Leeds UCU teach-out programme 2018

All events take place in the Quaker Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9DX, unless the event is shaded, in which case see notes for venue details. The Meeting House offers disabled access.

Details may change, so do refer back to this page as the strikes proceed!

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This walking tour will feature guided visits to several artist-led community projects and spaces around Leeds. Involves some walking between venues; tour will last approx. 2 hours in total. Meet at 1pm at SERF, 23-25 Wharf Street, LS2 7EQ. To book a place email: r.h.knifton@leeds.ac.uk

fh13jdw@leeds.ac.uk; r.h.knifton@leeds.ac.uk

How unionisation and worker solidarity can help fight the monetization and privatisation of Education.

a.j.stafford@leeds.ac.uk; rhudsonmiles@gmail.com

Outdoor event. All sorts of fascinating facts and some exercise, too. Meet at the foyer of the Quaker Meeting House. Could be muddy and would be unsuitable for wheelchairs.

@.ac (Andy Broadey and Richard Hudson-Miles)

A couple of talks contextualising autonomous HE projects, mainly autonomous art schools. Followed by a discussion to propose an autonomous university in Leeds.

A screening of the film Pride (2014) on solidarity between lesbian and gay organisation and striking miners, marking LGBT History Month.

Finnish for total beginners (MEET AT THE QUAKER MEETING HOUSE FOYER; we'll probably go to the Eldon. I'll leave a note at the QMH for latecomers!)

Wednesday 28 February (racism activism day)

G.Alberti@leeds.ac.uk; K.Griffith@leeds.ac.uk

A workshop about BDS, divestment campaigns on campus, and freedom of speech related to Palestine.

Part reading group, part mushroom foraging expedition. Meet at the top of Cumberland Road: 28 Cumberland Rd, Leeds LS6 2EF. This tour may cover terrain that is unsuitable for wheelchairs, please contact organisers if you have any requirements.

fh09erm@leeds.ac.uk; l.vrablikova@leeds.ac.uk

An introduction to the landmarks used by forensic anthropologists and what they can and can't tell us.

t.goodall@leeds.ac.uk; V.Blake@leeds.ac.uk

Breaking and Making Traditions: Modernist Poetry. The Library Pub, 229 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 3AP

A reading group, exploring lost modernist masterpiece 'Paris' by Hope Mirrlees (available online here: http://hopemirrlees.com/texts/Paris_Hope_Mirrlees_1920.pdf)

Abrar from the Rotherham 12 campaign

Cf. http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/rotherham-12-pakistani-community-south-yorkshire-police-islamophobia-a8209991.html

Rebecca Starr CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS

A brief talk/presentation making the case for laziness/inactivity as a form of resistance, thinking about theoretical (e.g. Paul Lafargue), artistic (e.g. Pierre Huyghe), and literary (e.g. Oblomov) representations of 'laziness' and the political potential of inactivity. Followed by an open discussion.

Jamie Dowe, Tom Hancocks, Liz Oliver, and others

This could include material about the ways in which (ahem!) communications from employers might be assessed for their ethical credentials, along dimensions such as honesty/deception, manipulativeness / respect, and so forth. But there will be a bunch of other stuff (e.g. why should strikes be a "last resort", as everyone seems to agree they are, on what basis they are legitimate (assuming they are), the ethical obligations of being a beneficiary of industrial action, or membership of a union, obligations of solidarity, etc. etc..).

J.Dow@leeds.ac.uk; E.A.Oliver@lubs.leeds.ac.uk; T.L.Hancocks@leeds.ac.uk

enhgt@leeds.ac.uk; enep@leeds.ac.uk

Participants may wish to bring a notebook but a limited number of homemade notebooks can be provided.

French at Leeds and International Writers at Leeds

French at Leeds and International Writers at Leeds are delighted to welcome the Algerian journalist, writer and visual artist Mustapha Benfodil, who will read from some of his poetry, novels and journalism in English translation. These readings will be followed by a discussion in English and French facilitated by interpreters.

Film Screening of ‘Attraction’ (Russia, 2017) introduced by Nathan Brand (University of Leeds) and followed by discussion.

In the Brunswick, 82 North Street, Mabgate, Leeds, LS2 7PN. Link to the FB event https://www.facebook.com/events/1764992036892938/.

Thursday 8th March (international women's day/gender equality day)

A collaborative session in honour of IWD and drawing attention to racialised + gendered pay gaps

Reading group of protest literature, from Chartist ballads to limericks on placards to feminist poetry.

Reflections on working with young men as a sex educator, and sharing practical strategies for young men to fight rape culture.

T.Scrutton@leeds.ac.uk; S.Hewitt@leeds.ac.uk

Wednesday 14 March (designing a really sustainable city day)

March for USS (leaves Parkinson steps at 12.00): https://www.facebook.com/events/1646962875351184/

Paul Chatterton, Katy Roelich, Stephen Hall

Designing a really sustainable city (proposals for papers/sessions invited: please contact Paul!)

University staff will exploring the big transformations needed across different aspects of city life to make them sustainable in a meaningful and substantial way. From transport and energy to housing and the economy, how can cities be redesigned in ways that shift away from the business as usual model of conventional economic growth, climate breakdown, austerity and rising social inequality; and towards models that ensure prosperity for all, social equality and ecological regeneration? This interactive day long workshop is for students and non students alike from any and all disciplines – both the sciences and social sciences, engineering and medicine. The bigger the range of interests and knowledge the better. (Featuring: Asa Roast, 'Urban Futures: Imaginaries of the Future of the City'.)

P.Chatterton@leeds.ac.uk; K.E.Roelich@leeds.ac.uk; S.Hall@leeds.ac.uk; asa.roast@gmail.com

A film screening and discussion of Okja. Venue and date confirmed as Wharf Chambers, 23-25 Wharf Street, Leeds, LS2 7EQ.

What would it mean for museums to be democratic? (Meet in the Leeds Arena within Leeds City Museum.)

Contributors to both academic and practice debates have often called for museums to be more democratic – but what does that mean? We will explore the various meanings of ‘democratic’: considering the different political nuances opened up in the quest for a democratic museum from simply being open and accessible, to taking an activist position to deploying participatory and collaborative decision-making.

Finding Spaces to Dance: Reimagining the academy through fairytales and philosophical inquiry

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a workshop about BDS, divestment campaigns on campus, and freedom of speech related to Palestine.

ml17a3a@leeds.ac.uk; achale@hotmail.co.uk; ml11ach@leeds.ac.uk; edcg@leeds.ac.uk; Chung.hik2852@gmail.com; bn15dleg@leeds.ac.uk; Dina.gh@live.com; cn13fek@leeds.ac.uk; fionaharris33@hotmail.com; henrydethierry@me.com; leedspsg@googlemail.com; fh16m3s@leeds.ac.uk; ll14od@leeds.ac.uk; ml14ran@leeds.ac.uk; safiyyahy@hotmail.co.uk; dn15sy@leeds.ac.uk; ll13t4a@leeds.ac.uk; ymz1993@hotmail.com; y.fattah@hotmail.com; ll13ya@leeds.ac.uk

maddalena.moretti90@gmail.com

A seminar-style session on the ethics of strikes / ethics of industrial disputes. (Could this also include Liz Oliver?)

This could include material about the ways in which (ahem!) communications from employers might be assessed for their ethical credentials, along dimensions such as honesty/deception, manipulativeness / respect, and so forth. But there will be a bunch of other stuff (e.g. why should strikes be a "last resort", as everyone seems to agree they are, on what basis they are legitimate (assuming they are), the ethical obligations of being a beneficiary of industrial action, or membership of a union, obligations of solidarity, etc. etc..).

J.Dow@leeds.ac.uk; E.A.Oliver@lubs.leeds.ac.uk