Participatory Economics\: Alternatives to Corporate Capitalism
Case studies from Venezuela
a Lecture by\: Robin Hahnel
Robin will speak about Parecon with a specific focus on contemporary examples from Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution.
Professor of economics at American University in Washington\, DC\, and author\, with Michael Albert\, of Looking Forward\: Participatory Economics for the Twenty First Century and The Political Economy of Participatory Economics. He has written three other books analyzing the global economy Panic Rules! Everything You Need to Know About the Global Economy\; The ABCs of Political Economy\: A Modern Approach\; and Economic Justice and Democracy\: From Competition to Cooperation
Friday\, March 28th
8 p.m.
MonkeyWrench Books
110 E. North Loop (corner of 53rd St and Ave F)
call 512-407-6925 for info or directions
The Austin Time Exchange Network (ATEN) is a local program that enables individuals to provide and receive skills and services within a network of people and organizations in Greater Austin. Similar to concepts expressed in bartering and alternative currency systems\, this grassroots initiative lets members exchange labor and assistance without using the U.S. Dollar. Launched in April of 2006\, ATEN currently has over 60 members and invites new participants to join by attending any of our upcoming introduction meetings.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T081725Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080329T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080330T000000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/604 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/604 SUMMARY:Mutualism Study Group DESCRIPTION:Mutualism is a school of thought that calls for decentralizing economic and political power through building cooperatives and community financing systems. It is a radical theory that opposes corporate and state power\, and instead promotes an economy of small farms\, independent business\, cooperatives\, and self-employed workers.
This group will meet monthly to discuss mutualist theory and practice\, study relevant books and articles\, and work towards building up \\"mutualist infrastructure\\" in Austin.
The first meeting will be introductory\, and for April we'll start discussing some of the work of the contemporary mutualist scholar Kevin Carson (www.mutualist.org)
Killing Misogyny\: Strategies for Survival
Reading and Workshop
Cristina Tzintzún will read from her published and unpublished works on love\, gender\, violence\, racism\, and alternative forms of community accountability. There will also be opportunities for audience participation. Tzintzún's work has appeared in \\"Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism\\" and \\"The Women's Movement Today\: An Encyclopedia of Third Wave Feminism.\\" Tzintzún is currently a staff member of Workers Defense Project/Proyecto Defensa Laboral\, an Austin-based community organization that organizes Latina/o immigrants to achieve racial &\; economic justice in the workplace.
Tzintzún will read from portions of the following essays\, in addition to selected poetry\:
Title Essay in \\"Colonize This! Young Women of Color Speak on Today's Feminism\\" published by Seal Press
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Killing Misogyny\: A Personal Story on Love\, Violence\, and Strategies for Survival
Monkey Wrench Books
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T081725Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080421T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080421T020000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/618 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/618 SUMMARY:Book discussion\: The Cost of Privilege\: Taking on the System of White Supremacy and Racism DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T081725Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080424T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080424T040000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/630 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/630 SUMMARY:Ecovillage Reading Group DESCRIPTION:Discuss ecovillages\, pick up the next book in our reading list - The Humanure Handbook.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T081725Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080425T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080425T040000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/621 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/621 SUMMARY:Learn Something Awesome!! DESCRIPTION:Learn Something Awesome!
The next Learn Something Awesome! public workshop event will be held on Thursday\, April 24th at Monkey Wrench Books at 7pm. The workshops will include\: Creating a dress form out of duct tape\, DIY Event Planning\, Documentary Audio and Video editing\, and more. This is a laid-back\, conversational event designed to connect and educate members of the Austin community. Come out and Learn Something Awesome!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T081725Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080426T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080426T040000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/631 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/631 SUMMARY:Pedal-in Film Festival\, Skillshare Austin Benefit DESCRIPTION:There will be a pedal-in film festival in Monkey Wrench's backyard. This is a benefit for Skillshare Austin\, a new organization raising money to throw a weekend skillsharing event. The film festival is free but Skillshare Austin will be accepting donations for popcorn and beer. The films that will be shown are independent movies about bikes (that you have not already seen!) Skillshare Austin volunteers will be signing up teachers for workshops\, as well as selling patches\, t-shirts\, and other *exciting* items to raise money. Pedal on down\, have fun\, and help raise money for an exciting radical event!
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