On July 4th we will meet at Tempest Library to discuss the recent and ongoing riotous events in Brazil and Turkey. People are encouraged to come with anecdotes or short videos of interest drawn from these struggles.
In addition, we will collectively discuss the threefold distinction French philosopher Alain Badiou has recently proposed for analyzing the international "riots" of the past three years, i.e. the difference between "immediate", "latent", and "historical" riots, as well as the "rebirth of history" Badiou argues they might potentially signify, if linked to a new "Idea of Communism."
A short text by Badiou on Taksim Square and the Turkey insurrection:
http://cengizerdem.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/alain-badiou-on-the-uprising-in-turkey-and-beyond/
A review of Badiou's book, The Rebirth of History, Times of Riots and Uprisings, written by some American anti-State communists in the wake of the Oakland Commune:
http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?id=949&fulltext=1
Finally, chapters 2-6, and 9 [which summarizes his larger argument] of Rebirth of History, or else as much as people feel like reading. A pdf of the book will be temporarily available at this link: http://bit.ly/1cDrBug
