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== Discussion Questions ==
== Discussion Questions ==
To be determined.
To be determined. Initial proposal: European austerity crisis.
* Greece
* Spain
* Portugal
* Italy
* Ireland
* Iceland
* France


== Upcoming Study Group Event ==
== Upcoming Study Group Event ==
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'''Time:''' 10:00am<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 />
'''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:''' TBA (Tentatively the "Euro Crisis.")
'''Topic:''' TBA (Tentatively the "European Austerity Crisis.")


== Study Assignments ==
== Study Assignments ==
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Lots of good material at the following resources:
Lots of good material at the following resources:
* [http://roarmag.org/ Reflections on a Revolution]
* [http://roarmag.org/ Reflections on a Revolution]
* [[wikipedia:European sovereign-debt crisis|European sovereign-debt crisis]] (Wikipedia)


== Previous Topics ==
== Previous Topics ==

Revision as of 15:29, 15 July 2012

<section begin=intro />The People's Budget Discussion Group is a series of discussions about how people locally and around the world are resisting austerity and building strong coalitions to protect access to public services, education, and a basic social 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.<section end=intro />

Discussion Questions

To be determined. Initial proposal: European austerity crisis.

  • Greece
  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • Italy
  • Ireland
  • Iceland
  • France

Upcoming Study Group Event

Facebook Invite Page: Anti-Austerity Study Group
When: Saturday, August 11, 2012
Time: 10:00am
Where: 214 NE Thompson Street (map)
Topic: TBA (Tentatively the "European Austerity Crisis.")

Study Assignments

Euro Crisis

Lots of good material at the following resources:

Previous Topics

Notes of previous discussions located here: Discussion Group Archive

Discussion Notes

Related Events

Portland Student Organizing Meeting #2
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 7:00pm
WHY ORGANIZE?
Student loan debt is a looming disaster that concerns all of us. As a trend that continues to fuel the creation of a generation of indentured servants, the growing debt will follow us as long as we live, or only as long as we let it.

References