Open Session: New World in the Shell of the Old

There's an old anarchist slogan that says we want to "build a new world in the shell of the old", but what does that really mean?

In this open session of Radical Sunday School, we want to invite you all to reflect with us a bit on this very question. The old slogan suggests that we can establish positive social change today by building alternative systems and practices within the existing capitalist structures of society, rather than waiting for the revolution to happen.

Yes, sometimes this can mean adopting some of the values and practices from the very system we wish to dismantle. Are there any redeeming qualities worth preserving? If so, how can we keep these elements from the old system without inheriting its flaws? How can we make to avoid becoming the same thing we are trying to destroy?

All this and more! Both new and old faces are welcome!

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The formal education system affects us all. Not only are we forced to attend schools growing up, but academic research shapes our governments, our news, and how we view the world around us. As much as many of us want to believe in the promise of institutional education, the sad fact is that our schools and universities are undemocratic and elitist. They perpetuate inequalities instead of giving people the tools to fight them. This world is fucked.

Here at Radical Sunday School, though, we know that another world is possible. Everyone should be able to direct their own learning, to grow together with their communities, and to live as though they’re already free. There are countless examples of movements already putting these ideas into practice. This collective is trying to follow in their footsteps, organizing to explore new ways of learning based on principles of autonomy, mutual aid, and egalitarianism.

This is not intended to be a course that you would have to follow all the way through. Jump in and out whenever you like. Sessions will be held every Sunday at Joe's Garage.

Doors open at 17.30, we start sharp at 18.00!