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June 2021
Dismantling Militarism in the Bay Area: A Briefing for Organizers & Activists
US militarism cuts across all of our struggles, whether we're organizing for safe and affordable housing, a world without policing and imprisonment, the self determination of colonized peoples, or the future of life on this planet. Join the Anti-War Working Group (a project of Center for Political Education) for a briefing to announce the release of "Dismantling Militarism in the Bay Area," a resource for social justice organizations seeking to integrate antiwar politics and practice more deeply into their current…
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Washington Bullets & the Debt of Blood
Join Center for Political Education for a discussion of Vijay Prashad's new book, Washington Bullets. Vijay will be in conversation with Rhonda Ramiro, Chairperson of BAYAN-USA. This is the second event of CPE’s Writing the Third World series that puts scholars and movement leaders and organizers in conversation about a recent work of scholarship on internationalist struggles for liberation and self-determination. Bios: Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian and journalist. Prashad is the author of thirty books, including Washington Bullets,…
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Marxism 101: Saturdays 10/2 to 11/13
Nearly two years into a pandemic, the planet remains stricken with crises. Wildfires rage, communities are swept away in floods, and military occupations collapse into more violence. With a rise in fascism across the globe and the deepening impoverishment of people everywhere, the political moment feels persistently dire. What do Marxist conceptions of historical change, political struggle, and liberation teach us about how we can address the problems of today? 150 years later, philosopher, economist, and activist Karl Marx has much to teach…
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