Occupy SOCIETY and design an alternative world...
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Melanie
Nov 15, 2011, 3:33:59 PM11/15/11
to Occupy Harvard
The School for Designing a Society
Winter/Spring Semester: February 6 – April 27 2012
Tunis, Cairo, Sanaa, Madison, New York, San Francisco, Santiago de
Chile, San Juan, Washington, London, Madrid, Milan, Rome, Des Moines,
Lisbon, Athens, Denver, Jakarta, Kansas City, LA, Seoul, Sarasota,
Kolkata, Austin, Riadh, Detroit, St. Louis, Tel Aviv, Chicago, Santa
Fe, Johannesburg, Barcelona, Atlanta, Tokyo, Champaign-Urbana…
Around the world, collective expressions of discontent with the
current system are blooming in an unprecedented way this year. Stark
inequalities of wealth, power and privilege maintained by the system
cannot be ignored. And we all are gradually learning not only that a
surprising variety of us are refusing to go along with this status
quo, but also that the status quo cannot continue without our consent.
So we’re changing things—but changing how? Which changes do we wish to
see and be in the world?—legitimate, crucial, not-yet-completely-
answered questions.
The School for Designing a Society was formed 20 years ago to foster
thoughtful and creative answers to such questions. The school offers
time, space, tools, company, concepts, courses, discussions toward
answering the questions: What would I consider a desirable society?
What do experimental composition, design, activism, systems theory,
political economy, performance, and bi-directional care have to offer
each other … and me … and my desires? In addition, the school hosts a
nursery of projects—facilitated by a core group of composers,
activists, designers—a place to design the work that you want to do to
make a difference; to acquire skills, experiences, and new frameworks
as ways of remaining actively curious and connecting.
http://www.designingasociety.net/upcoming/
Winter/Spring Semester: February 6 – April 27 2012
Tunis, Cairo, Sanaa, Madison, New York, San Francisco, Santiago de
Chile, San Juan, Washington, London, Madrid, Milan, Rome, Des Moines,
Lisbon, Athens, Denver, Jakarta, Kansas City, LA, Seoul, Sarasota,
Kolkata, Austin, Riadh, Detroit, St. Louis, Tel Aviv, Chicago, Santa
Fe, Johannesburg, Barcelona, Atlanta, Tokyo, Champaign-Urbana…
Around the world, collective expressions of discontent with the
current system are blooming in an unprecedented way this year. Stark
inequalities of wealth, power and privilege maintained by the system
cannot be ignored. And we all are gradually learning not only that a
surprising variety of us are refusing to go along with this status
quo, but also that the status quo cannot continue without our consent.
So we’re changing things—but changing how? Which changes do we wish to
see and be in the world?—legitimate, crucial, not-yet-completely-
answered questions.
The School for Designing a Society was formed 20 years ago to foster
thoughtful and creative answers to such questions. The school offers
time, space, tools, company, concepts, courses, discussions toward
answering the questions: What would I consider a desirable society?
What do experimental composition, design, activism, systems theory,
political economy, performance, and bi-directional care have to offer
each other … and me … and my desires? In addition, the school hosts a
nursery of projects—facilitated by a core group of composers,
activists, designers—a place to design the work that you want to do to
make a difference; to acquire skills, experiences, and new frameworks
as ways of remaining actively curious and connecting.
http://www.designingasociety.net/upcoming/
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