An Action-Oriented Teach-In:
From Colonial Genocides to Climate Apartheid
Saturday, April 19th 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
What is the nature of authoritarianism and fascism surging globally and close to home?
How is climate breakdown fueling reactionary movements and the fortressing of borders?
Is Silicon Valley poised to stage a Musk-like coup in Canada?
What are the entanglements between settler colonialism and contemporary expressions of fascism?
What lessons do histories of solidarity between Indigenous communities in Canada and Palestine carry?
What can the future look like if we place the cherishing of life at its centre?
Join us as we tackle these questions and more!
Program
9:00 - 9:15 AM Welcome from Sundance Chief Rueben George of the Tsleil Waututh Nation
9:15 - 9:25 AM Video Messages
9:25 - 10:05 AM Naomi Klein: Sketching Fascism’s Long Arc
10:05 - 10:15 AM Break
10:15 - 11:15 AM Panel 1: Fascism’s Colonial Roots
Moderator: Adel Iskandar
Bernard Perley: How in the Hell? Colonialism as Fascism’s Twin
Rueben George: Residential Schools, Genocide, and Healing as Anti-Fascism
Peter James Hudson: Pan-Africanism and Anti-Fascism
11:15 - 11:30 AM Break
11:30 - 1:00 PM Panel 2: Fascism as Capitalist Counter-Revolution
Moderator: Naomi Klein
Brenna Bhandar: When Truth is a Smear: The Backlash Against “Settler Colonialism”
Avery Everhart: The Role of Anti-Trans Backlash on the Ascendent Far Right
Gastón Gordillo: Fascist Moods and Genocidal Passions
Alberto Toscano: Late Fascism: Where Racial Supremacy Meets Tech Supremacy
1:00 - 2:00 PM Lunch (provided) and open discussion
2:00 - 2:45 PM Participatory Chat with Jarrett Martineau and Adel Iskandar: Witnessing Genocide and Algorithmic Overload, Organizing in the Age of Far-Right Technology
2:50 - 3:50 PM Panel 3: Climate Apartheid
Moderator: Jessica Dempsey
Geraldine Pratt and Mohammed Rafi Arefin: Housing Justice and Climate Apartheid
Jemima Baada: Climate Breakdown and Fortressed Borders
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson: Linking Climate and Fascism
3:50 - 4:00 PM Break
4:00 - 4:55 PM Workshops, Discussions, and Tabling with Local Organizations
Thinking Through the “Right to Cool” in a Time of Polycrisis, Led by Liv Yoon
Mapping Constellations of Coloniality and Solidarity, Led by Isabella Pojuner, Poorna Patange, and Student Faciliators
5:00 - 5:10 PM Video Messages
5:10 - 5:40 PM Glen Coulthard in conversation with Sherene Seikaly: Palestinian and Indigenous Solidarity in Historical Perspective
5:40 - 6:30 PM Closing Session with Astra Taylor: Building Solidarity
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