IWW Survey & Research Committee Presents "Introduction to Research Justice: A Live Broadcast Webinar"

Submitted on Mon, 01/27/2014 - 12:45pm

The Research Justice Collective presents
in collaboration with the Data Center, the Dream Resource Center, and the Industrial Workers of the World Survey & Research Committee

Introduction to Research Justice:
How Does Research Aid Revolution?
A Live Broadcast Webinar

Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Time: 1:00-2:00pm ET / 12:00-1:00pm CT / 10:00-11:00am PT
Live Web Broadcast: www.researchjustice.com

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Speakers:

• Jay Donahue, Data Center
• Imelda Plascencia, Dream Resource Center
• Survey & Research Committee, Industrial Workers of the World

Those in power rule by coercion and consent. We see this in the violence wreaked by states when people are caught in the borders. By bosses when workers rise up. By the police when they stop and frisk Black bodies and, sadly, take Black lives.

We accept this violence because knowledge produced by mainstream institutions tells us this is okay, the normal order of things. White men in lab coats take measurements and proclaim in courtroom documents and academic journals, that this is all in order. Grassroots voices, the experiences of the dispossessed, are not considered. Power over is justified.

Research justice is about subverting this order of things. To challenge the status quo by confronting mainstream knowledge with our own experiences and inquiries. To tear down the walls separating researcher from researched. And, to use community-driven research to unsettle power and transform our worlds. Join us for a live webinar where we introduce the framework of research justice and share two case studies. Jay Donahue will present a new toolkit by the Data Center. Imelda Plascencia will share a research justice project by undocumented youth across California, inquiring about health care and wellness. Last, the IWW Survey & Research Committee will present militant research, where worker-researchers combine campaign research with worker’s inquiry to build one big union.