A few readings on anti-oppression politics and anarchism

We could just do one or the other but I thought both were real compelling in the way that they talk about anti-oppression politics and anarchism. Plus they articulated some ways of thinking about anarchism that I found myself personally dissatisfied and suggest intriguing solutions. We can do a movie watching again sometime soon if people are interested.

http://athomehesaturista.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/refusing-to-wait-anarchism-and-intersectionality/
http://www.anarchistnews.org/?q=node%2F12230

Movie tonight!

There isn't a reading tonight. We'll be watching Anarchism in America at 9 pm at the Courtyard Cafe.

First meeting of the 2010-2011 year!

REAP's first meeting of the 2010-2011 year is tonight (September 1st) at 9 pm in the Courtyard Cafe. The reading is Voltarine de Cleyre's "Anarchism and American Traditions" (1908). This group isn't exclusive to students: all are welcome to participate in the discussion. Following the meeting, we'll most likely head over to Murphys for drinks.

October 7 Meeting

We will be reading "On the phenomenology of giant puppets: broken windows, imaginary jars of urine, and the cosmological role of the police in American culture" by David Graeber. (Click here to download the article in PDF format.)

If you are interested in discussing this with us, please e-mail cuareading@gmail.com to be added to the announcement list.

First Meeting

Our first meeting will be Wednesday, September 9, at 9pm.

Meet in the South Lounge of the Union and bring your reading suggestions so that we can decide what to read in future weeks!

Aside from organizational matters, we will be discussing "Anarchism and American Traditions" (1905) by Voltairine de Cleyre, available here.

When do you want to meet?

Here is a link to the survey for the best times and days to meet: Best Time to Meet Survey

Please note that the time ranges are flexible, but this is just to get a general idea. Check the boxes when you are at least partially available, and then comment to specify further if you wish.

Quad Day!

Hello to everyone who came and saw us on Quad Day. We were pleasantly surprised at how many people were interested! Tell your friends if you think they might be interested, too. We will also try to do some more publicity outside of the University community around Champaign-Urbana.

Later this week we will be creating a poll to find out meeting times that are best for everyone, which will be posted here and sent out to the e-mail list.

Watch your inbox and this space, and hopefully we'll be seeing you within the next few weeks!