Dicentra's Busiest Week Ever!
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Dicentra’s Busiest Week Ever:
• Care Crisis, Econ Care Crisis, Economic Crisis and the Struggle for
a New World
• Listen to George Caffentzis & Silvia Federici on KBOO’s Labor Radio
• Listen to Dicentra on KBOO’s Circle-A Radio
• Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Safe Space Policies: Dialogue
and Exploration
• Additional Speaking Events
• Dicentra Recommended Zines & Books by Federici and Caffentzis
• Speaker Biographies
• Dicentra Collective Information
* * *
Care Crisis, Economic Crisis and the Struggle for a New World
with Silvia Federici and George Caffentzis of the Midnight Notes
Collective
Tuesday, February 10th
6pm at In Other Words Women's Books & Resources
8 NE Killingsworth ~ www.inotherwords.org
Join the Dicentra Collective for a discussion and presentation on
current economic crisis, the current crisis of care and how these are
intertwined. The event will begin with substantive presentations from
Silvia Federici and George Caffentzis of the Midnight Notes
Collective, who for the past four decades have been involved in
radical struggles against capital and research into the working class,
women and reproductive labor. A discussion will follow the
presentations.
Some of the questions to be discussed are:
How is the current economic crisis affecting the working poor and
other marginalized groups? How does the current crisis and the crisis
of care (care giving, care work, the care industry) disproportionately
affect women, both at home and in the global south? What does the
crisis and the crisis of care mean for the movement against capital
and the state. What struggles are taking place during this crisis - as
well as before it erupted - that we can "read", draw from, amplify and
connect with toward a new world?
Co-Sponsored by the following organizations:
In Other Words, Industrial Workers of the World (Portland IWW -
http://pdx.iww.org/), Rose City Copwatch (www.rosecitycopwatch.org),
Rosehip Medix (duendede...@riseup.net), Solidarity (Portland
Branch - www.solidarity-us.org), Team Colors (www.warmachines.info) &
others.
* * *
Listen to George Caffentzis & Silvia Federici on KBOO’s Labor Radio
Monday February 8th, 6:00-6:30pm
KBOO 90.7FM & www.kboo.fm
Listen to Dicentra on KBOO’s Circle-A Radio
Originally broadcast on KBOO’s Circle-A Radio on Wednesday February
4th between 6:00-7:00pm, this program will be available online soon.
Program Description: “The Dicentra Collective is based in Portland,
OR. They are 7 individuals who are collectively committed to create
radical communities of care, networks of support, and movements based
on relationship building. Tonight on Circle A Radio we talk with the
members of Dicentra Collective about their beginnings, their
workshops, their ideas for radical caregiving, and more. Stay
Tuned.” Visit Circle-A Radio at: http://kboo.fm/CircleARadio
* * *
Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Safe Space Policies: Dialogue
and Exploration
Thursday, February 12th
6pm at In Other Words Women’s Books & Resources
8 NE Killingsworth ~ www.inotherwords.org
Join the Dicentra Collective for a discussion and presentation on the
impact of sexual assault, domestic violence and safe space policies on
our lives and our communities. This is the second and final event in
Dicentra’s two part event series on intimate violence, and this event
has been developed out of the discussions, suggestions, and responses
from the first event.
The event will begin with a facilitated conversation to explore the
strengths and challenges of the response to sexual assault, domestic
violence and safe space policies in our communities. This will be
followed by two rounds of break out groups, on the following topics:
• Concrete Accountability Processes
• Community Healing
• Challenging Available Resources around Intimate Violence
• Providing Support through Communication
• Situating Intimate Violence in Larger Power Relationships
(Facilitated by Silvia Federici)
• Prevention/Education on Consent and Making Safe Space Policies
Active
Finally, we will use the information gathered from this and the
previous event to develop action steps around “what’s next” for our
communities.
Our Intentions:
As a collective, we recognize the importance of ongoing dialogue about
these difficult issues in order to ensure that our collective energy
moves towards deeper understanding and healing rather than
disconnection and alienation. We recognize that these discussions can
be both triggering and challenging. A team will be available to
provide additional support to you at the event.
* * *
Additional Speaking Events:
George Caffentzis will be speaking to the Lewis & Clark Political
Economy program on Tuesday February 10th on the economic crisis.
Silivia Federici will speak on her book “Caliban and the Witch” to
the PNCA Art Department on Thursday February 12th.
Dicentra Recommended Zines & Books by Federici and Caffentzis
Are now available on the “Dicentra” shelf at In Other Words Women's
Books & Resources
(8 NE Killingsworth ~ www.inotherwords.org), stop by and pick them
up!
* * *
Speaker Biographies:
Silvia Federici is a scholar, teacher and activist with roots in the
Italian women's liberation movement. Federici the co-founder (with
George Caffentzis) of the Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa, a
member of the Midnight Notes Collective, a radical group that studies
global political economy, and author of author of Caliban and the
Witch, a groundbreaking study of the role of women's oppression in the
creation of capitalism. Federici is currently focusing inward,
examining the role of caretakers within contemporary capitalism.
Silvia's current undertaking focuses on personal stories and
individual struggles - exploring what it is means for women to act as
caretakers. She discusses the intersection of personal experiences and
global structures of power. In this way, Federici is an important and
holistic theorist - synthesizing the personal with the political.
George Caffentzis is a member of the Midnight Notes Collective. He has
edited with the Collective two books published by Autonomedia:
"Midnight Oil: Work, Energy War, 1973-1992" and "Auroras of the
Zapatistas: Local and Global Struggles of the Fourth World War."
Midnight Notes Collective: www.midnightnotes.org
* * *
Dicentra Collective:
Dicentra is a Portland, OR area collective actively engaged in
creating radical communities of care, networks of support, and
movements based on relationship building.
Dicentra Collective intends to create safe, learning space at our
events. We ask that participants consider how their language and
behavior impacts others in attendance. We are striving for a community
that is supportive and inclusive. One where we are able to communicate
and work to effectively resolve challenging situations. It will take
the collective accountability and awareness of each of us to create
this kind of environment. A support team will be available to address
any issues that may arise during our events; if you find yourself in
need of support please seek out members of our team who will be
identified at the start of each event. Please visit www.dicentracollective.org
for more information on our policies, procedures and support team.
If you need any accommodation for a special needs please contact us at
in...@dicentracollective.org
# # #
• Care Crisis, Econ Care Crisis, Economic Crisis and the Struggle for
a New World
• Listen to George Caffentzis & Silvia Federici on KBOO’s Labor Radio
• Listen to Dicentra on KBOO’s Circle-A Radio
• Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Safe Space Policies: Dialogue
and Exploration
• Additional Speaking Events
• Dicentra Recommended Zines & Books by Federici and Caffentzis
• Speaker Biographies
• Dicentra Collective Information
* * *
Care Crisis, Economic Crisis and the Struggle for a New World
with Silvia Federici and George Caffentzis of the Midnight Notes
Collective
Tuesday, February 10th
6pm at In Other Words Women's Books & Resources
8 NE Killingsworth ~ www.inotherwords.org
Join the Dicentra Collective for a discussion and presentation on
current economic crisis, the current crisis of care and how these are
intertwined. The event will begin with substantive presentations from
Silvia Federici and George Caffentzis of the Midnight Notes
Collective, who for the past four decades have been involved in
radical struggles against capital and research into the working class,
women and reproductive labor. A discussion will follow the
presentations.
Some of the questions to be discussed are:
How is the current economic crisis affecting the working poor and
other marginalized groups? How does the current crisis and the crisis
of care (care giving, care work, the care industry) disproportionately
affect women, both at home and in the global south? What does the
crisis and the crisis of care mean for the movement against capital
and the state. What struggles are taking place during this crisis - as
well as before it erupted - that we can "read", draw from, amplify and
connect with toward a new world?
Co-Sponsored by the following organizations:
In Other Words, Industrial Workers of the World (Portland IWW -
http://pdx.iww.org/), Rose City Copwatch (www.rosecitycopwatch.org),
Rosehip Medix (duendede...@riseup.net), Solidarity (Portland
Branch - www.solidarity-us.org), Team Colors (www.warmachines.info) &
others.
* * *
Listen to George Caffentzis & Silvia Federici on KBOO’s Labor Radio
Monday February 8th, 6:00-6:30pm
KBOO 90.7FM & www.kboo.fm
Listen to Dicentra on KBOO’s Circle-A Radio
Originally broadcast on KBOO’s Circle-A Radio on Wednesday February
4th between 6:00-7:00pm, this program will be available online soon.
Program Description: “The Dicentra Collective is based in Portland,
OR. They are 7 individuals who are collectively committed to create
radical communities of care, networks of support, and movements based
on relationship building. Tonight on Circle A Radio we talk with the
members of Dicentra Collective about their beginnings, their
workshops, their ideas for radical caregiving, and more. Stay
Tuned.” Visit Circle-A Radio at: http://kboo.fm/CircleARadio
* * *
Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Safe Space Policies: Dialogue
and Exploration
Thursday, February 12th
6pm at In Other Words Women’s Books & Resources
8 NE Killingsworth ~ www.inotherwords.org
Join the Dicentra Collective for a discussion and presentation on the
impact of sexual assault, domestic violence and safe space policies on
our lives and our communities. This is the second and final event in
Dicentra’s two part event series on intimate violence, and this event
has been developed out of the discussions, suggestions, and responses
from the first event.
The event will begin with a facilitated conversation to explore the
strengths and challenges of the response to sexual assault, domestic
violence and safe space policies in our communities. This will be
followed by two rounds of break out groups, on the following topics:
• Concrete Accountability Processes
• Community Healing
• Challenging Available Resources around Intimate Violence
• Providing Support through Communication
• Situating Intimate Violence in Larger Power Relationships
(Facilitated by Silvia Federici)
• Prevention/Education on Consent and Making Safe Space Policies
Active
Finally, we will use the information gathered from this and the
previous event to develop action steps around “what’s next” for our
communities.
Our Intentions:
As a collective, we recognize the importance of ongoing dialogue about
these difficult issues in order to ensure that our collective energy
moves towards deeper understanding and healing rather than
disconnection and alienation. We recognize that these discussions can
be both triggering and challenging. A team will be available to
provide additional support to you at the event.
* * *
Additional Speaking Events:
George Caffentzis will be speaking to the Lewis & Clark Political
Economy program on Tuesday February 10th on the economic crisis.
Silivia Federici will speak on her book “Caliban and the Witch” to
the PNCA Art Department on Thursday February 12th.
Dicentra Recommended Zines & Books by Federici and Caffentzis
Are now available on the “Dicentra” shelf at In Other Words Women's
Books & Resources
(8 NE Killingsworth ~ www.inotherwords.org), stop by and pick them
up!
* * *
Speaker Biographies:
Silvia Federici is a scholar, teacher and activist with roots in the
Italian women's liberation movement. Federici the co-founder (with
George Caffentzis) of the Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa, a
member of the Midnight Notes Collective, a radical group that studies
global political economy, and author of author of Caliban and the
Witch, a groundbreaking study of the role of women's oppression in the
creation of capitalism. Federici is currently focusing inward,
examining the role of caretakers within contemporary capitalism.
Silvia's current undertaking focuses on personal stories and
individual struggles - exploring what it is means for women to act as
caretakers. She discusses the intersection of personal experiences and
global structures of power. In this way, Federici is an important and
holistic theorist - synthesizing the personal with the political.
George Caffentzis is a member of the Midnight Notes Collective. He has
edited with the Collective two books published by Autonomedia:
"Midnight Oil: Work, Energy War, 1973-1992" and "Auroras of the
Zapatistas: Local and Global Struggles of the Fourth World War."
Midnight Notes Collective: www.midnightnotes.org
* * *
Dicentra Collective:
Dicentra is a Portland, OR area collective actively engaged in
creating radical communities of care, networks of support, and
movements based on relationship building.
Dicentra Collective intends to create safe, learning space at our
events. We ask that participants consider how their language and
behavior impacts others in attendance. We are striving for a community
that is supportive and inclusive. One where we are able to communicate
and work to effectively resolve challenging situations. It will take
the collective accountability and awareness of each of us to create
this kind of environment. A support team will be available to address
any issues that may arise during our events; if you find yourself in
need of support please seek out members of our team who will be
identified at the start of each event. Please visit www.dicentracollective.org
for more information on our policies, procedures and support team.
If you need any accommodation for a special needs please contact us at
in...@dicentracollective.org
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