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The Global Casino:How Wall Street Gambles with People and the Planet
We are very happy to present our long-time contributor Ann Pettifor, who has just published a new book with Verso. To mark the release, we invite you to a conversation between Ann Pettifor and the wonderful writer, economist, and researcher Grace Blakeley. Together they will discuss the ideas behind the book, contemporary political economy, and […]
Carnival4David 2026 working group meeting
This is a working group meeting for the preparation of the Carnival4David: Nairobi, London and Saint Vincent. If you want to join us, please, write an email. Here are the notes from the previous meetings.
the Survival Kit Collection
Hi everyone, Happy 2026! We want to bring everyone together who’s been working on or thinking about the Survival Kit Collection. It’s been a busy year, and it feels like time to actually talk to each other and figure out what happens next. The Survival Kit Collection brings together artists, engineers, and activists working on […]
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UNEDUCATION: OPEN ASSEMBLY MILAN, PART II: UNLEARNING
19:00 (CET – Italy, Croatia, Austria time ) A PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH CRITICAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT Please join us on June 30th, 2022 at 7 PM CET for Part II: UNLEARNING, an open dialogue about the UNEDUCATION project, based on sharing and framing of pedagogical practices. This talk will be the second episode of a […]
‘This Is Not an Enlightener’, with Cédric Mong-Hy
The fundamental principles, values, and rights upon which our societies are based were born from dialogues and joint actions between multi-ethnic stakeholders. Graeber relates to them in his essay on Pirates from Madagascar and in The Dawn of Everything. To challenge the idea that the enlightenment of our Western societies came from white-European-men alone, our guest […]
‘There Never Was a West’, Part 1, by David Graeber
Our next reading group will be David Graeber’s text ‘There Never Was a West: Or, Democracy Emerges from the Spaces in Between.’ This week we will start with the first 9 pages (p. 329-337), in which David offers a crushing and original critique of Huntington’s theses. Also, we welcome presentations on any aspect of this […]
FIGHT CLUB: David Graeber Vs Thomas Hobbes / Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Direct from ringside, live and online.
May 29, 17:00 Berlin time, live at HKW Berlin and online Facilitators Jamie Kelsey Fry and Savitri D and the entire Fight Club project team invite you to join a People’s Assembly. The People’s Assembly will open for participation after you’ve watched a live fight between Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Graeber. The Assembly […]
A4kids workshop and public lecture
For: Children from 7 – 16 years old and parents accompanyingWhat: Workshop and lecture ANTHROPOLOGY FOR KIDS IS A SERIES OF BOOKS, WORKSHOPS AND CONVERSATIONS EACH FULL OF PICTURES AND STORIES ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A HUMAN. During her art talk, Nika will explain why A4kids was an important project for her late […]
UNEDUCATION: OPEN ASSEMBLY ZAGHREB
A Project in collaboration with Critical Studies Department Please join us on May 25th, 2022 at 7 PM CET for an open dialogue about The UNEDUCATION project, based on sharing and framing of pedagogical practices, together with Andris Brinkmanis, Nikola Bojić, Ana Dević, Nika Dubrovsky, Ivan Skvrce and Marko Tadic. We will be discussing questions […]
Discussion of Walter Benjamin’s “Critique of Violence”
Walter Benjamin’s “Critique of Violence” is a seminal text that in just a few steps dismantles the very idea that any form of legitimate violence can exist, or that means can be separated from ends so that a just end can make a wrong means just. For that alone, this would be a great text, […]
‘Lifelong Self-Learning and Modern Education,’ with Keith Hart
The lecture will take place on Thursday 28th April at 6pm (London time) and will be entitled ‘Lifelong self-learning and modern education.’ It summarises the philosophy of education that motivates Keith Hart’s new book, Self in the World: Connecting Life’s Extremes. (An hour-long podcast there is interesting. There is a 25% reduction (£18) on the 314-page paperback with […]
Follow-up on the previous Assembly “What is War?”
Dear friends and followers of the Farocki/Graeber project,I am happy to invite you to our 4th Assembly. This time, the main theme of the Assembly will be “War – Labor – Slavery”.When: April 27, 2022 08:00 PM London / 09:00 PM Berlin Preliminary program and materials:Part 1Follow-up on the previous Assembly “What is War?” (10-15 […]
David Graeber Philosophical Series: Whitehead, with Steven Shaviro
The third public lecture of the David Graeber Philosophical series will be about Alfred North Whitehead, and will be presented by Steven Shaviro and is entitled ‘The Art of Life: David Graeber and Alfred North Whitehead.’ The lecture will take place on 21st April at 7pm (London Time). In this talk, I will first give […]