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Updates from the City from Below Conference

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The City From Below conference took place last weekend in Baltimore, MD. The conference brought together organizations and individuals across urban centers to think about organizing in the city, as it is a crucial space in creating social change. The majority of the participants organize for the rights of the poor, working classes, immigrants, refugees and people of color pushing the agenda that all who live in the city must be involved in shaping its future.

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Friday Evening - Opening Panel: Crisis and Resistance in the Neoliberal City

  • David Harvey explains the roots of the current crisis. LISTEN
  • Max Rameau of Take Back the Land lays out the clash of our times. LISTEN
  • Esther Wang of CAAAV: Organizing Asian American Communities on the long standing crisis in Chinatown NYC. LISTEN

Saturday Morning - Media Mobilizing Project

  • MMP members presented on our work in Philadelphia and beyond. LISTEN

More Audio and Media is available at City From Below's site
 
After the weekend
Also, MMP got some interviews while down there of the great work people are doing across cities. Expect to hear back from us soon with more on their work.
 
And, for some amazing thorough reflection on the conference check out this blog post from leadership organizer Tom Kertes of United Workers. Here is a line from his blog,

"Rather than spend our limited time, resources and attention on developing complex systems of ideas based on divisions between people, or in reaction to the current systems of oppression, this approach is focused on developing ideas that help build power, help build institutions and help create spaces that are equitable and based on the inherent worth of every person." more>>

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