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Session VI: Sunday, 1:15-2:15 pm

ACTIVISM & POLITICS: "Radical Queers"

In our workshop we will discuss queers’ roles in the revolutionary movement for social and national liberation. What are the ties between queer and revolutionary politics? How can queers show global solidarity with other oppressed peoples and fight for social equality for all humans? How does capitalism affect queers and what are some alternative political and economic systems? How does the word "globalization" frame people’s perceptions of the global economy? We will critique the anti-globalization movement from an anti-Imperialist (queer) perspective.

Presenters: Sarah Miller Barnes is a senior studying sociology at UCSB. She is an active member of RAIL (Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist League). Daniel Magpali recently graduated from UCSB with a BA in Asian American studies. He is currently involved with ASIAN! (AsianS for Ideas in Action Now!) as well as Red Phoenix which is an Asian socialist organization in Los Angeles.

Room: Ucen Santa Barbara Harbor