Opening Plenary: Race, Space, and (In)Justice :: Global Apartheid from South Africa to Turtle Island
January 6, 2010
On Friday January 22nd, the conference will open with the plenary:
:: RACE, SPACE AND (IN)JUSTICE ::
Global Apartheid from South Africa to Turtle Island
A panel discussion with Shawn Brant, Rozena Maart, Chris Ramsaroop, and Jaggi Singh
Friday, January 22nd :: 7 pm :: Carleton University, Azrieli Theatre 102
Shawn Brant is a citizen of the Mohawk Nation living in the community of Tyendinaga.
Rozena Maart was born in District Six, Cape Town, South Africa. She is an anti-apartheid activist from the Black Consciousness Movement of Azania, and has addressed interconnections between and among South Africa, Palestine, Canada, the United States and the UK for the past twenty years.
Chris Ramsaroop is an organizer with Justicia for Migrant Workers, a grassroots collective of community, labour and migrant activists. J4MW works with migrant workers employed under the seasonal agricultural workers and temporary foreign workers programs.
Jaggi Singh is an anarchist organizer, based in Montreal, active on indigenous solidarity, migrant justice, no border, anti-poverty and anti-police brutality issues. He organizes with No One Is Illegal, Solidarity Across Borders as well as many related campaigns and initiatives.
Moderated by Abla Abdelhadi, an organizer with Students Against Israeli Apartheid
For more info contact:
(613) 520-2757
globalapartheid2010@gmail.com
The opening plenary is free and open to the public (no registration required).
To register for conference workshops and panels on Saturday January 23rd, email globalapartheid2010@gmail.com with REGISTER in the subject line!
this sounds really amazing. wish i could make it! will spread the word to friends in ottawa.