S. Federici, G. Esteva, M. Fasheh

A conversation with Silvia Federici, Gustavo Esteva and Munir Fasheh curated by Alessandra Pomarico and Udi Mandel Butler.
May 31st at 12,00 pm (midday) EST time.
2 hours and some minutes
Dear friends (Versión en español abajo)
We hope you are well and safe, and that the many threads of conversations are supporting you in this Covid context, reinforcing the possibility of thinking/ doing/ feeling together as a community that we see growing and expanding. We are grateful to those who are nurturing these spaces of grounded friendship, those who are mobilizing, those who keep building mutual aid and solidarity initiatives, those who are keeping the struggle alive everywhere.
For our second conversation of the Learning with Covid series, we are fortunate to be joined by thinkers/activists Silvia Federici, Gustavo Esteva and Munir Fasheh, considered by many our leading teachers and elders, for their life-long engagement in feminist, decolonial, emancipatory struggles, their involvement in building spaces of autonomy and liberation, their tireless work of reclaiming and defending the commons against all forms of violence embedded in colonial, patriarchal, capitalist social structures and systems.
It will be a tremendous occasion to discuss with them what Boaventura de Sousa Santos recently called the “pedagogy of the virus”, to harvest from their experience of and participation in other historical struggles in different contexts, to understand together how we can learn with the virus, what we can do and with whom to respond to this catastrophe that they call pandemic.
After their intervention, we will open the floor for comments and questions to those present.
Please be with us and share the call with others!
Sunday 31st of May, 12pm (midday) EST
Meeting ID: 574 389 130
A bit about our guests:
Gustavo Esteva is an independent writer and grassroots activist. Gustavo has been a central figure in a wide range of Mexican, Latin American, and international nongovernmental organizations and solidarity networks, including Universidad de la Tierra en Oaxaca, which he founded in 1999. In 1996, he was an advisor to the Zapatistas (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional) in their negotiations with the Mexican government. In 2006, he took part in the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO). Gustavo, a “de-professionalized intellectual” is well known for his contribution to post-development theory and practice, a strong advocate for active non-violence, and a proponent of radical pluralism and community-based initiatives, for the reorganization of the society from the bottom-up. A prolific writer, he is the author of more than 40 books, published in seven languages.
Silvia Federici is a feminist activist, political philospher, teacher and writer. Born in Italy, she moved very young to the States, and also lived for a long period in Africa and Latin America. In the 1970s, she was one of the founders of the International Campaign for Wages for Housework and the International Feminist Collective. She was also one of the founders of the Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa and of the Radical Philosophy Association (RPA) as wells as the Anti-Death Penalty Project. She is the author of books and essays on women’s history and feminist theory, political philosophy and education. Her published works include: Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation; Revolution at Point Zero; Witches, Witch-hunting and Women, and Re-enchanting the World: Feminism and the politics of the Commons. Silvia is Emerita Professor at Hofstra University.
Munir Fasheh I was born in Jerusalem in 1941 at the peak of British occupation. In 1948 I was driven with my family out of our home and have been refugees ever since. I studied math and physics and taught them for many years. The 1967 war had a drastic impact on me, both bad and good. The bad is obvious: bombardment by bombs. The good was it made me aware of the bombarded by words which acted as viruses that corrupted my mind. I started looking for ‘organic’ words in Arabic that can do the healing (just like wild plants in relation to the body). I was amazed how much we have. I started my journey on that path. Then I realized that my illiterate mother is a mathematician of a totally different world that was made invisible. That eventually led to see the reality that I was: proud to be a slave, and a knowledge colonialist with Euro-American math as my weapon. Since 1971, I have been involved in actions connected to learning away from teaching and pedagogy. I became much more involved in reading life than books. On the other hand I was increasingly convinced that the bigger the crisis, the simpler the solution. This is what I followed since 1971. Hope is connected to ideas which every person can contribute to.
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Aprendiendo con COVID,
Una conversación con Silvia Federici, Gustavo Esteva y Munir Fasheh el 31 de mayo a las 12,00 pm (mediodía) hora del este.
2 horas y algunos minutos
Querides Ecoversidades
Esperamos que esté bien y seguros, y que los muchos hilos de conversaciones los estén apoyando en este contexto Covid, reforzando la posibilidad de pensar / hacer / sentir juntos como una comunidad que vemos crecer y expandirse. Agradecemos a quienes están fomentando estos espacios de amistad fundamentada, a quienes se están movilizando, a quienes siguen construyendo iniciativas de ayuda mutua y solidaridad, a quienes mantienen viva la lucha en todas partes.
Para nuestra segunda conversación de la serie Aprendiendo con Covid, tenemos la suerte de contar con la presencia de las pensadoras / activistas Silvia Federici, Gustavo Esteva y Munir Fasheh, consideradas por muchas personas nuestros principales maestros y ancianos, por su compromiso de toda la vida en feminismo, descolonial, luchas emancipatorias, su participación en la construcción de espacios de autonomía y liberación, su incansable trabajo de reclamar y defender los bienes comunes contra todas las formas de violencia incrustadas en las estructuras y sistemas sociales coloniales, patriarcales y capitalistas.
Será una gran ocasión para discutir con elles lo que Boaventura de Sousa Santos llamó recientemente la “pedagogía del virus”, para extraer de su experiencia y participación en otras luchas históricas en diferentes contextos, para comprender juntas cómo podemos aprender con el virus, qué podemos hacer y con quién responder a esta catástrofe que llaman pandemia.
Después de su intervención, abriremos la sala para comentarios y preguntas a los presentes.
¡Por favor, esté con nosotros y comparta la llamada a otros!
Un poco sobre nuestros invitados:
Gustavo Esteva es escritor independiente y activista de base. Gustavo ha sido una figura central en una amplia gama de organizaciones no gubernamentales y redes de solidaridad mexicanas, latinoamericanas e internacionales, incluida la Universidad de la Tierra en Oaxaca, que fundó en 1999. En 1996, fue asesor de los zapatistas (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional) en sus negociaciones con el gobierno mexicano. En 2006, participó en la Asamblea Popular de los Pueblos de Oaxaca (APPO). Gustavo, un “intelectual desprofesionalizado”, es conocido por su contribución a la teoría y la práctica pos-desarrollo, un firme defensor de la no violencia activa y un defensor del pluralismo radical y las iniciativas comunitarias para la reorganización de la sociedad. de abajo hacia arriba. Escritor prolífico, es autor de más de 40 libros, publicados en siete idiomas.
Silvia Federici es activista feminista, profesora y escritora. En la década de 1970, fue una de las fundadoras de la Campaña Internacional de Salarios para el Trabajo Doméstico y cofundadora del Colectivo Internacional Feminista. También fue una de las fundadoras del Comité para la Libertad Académica en África y la Asociación de Filosofía Radical (RPA), así como del Proyecto contra la Pena de Muerte. Es autora de libros y ensayos sobre historia de la mujer y teoría feminista, filosofía política y educación. Sus trabajos publicados incluyen: Caliban y la bruja: las mujeres, el cuerpo y la acumulación primitiva; Revolución en el punto cero; Brujas, caza de brujas y mujeres, y reencantar el mundo: el feminismo y la política de los comunes. Silvia es profesora emérita en la Universidad Hofstra.
Munir Fasheh es uno de los teóricos y practicantes del aprendizaje palestinos más conocidos, que enseñó matemáticas y física en la Universidad Birzeit en Palestina. Actualmente, con sede en Ramallah, Munir fundó el Instituto Tamer para la Educación de la Comunidad durante la primera Intifada como un centro para desarrollar entornos de aprendizaje fuera de la escuela en Palestina. También fundó el Foro de Educación Árabe (AEF) en el Centro de Estudios del Medio Oriente de la Universidad de Harvard en 1997 y lo dirigió durante diez años: Munir está comprometido a construir una comprensión y práctica del aprendizaje comunitario que está vinculado a vivir en armonía con la sabiduría. En los últimos años, ha ayudado a apoyar Taghmees Social Kitchen. Ahora, Munir trabaja en JOHUD y los 52 centros en Jordania con el proyecto “Mujaawarah [being together] Living in Wellness”
Domingo 31 de mayo, 12 p.m. (mediodía) EST
ID de la reunión: 574389130
Anuncio:
Estamos organizando en algún momento una conversación con líderes indígenas (TBC); también en respuesta a los deseos compartidos después de nuestra primera conversación, realizaremos dos llamadas mensuales: una es un espacio para conversaciones, con una invitación para una escucha activa y afectiva, los invitados ofrecen un impulso, un análisis y su experiencia; a continuación habrá una llamada destinada a una inmersión en sesión, con los invitados dirigiendo una práctica, un taller, un ejercicio, sobre una pregunta específica que ha surgido, facilitada a través de un modo participativo. Vemos estos momentos como prácticas complementarias, un intento de superar los límites de los encuentros virtuales basados en pantalla y la corta temporalidad de una llamada. Abriendo diversas formas de aprendizaje entre ellos y aprovechando la oportunidad para hacer circular los dones con los que nuestra comunidad está tan enriquecida.
Con amor, Alessandra y Udi.
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