• Oct 13
    Freedom, Now

    Online via Zoom

    This event was presented in collaboration with the Center for the Humanities at UW–Madison. Alberto Toscano is Term Research Associate Professor at the School of Communications at Simon Fraser University and Professor of Critical Theory at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he co-directs the Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought. He is the author of Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea (Verso, 2010; …

  • Sep 14
    State of the World Conference

    Online via Zoom

    This event was presented in collaboration with the Transnational Institute. Our world is in a state of flux and crisis. The pandemic exposed the deep injustice of our economic and social system, but failed to trigger needed change. More than 2 years on, the health crisis continues, compounded by spiraling food and energy prices, escalating …

  • The faces of five people look at the viewer: a woman with chin-length brown hair and rimless eyeglasses; a man with closely worn dark brown hair, mustache and beard in a gray t-shirt and large gold chain; a man with shoulder-length brown hair, mustache, and beard with clear acetate frames; a man with short brown hair and black acetate frames; and a woman in bright blue scrubs, light blue hair net, and white face mask.
    Sep 7
    Working Wisconsin 2022: What’s Motivating Worker Organizing in Wisconsin

    Zoom

    This event was presented in collaboration with COWS. 2022 has been a banner year for workers demanding more of work nationally and in Wisconsin. COWS’ State of Working Wisconsin this year features that work and this panel is a chance to hear directly from the workers who are at the forefront of these efforts. In celebration of …

    The faces of five people look at the viewer: a woman with chin-length brown hair and rimless eyeglasses; a man with closely worn dark brown hair, mustache and beard in a gray t-shirt and large gold chain; a man with shoulder-length brown hair, mustache, and beard with clear acetate frames; a man with short brown hair and black acetate frames; and a woman in bright blue scrubs, light blue hair net, and white face mask.