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A series of discussions about how people locally and around the world are resisting austerity and building strong coalitions to protect public services, education, and the safety net. Our goals are to educate ourselves, strengthen our relationships, and develop a shared analysis of austerity and a shared orientation to strategies that work. | |||
== Discussion Questions == | == Discussion Questions == | ||
# What makes this particular movement / uprising powerful? | # What makes this particular movement / uprising powerful? | ||
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# How does this movement compare / contrast with [[Community Assembly|ours]]? | # How does this movement compare / contrast with [[Community Assembly|ours]]? | ||
== [ | == Facebook Group Page == | ||
* [http://www.facebook.com/events/359996107405733/ People's Budget Movement Building Study Group] | |||
=== [[wikipedia:2012 Quebec student protests|Quebec's 'Maple Spring' Protests]] === | == Upcoming Study Group Event == | ||
'''When:''' Saturday, July 14, 2012<br /> | |||
'''Time:''' 10:00am<br /> | |||
'''Where:''' 214 NE Thompson Street ([https://maps.google.com/maps?q=214+NE+Thompson+Street&hl=en&num=100&hnear=214+NE+Thompson+St,+Portland,+Oregon+97212&gl=us&t=m&z=16 map])<br /> | |||
'''Topic:''' We'll be reading 3 pieces about 3 different communities in struggle: students in Quebec, teachers in Chicago, and youth in Chile. We will start out with a potluck brunch and spend time getting to know each other. We'll have some discussion in the large group and then break into small groups for more in-depth conversations using the discussion questions provided as a starting point. | |||
== Discussion Notes == | |||
=== [[User:WikiMaster|Dave's]] Notes === | |||
==== [[wikipedia:2012 Quebec student protests|Quebec's 'Maple Spring' Protests]] ==== | |||
; [http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/canadas-maple-spring-0022231 Canada's Maple Spring] - Student protests in Quebec grow to nationwide movement. (Video) | ; [http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/canadas-maple-spring-0022231 Canada's Maple Spring] - Student protests in Quebec grow to nationwide movement. (Video) | ||
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''Pullquote:'' {{cquote2|What started as a students-only protest is spilling over into a much broader debate about inequality and, ultimately, the future that peoples' leaders appear to be offering. But this is also part of a larger trend. It's amazing how quickly these regional and specific discussions -- police brutality in Tunisia, income inequality in the U.S., college tuition in Quebec - spill over into some of the same themes we see globally. A government, possessing economic and military authority, makes a move that finally angers people enough to send them into the streets.}} | ''Pullquote:'' {{cquote2|What started as a students-only protest is spilling over into a much broader debate about inequality and, ultimately, the future that peoples' leaders appear to be offering. But this is also part of a larger trend. It's amazing how quickly these regional and specific discussions -- police brutality in Tunisia, income inequality in the U.S., college tuition in Quebec - spill over into some of the same themes we see globally. A government, possessing economic and military authority, makes a move that finally angers people enough to send them into the streets.}} | ||
; [http://wearemany.org/a/2012/06/maple-spring-québec-student-strike Maple Spring: The Québec Student Strike] (Podcast) | |||
; [http://andrewgavinmarshall.com/2012/05/26/quebec-students-spark-the-maple-spring/ Québec Students Spark the ‘Maple Spring’] (Series of articles and videos.) | |||
[[Category:Community Assembly]] | [[Category:Community Assembly]] | ||
[[Category:Community Assembly Portal]] | [[Category:Community Assembly Portal]] | ||
Revision as of 21:45, 5 July 2012
A series of discussions about how people locally and around the world are resisting austerity and building strong coalitions to protect public services, education, and the safety net. Our goals are to educate ourselves, strengthen our relationships, and develop a shared analysis of austerity and a shared orientation to strategies that work.
Discussion Questions
- What makes this particular movement / uprising powerful?
- Who is involved (students, workers, disenfranchised, etc.)?
- How do they confront power?
- How does this movement connect to the broader social ills / issues (beyond single issue)?
- How does this movement compare / contrast with ours?
Facebook Group Page
Upcoming Study Group Event
When: Saturday, July 14, 2012
Time: 10:00am
Where: 214 NE Thompson Street (map)
Topic: We'll be reading 3 pieces about 3 different communities in struggle: students in Quebec, teachers in Chicago, and youth in Chile. We will start out with a potluck brunch and spend time getting to know each other. We'll have some discussion in the large group and then break into small groups for more in-depth conversations using the discussion questions provided as a starting point.
Discussion Notes
Dave's Notes
Quebec's 'Maple Spring' Protests
- Canada's Maple Spring - Student protests in Quebec grow to nationwide movement. (Video)
- Clanging pots and pans are sounding across the streets of Montreal as hundreds of thousands of Quebecers take part in what is being termed the "Maple Spring" - Canada's largest and longest protests ever. It all started three months ago when the provincial government announced an 75 percent increase on university tuitions.
Pullquote:
| “ | What started as a students-only protest is spilling over into a much broader debate about inequality and, ultimately, the future that peoples' leaders appear to be offering. But this is also part of a larger trend. It's amazing how quickly these regional and specific discussions -- police brutality in Tunisia, income inequality in the U.S., college tuition in Quebec - spill over into some of the same themes we see globally. A government, possessing economic and military authority, makes a move that finally angers people enough to send them into the streets. | ” |
- Maple Spring: The Québec Student Strike (Podcast)
- Québec Students Spark the ‘Maple Spring’ (Series of articles and videos.)