Dismantle neoliberalism through education
Location:
HAU 1 foyer 1st tier
Speaker:
Marta Gregorčič
Dismantle neoliberalism through education: Theories and practices for radical education
We will try to discuss repressions and rebellion in the places where the new political practices are emerging “from below” peculiarly in Latin America (Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, EL Salvador, Argentina), powerful struggles against neoliberal reforms in Europe (reflecting revolutionary practices in Greece) and local attempts for different education and society in Slovenia. How can revolutionary theory and practice intervene in to the social relations today? Why are they crucial for the communities? Where, why and how started new, emancipator practices in last 20, 30 years? We have more questions that answers. But we have also abundant knowledge and experiences with popular education created by peasant communities inside the autonomous organizations or unions like COPIN in Honudars, zapatistas in Chiapas, APPO in Oaxaca. We made militant research with Equipo Maiz in Salvador, we discuss about “teraparte” made by H.I.J.O.S. in Guatemala. We will try to reflect the struggle in Greece. Students, anti-authoritarian and anarchist movement woke up the whole society. They are struggling for more than 1 year and have occupied more than 90 % of universities. Slovenian struggle cannot compare with Greece. But maybe we can show how we thought impossible and how we are creating autonomous production, social centre, university and art production in the factory that was abandoned for 15 years.