CCS Webinar: George Floyd and the Minneapolis Uprising Facilitators: Danford Chibvongodze & Andries Motau Speaker: Marjaan Sirdar Date: Wednesday 9 September 2020 Time: 16:00-17:00 SA Time Topic: The murder of George Floyd sparked a global call for justice, particularly racial justice. In this webinar, activist Marjaan Sirdar engages on the events leading up to George Floyd’s murder, the Minneapolis uprising, fragmentations within movements and new ways of organising such as building power through neighbourhood unions. Speaker Bio: Marjaan is a freelance writer and community organizer in the Bryant neighbourhood of South Minneapolis where George Floyd was killed. He is the host of People Power Podcast. Since 2013 he has organized with neighbours in this community centering the basic principle of listening to Black people who have pioneered the community. He has worked in collaboration with grassroots organizers as well as the Bryant & Central neighbourhood organisations. Marjaan is an abolitionist: ‘In the community where George Floyd was killed, a community I have lived in for the past 13 years, police brutality is just the tip of the iceberg. There has always been a much deeper injustice in this community lying beneath the surface of the recent tragedy caused by the MPD: racial poverty resulting from racial capitalism.’ https://theuptake.org/2020/07/18/column-why-i-am-an-abolitionist/ Join Zoom Meeting https://ukzn.zoom.us/j/92617497095?pwd=Smp6cGFYNy92dlFQd3hwRkJrcDU2UT09 Meeting ID: 926 1749 7095 Passcode: 895907 One tap mobile +13017158592,,92617497095#,,,,,,0#,,895907# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,92617497095#,,,,,,0#,,895907# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 926 1749 7095 Passcode: 895907 Find your local number: https://ukzn.zoom.us/u/apmDYfxJk Join by Skype for Business https://ukzn.zoom.us/skype/92617497095  Back