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 […]
