Slamistas Speak at University of Houston, April 2010

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http://www.thefirecollective.org/Events/the-nature-of-this-flower-is-to-bloom-slam-and-learning-from-a-revolutionary-student-movement.html

How do we build a revolutionary student movement, and what can we learn from previous attempts? Kazembe Balagun and and Lenina Nadal will be speaking on learning from their experiences with the Student Liberation Action Movement (SLAM).  April 8th @ 7:30PM, in the Atlantic Room (in the UC Underground).

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The movement fought against budget cuts, sent solidarity brigades to Palestine and Chiapas, and created a space for the exchange of radical ideas. SLAM mobilized tens of thousands of students and was led mainly by women of all different nationalities. We need a summation that looks at both the positive and negative of this movement as we chart our own uncharted course.

Hosted by the Radical Study Group at the University of Houston.

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