WHY?
To figure out how our alternative economic initiatives contribute to post-capitalist presents and futures. To share knowledge and skills. To get to know each other and consolidate our networks. To feed a participatory action-research project of community economies in the making.
WHAT?
Public conference (program here): SATURDAY APRIL 9TH 2016
This is a full-day, free conference, open to all who believe a post-capitalist world is possible. We will be showcasing:
- The Community Economies project, which seeks to contribute to the emergence of a political economy that is focused on practices of economic self-determination, on the idea that “another world is possible”, and that is dedicated to post-capitalist futures;
- Economic initiatives from across the territories of Turtle Island today referred to as Quebec. These initiatives have in common their foundation on radical critiques of the values and operation of the capitalist economy. They have as their objective the creation of new types of relationships—economic, social, and political—and share a special focus on the values and ethics that underlie our interdependence with each other and with nature;
- The community economy at Concordia University and beyond that will be producing the event: from the student-run food groups, to the childcare collective, to the alternative media.
Register now for Beyond Capitalism?
Skillshare workshop: SUNDAY APRIL 10th 2016
Those who present at the public conference will get the opportunity to continue the conversation during a full-day participatory workshop on Sunday. Participants will be invited to share knowledge, best practices and challenges with the support of (pro)feminist activist scholars who will facilitate using the tools from Take Back the Economy.
To present send in your proposal now!
WHO?
Activist scholars: Katherine Gibson and Ethan Miller from the Community Economies Collective. Anna Kruzynski and Rachel Sarrasin from the Interdisciplinary Research Collective on Dissent [Collectif de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la contestation (CRIC)].
People involved in economic initiatives: Details on who will be attending to come very soon.
And all other folks who believe that a post-capitalist world is possible!
WHERE?
Tio’tia:ke | Montreal, Concordia University
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Event accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
French-English simultaneous translation
Free childcare – with advance registration
