"Organised abandonment is a phrase which Ruth Wilson Gillmore uses to describe the predominant technology of structural violence in an era where millions, if not billions have been made redundant and surplus to the requirements of capital. Organised abandonment, Gilmore contends, needs to deploy organised violence — to absorb some of the surplus populations in order to contain the rest. Capital needs an otherwise unemployed prison guard to keep the prisoner in a cage. One can of course, also see the various regimes of violence which are used to contain hungry, and dispossessed passions — to protect, using her words, capitalism from capitalism. But is organised abandonment sustainable?

Mohammed Elnaiem, director of the Decolonial Centre, will argue that in fact, genocide happens when organised abandonment is no longer possible. This will be a talk that explores case studies in Palestine, the DRC, and Haiti."

19 Jun 2024, 14:30 - 16:00 UK

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“Join us on the evening of June 20th at 4PM PST / 7PM EST for a poetry reading in solidarity with the people of Sudan. To learn more about the war and crisis in Sudan, visit Nas Al Sudan, a platform dedicated to empowering the Sudanese community through action and resources. […]
Registration for the virtual reading requires a donation to either the Sudan Solidarity Collective or the Darfur Women Action Group. The collectives are Sudanese-led and provide direct fund transfers on-the-ground in Sudan. You can find out more about them via their respective webpages.
Donations are sliding scale: $5-15+ More details laid out in the form questions below. May this poetry reading not only provide a means to donate and support Sudan monetarily, but also remind us of our duty to resist normalization of global suffering.“

from IG account @/sdn.world:

“We are excited to dive into our next read, “Tears of the Desert,” a powerful memoir of survival in Darfur. This book offers a poignant and moving account of resilience and courage in the face of unimaginable adversity.”

First virtual session - Saturday the 22nd of June
3PM EST / 8PM BST | 12PM PST | 1PM MT
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Journal of Middle East Critique is “offering a free online course titled Ramadan Course on Palestine & Imperialism. This open pedagogical initiative is in support of the Palestinian people and part of the global action where people from all spheres of life dedicate their time and abilities to end the genocide happening in Gaza.”

First session is March 17, Sunday, 13:30, with Ali Kadri, “The Centrality of Imperialism to Palestine”. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/MEC-RamadanCourse-1