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November 22, 2019 By Analisa Brewer Education

Interested in Learning About Socialism? Here’s a Reading List You Might Find Helpful

You’re interested in learning more about socialism and its history, but you aren’t sure where to begin. There’s just so much information out there, and some of it, particularly where theory is concerned, can initially appear quite complex. Intimidating even. And when you find yourself in spaces with those who appear to have a fair […]

October 18, 2019 By Analisa Brewer Education, Land Recognition

The Maggie Phair Institute Sits on Gabrielino-Tongva Land

“Under the crust of that portion of Earth called the United States of America—”from California . . . to the Gulf Stream waters”—are interred the bones, villages, fields, and sacred objects of American Indians. They cry out for their stories to be heard through their descendants who carry the memories of how the country was […]

September 24, 2019 By Analisa Brewer Education

The Maggie Phair Institute in the Philippines

Last month, I had the tremendous privilege to join my wife on a trip to the Philippines to visit family members living in Cebu City, located in the Central Visayas region of the archipelago. It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say it changed my life. While much has been written about the colonial history of […]

August 18, 2019 By Analisa Brewer Critical of Capitalism, Education

An Economic Bill of Rights for the People

Under a capitalist economic system, profit reigns supreme. The economic well-being of the people necessarily plays second fiddle to profit. Progressive reforms to the system – reforms that will deliver much needed short-term relief and widen the scope of the country’s social safety net – are consistently under attack by capital and are always subject […]

August 13, 2018 By Kielan Hammans Education

Video Conversation with Colin Jenkins of The Hampton Institute

Join Maggie Phair Institute Educator Mimi Soltysik for a Zoom video discussion with Colin Jenkins. Colin is the founder, editor, and Social Economics Department Chair at the Hampton Institute (a working-class think tank). Call-in information will be posted on the day of the event. If you do not have access to a webcam, you can […]

April 5, 2018 By Analisa Brewer Education

Digital Security is Crucial

Equality Labs has provided an anti-doxxing guide that we’d highly recommend organizers and activists review. For information about the guide, please visit https://medium.com/@EqualityLabs/anti-doxing-guide-for-activists-facing-attacks-from-the-alt-right-ec6c290f543c Please be safe, The Maggie Phair Institute

March 16, 2018 By Kielan Hammans Education

Movie Night: “Zapatista”

Join Maggie Phair Institute educator Mimi Soltysik for a viewing of “Zapatista”. We’ll also have a brief discussion following the film. About “Zapatista”: “Jan. 1 1994: The Day the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went in effect. A few minutes after midnight in Southeastern Mexico, several thousand Indian soldiers take over half the state […]