On November 6, 2020, we hosted an online discussion called Toward Liberation: Evolving Beyond 21st Century Capitalism with the following panelists:
- Dr. Angela Davis
- Dr. Pamela D. Palmater
- Erica Ifill
- Harsha Walia
- Moderator – Angela Marie MacDougall
With introductory remarks from Rhiannon Bennett of Hummingbirds Rising Consulting.
You may re-watch the recording on Facebook or on YouTube.
Please have a look at our self-reflection questions below. We are also interested to know what you think of the discussion and would appreciate your time in giving us feedback in this brief survey.
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1. What feelings came up for you during the discussion and why do you think that is?
2. What personal connections have you made from the discussion and how capitalism impacts you? Your community? Your ancestors?
3. What views are you currently exploring about labour? Inherited wealth? Land displacement? Poverty? Racism? Collectivism?
4. What actions are you willing to take to dismantle capitalism?
Here are some of the resources mentioned, as well as publications from panelists if you want to follow their work:
Resources:
- Book: Abolition Democracy: Beyond Empire, Prisons, and Torture by Angela Davis
- Book: Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
- Book: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself: A New Critical Edition by Angela Y. Davis
- Book: The Meaning of Freedom: And Other Difficult Dialogues by Angela Davis
- Book: Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Davis
- Book: Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity by Pamela D. Palmater
- Book: Indigenous Nationhood Empowering Grassroots Citizens by Pamela D. Palmater
- Book: Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity by Pamela D. Palmater
- Book: Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence by Dr. Pamela D. Palmater
- Book: Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism by Harsha Walia (to be released in 2021)
- Multi-media project: Never Home: Legislating Discrimination in Canadian Immigration by Harsha Walia
- Report: Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside by Carol Muree Martin and Harsha Walia
- Blog: Indigenous Nationhood by Dr. Pamela D. Palmater
- Blog: Ending Violence by Angela Marie MacDougall
- Blog: Not in My Colour by Erica Ifill
- Publication: The Hill Times by Erica Ifill
- Article: Whiteness as Property by Cheryl Harris
- Video: Angela Davis and the Soledad Brothers
- Podcast: Warrior Life (Dr. Pamela D. Palmater)
- Podcast: And Still We Rise (Angela Marie MacDougall)
- Podcast: Bad + Bitchy Podcast (Erica Ifill)
Movements:
- Critical Resistance: a national, member-based grassroots organization that works to build a mass movement to dismantle the prison-industrial complex (Angela Davis)
- Sisters Inside: an abolitionist organization based in Queensland, Australia that works in solidarity with women in prison (Angela Davis)
- Noone is Illegal: a migrant justice movement rooted in anti-colonial, anti-capitalist, ecological justice, Indigenous self-determination, anti-occupation & anti-oppressive communities (Harsha Walia)
- Defenders of the Land: a network of Indigenous communities and activists in land struggle across Canada, including Elders and youth, women and men, dedicated to building a fundamental movement for Indigenous rights, was founded at a historic meeting in Winnipeg from November 12-14, 2008 (Harsha Walia)
- Feb 14th Annual Womens Memorial March: “Their Spirits Live Within Us”: Annual Women’s Memorial March for Murdered and Missing Women (Harsha Walia)
- Battered Women’s Support Services: An intersectional feminist voice against violence and oppression, BWSS is a strong, dynamic organization that provides support and advocacy for women who have experienced abuse, as well as community education and training about violence against women. Part of a global feminist anti-violence movement, our long-term goal is the elimination of all violence against women and girls. (Angela Marie MacDougall)
- B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA): the oldest and most active civil liberties and human rights group in Canada. (Harsha Walia)
Social media:
- Angela Davis: Facebook
- Pamela D. Palmater: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
- Erica Ifill: Website | Twitter
- Harsha Walia: Twitter
- Angela Marie MacDougall: Twitter
- Rhiannon Bennett: Website | Twitter | Facebook
We encourage you to watch previously-recorded Feminists Deliver discussions:
- Resistance and Resurgence: Decolonization in a Time of “Reconciliation”
- Resistance and Resurgence: Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Canada
- Resistance and Resurgence: “Unpacking Asian Heritage Month”
- Watch the rest of our videos here.