The Free University Movement
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This is not socialism! But I wonder if anyone has come across it yet?
The neo-liberal mode of capital accumulation is facing a deep economic and political crisis. An existential ecological crisis also looms large. Deep resentment, cynicism, and hopelessness seem entrenched in large parts of our society. Indeed, perhaps the greatest crisis of all is our current crisis of imagination. We seem unable to envisage alternative structures for our society, our economy, our politics, our planet. And, as we speak, our schools and universities—central institutions through which our boundless imaginations could and should flow—are being sold out and sold off. The primary importance, then, of the free university movement is in its rejection of the status quo, of the fatal economism of our society today; it has the desire and ability not just to imagine alternative realities, but to dare to create them right here, right now.
from here: http://oxfordleftreview.com/olr9-5/
It's a link from an article I just put up on the SOYMB:
OK, one way ot the other they're still within the system – and how soul-destroying that is. I can only believe that anyone whose soul isn't destoyed by it must be brain dead. So, my point? Simply that it's good to see some fight, some resistance. These people would fit well into a free and open socialist style education adventure.
(PS – sorry, don't know how to create links on here, if you want them you'll have to copy and paste)
J Surman wrote:(PS – sorry, don't know how to create links on here, if you want them you'll have to copy and paste)But you did create links ! A bit like the character in one of Moliere's plays who didn't realise he'd been speaking prose all his life.
J Surman wrote:This is not socialism! But I wonder if anyone has come across it yet?The neo-liberal mode of capital accumulation is facing a deep economic and political crisis. An existential ecological crisis also looms large. Deep resentment, cynicism, and hopelessness seem entrenched in large parts of our society. Indeed, perhaps the greatest crisis of all is our current crisis of imagination. We seem unable to envisage alternative structures for our society, our economy, our politics, our planet. And, as we speak, our schools and universities—central institutions through which our boundless imaginations could and should flow—are being sold out and sold off. The primary importance, then, of the free university movement is in its rejection of the status quo, of the fatal economism of our society today; it has the desire and ability not just to imagine alternative realities, but to dare to create them right here, right now.from here: http://oxfordleftreview.com/olr9-5/It's a link from an article I just put up on the SOYMB:http://www.socialismoryourmoneyback.blogspot.com/2013/11/neoliberal-universities-different-world.htmlOK, one way ot the other they're still within the system – and how soul-destroying that is. I can only believe that anyone whose soul isn't destoyed by it must be brain dead. So, my point? Simply that it's good to see some fight, some resistance. These people would fit well into a free and open socialist style education adventure.(PS – sorry, don't know how to create links on here, if you want them you'll have to copy and paste)J SurmanIt is not a bad project. I also studied on an autonomy university. Later on, I will give you my experience
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