LPPS Regular General Meeting - TUESDAY, September 16 - 7:00 PM

Hello,

The London Project for a Participatory Society will be holding our monthly regular general meeting this Tuesday, September 16.

Before our break throughout the summer, we planned to discuss the Alan Sears reading, Infrastructure of Dissent.
We were unable to hold that meeting so we have decided to try it
again.We have decided on this new direction for our meetings for a
number of reasons. We hope this new structure will help guide and
inspire discussion for the first half of the meeting followed by LPPS
updates and light policy related work.

Date: Tuesday, September 16
Location: "The New Art Space" - 757 Dundas east
Time: 7:00pm
Reading: Alan Sears, "Infrastructure of Dissent"
is an enjoyable read, which covers the history of Droulliard st. in
Windsor, when the left was at its strongest. Droulliard st. was a
corridor of radicalism in the 1930's where community and friendship
where synonymous with solidarity and resistance. It should only take a
short amount of time to read it through. If you get a chance,
we strongly recommend you read it before you head to the meeting as it
will make for a fruitful discussion. If you can't make it out to the
meeting, we strongly recommend the reading anyway.

"At its best, the infrastructure of dissent develops capacities for
independent analysis and initiative. An effective activist needs to
understand the immediate circumstances in the light of a broader
perspective, and contribute to suitable forms of mobilization. It takes
important collective work to develop independent thinking and creative
activism. The rich capacities of the Drouillard Road community remind
us of the possibilities and the challenges."

If
you haven't been to a meeting for a while, you may want to check out
some updates on what's going on in the LPPS that has been posted on the
LPPS blog, a new extension of our main web site.

In solidarity,
Jeff

London Project for a Participatory Society
http://radicalblogs.org/lpps