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Conference Posts | November 26, 2009
Judy Rebick: Questions and Answers
Video footage I filmed of the Question and Answer period following Judy Rebick's closing plenary.
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Conference Posts | November 26, 2009
Judy Rebick Video: Closing Plenary
I filmed Judy Rebick's closing plenary. Here is the footage.
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Conference Posts | November 23, 2009
Teachers who don’t care
During Judy Rebick's Q&A period, one comment really resounded with me. An elementary school teacher was lamenting that her colleagues really did not care about the kinds of issues like the ones discussed at the Parkland Conference.
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Conference Posts | November 22, 2009
Public economic education
Public legal education has been empowering people by helping them understand the law in Canada for over 30 years. Jim Stanford is addressing the need for a similar kind of public economic education.
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Conference Posts | November 22, 2009
Who is an economist?
Stanford's talk seemed to generated two sets of responses: first, affirmation that it is a programme of common sense and realism that can win consensus among workers, and secondly, disappointment that Stanford's talk did not go further, that his talk existed "too much in the framework of existing capitalism." To some degree, I thought that both of these critiques missed the point. Part of what I began to think makes economics "exclusive" to a lettered group of people (who are usually closely aligned to the financialization industry) is not just its jargon—the "mumbo jumbo" that Stanford refers to; nor is it merely that economists "abstract" human realities into graphs and numbers. Rather, economics (as a discipline) limits the scope of what you may talk about in order to be recognized as an economist.
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Conference Posts | November 22, 2009
Social media and social change
Judy Rebick talked about the rise of social media in her ending keynote address. Social media is becoming an integral part of activism, and for good reasons.
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Conference Posts | November 22, 2009
Activist Class War
A grassroots union structure and cooperation between activists is essential in working for change in society.
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Conference Posts | November 22, 2009
Anti-capitalist politics & piracy
Develops linkages between Nathan Rao's talk on the French anti-capitlaist party & Judy Rebicks comments on piracry as anti-capitlist resistance.
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Conference Posts | November 22, 2009
Caring is a radical act
This post considers the role of government and the non-profit sector in a society that demands we care for one another.
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Conference Posts | November 22, 2009
Levels of economic literacy & resistance
An examination at the levels of economic litteracy presented by Jim Stanford and notions of agency in regards to pensions as a site of resistance.
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Conference Posts | November 22, 2009
Parkland Photos
I took some photos at the Parkland Conference on Saturday afternoon. You can view my complete photo set here.
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Conference Posts | November 22, 2009
Keeping the public out
I no longer feel embarrassed for my lack of understanding in how our economic system works. I feel angry.
One theme I discovered in this conference is how the system itself is designed to keep the public out.
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Conference Posts | November 21, 2009
Divisions of Labour: Ursula Huws
One of the many perils of capitalism is the exploitation of workers. Ursula Huws discussed several examples of how the economy has given rise to different divisions of labour for the benefit of the corporate structure.
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Conference Posts | November 21, 2009
Radical is Practical: Judy Rebick
To change our society we have to take our chances and make a stand. We have to engage youth and harness whatever advantages and technological advances we have available. Judy Rebick, a long-time activist, summed it all up by building on a catch phrase presented by another speaker: radical is practical.
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Conference Posts | November 21, 2009
Saturday Photos
I have posted many photos from Saturday. See all my conference photos at:
http://www.pbase.com/tracyk/2009_parkland_conference
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