Saturday, July 13, 1–4PM PST
Simulcast on Zoom and in-person at FCCW:
1800 S Brand Blvd, Suite 111, Glendale, CA 91204
More info on finding our space here
Zoom link sent 24 hours prior
Cost: $10-20; no one turned away for lack of funds (email us at [email protected] if cost is prohibitive) — offerings contribute to our community fund which supports future gatherings and collaborations with critical partners
Inqlab, which means “revolution” in Urdu, is a place where we’ll build community by engaging in political education, experiential anti-colonial activities, and experiment with revolutionary tools for change. Each monthly session will expose central organizing principles of settler colonial nation building across critical geopolitical territories, and will invite us to unravel the knots of our collective oppression, foster new modes for connection, and strategize the means for constructing a world beyond the current occupation.
The first catalyst event for the series is on Saturday, July 13, and will introduce the makings of settler colonialism within Turtle Island, now labeled United States, and Palestine, as well as legacies of resistance. The following Inqlab gatherings will explore a specific issue, like settler legal structure, colonial capital, immigration, labor, and mobility rights, among others.
As a community lab, the space will serve to understand systems of oppression while building upon modes for liberation; a creative undoing of sorts. Our political unlearning will incorporate experiential modes of embodiment that range from the whimsical to the astute. We will explore with play, through my Settler Colonialism Bingo game, reconnect with mindfulness techniques of radical listening, and engage in sowing seeds of change through the activities like Political Descendant Family Tree.
Dr. Verma will curate suggested readings for each session, which are not required for participation, and offer questions for discussion in the comments section of this post.
You can attend this program in-person in LA at FCCW or join our simulcast via Zoom from anywhere! If you can’t make the first event, we encourage you to join us for future sessions.
Resources for Saturday July, 13
There is no expectation or requirement to do readings for these gatherings, but if you want to learn more, we’re sharing 5 readings in this folder: two excerpts from Settler Colonialism by Sai Englert, two excerpts from An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, and one from The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi.
About The Facilitator
Dr. SaunJuhi Verma is a Fulbright immigration scholar, former professor, published author, and a researcher-activist with fifteen years of experience working on race and immigrant rights issues within a transnational context. Dr. Verma pivoted out of academia to found and serve as Executive Director of Inqlab, a community think tank for critical research on modes of collective liberation. Much of her passion and energy are invested in excavating the surveillance/policing infrastructure and its impact upon migrant labor, displaced communities of color, and the establishment of a settler colonial nation state. Her time is shared between scholarly productions and building community efforts for empowerment through creative expression.