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Notícies :: globalització neoliberal : educació i societat : immigració |
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CASA meeting: espai de debat per activistes i acadèmics
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26 abr 2005
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BORDERS, MARKETS,
MOVEMENT/S
An Invitation to the CASA Meeting
17-20 June 2005, Amsterdam
CASA provides a space for activists and academics to debate and act upon social, cultural and political issues.
This year the meeting focuses on issues surrounding borders, markets, and movement/s.
BORDERS
Borders are key instruments of power and exclusion, but they can also contribute to the formation of new identities and social movements. While becoming less visible, borders retain their significance in people’s lives. For better understanding of the many and varied interactions with borders, we find it useful to raise questions such as:
- Can borders safeguard certain rights and liberties without necessarily entailing the exclusion and suppression of others?
- What are the “new� borders that are being created within the global community?
- Who controls the “new� borders and who transgresses them?
MARKETS
The basic definition of market is “a place for the exchange of goods�. Today the language of markets has profoundly infiltrated diverse spaces to the extent that it is hard to talk from outside this discourse. From the supply of public services to the production of academic knowledge, all different facets of public life are being affected by the market economy. Debating this concept can enrich our knowledge of the politics of the market and enable us to act upon it. Some questions for discussion include:
- To what extent is the global market taking over local markets?
- How can markets function as places of exchange that serve people, instead of people serving the markets?
- What is the relationship of academia to the markets?
- How do social movements relate to markets?
MOVEMENT/S
The idea of a “global society� endorses notions of free movement and mobility. Yet the flow of people, goods, capital and ideas hasn’t lived up to the hype of globalization and remains largely unidirectional. In a similar fashion, social movements that are supposed to provide a space for resistance and the mobility of identities, often prove to be highly institutionalized and centralized. ‘Movement/s’ can be explored in multiple ways, such as:
- What is the relation between movements and the institutional policies that direct and control them?
- How are social movements delimited? How do they interact with each other and with society?
- How is physical movement (migration, diaspora, travel etc.) related to borders and markets?
Practicalities
Participants are welcome to organize activities around the different topics addressed in this meeting. They can vary from talks and papers, to performances or audio-visual presentations. The format of the meeting can also include discussions, roundtables, and workshops. Moreover, existing networks should feel free to use the CASA format to arrange meetings, discussions, calls for participation, and information-sharing events.
The CASA meeting will take place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 17th to 20th June 2005.
Suggestions for participation and potential contributions should reach the organizing committee by April 30th 2005.
CASA will endeavour to provide free housing for active participants. A small amount of travel funding is also available.
More information, promotional materials, and (eventually) details of the 2005 program for the meeting will be forthcoming on our website http://casa.manifestor.org/. |
This work is in the public domain |
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Re: CASA meeting: espai de debat per activistes i acadèmics
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per Mati
maties@hotmail.com |
09 mai 2005
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Hola!
Estic seguint el CASA i he aclarit algunes idees gràcies a la lectura del llibre "Recerca activista i Moviments Socials", del col·lectiu Investigaació. Llibre, per cert, molt interessant i que recomano. El meu interès ha estat sempre individual i pecant d'excessiva llibertat i autonomia, però últimament sento la necessitat de compartir i integrar-me en grups d'investigació activista, sobretot de mediactivisme. Si algú vol anar al CASA que ho digui (no em veig sol, trist i friky com sóc en Holanad...)! I si em diu qualsevol pista o ajuda també!Gràcies! |
