LIBERTARIAN PEDAGOGY AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA:

A DISCUSSION CIRCLE

Sunday, 13 February 2011

1:00 to 5:00 PM

The 519 Community Centre, 519 Church St.

Room 201

WHAT’S ALL THIS THEN?

How can independent media skill-sharing help build libertarian education today?

The Anarchist Free University is organizing a workshop this February to help us find out! The workshop will feature:

• News about building a media cooperative in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya;
• Sharing participants’ experiences in media skill-sharing and popular education;
• Tolstoy and Ferrer’s classic theories of libertarian pedagogy;
• A group discussion on how these theories can be applied to media skill-sharing and popular education today.

WHO’S IT FOR?

• Anyone interested in actively discussing these topics
• Experience in either independent media or popular education is important
• Membership in an existing group is an asset
• You don't have to be an anarchist--but our workshop aims to be a non-hierarchical space that challenges all oppression!
• 20 spots available! Register now by contacting owen@rebelfilmboard.org!

WHY DO IT?

The workshop has its advantages:

• Exchange information with other groups and individuals doing similar work
• Synthesize theory and practice, and maybe come up with some useful new ideas
• Make new friends in other fronts of struggle

DO I HAVE TO PREPARE?

Try to read these articles in advance (and any others related to Tolstoy, Ferrer, or other libertarian pedagogues - don’t let Owen control the knowledge!!):

• The Educational Philosophy of Tolstoy by Adir Cohen (available on JSTOR)
• The Escuela Moderna Movement of Francisco Ferrer: “Por la Verdad y la Justicia” by Geoffrey C. Fiddler (available on JSTOR)

CONTACT

Contact facilitator Owen Sheppard at for location information or any other questions.

Owen can also help you find copies of the articles, or shorter versions if your time is limited.

More documentation

• LCO_AFU_INFO.pdf: A detailed course description, with a rough schedule for the workshop and suggested readings.