Strike Debt Radio, Show #5, airs this Wed. April 2, on KPFA’s “Morning Mix”, 8-9:00AM. “What is Money?” We explore how money is created, some common misconceptions about money, and we interview public banking advocate Ellen Brown, author of “The Web of Debt” and Green Party candidate for CA State Treasurer. Listen live tomorrow (Wed) starting at 8:00AM: 94.1 FM or https://www.kpfa.org/streams/kpfa_24k.m3u Listen later: https://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/66140 55317
Monday, May 20, 6:30PM Public School, 2141 Broadway, Oakland This reading group will discuss some theories of debt. We will read recent texts that treat the creditor/debtor relationship as vital to social systems. The concept of Debt will be explored in historical, ethical, economic, and political contexts, including how it effects people today. The reading group will include selections from: David Graeber’s Debt: The First 5,000 Years, Maurizio Lazzarato’s The Makings of the Indebted Man, Christian Marazzi’s The Violence of Financial Capitalism; the works of some economists such as Michael … Continued
During the early hours of October 25, 2011, hundreds of violent police officers stormed into Occupy Oakland’s home base at Oscar Grant Plaza, near city hall, to evict protesters & to remove their belongings. 96 of our comrades were arrested after the cops used tear gas, flash-bang grenades and less-than-lethal munitions to subdue the crowd. Occupy Oakland’s spirit was not damaged, we were emboldened and radicalized as thousands returned that afternoon to stand up and fight back. Unforgettably, so did the p…olice. The battle for the plaza went on into … Continued