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2007 Practical Activism Conference at UCSC featuring Angela Davis

by ~Bradley (bradley [at] riseup.net)

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

Hundreds of students crowded into the College Nine-Ten Multipurpose Room on October 27th for the 5th annual Practical Activism Conference at UC Santa Cruz. The room's capacity was maxed out when Angela Davis spoke and approximately 175 students heard the speech through speakers setup outside the Multipurpose Room. Activist organizations based on campus and in the community were tabling, food was provided and the workshops were very well attended.

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Angela Davis spoke about many topics, including solidarity with the antiwar demonstration in San Francisco and those around the United States taking place at the same time, the meaning of "Practical Activism", growing up in Birmingham, Alabama during Jim Crow segregation, the importance of imagination in activism, a brief history of her persecution, organized resistance in the 1930s and 1960s, prisons, the juggernaut of privatization, attacks on education and the ongoing plans for the privatization of the University of California, the racist theories of James Watson, connecting the issues, the plan for a Blackwater training camp in Potrero, the role Blackwater wants to play in repression along the US / Mexico border and the need for global solidarity.

§Practical Activism Conference

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

2007 Practical Activism Conference at UCSC
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/10/21/18455111.php

§Angela Davis

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Davis

§Angela Davis and Students

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

The room's capacity was maxed out when Angela Davis spoke and approximately 175 students heard the speech through speakers setup outside the Multipurpose Room.

§Workshop on Immigration

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

A workshop on immigration in the Community Room at College 10

§Jonathan Fox and Jose Palafox

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

"Across the Border: A Critical Look at Immigration"

This workshop focused on the impact of immigration on the US economy and other aspects of our society, while debunking myths about immigration. Locally, it will address the ICE Raids in Watsonville and also provide students the means to get involved in the community. Latin American and Latino Studies professors Jonathan Fox and Jose Palafox led the discussion.

§"Crimes Against Humanity: Hurricanes Katrina & Rita"

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

The mainstream media's representation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is inaccurate, most notably in terms of the general understanding of the immediate rescue and relief given to New Orleans residents and the city's current state.

§"Buyer Be-Aware: Being a Conscious Consumer"

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

This workshop fostered awareness and provided tools regarding our responsibilities as consumers in the local and global communities. Dana Frank, professor of History and Labor Studies, spoke with student activists and discussed the global history of consumerism and addressed sustainable and social consumer movements.

§"Pass the Teargas: Student Activism at UCSC"

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

UCSC Alumni and former UC Alumni Regent, Gary Novack, and History of Consciousness graduate student, Gregory Caldwell, facilitated an interactive discussion about what it means to be a student activist in today's socio-political climate. The workshop also covered a brief history of activism at UCSC, including the protest against the UC Regents on October 18, 2006 and the campaign in solidarity with Alette.

Weeping Wednesday: A Protest Against the UC Regents
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/22/18322376.php

Hundreds Rally at UCSC in Solidarity with Alette Kendrick
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/25/18421131.php

§Marketing Stand for the UCSC Farm

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

An employee at the College Nine-Ten dinning hall learns about the Farm at UCSC.

§Staff

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

Organizers of the 5th annual Practical Activism Conference at UCSC.

§Spoken Word artist David Scott

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

David Scott is a renowned spoken word artist originally from Sacramento. He is a UCSC Alum (Theater Arts) and is an active member of his community.

§Audience

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

§Fritz

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

Daniel "Fritz" Hershel Silber-Baker, is a native of south Berkeley now living in Brooklyn, NY. Between 2004 and 2006 he was a crucial member of the UCSC team at the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. In 2006, he was voted "Best Poet" at the Collegiate National Championships. He shares his poems with a sense of urgency that calls us to take action in re-humanizing our own lives and the world around us.

§Audience

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

§Fritz

by ~Bradley

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56PM

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§Practical Activism Includes Peace Marches; Next is March 15-23, 2008

by $

Sun, Oct 28, 2007 7:11AM

The October 27 peace march was planned at least 6 months ago. Santa Cruz County, with its strong Green and Peace & Freedom vote, and its youthful energy from UC Santa Cruz, is a crucial part of the Greater Bay Area's peace movement. The whole world is watching our peace marches as they are a means of taking the political temperature in this country. The photos are on Yahoo, being broadcast around the world, and linked everywhere, including Michael Moore's website, http://www.michaelmoore.com. The US government is right now escalating the war against Iran with sanctions for a possible attack on Iran soon which could result in a nuclear holocaust. (We had a very moving display of the effects of nuclear radiation on human beings at Dolores Park at the 10/27/07 demonstration.) A bus or 2 from Santa Cruz is not enough. All of the participants at this conference should have been at our peace march. We should have had 100,000 at the San Francisco peace march, not the barely acceptable 30,000. Considering the escalating war tensions, the economic crisis with housing, credit and related issues, the civil rights crisis in Jena and in the schools and prisons generally, there are more than enough issues to bring to a demonstration for all the world to know, and the whole world watches our peace demonstrations and looks at all our displays, booths and signs. This conference could have been held on another date. THE NEXT PEACE MARCH IS THE WEEK OF MARCH 15-23, 2008, the 5th anniversary of the illegal invasion of Iraq. Please make every effort to bring everyone in Santa Cruz to the San Francisco peace march. The same is true for everyone in Sacramento, and the 9 counties of the Bay Area which are: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Sonoma, Napa and Solano. THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING OUR PEACE MARCHES TO SEE IF AMERICANS ARE REALLY FOR PEACE. BE THERE MARCH 15-23, 2008. Watch the website http://www.actionsf.org/ for details. WE LOVE YOU AND WE NEED YOU.

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