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== <span style="font-family: georgia, serif; color: rgb(255, 140, 0);"><span style="font-size:large;">'''<span style="color: rgb(255, 140, 0);"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">The Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series</span></span>'''</span></span> ==
== <span style="color: rgb(255, 140, 0); font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small; ">OBRadio: Veterans for Peace</span> ==
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">''[http://zinnlectures.wordpress.com/2011/10/09/purpose-of-the-lectures/#_ftn1 From the Organizers of The Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series]:&nbsp;We, as citizens, academics, and members of the 99%, would like to contribute to the conversation taking place at Occupy Boston about how to make a better, more equitable world for all of us. In the radical and participatory spirit of Occupy Boston and similar radical movements of the past, we see our role, as Giovanni Arrighi once argued, as helping the movement to develop its "own autonomy through an understanding of the broader processes, both national and global, in which their struggles [are] taking place" ([http://newleftreview.org/?page=article&view=2771 The Winding Paths of Capital], New Left Review, Mar-Apr 2009).&nbsp;''</span><br/></div>
 
''We wish to participate in the movement not from a position of authority, but one of mutual dialogue. While people know their situation much better than we ever will, as academics we are better positioned "to understand the wider context in which it develops" (Ibid). For this reason we have created a series of lectures in which academics lead a dialogue with Occupy Boston participants on issues of economic, political, and social justice. We call these lectures The Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series at Occupy Boston in honor of the late, great Boston Historian. More programming to be announced! For an archive of past lectures,&nbsp;[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Solidarity/FSU/PastTeachIns#The_Howard_Zinn_Memorial_Lecture_Series click here].''
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">''This weekly radio broadcast organized by members of the&nbsp;[http://smedleyvfp.org/ Smedley D. Butler Brigade]&nbsp;of Veterans For Peace streams live on&nbsp;[http://occupyboston.org/radio OB Radio]&nbsp;every Monday night at 6:00pm.&nbsp;Call 617-506-9726 with questions or comments during the show, or join the IRC chat at&nbsp;[http://occupyboston.org/radio occupyboston.org/radio].&nbsp;''</span>''<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Hosted by Bob Funke, member of the&nbsp;</span>[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/WG/Peace_Action Action For Peace Working Group]<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">&nbsp;at Occupy Boston and Vietnam Veteran For Peace.&nbsp;</span>[http://www.veteransforpeace.org/ Veterans For Peace]<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">&nbsp;is a non-profit educational and humanitarian organization dedicated to the abolishment of war employing the motto "De Oppresso Liber" (Liberate the Oppressed).</span>''


== <span style="color:#ff8c00;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''Peace & Justice Forum'''</span></span> ==
*<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">'''Monday, April 2, 2012'''</span>
*<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "</span>'''Monday, April 9, 2012'''


=== <span style="font-family: georgia, serif; color: rgb(255, 140, 0);"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#ff8c00" face="georgia, serif" size="2">OBRadio: Veterans for Peace</font></span> ===
<span style="color: rgb(255, 140, 0); font-family: georgia, serif; ">Occupy Boston Community Gathering</span> ==


<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">''This weekly radio broadcast organized by members of the&nbsp;[http://smedleyvfp.org/ Smedley D. Butler Brigade]&nbsp;of Veterans For Peace streams live on&nbsp;[http://occupyboston.org/radio OB Radio]&nbsp;every Monday night at 6:00pm.&nbsp;Call 617-506-9726 with questions or comments during the show, or join the IRC chat at&nbsp;[http://occupyboston.org/radio occupyboston.org/radio].''</span>
''<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Occupy Boston&nbsp;</span>[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Community_Gathering_Schedule Community Gatherings]<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">&nbsp;are held weekly on Monday evenings at St Paul's Cathedral on Tremont Street, from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. The first half hour of the Community Gatherings are set aside for socializing. FSU will be hosting the following community gathering:</span>''
<blockquote style="margin-left: 40px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">'''Monday, March 26, 2012 (6:00pm):'''&nbsp;Hosted by Bob Funke, member of the&nbsp;[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/WG/Peace_Action Peace Action Working Group]&nbsp;at Occupy Boston and Vietnam Veteran For Peace.&nbsp;[http://www.veteransforpeace.org/ Veterans For Peace]&nbsp;is a non-profit educational and humanitarian organization dedicated to the abolishment of war employing the motto "De Oppresso Liber" (Liberate the Oppressed).</span></blockquote>
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== <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 140, 0); font-family: georgia, serif; ">Peace & Economic Justice |&nbsp;</span>'''What's the Connection Between War & the Economy?'''</span> ==
</blockquote><blockquote><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">'''Monday, April 23, 2012 (6:00pm,&nbsp;'''</span>'''St. Paul’s Cathedral - 138 Tremont St, across from Park St T Stop):&nbsp;'''<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">The teach-in will begin at 6:30 with a short presentation from the New Priorities Network, "The Price of War" and a panel discussion with activists from various movements who will discuss the impact of war on communities. Panelists include:</span></blockquote><blockquote>
*Tyrek Lee, Vice President - 1199 SEIU Massachusetts&nbsp;
*Oliver Hendricks (City Life / Vida Urbana, Coalition to Fund Our&nbsp;Communities / Cut Military Spending by 25%)&nbsp;
*Duncan McFarland (United for Justice with Peace)&nbsp;
*Rachel McNeill (Smedley Butler Brigade of Veterans For Peace)&nbsp;


== <span style="font-family: georgia, serif; color: rgb(255, 140, 0);"><span style="color:#ff8c00;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''Community Gathering | Peace & Economic Justice'''</span></span></span> ==
The panel will be followed by an open group discussion: Where do we go from here? There will be snacks and door prizes!
<blockquote><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Monday, April 9, 2012 (6:00pm): '''Occupy Boston [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Community_Gathering_Schedule Community Gatherings] are held weekly on Monday evenings at St Paul's Cathedral on Tremont Street, from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. The first half hour of the Community Gatherings are set aside for socializing or mini working group meetings.&nbsp;Free School University will host a Community Gathering based on the theme of Peace and Economic Justice and will include educational programming. Programming is to be determined, and anyone interested in helping to build the event is welcome to attend our Working Group meetings on Fridays from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at the Harvest Co-Op in Central Square.</span></blockquote><blockquote><br/></blockquote></div>
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== <span style="font-family: georgia, serif; color: rgb(255, 140, 0);"><span style="font-size:large;">'''<span style="color: rgb(255, 140, 0);"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">The Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series</span></span>'''</span></span> ==
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">''[http://zinnlectures.wordpress.com/2011/10/09/purpose-of-the-lectures/#_ftn1 From the Organizers of The Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series]:&nbsp;We, as citizens, academics, and members of the 99%, would like to contribute to the conversation taking place at Occupy Boston about how to make a better, more equitable world for all of us. In the radical and participatory spirit of Occupy Boston and similar radical movements of the past, we see our role, as Giovanni Arrighi once argued, as helping the movement to develop its "own autonomy through an understanding of the broader processes, both national and global, in which their struggles [are] taking place" ([http://newleftreview.org/?page=article&view=2771 The Winding Paths of Capital], New Left Review, Mar-Apr 2009).&nbsp;''</span><br/></div>
''We wish to participate in the movement not from a position of authority, but one of mutual dialogue. While people know their situation much better than we ever will, as academics we are better positioned "to understand the wider context in which it develops" (Ibid). For this reason we have created a series of lectures in which academics lead a dialogue with Occupy Boston participants on issues of economic, political, and social justice. We call these lectures The Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series at Occupy Boston in honor of the late, great Boston Historian. More programming to be announced! For an archive of past lectures,&nbsp;[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Solidarity/FSU/PastTeachIns#The_Howard_Zinn_Memorial_Lecture_Series click here].''
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Revision as of 22:26, 1 April 2012

Free School University (FSU) is a learning community of Occupy Boston. Topics vary from fun-and-games to politics and revolution. Our goal is to form an autonomous zone to entertain educate and enliven Occupiers and the general public, and to share skills needed to maintain it. The FSU has provided support and created the space for skill sharing, self-organization, teaching, and more than 150 learning opportunities so far. 

FSU Working Group Meetings take place every Friday from 5:30 - 7:30pm at the Harvest Food Coop Community Room (581 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge - near Central Square T stop). Note: We do not meet in the cafe. Go all the way to the rear of the store, behind the display case and up the stairs. The conference room will be on your left. It is not handicap accessible. Please let us know if this is a problem for you. For general inquiries or to join the FSU Working Group, please email: fsu@occupyboston.org.

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To schedule a teach-in, please submit the following information to fsu@occupyboston.org. If you know the exact date and time and have all of the information below ready, please include POST: (date / time) in the Subject of your email. 

  • Date & Time
  • Location
  • Title & Brief Description
  • Short Biography
  • Working Group Association
  • Sponsors (if any)

After everything is confirmed, you can use the Occupy Boston Event Submission Form to expedite posting to the occupyboston.org event calendar.

 CURRENT TEACH-INS 

FSU-RADIO

FSU-RADIO is an educational series by the Free School University at Occupy Boston that streams live on OB Radio every Wednesday night at 7pm. Our goal is to maintain an autonomous zone to entertain educate and enliven Occupiers and the general public. Our purpose is to provide support and space for skill sharing and sharing basic info regarding Occupy Boston and to encourage self-organization, teaching, and learning opportunities.Call 617-506-9726 with questions or comments during the show, or join the IRC chat at occupyboston.org/radio.

Programming TBA

  • Wednesday, April 4, 2012
  • Wednesday, April 11, 2012

OBRadio: Veterans for Peace

This weekly radio broadcast organized by members of the Smedley D. Butler Brigade of Veterans For Peace streams live on OB Radio every Monday night at 6:00pm. Call 617-506-9726 with questions or comments during the show, or join the IRC chat at occupyboston.org/radio. Hosted by Bob Funke, member of the Action For Peace Working Group at Occupy Boston and Vietnam Veteran For Peace. Veterans For Peace is a non-profit educational and humanitarian organization dedicated to the abolishment of war employing the motto "De Oppresso Liber" (Liberate the Oppressed).

  • Monday, April 2, 2012
  • <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "Monday, April 9, 2012

Occupy Boston Community Gathering ==

Occupy Boston Community Gatherings are held weekly on Monday evenings at St Paul's Cathedral on Tremont Street, from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. The first half hour of the Community Gatherings are set aside for socializing. FSU will be hosting the following community gathering:

Peace & Economic Justice | What's the Connection Between War & the Economy?

Monday, April 23, 2012 (6:00pm, St. Paul’s Cathedral - 138 Tremont St, across from Park St T Stop): The teach-in will begin at 6:30 with a short presentation from the New Priorities Network, "The Price of War" and a panel discussion with activists from various movements who will discuss the impact of war on communities. Panelists include:

  • Tyrek Lee, Vice President - 1199 SEIU Massachusetts 
  • Oliver Hendricks (City Life / Vida Urbana, Coalition to Fund Our Communities / Cut Military Spending by 25%) 
  • Duncan McFarland (United for Justice with Peace) 
  • Rachel McNeill (Smedley Butler Brigade of Veterans For Peace) 

The panel will be followed by an open group discussion: Where do we go from here? There will be snacks and door prizes!

The Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series

From the Organizers of The Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series: We, as citizens, academics, and members of the 99%, would like to contribute to the conversation taking place at Occupy Boston about how to make a better, more equitable world for all of us. In the radical and participatory spirit of Occupy Boston and similar radical movements of the past, we see our role, as Giovanni Arrighi once argued, as helping the movement to develop its "own autonomy through an understanding of the broader processes, both national and global, in which their struggles [are] taking place" (The Winding Paths of Capital, New Left Review, Mar-Apr 2009). 

We wish to participate in the movement not from a position of authority, but one of mutual dialogue. While people know their situation much better than we ever will, as academics we are better positioned "to understand the wider context in which it develops" (Ibid). For this reason we have created a series of lectures in which academics lead a dialogue with Occupy Boston participants on issues of economic, political, and social justice. We call these lectures The Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series at Occupy Boston in honor of the late, great Boston Historian. More programming to be announced! For an archive of past lectures, click here.


 RESOURCES 

Free School University

Working Group Information

  • Working Group, register and login to participate. You do not have to login to view the FSU files on our working groups page.
  • List Serve, sign up for our working group's email list
  • Living Agenda for upcoming FSU Working Group meetings
  • Wiki Talk Page, space to share ideas for building this wiki page and FSU generally

Meeting Notes

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October - November 2011  December 23, 2011
December 2, 2011 December 26, 2011 February 3, 2012
December 7, 2011 January 6, 2012 February 10, 2012
December 16, 2011 January 20, 2012 February 24, 2012






The Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series

Archives

Past Teach-Ins

Since our first teach-in on October 7, 2011, the Occupy Boston Free School University has created the space for more than 150 teach-ins! For a complete list of past teach-ins, click here. 

Videos

To access our video archive, including nearly 40 videos of our past teach-ins, click here. If you have video you would like us to add to the archive or links to coverage of FSU events in the news, please email them to us at fsu@occupyboston.org.

Media Coverage





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