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Colonial Histories: Radha D’Souza on the Ghadar movement
“The important thing to bear in mind is that change could happen and happen suddenly. Revolutions in history have always been unexpected events; they have always come as a surprise.”-Radha D’Souza in conversation with Jonas Staal. Radha D’Souza is a Professor of International Law, Development and Conflict Studies at the University of Westminster, London (UK). She is […]
Colonial Histories: monthly lectures
In Debt: The First 5000 Years, David Graeber wrote that the so-called “debts” of the Global South to the North are, in fact, a reversal of justice — it is the North that owes an unpayable debt to the South. His anthropological project aimed to expose these hidden power relations and to envision humanity based […]
Poetic technologies with Cory Doctorow and Brian Eno
“By poetic technologies I refer to the use of rational and technical means to bring wild fantasies to reality. Poetic technologies, so understood, are as old as civilization.” — David Graeber We are pleased that Cory Doctorow and Brian Eno will join us to discuss poetic technologies on December 8, 2025. Cory Doctorow has worked for a long time at the Electronic […]
Benjamin Paloff on Bakhtin's adventures
After celebrating the 5th Carnival for David, we will revive and expand the Museum of Care’s reading group on Mikhail Bakhtin. This group has always been about exploring Bakhtin’s ideas on dialogue, carnival, and collective imagination — themes that continue to inspire us. We’ll start with a lecture by Benjamin Paloff on the 14th of November 2025 4PM […]
Public talk : Sharing time: the work of art in a possible World -Tim Ingold
“In the world of possibilities, every work begins with an idea in mind, and ends in its realisation. This is work that cuts across. But the creativity of the possible world is like the wind: it carries on through. Its creativity is no less than that of life itself.”-Tim Ingold Tim Ingold redefines art not […]
Debt, Empire, and the Future: Dialogue with Michael Hudson, Steve Keen and Ann Pettifor
On October 17th, 2025 Michael Hudson will be joined by Steve Keen and Ann Pettifor as part of our ongoing dialogues on Debt, Empire and the future. Together, they will discuss: These dialogues continue Graeber’s and Hudson’s shared commitment to exposing injustice and imagining new possibilities for global solidarity and economic transformation.The discussions will be streamed live on the DGI Youtube […]
Imagining a Future City: Visual Assembly in Vienna
The Visual Assemblies are coming to Austria: on Saturday October 4, 10:00 – 12:00, we will imagine, discuss and draw cities of the future. Continuing our Visual Assembly project – which David Graeber and Nika Dubrovsky came up with to try out different tools for being together, for creating a community and decision-making, beyond just […]
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Islands in the Future / Michael Hudson, Ann Pettifor, Yanis Varoufakis
On April 14, the University of West Indies will host the final public event of the DGI April Gathering in St Vincent. Yanis Varoufakis and Michael Hudson will join us for a discussion on debt and its implications for Global South–North relations. Their conversation will be facilitated by Ann Pettifor. Share on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/davidgraeberinst.bsky.social/post/3lmovy4glws2zShare on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/660267483406947Share on X (Twitter): https://x.com/Graeber_social/status/1911376422095958477Share on […]
Islands in the Future / Open-source technology workshops
On April 11, the DGI team will visit the St Vincent and the Grenadines prison to continue building our collaboration on open-source technologies workshops for inmates. We will have presentations from: — Adrian Bowyer, engineer, founder of the RepRap project — a talk on self-replicating 3D printers and the future of 3D printing; — Igor […]
Islands in the Future / Spirulina dinner
The discussion on April 10th during the DGI April Gathering in St Vincent will be followed by a dinner to celebrate the arrival of spirulina superfood on our island. Spirulina is an amazing blue-green algae packed with protein, vitamins, and minerals. It grows in warm freshwater and is easy to cultivate in small, eco-friendly set ups. This superfood isn’t […]
Islands in the Future / Museum of Care & the Survival Kit Collection
We are living through a time of profound change. To advance the legacy of David Graeber, we ask: What could a truly progressive and broadly supported project for the future look like? Alongside these conversations, we will also be working on the grand opening of the Museum of Care in St. Vincent. This is not just […]
Bloomberg, Giuliani, and Property Investors vs. The People of New York: Street Fight
We’re back in public space! Bring your favorite 90s outfit! t’s finally being settled. For too long this battle has been one-sided. Now is the time to determine who will be in charge of the future of New York. Join our critically acclaimed mugging 102 course (beginner friendly) and use it to push back against an […]
Michael Hudson Lecture series / Money, Debt & and how they shape our collective political imagination
On April 4th, Michael Hudson will address questions raised during his previous talk at the David Graeber Institute. This discussion is part of the Michael Hudson Lecture Series, which explores the nature of money and how today’s political landscape drives a profound economic shift. As the long-standing tenets of neo-liberal capitalism crumble, we must ask: What comes next? This event […]
Visual Assemblies and the Units of Care / Brainstorming session
On March 27th we will hold an online gathering for a brainstorming session about the new project — Care Units, or Units of Care, which is meant to be less of a drawing project and more of a large-scale visual public art initiative. We imagine printing a huge map — possibly 10 meters wide — […]
Democracy In Ancient Greece – Mirko Canevaro
We are holding a Zoom meeting to discuss David Graeber’s work with Mirko Canevaro who is the Professor of Greek History at the University of Edinburgh. The meeting will be related to David Graeber’s work: There Never Was A West, with a focus on the myths surrounding Democracy in Ancient Greece. We previously held in […]
Finance Is Just Another Word for Other People’s Debts / Steve Keen
We are holding a Zoom meeting to discuss David Graeber’s work with the economist and professor Steve Keen. The focus will be David Graeber’s work: Finance Is Just Another Word for Other People’s Debts. This piece was originally published in 2014 in which David Graeber wrote about Finance Capitalism and how it evolves around the […]
Reading Group: Mikhail Bakhtin’s book Rabelais. Session 5
This is our long-awaited reading group on David Graeber’s favorite Mikhail Bakhtin’s Rabelais and His World. These meetings are limited in number. The group is meeting 12 times during 2024/25, on the last Thursday of each month. For this fifth session, please read Chapter 2, pages 145 to 170 (pdf in English below). Please follow these […]