Better Questions' - Community Development: Lessons for Social Movements

 

 

Better Questions

is an initiative that has emerged out of conversations between people engaged in either social movement practices in Dublin and/or thought on radical social change. Our point of convergence is our recognition that we must develop better questions about the world around us in order to change it. This seminar series draws on a wide variety of critical theoretical perspectives to explore contemporary forms of power and possibilities for resistance.

 

The talks will take place fortnightly in Seomra Spraoi from 6.30 pm (for directions see seomraspraoi.org)

 

Wednesday 3rd of February 2010

Community Development: Lessons for Social Movements

 

Mick O'Broin, researcher and activist, will draw on conversations with
community activists to look at the political possibilities opened up by
Community Development, focusing on questions of political
subjectivity, biopolitics and movement institutions.

Laurence Cox has been an activist for over 25 years. He works with
activists studying their own movements and co-edits the Interface
journal <www.interfacejournal.net> dedicated to "learning from each
other's struggles". His contribution will look at what newer anti-capitalist
movements might have to learn from community organising, and what
community organising might have to learn from anti-capitalism.