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7th Annual PRACTICAL

ACTIVISM 2009 TOOLS FOR LOCAL & GLOBAL CHANGE SATURDAY * OCTOBER 24 COLLEGES NINE & TEN MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, UCSC

A DAY OF INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS Choose one workshop in each block:

Block One: 1:00pm - 2:15pm Block Two: 2:25pm - 3:40pm

Afghanistan: Obamaʼs Vietnam Shrinking Your Footprint One Step at a Time SSII Room 71 Is the war in Afghanistan justifi ed? Amidst SSII Room 71 Learn how to shrink your carbon footprint an economic crisis and the increasingly unwinnable conditions through waste reduction – from small decisions made in your prevailing in Afghanistan, is the US occupation worth it? With everyday life, to recycling and eating sustainably to smart speakers Todd Chretien and Zoya, this workshop will explore the consumerism. This workshop features several speakers and an personal and political consequences of the US war in Afghanistan interactive exercise to inform you about how to make conscious with activist voices from on and off the front lines. choices to reduce your impact on the earth. Deconstructing Disney SSII Room 75 In this interactive workshop, you will learn Armed with a Camera about both the underlying and blatant representations of sexism, SSII Room 75 This workshop will cover various approaches, racism, hyper-masculinity, beauty, heterosexism, ableism, gender strategies, and techniques on how to produce a political/social roles, classism, and misogyny in Disney fi lms as portrayed by documentary and how to utilize documentary fi lmmaking as a familiar images as well as language in often-beloved song lyrics form of organizing and activism. Participants of this workshop and dialogue. will have the opportunity to create their own piece of social documentation and display it at the conference. Moving Away From Reefer Madness SSI Room 110 This workshop will demystify the dangers and stigmas often associated with marijuana, and show how the UC Budget Cuts and Coalition Building criminalization of marijuana does more harm than good. The SSI Room 110 This workshop will inform you about the governmental regulation of the drug is overwhelmingly riddled current UC budget crisis and include you in a discussion on with racism, fear, and an interest in protection of corporate practical and strategic ways to get involved. Our panel will profi ts. UCSC Sociology professor Craig Reinarman and student include prominent UC staff and administrators, as well as presenters will discuss these issues, the history, its politicization, representatives from student organizations that are currently and its many benefi ts. taking action around the budget crisis.

Hurricane Katrina: The Social Disaster 911: Queer Healthcare Now! Community Room Why is it that four years after Katrina, Café Revolución This workshop provides a general it is still the responsibility of thousands of volunteers to rebuild a overview of the issues in our health care system and focuses city the government has abandoned? Come learn how Hurricane specifi cally on how the current system affects the health and the Katrina has been both a natural and social disaster and how quality of life of LGBTI community members. Come learn about the treatment of New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina is health insurance inequalities, policy restrictions, specifi c LGBTI a powerful example of institutionalized racism and systemic health care needs, and strategies for protecting and increasing oppression. medical rights for LGBTI people. Organizing 101 Café Revolución What is the difference between Justice for AB540 Students activism and organizing? In this workshop, long-time economic Namaste Lounge In this participatory workshop, justice organizer James Tracy will walk participants through the HeadRush Crew, an Oakland-based spoken word teatro basics of organizing, drawing from the rich tradition of worker- group, will use Theater of the Oppressed techniques to guide student alliances for living wages. Come prepared to participate participants through a creative, critical dialogue on key issues as we learn the basics of building power while bringing the faced by AB540 (undocumented) students and a collective noise. exploration of strategies for addressing these issues. SCHEDULE OF THE DAY KEYNOTE SPEAKER BETTINA 10:45-12:00 Colleges Nine & Ten Multipurpose Room Registration, Refreshments, Tabling, Creative Activist Opportunities APTHEKER & DJ C*No 12:00-12:50 Colleges Nine & Ten Multipurpose Room Bettina Aptheker has played an important role in Opening Session, Spoken Word, Keynote Speaker Bettina Aptheker major historical and political events ranging from her co-leadership of the Free Speech Movement 1:00-2:15 Choose one of the fi ve workshops from each block in Berkeley, to the movements against the war First Session of Concurrent Workshops in Vietnam and the trial of , to the building of the Womenʼs (now Feminist) Studies Choose one of the fi ve workshops from each block 2:25-3:40 Department at UCSC. Aptheker has a national Second Session of Concurrent Workshops reputation for her talents as an instructor and 3:30-5:00 Colleges Nine & Ten Multipurpose Room began as the sole lecturer in the UCSC Feminist Tabling, Refreshments, Performance, Creative Activist Opportunities Studies Department 29 years ago. Since then, she has taught many thousands of students at UCSC and 6:00-7:00 Oakes Learning Center is widely regarded as one of the most inspirational Head Rush Crew closing performance, “Aliso in Workerland” and infl uential professors on campus.

Also Featuring . . .

DJ C*No Spoken Word by iamani i. ameni & his DJ C*No [Chris Guevarra] is a student Storm Thomas jazzynastyfunkyfolkyhoppopindiesoul at UCSC and part of Mass Movement, Storm is a 3rd year College Raised by the social justice and inner evolutionary a collection of socially and politically Ten student with a passion movements, imaniʼs music is marinated in calls to justice, progressive artists utilizing fi lm, music for social justice. Storm is a love, and personal inquiry. A tender vocalist whose heart and art as a way to serve the people Feminist Studies major and is heard in every note, a lyrical wizard concocting potions (massmovementtv.blogspot.com). DJ C*No has been in Rainbow Theater for a new tomorrow, iamani makes music for the family of will be spinning from 10:45 AM until noon. for 3 years. humanity, and it slaps!

Activist and other Opportunities Throughout the Day

350.org and Environmental Activity Missing Piece and Info Booth Want to learn more about the workshops you couldnʼt attend? You can Stop by for some hands-on activities and displays that highlight get a glimpse into one major issue of every workshop by following this important environmental issues. Photo Booth, pledges, cookie adaptation of Shel Silversteinʼs “The Missing Piece Meets the Big-O.” demonstration - and more! October 24, 2009 is a planetary day Life-size story boards are outside of every major Practical Activism of action on these issues - donʼt stand on the sidelines! destination ending at Oakes for the Head Rush Crew performance. The “Missing Piece” scavenger hunt will show you that while you may Express Yourself! search far and wide, the most important tools for activism can be Contribute to our interactive collaborative art piece in honor of found within you. Up throughout the day. Practical Activism and your passion for social justice! Or, make a card for your favorite activist or an elected offi cial you want to 3:30pm-5:00pm write to about an issue! Stenciling Button Making Let your creativity out to play! Create social justice inspired stencils Design a button to express the importance of a social justice and transfer your designs onto patches or your own transfer surface issue close to your heart. Supplies will be provided throughout (t-shirt, bag, etc.). Pre-made stencils are also on hand, so donʼt be

10:45am-11:45am & 3:30pm-5:00pm the day. shy! Practical Activism 2009 Map of Workshop Locations

Community Room

Social Sciences 1 SS I Rm. 110

MEADOW

Social Sciences 2 SS II Rm. 71 LAWN

SS II Rm. 75

Multipurpose Room (MPR)

Rec Lounge Namaste Lounge

Cafe Revolucion

Visit us online at: http://activism.ucsc.edu WITHOUT THE HELP OF SO MANY DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE, THANK YOU: BEEN POSSIBLE, THANK YOU: WITHOUT THE HELP OF SO MANY DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE AND GROUPS, Helen Shapiro, Provost Kimberly College Provost Lau, College Nine and Ten Oakes Senate, College Ten College Nine Senate, ce student staff, Barrios Dining Hall staff, the Coco offi College Nine and Ten Crew, Tech The College Nine and Ten David Watson Claire Rubach, c Cookie Company, CAN Pacifi The Bagelry, Cookies, TAPS, Unidos, Coffee, Deli, Kerriʼs Costco, Erikʼs Jane Hartman, Don Rothman, Jarrod Rice, Krystinne Sport,and The Literary Joyce Helfrich, Jenny Guillotine, Deana Slater, Mica, as our wonderful Sosan Madanat, Susan Getlein, as well presenters, performers, Kirksey, artists,Lety Maldanado, Robin tabling organizations, and volunteers, and all of the Practical Activism planners from years past. A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 2009 PRACTICAL PLANNING Christine Jasmine Brown, ACTIVISM Caneda, Jonathan Canlobo, TEAM: Jazper Abellera, Baxter, Samantha Aguirre, Wendy Christie Leong, Jessica Lindsay Knisely, Carolina Godoy, Doblick, Jahnai Eldridge, Juliana Findlay, Carmen Chan, Marisa Cruz, Rachel Ogata, Morrison, Rachel Tara Sara Mokhtari-Fox, Liu, Jaime Masada, Moses Massenburg, Ariel Mellinger, Lindquist, Dennis (Han-Yuan) Tiffany Ian Steinman, Emma Pittarides, Erin Ramsden, Onu, Arlene Park, Milica Petranovic, Jason Perez, Tran, Chika Sun, Yvette [and our spring alumni members Lee]. Eunice Oh and Pauline Joanne Yee Wren, Jyesha

Community Agroegology Network 350.org is an international campaign to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis. 350 Community Agroecology Network (CAN) (parts per million) has been identifi ed by scientists as has partnered with Practical Activism the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere. To tackle all seven years of our history. CAN is climate change we need to act in unison--this December, an international network committed to world leaders will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark to sustaining livelihoods and environments craft a new global treaty on cutting emissions. The problem is, the treaty currently through action education, participatory on the table doesnʼt meet the severity of the climate crisis—it doesnʼt pass the 350 research, and alternative trade. test. To unite the public, media, and our political leaders behind the 350 goal, a canunite.org planetary day of action has been planned for October 24, 2009.