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Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation Saturday Free School
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Our weekly analysis of philosophy, history and current events through the life and works of W.E.B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Saturday Free School is committed to the political and ideological education of the people. In this regard we are more than a school, we are an instrument of the people. We seek ideological clarity, theoretical sophistication and a practice of principled unity. We investigate the logics of social movements, and methods of radical and revolutionary organizing.
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April 4, 1967 to April 2024: Where Do We Go From Here (Saturday Free School 5/11/24)
We discuss "April 4, 1967 to April 2024: Where do we go from here and what is the next stage of struggle." Also, we report on our June 1st and June 2nd symposium on the crisis of science and the struggle of a revolutionary epistemology. Finally, we discuss the Penn Gaza solidarity encampment.
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Student Protests and the Political Crisis of the 2024 Election (5/4/24)
We discuss the student protests and the political crisis of the 2024 election. We discuss how these demonstrations compare to the 1968 anti-Vietnam War protests.
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Why We Must Inherit The Third American Revolution (4/27/24)
We discuss the article "Why We Must Inherit the Third American Revolution," in the second issue of Avant-Garde. We also discuss the moment of national and world transition to a new democracy, peace, and anti-imperialism. Lastly, we discuss the recent Tagore event and its coverage in Chinese and Indian media.
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Iran's Missile Attacks on Israel, Genocide in Gaza, and Rabindranath Tagore Event (4/20/24)
We report on the recent Rabindranath Tagore event that took place in Bangalore celebrating the hundredth anniversary of his trip to China. We also discuss the genocide in Gaza, Iran’s missile attacks on Israel, and the existential crisis of Israel and whether it will continue to exist.
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Assessing King Event and Avant-Garde, Judith Butler and the Vatican (Saturday 4/13/24)
We assess our recent event "America's Revolutionary Future and Martin Luther King's Vision for Peace," as well as the second issue of Avant-Garde and the journal's future. We also discuss the Vatican's statement about human dignity and gender theory, and Judith Butler's response.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam" (Saturday Free School 3/30/24)
We update on our Year of Baldwin event on April 4 and 6 commemorating Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech. We also share about the second issue of Avant Garde.