The Long Arc Of Fascism: How We Got Here - and How We Get Out
The Long Arc Of Fascism: How We Got Here - and How We Get Out
A community teach-in about the wreckage of history and still possible futures.
On April 18 and 19, CCMS and the CCJ hosted a dynamic in-person event where we delved 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 鈥淟ate Fascism鈥�? Where do 鈥減ost-human鈥� 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?
On April 18, the conference kicked off with an evocative keynote by Dr. Sherene Seikaly, UC Santa Barbara, author of Men of Capital: Scarcity and Economy in Mandate Palestine. She was joined on stage and in conversation with Naomi Klein & Adel Iskandar.
On the second day, April 19, our conference speakers guided 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 was not your average lecture 鈥� we asked participants to be prepared to engage, question, and strategize for a better future together. Together, we worked to unravel THE LONG ARC OF FASCISM and towards a more just society!
Hosted by Naomi Klein of UBC鈥檚 Centre for Climate Justice, Adel Iskandar of 丁香园AV鈥檚 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 put our minds and hearts together, with the help of a couple of special out-of-town guests, and fortified ourselves for this dizzying moment.
Please join us!
Speakers included Sherene Seikaly, Astra Taylor, Brenna Bhandar, Glen Coulthard, Avery Everhart, Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, Gast贸n Gordillo, Peter James Hudson, Jarrett Martineau, Bernard Perley, Alberto Toscano, Geraldine Pratt & Mohammed Rafi Arefin, Jemima Baada & Farrukh Chishtie, and more.
