Theory & Philosophy Reading Group: Anarchist Critiques of Democracy

What is democracy, precisely? Will it ever deliver on what it promises? How significant is the difference between state democracy and direct democracy? Is anarchism a kind of direct democracy, or something else entirely? And how do democratic discourse and procedures serve the social movements that adopt them?

Next reading group will be 19 July 2016, 7pm at Old Capitol Books.

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Networking Aloud! A Monthly Open Mic (April-July)

Tuesday 12 April 2016, 6-8pm: Our free monthly event open to the public every second Tuesday: NETWORKING ALOUD: A WRITERS OPEN MIKE. Come early & sign up for a five to seven minute reading from any genre: prose, screenplay, poetry & essay that follows 15 minutes from a featured published reader. We applaud one another, no critique allowed. Bring your work in progress, we want to hear your VOICE.Continue reading “Networking Aloud! A Monthly Open Mic (April-July)”

Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents George Lober & Sally Ashton

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The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: George Lober and Sally Ashton

Sunday, April 10th, 2:00 p.m.
$5.00 Admission
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Theory & Philosophy Reading Group XVI: Achille Mbembe

achille-mbembe-la-francafrique-le-temps-est-venu-de-tirer-un-trait-sur-cette-histoire-ratee,M43947Wednesday 20 April 2016, 7pm: Last year Old Capitol Books and the Direct Action Monterey Network hosted the Theory and Philosophy Reading Groups, focusing on philosophers and theorists who had been in prison.

In 2016 the Theory & Philosophy Reading Group will highlight radical African philosophy!

For the third Theory and Philosophy Reading Group of 2016, we’ll be returning to Achille Mbembe’s important work, “Necropolitics.”

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The Case for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions: A Conversation with Dr. Jess Ghannam

Saturday, March 19 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM: THE CASE FOR BOYCOTTING ISRAEL: A Conversation with Dr. Jess Ghannam

Dr. Jess Ghannam is an accomplished Palestinian-American psychologist and professor who is active in numerous non-governmental organizations and in carrying out humanitarian work, particularly in the Gaza Strip. He is a clinical professor and the Chief of Medical Psychology at the University of California, San Francisco, and also practices at the UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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