Sat, Nov, 7: 11:30 AM–7:30 PM at 525 Bloor St E
Sun, Nov, 8: 4:30–10 PM at 525 Bloor St E
About this Event
Please note: Tickets are sold separately for each day, so you will need to purchase a ticket for each day you plan to attend
This fall, we’re holding a three-day anti-imperialist symposium, Seeds Beneath the Snow.
Over three days, scholars and experienced organizers will share their knowledge with workers, students, organizers, artists, and community members who want to better understand imperialism, the world we live in, and how we can change it.
Through keynote talks, panel discussions, a film screening, and collective discussion, we’ll learn from history and from struggles happening today. Together, we’ll explore:
• Canadian Class Society and Imperialism
• Imperialism, Multipolarity, and International Struggle
• Race and Imperialism
• Gender, Disability, and Imperialism
• Reform, Revolution, and Imperialism
• Ideology, Political Education, and Imperialism
As Lenin wrote, “Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement.”
We want Seeds Beneath the Snow to be a space to learn together, ask questions, deepen our political understanding, and strengthen our collective resistance.
No academic background or prior knowledge is needed. This symposium is for anyone who wants to better understand imperialism and the struggle against it.
More details, including virtual options for those outside of Toronto coming soon. ✊
Fri. Nov 6th
🕑: 05:15 PM - 05:50 PM
Opening Keynote
Host: Ajamu Baraka
Info: 20-minute keynote + 15-minute audience Q&A
🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Book Launch: Dialectics of Chinese Labor
Host: Immanuel Ness
Info: 55-minute presentation + 30-minute discussion/Q&A
🕑: 07:40 PM - 09:10 PM
Film Screening: Concerning Violence
Sat. Nov7th
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Conversation on Concerning Violence
Host: Göran Hugo Olsson
Info: 10-minute moderated conversation + 15-minute audience Q&A
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:40 PM
Keynote
Host: Sara in Tehran
Info: 20-minute keynote + 15-minute audience Q&A
🕑: 12:40 PM - 02:10 PM
Imperialism, Multipolarity & International Struggle
Host: Vijay Prashad
Info: 20 minutes per speaker + 25-minute discussion/Q&A
🕑: 02:20 PM - 02:45 PM
Recorded Keynote
Host: Georges Abdallah
Info: 20-minute pre-recorded address; no Q&A
🕑: 03:40 PM - 05:10 PM
Canadian Class Society & Imperialism
Host: Yves Engler
Info: 20 minutes per speaker + 25-minute discussion/Q&A
🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Race & Imperialism
Host: Tamanisha J. John
Info: 30 minutes per speaker + 25-minute discussion/Q&A
Sun. Nov 8th
🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:10 PM
Keynote
Host: Torkil Lauesen
Info: 20-minute keynote + 15-minute audience Q&A
🕑: 05:10 PM - 06:30 PM
Reform, Revolution & Imperialism
Host: Radhika Desai
Info: 18 minutes per speaker + 21-minute discussion/Q&A
🕑: 06:45 PM - 08:05 PM
Gender, Disability & Imperialism
Host: Sabine A Fernandes
Info: 18 minutes per speaker + 21-minute discussion/Q&A
🕑: 08:20 PM - 09:45 PM
Ideology, Political Education & Imperialism
Host: Abby Martin
🕑: 09:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Symposium Closing
Host: AWAS
Info: Final remarks followed by The Internationale
Event venue & nearby stays
Fri, Nov, 6: 5–10 PM at 468 Queen St W, Toronto Sat, Nov, 7: 11:30 AM–7:30 PM at 525 Bloor St E Sun, Nov, 8: 4:30–10 PM at 525 Bloor St E, 468 Queen St W, Toronto, Canada
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