Alt-Activism Initiative at Duke University

Alt-Activism Initiative at Duke University Alt-Activism is a Duke graduate student initiative to foster dialogue within the Duke and Durham community about local social justice issues.

Alt-Activism seeks to expand the notion of academic career "alternatives" beyond the binary of professoriate/private sector. Rather than imagining alt-ac as a form of advanced vocational training, what if we turn our scholarly research and interests towards renewed civic, community and social justice engagement? Alt-Activism will bring a series of local and regional activists to campus in order to

foster dialogue within the Duke and Durham community about social justice issues (especially those pertaining to education, policing, and prisons); promote a commitment to social justice; offer students a venue for learning effective organizing tools and methods; and strengthen relations between Durham and Duke. We will bring four area activists to campus in the 2015/16 year for a series of interactive workshops designed to educate Duke community members about local social justice issues and to give them the tools, skills, and contacts to contribute to these projects in their academic and professional lives. Co-Founders:
Jess Issacharoff
Shannan Lee Hayes
Bennett Carpenter

Support Provided By:
Franklin Humanities Institute/Humanities Futures Initiative, Graduate Program in Literature and Global Cultural Studies, Marxism & Society, AAAS, Duke Service Learning, The Graduate School
Professional Development Grant, and the Career Center

08/30/2016

UPDATE: Let's Get Free! organizers would like to change the event from it being REQUIRED to go to all six days, to it being STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. Message us if you have any questions!

Register to reserve your place today.

08/14/2016

We are very excited to start Sendolo Diaminah's residency this fall!

In addition to adding a wonderful presence to campus, Sendolo will be running a 3-part organizing workshop on the following weekends:

Sept 10th-11th
Oct 1st -2nd
Nov 12th-13th

Save the dates!

This is a free workshop open to the Duke and Durham area community, but space will be limited. Attendance at all three events is required, and registration will be necessary before or at the first event in order to attend the others.

More information about the workshop and registration soon!

04/08/2016

Hey all,

Thanks so much for joining us tonight despite uncooperative weather and a little chaos. Just wanted to repost the events that Zaina mentioned:

1) City workers will be starting weekly pickets this upcoming Monday against the new proposed police headquarters in Durham and demanding a just city budget: http://bit.ly/1MNjv5d
2) Fast food workers are rallying on April 14 for $15 an hour and union rights: http://bit.ly/1RnOQkg
3) We are canvassing East Durham on April 16 to build power and opposition to the new proposed $81 million police headquarters and demand a People's Budget: http://bit.ly/22HXIsj

Tactics & Toolkits panel with Chanelle C.C. Croxton, Zaina Alsous, Jillian Johnson, Sendolo Diaminah, and the DSWS occu...
04/08/2016

Tactics & Toolkits panel with Chanelle C.C. Croxton, Zaina Alsous, Jillian Johnson, Sendolo Diaminah, and the DSWS occupying students skyping in sitting on the laptop

Tactics & Toolkits panel with Chanelle C.C. Croxton, Zaina Alsous, Jillian Johnson, and Sendolo Diaminah.
04/08/2016

Tactics & Toolkits panel with Chanelle C.C. Croxton, Zaina Alsous, Jillian Johnson, and Sendolo Diaminah.

11/03/2015

Hi all, Thanks for coming to our October 21st event and asking such thoughtful questions! We uploaded some pictures and the resource guide from Melissa Norton's talk on Gentrification and the New Geography of Race, Class, and Privilege in the City. Our next event will be Friday, Nov. 20th at 6:30 in the Duke Coffeehouse. Local activists Saralee Stafford and Neal Shirley will be discussing their recent book, "Dixie Be Damned! 300 Years of Insurrection in the American South." Hope to see you all there and please share with all your friends and family in the Durham/Triangle community.

11/03/2015
Pictures from Melissa Norton's October 2 talk, Gentrification and the New Geography of Race, Class, and Privilege in the...
11/03/2015

Pictures from Melissa Norton's October 2 talk, Gentrification and the New Geography of Race, Class, and Privilege in the City

10/21/2015

Our next event is Friday, Nov. 20th at 6:30 in the Duke Coffeehouse. Local activists Saralee Stafford and Neal Shirley will be discussing their recent book, "Dixie Be Damned! 300 Years of Insurrection in the American South."

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