>STUDIES FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE
>invites community, labor, political, economic,
>and environmental justice activists to a
>SIX-PART STUDY SERIES:
>
>
>BORDERS IN CRISIS: Global Migration and 21st Century Capitalism
>
>
>WHEN:
>Every other Sunday
>March 18 May 20, 2007
>9:30 am - 1:00pm
>(with time for refreshments)
>
>FIRST SESSION:
>Sunday, March 18
>(see below for full schedule)
>
>WHERE:
>UCLA Downtown Labor Center
>675 S. Park View
>(between Wilshire and 7th Street)
>
>TO REGISTER:
>Register online at: http://www.studiesforglobaljustice.org
>Call: (323) 297-1983
>Or Mail registration form (attached) to:
>SGJ, PO Box 39712,
>L.A., CA 90039
>(Advance registration suggested due to limited space/materials)
>
>REGISTRATION FEE
>$30 Registration Fee / $10 Low Income
>No one turned away for lack of funds.
>Make checks payable to: A. Wallace (please note SGJ in memo). Study
>materials included in registration fee.
>
>*SPECIAL NOTE: Simultaneous translation in Spanish will be available for
>this class. Info on the class in Spanish is below.
>
>
>SCHEDULE OF STUDY SESSIONS:
>March 18 - Introduction - People in Motion:
> How Do We Think About the Nature of Migration?
>April 1 - Capitalism as Context:
> Its Historic & Systemic Relationship to Migration
>April 15 - From the Top Down:
> Migration & the Role of the State
>April 29 - From the Bottom Up:
> The Impact of Migrants on Society
>May 6 - Migration in the Neo-Liberal Era:
> Global Realities & Conservative Responses
>May 20 - Future Strategies for Progressive Change:
> Migration in a Hostile & Finite World
>** A systemic, historical, class analysis will be integrated
> throughout the series.
>
>
>DESCRIPTION OF STUDY SERIES:
>"Borders in Crisis" is a new SGJ study series based on the premise that
>migration is an ongoing, global phenomenon throughout history, as people
>move from place to place in an effort to satisfy basic human needs. This
>series seeks to provide a deeper understanding of how that natural
>occurrence is changed by complex political, economic, social, and cultural
>factors historical and systemic factors -- asking such questions as:
>
>* If migration spans human history, why is it such a controversial issue
>today, not only pitting progressives against conservatives, but also working
>people against working people?
>* What is the real nature of the so-called "immigrant problem," and how
>should we think about it?
>* To what extent are the problems associated with migration manufactured
>to keep working people divided, both reflecting and disguising the policy
>choices of those leading the system in which we live?
>* To what extent are the issues of migration also driven by the material
>realities of finite resources, escalating populations, environmental crises,
>and the internal contradictions of modern capitalism?
>* Overall, is there something unique about global migration in the 21st
>century,
>and -- if so -- how do we address it? What should activists be doing about
>the
>issues of global migration today?
>
>Studies for Global Justice invites all of you to join us in exploring how we
>can
>move beyond gut-level support for immigrant rights to analyzing the
>systemic context of global migration today, as a means to develop the most
>effective strategies for progressive social change that will benefit us all.
>
>
>SPONSOR:
>Studies for Global Justice is a Los Angeles-based group of socialist-minded
>activists that coordinate study sessions on the history, nature, problems,
>and complexities of 21st- century capitalism. Our mission is:
>--To provide an inclusive and respectful space for the discussion, debate,
>and systemic and multidisciplinary analysis of capitalism that uses popular,
>participatory, and collective learning.
>--To create an educational atmosphere that bridges activism and study.
>--To encourage participants to use this learning not only for their own
>intellectual development, but also as a means for generating power for
>political and social change in their communities, and for creating viable
>democratic socialist alternatives to the capitalist system.
>
>CONTACT:
>To contact SGJ, please call (323) 297-1983
>or send email to info at studiesforglobaljustice.org