Videos

Reading Black Reconstruction, Session 2

March 23, 2017

March 23, 2017 Chapters 1-6 Facilitated by Paula Austin, Assistant Professor of History, Sacramento State University The following materials were offered to participants after the class to supplement the group discussion.  Video of this session is below. Capitalism (here’s a definition we’ve found useful to think about in relationship to what was offered during the session): Capitalism is an economic system in which a small number of people maintain ownership and control of the machines, raw materials, people’s labor, and land needed to make goods (means of production) and the means of distributing and generating profit from those goods.
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People Get Ready Conference

January 14, 2017

On January 14, 2017, just days after the disastrous Donald Trump electoral victory, the Center for Political Education hosted a one-day conference where nearly 600 organizers, activists, and community members gathered to understand the political moment, fortify themselves, and to get organized for the fights to come.
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