[Januaryfirst] No Meeting Today?

Wed Oct 30 16:59:57 PDT 2013

Hey folks,

I was hoping to come by and start to catch up - so no meeting today?/Next
week then?

Simon

On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Harjap Grewal <harjap at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey folks. So most folks haven't replied yet so I'm going to actually head
> home soon. Would be good maybe next week if we can all confirm early.
>
> Also, Gil, Karin has already created an event for the 20th on facebook.
> Hopefully we can do speaker confirmations and get the poster and facebook
> stuff confirmed over email the next few days.
>
> harjap
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Gil <zapat3ro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We'll be there. I'm also a bit confused about the list, 'cos I sent the
>> notes from last meeting and a draft of the poster, but maybe some people
>> didn't get it?
>>
>> At any rate, I'll try to set up the fb page/invite at least with Speakers
>> TBA sort of thing, to start spreading the word..
>>
>> See ya tonight!
>>
>> gil
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Harjap Grewal <harjap at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey folks,
>>>
>>> So quick update.  I've been in touch with Cease (will email if she
>>> confirms) and like the other speaker suggestions as well.
>>>
>>> Also, could folks confirm if they are able to meet today? 7 pm at
>>> Rhizome.
>>>
>>> harjap
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 9:54 PM, Dave Diewert <ddiewertt at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> As far as speakers for Nov 20th, Cease would be great (Harjap: can you
>>>> follow up with Cease?), and we also thought of Mark Leier and perhaps
>>>> someone in Mexico or elsewhere in the global south that we could skype in.
>>>> Other ideas? We'll need to nail this down soon.
>>>>
>>>> dave
>>>>
>>>> On 2013-10-22, at 5:50 PM, Harjap Grewal wrote:
>>>>
>>>> hey folks,
>>>>
>>>> I think the call-out looks great. I'll let others tweak it, but really
>>>> looks good. We've also got the space confirmed for the 20th from 6-10 pm at
>>>> the YWCA on Beatty Street. (in the call-out it might be good to just put
>>>> the address as people get confused with the other YWCA).  The cost is $100
>>>> which we could raise at the event or ask for donations in advance.
>>>>
>>>> Also, in terms of speakers, hopefully that is decided tomorrow.  My two
>>>> cents would just be to at least have Cease speak (think she would be great
>>>> - has been connected to Zapatistas work and older movements) and one person
>>>> representing the global south as we talked about. I can help contact people
>>>> where needed too.
>>>>
>>>> harjap
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Dave Diewert <ddiewertt at shaw.ca>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, Alex, for putting out the draft call out. I did some editing
>>>>> on the main text, trying to shorten it a little. Since it's still a draft,
>>>>> it would be good if others could add to the discussion and contribute to
>>>>> the shaping of it.
>>>>>
>>>>> see you on wednesday night at Rhizome ... dave
>>>>>
>>>>> WHY TALK ABOUT TRADE?****
>>>>>
>>>>> In a globalized world, international agreements set the stage for how
>>>>> governments manage resources, invest in infrastructure and social services,
>>>>> facilitate the growth of industries, and regulate our lives. These
>>>>> agreements have been constructed to both reinforce and expand the policies
>>>>> of colonialism that originally established the rights of corporations.
>>>>> ****
>>>>>
>>>>> Most people assume that governments represent "the will of the people"
>>>>> and, as such, look out for our best interest. We are told by our own
>>>>> governments that Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), which guarantee the global
>>>>> flow of capital and resources, are necessary for our well-being, necessary
>>>>> for our society to keep getting better. ****
>>>>>
>>>>> However, the primary objective of FTAs it to fuse together capital and
>>>>> state interests in an effort to dismantle barriers to capital flow.
>>>>> Historically, this has resulted in destruction and dehumanization within
>>>>> nations and communities across the globe. From the privatization of
>>>>> resources, to the constant search for lower wages, to the abdication of the
>>>>> state to look after its own citizenry, FTAs further the dispossession of
>>>>> Indigenous people and undermine collective efforts to expand the commons.
>>>>> ****
>>>>>
>>>>> The ideological trick of appealing to "freedom" to justify austerity
>>>>> and security masks the exceedingly tight grip already formed by the state.
>>>>> Using buzzwords like “participation” or “flexibility” ostensibly builds a
>>>>> shared vocabulary for common usage while simultaneously dissolving their
>>>>> meaning. FTAs legally inscribe and politically normalize "corporate rights"
>>>>> and so enhance capital's power to limit popular imagination about
>>>>> alternative ways to see the world.****
>>>>>
>>>>> Yet communities are resisting, and some amazing work is being done.
>>>>> Low-income folks are standing strong against gentrification and demanding
>>>>> social housing. Migrant justice organizers and workers are meeting and
>>>>> building connections to challenge bosses and the government. Indigenous
>>>>> communities are uniting and engaging in direct action to stop pipeline and
>>>>> tar sands development. ****
>>>>> FTAs provide us the opportunity for discussion because their scope
>>>>> encompasses all of our struggles. If we can strengthen our connections they
>>>>> become harder to break and more formidable when we fight back.
>>>>>
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