an activist and making change,
his priorities in his action, and his urgent messages about what we really
need to know and be taking on, as people who wish to make change. Topics
will include environmental justice, using consensus, the tar sands and
environmental activism and awareness, and Jim's take on the "Sharing Our
Perspective: Cross-Generational Dialogues" questions.

This is sure to be a brilliant talk and a very interesting discussion. Don't
miss it! :) Our discussions so far, with Emily Diemert (17) and the
inimitable Ann Lanagin, (53), have been lively and diverse and really
intriguing conversations.
Hope to see you there, and please keep listening for upcoming talks in the
series.  Once again, see www.hamiltonfreeskool.org/sharedperspectives for
more details.

Thank you for reading! Enjoy the final days of June. Holy shit.

cou-rage and love

Rachel

P.S. the questions all CGD presenters are given are:

1. Our series is called "Shared Perspectives: Cross-Generational
Dialogues".
What importance do you think there is in younger people listening to older
people, or older people listening to younger people, and openness to
learning from one another? What do you think of our premise that one can
learn from people at every stage in life, and that it is beneficial to be
open to learning from every generation?

2. Do you believe people are interested in your perspective? Do you
experience a sense that people of one age or another dismiss your
perspective in some ways, for reasons related to the age that you are? Have
you experienced this in the past?

3. Do you experience that people dismiss your perspective for any reasons
other than your age?

4. From whom do you learn the most?

5. What do you know, as a result of the life that you have lived, that is of
value? Share with us the content of this rich perspective! We are eager to
learn from you.
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