Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Upcoming events with XRAustin; WCAT meeting on 6/20.

Here are some of the upcoming events that we shared with each other at Wednesday's (June 3) meeting, as well as some recommendations to watch or read.

 Saturday June 20th, 7:30 pm,  we’ll continue exploring the topic of post-growth economics, focusing on the book Beyond the GDP: Measuring What Counts; and we’ll have a short meeting.  


Thursday, June 4, 7:30-9  [this event has passed--here is a recap.]  XR and some crossover members of  WCAT watched this video together, which presents powerful reasons why racial justice issues are inseparable from climate change.  The video is on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U7PYZCObtk&list=PLtl05oPWV9aztV_PGQSBhxozpTq0462_F&index=2&t=3872s

"Getting it Together before it’s Too Late: Building Solidarity Across Race and Class" A live discussion with Roger Hallam, Adam Elliott-Cooper and Dr. Ian Haney Lopez (14 May 2020) . Ian Haney Lopez is an academic at the forefront of research into a new approach to radical politics. He argues that in order to order to build a mass movement we must recognise that racism is the main weapon in the class war the rich are winning - https://www.ianhaneylopez.com/



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