Join us for the first virtual event of our new monthly reading group!
Through mid-month gatherings we will collectively read and study decolonial ideas and history, building community along the way. Each month we will explore pressing questions from a decolonial lens, offering space to think critically about the challenge of dismantling the enduring legacies of colonialism today.
January's virtual reading group will explore the question of solidarity in a world of multiple and competing imperialisms. How do we practise solidarity in a world of differing colonial legacies and liberatory imaginations without reproducing hierarchies of allyship? When states monopolise violence to crush resistance or quickly co-opt it leaving international aid to replace internationalism?
To help us think through this, we will read and discuss short excerpts from The Peoples Want Manifesto as well as several contributions from the Funambalist Magazine issue Questioning Our Solidarities.
PDFs of the readings will be provided and a Google Meet link will be sent to all those who sign-up ahead of the event.
Tickets are Pay What You Can; all proceeds will help us continue funding the work we do.
Schedule
12.30pm - Reading
1.00pm - Breakout groups
1.20pm - Collective Discussion
2.30pm - End
The Decolonial Centre is a political education platform committed to spreading anti-colonial and decolonial perspectives on history, social theory, and current affairs. We deliver our work via our Newscast episodes, Decolonial Encycopaedia, and community events. By fostering solidarity and collaboration, we aim to amplify the powerful movements at the forefront of challenging and dismantling the enduring legacies of colonialism today. Our vision is to help inspire a new intergenerational cohort of activists that pushes for systems change and create links between communities in struggle.