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SUMMARY:POSTER EXHIBITION: Art is a Weapon: Revolutionary and Antifascist Posters from Spain 1936-39
DESCRIPTION:Poster exhibition runs April 15 to June 20\, 2026.\nGongfu Bao Restaurant\, 365 Bank Street\nFree entry\nOrganized by the Education for Liberation Collective \nIn 1930s Spain\, artists\, organizers\, unions\, and leftist political parties produced thousands of stunning posters promoting revolutionary social change and opposing fascism. In 1936\, the Spanish Civil War began when fascists organized a coup to overthrow Spain’s democratically-elected leftist Popular Front government\, composed of a coalition of socialists\, anarchists\, communists\, workers’ organizations and social movements. From 1936-38\, thousands of international volunteers\, including at least 1500 Canadians\, went to Spain to join the Popular Front in the fight against fascism. Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy enthusiastically supported the coup\, and the fascists ultimately won\, installing a dictatorship that would last until the late 1970s. \nArt is a Weapon: Revolutionary and Antifascist Posters from Spain 1936-39 presents reproductions of more than 25 striking posters that teach us the history of revolutionary Spain and the Spanish Civil War. But these posters are more than just artefacts of the past. They illuminate a history that extends into the present moment and to struggles we continue to fight today\, from opposing fascism\, fighting for gender liberation\, defending children’s genuine health and well-being\, and defending the dignity and well-being of working people to fighting for environmental sustainability\, for public education and art\, and supporting international solidarity. \nThe exhibition also includes reproductions of artefacts from the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion\, the Canadian contingent of the International Brigades that fought against fascism in Spain.\nCurated by Claire Nicolson-Hurtig (@encrenoire.illustration\, Posters for Palestine 2024 exhibition\, member of Education for Liberation Collective) \nPosters are reproduced from the collections of the Fundacion Pablo Iglesias (Madrid\, Spain)\, the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections of Brandeis University (USA)\, and the Centre de Recursos per Aprenentatge i la Investigació at the University of Barcelona (Spain).
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/poster-exhibition-art-is-a-weapon-revolutionary-and-antifascist-posters-from-spain-1936-39/
LOCATION:Gongfu Bao\, 365 Bank St\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P1Y2\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Education for Liberation Collective":MAILTO:educationforliberation@protonmail.com
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SUMMARY:Social Production of Science Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:How is science knowledge communicated and circulated? How does these norms effect what is considered Science? \nIn this month’s module of the Social Production of Science reading group\, we bring you “The Circulation of Science”. Here we will discuss the scientific journal\, the scientific conference\, and the peer review and granting process as methods of sharing scientific knowledge\, establishing\, and gatekeeping what is considered Science. We will also look to these places as site of intervention. \nOur discussion for Module 4 of the Social Production of Science series will take place on Monday\, April 27th at 8 pm EDT on zoom.\nWe will be discussing three readings:\n• Scientific Autonomy\, Public Accountability\, and the Rise of “Peer Review” in the Cold War United States\, by Melinda Baldwin\n• The Social Construction of Two Biologists’ Proposals by Greg Myers\n• The art of gathering: histories of international scientific conferences by Bigg et al. \nRegister at the link in our bio to get access to the readings and sign up for updates! We will send out emails with the discussion questions and zoom links. \nAll members\, new and old\, are invited to join this online reading group exploring The Social Production of Science curriculum. This reading group continues SftP’s tradition of running a reading group alongside our local organising\, and the goal of this series is to better link our collective education with collective action\, bringing together members to deepen our shared understanding of science\, power\, and liberation. \nDeveloped and maintained by the Science for the People\n– New Haven Chapter\, this curriculum investigates how Marxism\, science\, and capitalism intersect – and how these forces shape both knowledge and the material conditions of our world. Through discussion and reflection\, we’ll consider what it means to reclaim science as a tool for social transformation.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/social-production-of-science-reading-group/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Reading Group
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