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Evening lectures

Evening lectures

Public Meeting: The Queer Politics of Migration

27 April 2010

Reflections from the United States on 'Illegality' and 'Incorrigibility'

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IIRE, Amsterdam, 15th June 2010, 19.30 (see details below)

The most resounding expression of the unprecedented mobilizations of migrants throughout the United States in 2006 was a proclamation of collective defiance:  ¡Aquí Estamos, y No Nos Vamos!  [Here we are, and we're not leaving!].

Democracia Popular

18 February 2010

Mientras la crisis financiera global sigue arrastrando el mundo, los gobiernos locales así como nacionales tienden a poner el peso de la carga sobre los gastos sociales. Con más cesantías de trabajo, reducciones en salarios y con la desaparición de proyectos de comunidades, los sectores más vulnerables de la sociedad están expuestos a más riesgos. Paralelo a esta tendencia, el sistema democrático electoral se descompone, mientras los ciudadanos pierden su fe en él.

Sur la démocratie populaire

18 February 2010

La crise financière mondiale continue et les gouvernements nationaux et locaux on tendance de couper dans les dépenses publiques. Plus d’économies, de licenciements, de réductions salariales mais également la disparition de projets de quartiers, tout cela affaiblit les secteurs déjà les plus fragiles de la société. Le système de pluralisme démocratique abandonne également de plus en plus les citoyens. Plus que jamais, les militant.e.s et activistes de tout bord devraient prendre leur sort dans leurs propres mains et revendiquer ce qui constituait jadis, le bien commun.

Reclaim the State? Experiments in Popular Democracy

18 February 2010

As the global financial crisis continues to fester, local and national governments tend to place the bulk of the burden on public spending. More cuts and lay-offs, reductions in salaries and the disappearance of community-based projects place the most vulnerable sectors of society at higher risk. Parallel to this leaning, liberal, multiparty democracy seems to be failing its citizens.  Now more than ever, it is time for activists to take matters into their own hands and reclaim what traditionally has belonged to the commons.

 

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