Overview

Date

April 8th, 9th and 10th (fri/sat/sun) - 2005

Location

TUC = Tangeman University Center (3rd and 4th floors)
University of Cincinnati - West Campus (main/cincinnati)

Approach

Attempt to reclaim the human connections that make communities strong. Provide a space where people can freely share information and skills while simultaneously having fun and enjoying free food. Appeal to different interests by utilizing a wide variety of events... including workshops, speakers, caucuses, tabling, actions, films, music and art.

Workshops

Hunger and Resistance: Poverty, Debt and Food Economies in the Global South / Reconciliation, Reparations and Repatriation / I-69 NAFTA Superhighway / Socialism is Not the Answer / Medical Abolitionism / Alternative Fuels / Working with the Media / Direct Action / From Stonewall to Gay Marriage: Lesbian & Gay Liberation / Gentrification / Against Civilization: in Theory and Practice / Feral Visions / Legal Matters for Activists / Active Nonviolence / Open Rescue / Mountain Top Removal: Focus on West Virginia / Peace Ecology and Human Unity / Vivisection / Human Rights in Turkey / History of the IWW / How and Why to Start an Infoshop or Community Space / World Bank Bonds Boycott / Conflict Management / Zine Discussion: Never say "Yr" / Animal Rights and Wrongs / Goodbye Green Pastures: The Environmental Impact of Animal Agriculture / Education Beyond School / Serve the People v. Fight the Pigs / Creating New Chants for a New Era / The Global and the Local: Guatemalan or Latino Immigrants in Cincinnati / Making Community Planning for the Community / Changing Systems from the Inside / DIY Women's Health / We All Live in Bhopal: Corporate Racism after the Worst Industrial Disaster in the History of Mankind / Panchayati Raj (Rural Empowerment), Organic farming and Interconnected solutions through the Hundred Block Plan: a People's Movement in India / Introduction to Sweatshops / Self-Motivation and other forms of Motivation for Change / Radical Menstruation and Pad Making / Resisting Military Recruitment / US Intervention in the Middle East / IMF and World Bank / DIY Venues / Permaculture: Farms and Wilderness / Mobilizing Students for a New Enlightenment / Radical Instrument Making for Demos / and space for guerrilla workshops

Group Members: The Wal-Mart Debate / Getting Serious about Youth Liberation / Winning Grassroots Anti-Corporate Campaigns / Art: the Fun Workshop for All! / Understanding your Words and Actions / WTO and Biodiversity / Radical Traveling / Neo-Liberalism / Bike Repair / Eating Radical / FNB: Introduction and Strategies for Success

Additional Items

Speaker

Acclaimed author Derrick Jensen will be speaking on Saturday night (april 9th) in TUC's Great Hall at 6:30pm... the topic will be his perspective on "reclaiming community and environment".

Films

The Lost Film Festival will give inspirational and educational presentations during Dinner on Saturday and Lunch on Sunday.

Performers

David Rovics will be playing Saturday night. Other acts from Cincinnati and beyond include... Dead Flowers / XOXO / Sarah Coleman / Defiance Ohio / Requiem / MC Homeless / The Overman

Caucuses

I-69 NATFA Superhighway / Muslims / Pagans / People of Color / Mountain Top Removal and West Virginia Region / Ohio Region / Crimethinc / and space for additional on Saturday and Sunday

Tablers

Clamor Magazine / Mercy for Animals / Books4Prisoners / Red & Anarchist Action Network / Cincinnati Animal Defense League / Urban Pirates / Terraphile Distro / Old Mole Distro / CrimethInc. Sabatour / Mountain Justice Summer / Cincy ISO / Wildroots / IWW / The Wire / Blackout Distro / Feral Feminine / Rust and Dust Distro / PETA / UC Green Party / SEAC / Anti-HLS Campaign / Alliance for Democracy / Association for India's Development / Friends of Jeff Luers / USAS / Sacred Plague Records / Socialist Equality Party / Blackout Media / The Organization / AFL-CIO Organizing Institute

Free Food

Light breakfast (bagels) and lunch (veg/vegan pizza) will be provided on both Saturday and Sunday. We are calling for a potluck dinner on Saturday and Sunday night in the Great Hall. But feel free to bring something to share any other time during the weekend... to add variety. Additionally, we may not have much if anything to offer in the way of drinks, cups, plates or utensils. Please email any offers or ideas about this to cincyglobal@yahoo.com as soon as possible.

Perspective

When compared to Global 2: A Conference on the World Economy... this upcoming conference will see significant improvements both quantitatively and qualitatively. We can now feature nearly twice as many workshops. Location, attendance, tabling, caucuses, films and actions either have been or will be significantly enhanced as well.