Freedom Summer 2015 San Juan Campus-Fundación Arana On the 23 and the 30 of July we held our Freedom Summer classes titled: decolonizing the debate on political prisoners. Around ten people gathered to discuss the sociological complexities surrounding the topic and how the media responded to this issue. On the class were some people […]
60 community activists, religious thinkers, and cultural healers met in Detroit for a 3 day gathering held at the Cass Corridor Commons July 17-19. Our central question was “What are the resources that our movement needs?” We organized a three part Peoples Movement Assembly that moved from Resource Mapping to Mapping our Struggles to New […]
Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo Feb 2, 1848 University Sin Fronteras San Antonio Campus Decolonizing the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ruben solis garcia grulla@unsif.com Objectives: ReGenerate the historical memory of the manifest destiny question ReGenerate the war memories and atrocities ReGenerate the knowledge of the TGH Develop an analytical historic cultural new narrative […]
On November 12, 2014 Class 4 of the Atlanta campus Emancipation Autumn Semester was led by Adjunct Faculty Cita Cook and Leslie Etienne. The discussion focussed on the ability of the state to maintain social control in the south through an unjust “plantation” system of education. Starting with an understanding of the historical perspective, the […]
On November 5 Adjunct Faculties Kwame Wilburg and Jovan Julien led a class discussing the elements of neo-fascisism and imperialism in the western hemisphere. The course began with a specific focus on Haiti and the Caribbean in the past 50 years before asking participants how those same forces were at play in their own lives. […]
Adjunct Faculty Jared Story of Concerned Citizens for Justice led a critical analysis of state police forces and militarized violence. Starting with a historical context he led the group into a discussion of the current state of police forces and violence around the world. Students completed the discussion by “Imagining a world without police militarization, […]
Adjunct Faculty Ruben Solis led the first class of the Atlanta Campus 2014 Emancipation Autumn in a deeper analysis of decolonizing power and violence of the state. The course assisted participants in understanding the history and context of the environmental and climate justice movements. Beginning by exploring the definitions of environmental and climate justice the […]
REGISTER NOW Course Questions What is Power in the South/Global South and who holds it? What does power in Atlanta look like at the crossroads of struggle? After understanding the framework of Power, what would you do starting tomorrow, to practice, implement, and maintain the holding of power in your organization, community, and life? This […]
University Sin Fronteras www.unsif.org Minnesota campus (Red Lake) Seminar: Decolonizing Education: Native American Heritage Knowledge Wednesday August 13, 2014 Bemidji State University, American Indian Resource Center…. [*This is a collaboration with the BSU Council of Indian Students] Room # 1:00 – 4:00…with time for conversation til 5:00 pm […]
Since its inception in 2010, University Sin Fronteras (or, Universidad Sin Fronteras), (UNSIF) established an emancipatory process both to education and for leadership development resulting in a Liberatory process. This process is centered in decolonization the oppressive systems and while creating liberatory communities, organizations and leadership in younger people. Our mission is particularly poor and […]
