Radical Thought in a Time of Crisis
| This timely and important webinar with prominent scholars from the USA, Dr. Jodi Dean and Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly, co-editors of the acclaimed book, Organize, Fight, Win. The discussion will be geared to labour folks and those involved in or interested in collective organizing. Webinar details: Radical Thought in a Time of Crisis: Date: Wed. May 21st Time: 6 pm EST. Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lh2cnZhsQIaQKVFfE0dZ0w Through the lens of radical Black and Communist traditions and the interconnection of internationalism, socialism, and anti-imperialist resistance, we will discuss the crises of capitalism, the legacies of racial violence, and the possibilities for collective liberation. Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly – A professor of Black studies at Wayne State University. She received a PhD in African Diaspora Studies in 2016 from the University of California, Berkeley. Her areas of specialization include race and political economy, Black political theory, antiblackness and anti-radicalism, and Black radical thought. She is the co-author, with Dr. Gerald Horne, of W.E.B. Du Bois: A Life in American History, and is currently working on a book manuscript tentatively titled Black Scare/Red Scare: Antiblackness, Anticommunism, and the Rise of Capitalism in the United States. Dr. Jodi Dean – teaches political theory in upstate NY and is actively involved in grassroots political organizing. Raised in Mississippi and Alabama, she went north for college, earning her BA at Princeton University and her MA and PhD at Columbia University. Initially, her focus was on Soviet area studies. In her second year of graduate school, she switched to political theory. Her books take up questions of solidarity, the conditions of possibility for democracy, communicative capitalism, and the necessity of building a politics that has communism as its horizon. |
Freelancers Preparing for Taxes
Tax Season Prep Starts Here! Register here
Get ready for an informative webinar with Jonathan Carter, CPA, CMA, CPB, Founder, and Principal Accountant at KATA Accounting Solutions, as he walks you through essential tax tips and updates.
When: Thursday, February 20th, 2025, at 7:00 PM EST
What to expect:
Key tax deadlines for RRSP contributions, payments, and filing
Understand tax installments
Best practices for recording and organizing your files
How to use CRA My Account effectively
Maximize your return with key deductions, benefits, and expenses
Important updates for 2024 and what to prepare for in 2025
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Webinar: Storytelling for Impact and Engagement
Stories are our most potent vehicles for engaging others to share information, teach, convey values, persuade and connect our hearts and minds toward common goals. Journalists, writers and other communicators have always known this – so how might we build on our our own storytelling skills to connect to potential clients, and strategic partners and share the impact of our collective work? This short, interactive session is fun, and interactive, and offers a practical foundation for amplifying impact and connection, whether through public speaking, ‘elevator pitches’ or other ways of connecting with with key stakeholders. We’ll cover the value of stories for our work as communicators, the criteria for and elements of effective stories, and ways to cultivate a story-gathering practice to build our own internal ‘menus’ of stories for different audiences and contexts in our work. Plus, we’ll all have the chance to practice and offer one another in supportive small groups.
Facilitator: Suzanne Hawkes is a White, equity-centered facilitator, leadership trainer, coach and management consultant committed to helping leaders and teams unleash the collective power and wisdom of diverse perspectives and talent.
When: Thur. Jan. 23, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM Eastern Time.
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwscOCtqDkqH9eh21DhBxa1jVW7fzE8g4Ev
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Webinar: Media Workers, Independent Journalism, and Palestine
Attacks on media workers and independent journalism in Palestine by the Israeli state have been widely reported and condemned by international human rights organizations. The killings, censorship, arrests, and ban on independent media reporting have severely restricted reporting on the war and presented a pro-Israeli slant in mainstream media newsrooms.
Journalists in Palestine and the broader Middle East face significant online harassment, threats, and smear campaigns when their work challenges mainstream narratives. The silencing of Palestinian voices and perspectives has created a media chill effect that will extend far beyond Gaza.
UNESCO and international human rights organizations, such as Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), and Human Rights Watch (HRW), have condemned attacks on journalists in Palestine, calling for accountability and protection for media workers.
Join us for a discussion with Abby Martin with moderator Aminah Sheikh, a local union organizer and member of the Canadian Freelance Union. Nora Loreto, a Canadian journalist and President of the Canadian Freelance Union, will give opening remarks.
Please send questions for the discussion portion, we want to hear from media workers. This event will focus on media through the lens of workers.
The event is co-sponsored by: labour for Palestine and Spring Magazine.
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