Join your fellow Saint John community members at Haven Music Hall for candid conversations about the social, political and cultural systems that affect us. Society is divided between the few who dominate and the many who are dominated. This division is the product of the core structures that define our society (i.e., systems of oppression such as capitalism, the state, heteropatriarchy, imperialism, settler colonialism, and white supremacy). A team of panelists will explore ideas around these systems of oppression and connect them to basic needs, gender, race, and environmental issues.
The purpose of this panel series is to have meaningful conversations about 1) how these systems of oppression manifest in society and our own lived experiences and 2) ways we can organize ourselves to dismantle these systems of oppression and establish cross-community support.
August 29th - General overview of systems of opppression (e.g., capitalism, settler colonialism, white supremacy, imperialism, the state, heteropatriarchy, etc.)
September 19th - Basic needs (e.g., housing, food insecurity, healthcare, etc.)
October 24th - Gender issues (e.g., women's rights, sexism/heteropatriarchy, 2SLGBTQIA+, etc)
November 21st - Race issues (e.g., discrimination, immigration, Palestine, Indigenous rights, etc.)
December 12th - Environment (e.g., climate change, pollution, extractivism, etc.)
Location: Haven Music Hall - 201 Union Street, Saint John, NB
Time: Doors @ 5:30pm, panel from 6:00pm-7:30pm, open discussion 7:30pm-8:00pm
Registration and attendance is free, we just need to know how many people will attend for capacity and food. There is also an option to submit questions for the panelists at the end of the form, but there will be opportunity at the panel to ask questions in person as well. Questions and participation from the audience is strongly encouraged.
