From jonathanoosterman at gmail.com Tue Apr 5 16:46:59 2016 From: jonathanoosterman at gmail.com (Jonathan Oosterman) Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 11:46:59 +1200 Subject: [Militantresearch_aotearoa] Social movements conference Message-ID: Hi everyone, You may have seen this already, but I thought I'd send it through just in case. Hope you are all well, Jonathan ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** *SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, RESISTANCE AND SOCIAL CHANGE III* The Academic and Activist Interface *CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS* *Victoria University of Wellington, 1-3 September 2016* Existing structures of power, exploitation and inequality are not inevitable, and there are many existing alternative visions and emerging possibilities for organising life. Social Movements, Resistance and Social Change III seeks to support these alternatives and possibilities by questioning the apparent divide between the academy and activism, and seeking to move beyond it. We intend to highlight the diverse and productive spaces where academia and activism intersect, exploring points of contestation and difference, and asking how we can cooperate better in future. By drawing together people from across the academic-activist spectrum, this conference will create a forum for presentations, workshops, performances, exhibitions and debate to explore change. This conference explicitly seeks to advance social and environmental justice, economic democracy and mutual respect. In this spirit, we seek to realise two key aims: 1. To strengthen existing ties within and between activism and academia, as well as developing new relationships. 2. To work together toward the development of concrete programmes for social change. *PARTICIPATION* We invite participation in a variety of forms, including (but not only): presentations, panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions and film screenings. We invite registrations and presentation proposals (up to 500 words) by 27 May. Notification of acceptance will be made by 24 June. Proposals can be uploaded on the registration page or emailed as a document attachment to resistanceandsocialchange2016 at gmail.com. If your proposal is for a panel discussion or workshop, please include the details of how you would like to structure your session; e.g. 3 presenters followed by a debate. Please also include other relevant details, such as the names of those who will be involved, and the proposed title for your session. Participation and attendance will be free, but those who are able to, and those with institutional support, are encouraged to donate up to $100 (or more), which will be used to assist with travel/accommodation costs for students and unwaged/low-waged people from outside the Wellington region. Please email any queries to resistanceandsocialchange2016 at gmail.com Full call and registration form: http://counterfutures.nz/smconference.html Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1268292783216962/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonathanoosterman at gmail.com Tue Apr 5 16:58:20 2016 From: jonathanoosterman at gmail.com (Jonathan Oosterman) Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 11:58:20 +1200 Subject: [Militantresearch_aotearoa] Climate movement/communication seminar Message-ID: And to do a little bit of shameless self-promotion, I'm giving a seminar through eSocSci on Tuesday, April the 26th, 12:30-1:30pm, broadcast online. You can watch and take part via videoconferencing from most universities. Here's the link with the info: http://www.esocsci.org.nz/event/social-movements-making-climate-action-meaningful-communication-practices-in-the-new-zealand-climate-movement/ Cheers, Jonathan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: