Join us for the Long Arc of Fascism Teach-In on April 18 & 19. Come to two dynamic in-person events where our speakers will guide us through the historical roots and contemporary manifestations of fascism, sparking discussions on how we can combat its rise through collective action. This teach-in is not your average lecture – be prepared to engage, question, and strategize for a better future together.
Palestine as Paradigm
Friday April 18th, 7:30-9:00pm
Please join us for an incredible keynote from Sherene Seikaly, UC Santa Barbara, author of Men of Capital: Scarcity and Economy in Mandate Palestine . She will be joined on stage and in conversation with Naomi Klein & Adel Iskandar. This important conversation is the opening of a day-long, action-oriented Teach-In on The Long Arc of Fascism about How We Got Here – and How We Get Out, taking place on Saturday, April 19th.
The Long Arc Of Fascism: How We Got Here – and How We Get Out
Saturday April 19th, 9:00am-6:30pm
A community teach-in about the wreckage of history and still possible futures
Come join us for a dynamic in-person event where we delve into: How do we understand our moment of political whiplash? What are the connections between contemporary fascist expressions and the stolen lands on which we stand? Are these separate historical chapters, or are we in what Alberto Toscano has termed “Late Fascism”? Where do “post-human” technologies fit in? Is it all linked to the deepening climate crisis?
And most importantly: how do we organize for futures rooted in the cherishing of life?
Our speakers will guide us through the historical roots and contemporary manifestations of fascism, sparking discussions on how we can combat its rise through collective action. This teach-in is not your average lecture – be prepared to engage, question, and strategize for a better future together. Let’s unravel THE LONG ARC OF FASCISM and work towards a more just society!
Hosted by Naomi Klein of UBC’s Centre for Climate Justice, Adel Iskandar of SFU’s Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies, and Sundance Chief Rueben George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. The Vancouver area is home to extraordinary scholarship rooted in anticolonial and antifascist traditions, as well as to organizations with long histories of standing up to the machineries of mass death and dispossession. On April 18 and 19, we will put our minds and hearts together, with the help of a couple of special out-of-town guests, fortify ourselves for this dizzying moment.
Featuring the following speakers and more:
Co-Sponsors: SFU Department of Geography; SFU School of Communication; Digital Democracies Institute at SFU; SFU Urban Studies Program; SFU School of International Studies; UBC Department of Anthropology; UBC Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Justice; UBC Centre for Migration Studies Climate Migration Research Group; Peaceful Society, Science and Innovation Foundation; UBC Human Rights Collective; UBC Centre for Community Engaged Learning
