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Subject:

Who Cares? Gatering around the body, caring, activism etc

From:

Adrian Harris <[log in to unmask]>

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Interdisciplinary discussion on human embodiment <[log in to unmask]>

Date:

Tue, 16 May 2006 14:36:27 +0100

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Hi,
previous events have been a lot of fun as well as intellectually 
stimulating.
Adrian
___________________________________________________________

INVITATION TO CONTRIBUTE, INTERVENE AND COLLABORATE:
___________________________________________________________

KnowledgeLab III: WHO CARES?
An open weekend gathering for people concerned about themselves, each 
other and the world we live in.

June 30 - July 2 2006

Institute for Advanced Studies
Lancaster University, North West England.
http://knowledgelab.org.uk/

"It doesn't matter how you feel, that's just the way it is." Whether 
trying to communicate in a difficult relationship, protesting against 
war, dealing with bureaucracy or a difficult boss, we are told again and 
again that our feelings don't matter. "Unhappy?" ask the advertisers. 
"Just go shopping!" Taking care of yourself, in a corporate world, might 
mean trying to get ahead so you have enough money to be able to go on 
holiday and relax or buy things to distract yourself. Or maybe it means 
feeling like you have to fit in and stay out of trouble.

This weekend is for anyone who wants to think about (and experience!) 
caring differently.

Interested? Curious? Want to be kept up to date? Sign up for the mailing 
list at http://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/knowledgelab

Unlike most gatherings or conferences at universities, the KnowledgeLab 
is a series of self-organised events. This doesn't mean that they 
organise themselves(!), but that all participants are encouraged to be 
active organisers. Since the gathering will be defined by those who get 
involved in preparing it, the lists below are merely suggestions.

The plan is to experiment with formats and settings, looking for 
helpful, caring, creative moments. Suggestions so far include having a 
mix of longer and shorter sessions, discussions and other ways of 
relating/creating.

The ideal is to go beyond conventions.

To play and to experiment there will also be themed spaces (kids-space,
chill-out/play room for adults) - suggest something!

We imagine talks, discussions about things like:

* diy women's health, hearing voices network, co-counselling, mad pride,
activist trauma network, alternatives to violence project & other
alternative health movements
* nurturing communities
* direct action as a form of care
* depoliticisation/privatisation of care
* emotional labour
* surviving wage labour (wage slavery?) - workplace resistance &
overcoming the work ethic as care of the self
* anarchism, feminism and the practice of mutual aid/ethic of care
* ecopsychology, shamanism & magic
* the gendered politics of care
* 'consumer therapy' (buying/acquiring things to make ourselves feel 
better)
* the relational, embodied, emotional, fragile self
* becoming medicalised - experiential critiques of the medical model
* grief, death, loss, ageing and the fragility of life
* food, diet, nutrition: disordered eating, agribusiness, slow food 
movement
* making love, not war -- challenging the militarism of everyday life
* unlearning oppression (e.g., racism/sexism/heterosexism/classism/etc)
* gentleness
* sexuality, eroticism and desire
* guilt, privilege and the emotional impacts of inequality
* caring relationships: families, friendships, care workers
* (activist) purity and care of the self
* allowing ourselves difficult emotions (anger, jealousy, fear, sadness)
* alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
* imagining a caring university: challenging academic exploitation, the
capitalist (etc!) politics of knowledge 'production', and alienation
from learning
* spirituality

Additionally, we plan to create spaces for hands-on (or full bodies-on)
workshops, get in touch if you have skills to share:

* assertiveness
* self-defence
* yoga, meditation, dance
* art or movement therapy
* theatrical exercises (e.g., Augusto Boal's 'Games for Actors and 
Non-Actors')
* role-playing
* massage
* outdoor fun & games
* active listening exercises
* any other caring practices/exercises

Participation is limited to a hundred people.

A LIMITED AMOUNT OF FREE (sleeping bags on floors) ACCOMODATION IS 
AVAILABLE
Also,  there are a couple of travel grants available in very special 
circumstances.
If you couldn't afford to attend without subsidised travel, please ask 
about these.

TO REGISTER, CONTACT [log in to unmask] [remove ~~ :) ]

IF YOU WANT TO SUGGEST A WORKSHOP, FACILITATED DISCUSSION, OR OTHER 
INTERVENTION,
SEND YOUR IDEAS (MAX. 1 PAGE)

TO: [log in to unmask] [remove ~~ :) ]

YOUR PROPOSAL SHOULD SHOW THAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS:
  * how long should your session be (1-3 hours)?
  * do you want to limit the number of participants? If so, how many?
  * what are the aims of the session? What do you envision coming out of 
it?
  * how does the session work toward those aims?
  * what experience would you bring to the session?
  * Would your session be exclusive in anyway? (e.g., women only, men 
only, activist focused, academic etc - it's ok if it is! Just let us know)

Costs, incl. (predominantly organic and vegan)

Friday dinner, Saturday lunch and dinner:

Volunteers/unpaid/unwaged: Free
Unfunded students: Donation
Funded students, Lancaster academics: £20 (additional donation welcome!)
Employed: £20  - £65 (Sliding scale)

www.knowledgelab.org.uk
chat: irc.indymedia.org #research - quick link:
http://chat.indymedia.org/?chans=research

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