Events Archive

Sean Chabot

September 10, 2019 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Integrated Science Building Room 145, UMass Amherst, USA

Resistance Studies Initiative Fall Speaker Series: 
Distinguished researchers and activists share critical reflections on resistance issues.

Sean Chabot is Professor of Sociology at Eastern Washington University and book review editor of the Journal of Resistance Studies.  His book, Transnational Roots of the Civil Rights Movement (2012), discusses the Gandhian...Read more

September 7, 2019 - 3:00pm

New City Brewery, Easthampton, MA USA

This Bridge Called My Voice is an arts and activism workshop co-taught by powerhouse singer-songwriter and jazz musician Pamela Means and singer-songwriter and multidisciplinary artist/scholar Dr. Diana Alvarez.

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September 7, 2019 - 10:15am to 12:15pm

First Congregational Church, 43 Silver St., Greenfield, MA USA

Performers will include:
Juan Pedraza, a singer-songwriter-guitarist from Malden MA, is a native of Mexico City. He will perform original songs of personal quest, love, hope, and immigration,

Fiery Hope was formerly known as Amandla. They sing for justice, joy, and community, for people from all walks of life....Read more

June 12, 2019 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Forbes Library, Northampton, MA, USA

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (a.k.a. Chavez: Inside the Coup) is a documentary about the April 2002 coup attempt on the democratically elected Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez which briefly deposed him. The documentary says that the coup d'état by an American-backed opposition party was the result of a conspiracy between various old guard...Read more

June 11, 2019 - 7:00pm

Shea Theater, Turners Falls, MA, USA

Four Rivers Charter Public School proudly presents Speak Truth to Power: Voices from Beyond the Dark by Ariel Dorfman. 

Directed by Leah Plath and featuring Four Rivers High School Juniors, this production will bring the struggle for dignity and human rights to the Pioneer Valley. 

Speak Truth to Power:...Read more

June 1, 2019 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

County Courthouse Main Street Northampton, MA USA

The Resistance Center for Peace and Justice Northampton, MA presents:

The Trump Administration is threatening war on Iran. On Sunday, May 19th President Trump tweeted that a fight between our two countries would mark, “the official end of Iran.” These genocidal threats cannot go unchecked. With National Security Adviser John Bolton...Read more

May 28, 2019 - 9:00am to May 29, 2019 - 5:00pm

University of Tours François Rabelais, France

Rebel Streets conference aims to shift the focus from a rather disempowering critical perspective towards urban art to one that stresses its aesthetical and political powers as a part of the urban social resistance. We ask participants to investigate the hypothesis that the aesthetic reconfiguration of the...Read more

May 18, 2019 - 2:00pm to 4:30pm

Holyoke Rows, 25 Jones Ferry Rd, Holyoke, MA 01040

This social justice gathering offers a unique experience in quality conversation.

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May 4, 2019 - 6:30pm

Fine Arts Center, UMass Amherst, USA

Legendary rocker Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame, who has emerged as one of the world’s most prominent advocates for Palestinian human rights, will appear at this event for a panel discussion on the accelerating backlash against pro-Palestinian voices. 
 
The panel, “Not Backing Down: Israel, Free...Read more

April 25, 2019 - 6:00pm

Booklyn, 140 58th St. Bldg. B-7G, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Join the first event in the "Cine Respaldo" film series, centering women and femmes in revolutionary struggle. "After the Revolution" highlights the impact of the Zapatista ...Read more

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