“Self-Organisation on Maidan” a special lecture and discussion with Dr. Emily Channell-Justice

An inspiring evening dedicated to understanding the Maidan protests of 2013–2014 through the lens of political activism, self-organization, and left-wing participation.
On the dark background there is a text Decolonising cultures of remembrance in white letters and hybrid workshop in pink letters. Below this title there is additional information on the workshop: 12th of December, 7:30 PM CET - online and offline at Kirchhofstraße 45, 12055 Berlin

Description

when: 12th of December at 7:30 pm (CET)

where: hybrid format, online and offline

  • Online: on ZOOM platform, follow the link https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/67494465504?pwd=J7I8mfnUPe0MYJoiOKVxKuXm0LrI5i.1
  • Offline: Kirchhofstraße 45, 12055 Berlin

with whom: Dr. Emily Channell-Justice

language: English spoken language

What is it about

Dr. Channell-Justice will speak about Maidan and the role of left-wing activists, followed by an open discussion with the audience. Together, we’ll explore the forms of self-organization that took shape during the protests and how the experiences of Maidan — as well as earlier protest cycles — have shaped contemporary leftist activism in Ukraine.

In the discussion that follows, we’ll reflect on a central question: How can progressive movements in Europe understand these events in a historically grounded and politically meaningful way?

On the dark background there is a text Decolonising cultures of remembrance in white letters and hybrid workshop in pink letters. Below this title there is additional information on the workshop: 12th of December, 7:30 PM CET - online and offline at Kirchhofstraße 45, 12055 Berlin
At the top left corner in big white letters there is a name of the facilitator - Dr. Emily Channel-Justice on the dark background. Then the topic of the event: on Self-organisation on Maidan
On the dark background there is a text: About Dr. Emily Channel-Justice and some of her biography details: Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University — is a sociocultural anthropologist whose work focuses on political activism and social movements in Ukraine. She is the author of Without the State: Self-Organization and Political Activism in Ukraine, awarded the 2023 AAUS Book Prize. Her research explores how self-organization emerges when people take responsibility for what needs to be done simply because they have the ability to do it.
There is a colourful bright picture in the background. There is a person standing in front of the building. The person is wearing a blue dress and wears short brown hair. The person is smiling friendly. At the top left corner there is a name of the person typed in white letters: Dr. Emily Channel-Justice
On the dark background there is a text 12th of December, 19:30 online and at Kirchhofstraße 45, 12055 Berlin in white letters. Then goes the title Hybrid event on "self'organisation on Maidan". Lecture and Q&A with Dr. Emily Channel-Justice. At the top right corner there is a logo of the cultures of remembrance project.

Costs

The event is free of charge. If you feel like you want to support the project, feel free to donate, though 🙂 E.g. on Betterplace with a click on the following link: https://www.betterplace.org/de/projects/85789-educat-e-v-politische-bildung-in-ostdeutschland

Facilitators

There is a colourful bright picture in the background. There is a person standing in front of the building. The person is wearing a blue dress and wears short brown hair. The person is smiling friendly.

Dr. Emily Channell-Justice

Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University — is a sociocultural anthropologist whose work focuses on political activism and social movements in Ukraine. She is the author of Without the State: Self-Organization and Political Activism in Ukraine, awarded the 2023 AAUS Book Prize. Her research explores how self-organization emerges when people take responsibility for what needs to be done simply because they have the ability to do it.

Initiators

GNIP

The group is raising money to support Ukrainian people in the fight against Russian imperialism. The name was born from ideas to reflect the purpose of the campaign and the essence of this war.  Thus, two associations: night and imperialism united in “Good Night Imperial Pride,”  referring to the classic anti-fascist slogan “Good Night White Pride,” which is against white supremacists. 

Educat – Educational Collective

Educat e.V. is a collective of education workers from Dresden, Rostock and Berlin, who do diversity- conscious and critical education, work on remembrance and emancipatory and experimental educational formats. Together with a lot of partners and comrades Educat is facilitating Cultures of Remembrance since 2021.

Project partners

The project has been carried and inspired by a huge network of comrades, activists, artists and educators. For the recent episode of “Cultures of Remembrance” together with Educat Collective, there is Art Platforma, Human Constanta, Prismatica and Solidarity Collectives involved as main partners.

Logo of prismatica. the word written in different colors.
Logo Human Constanta - white H with green and orange in it and the rest of the words written in purple.
art platforma logo - art in red, platforma written in black
in pink written letters QUEER, in black letters CAFE - Queer Cafe Logo

Cultures of remembrance