DESCRIPTION

Great Plains Action Network, Zinn Education Project and local Iowa City Organizers are presenting the Truth and Liberation In Action 13 1/2 Hour Teach-In on Saturday July 25. Attend workshops, panels, demonstrations, performances, etc regarding Mutual Aid, Building Community, Migrant Solidarity, and Authoritarian Resistance.

The Teach-In will be held at the Great Plains Action Society Resilience and Innovation HUB at 810 Maiden Lane in Iowa City, Iowa. There will be a free first foods meal served by Anthony Warrior and numerous activities. All ages welcome. If you are interested in volunteering or wanting to connect please contact dave@greatplainsaction.org.

AGENDA

• 9:30 AM - Grab Some Coffee!!
• 9:45 AM - Introduction:Truth and Liberation Committee
• 10:00 AM - Solidarity in Action via Zoom: Dr. Damita Brown with Heart Light Action
• 11:00 AM - Activating Beyond the Screen: Sarahann Kolder with Film Scene
• 11:30 AM - The Art in Movement Spaces-There's A LOT!: Dave Whiting and Sikowis Nobiss (Nêhiyaw/Saulteaux) with Great Plains Action Society
• 12:00 PM - Accomplices--Not Allies and Uplifters--Not Lateral Oppressors: Jessica Engelking (Anishinaabe) & Sikowis Nobiss (Nêhiyaw/Saulteaux) with Great Plains Action Society
• 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Free First Foods Lunch Catered by Chef's Palate
• 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM - Decolonizing our Diets: Anthony Warrior (Shawnee) with Chef's Palate
• 2:00 PM - History's Connection to Today's Movement Spaces: David McCartney, Emerson Cram, Megz Strowback, Margaret Nienaber, & Ember
• 3:00 PM - Different Paths to Mutual Aid: Hannah Zadeh and Leslie Pyo with IC Community Fridge, Kellan Doolittle with IC Mutual Aid, Yaneli Canales & Amel Ali with Prairielands Freedom Fund
• 4:00 PM - Self-Managed Abortion at Home with Pills: Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz with Safe and Supported
• 5:00 PM - De-escalation, De-arrest, and Non-Violent Action: Ayla and Mimi with Artivists of Iowa
• 5:00 PM - Food Truck Arrives!!
• 6:00 PM - Decolonizing Wellness and Managing Burnout: Ren Stinson
• 7:00 PM - Freedom Schools: Quanda Hood with Iowa City Freedom School
• 8:00 PM - Infiltration in Movement Spaces via Zoom: Alleen Brown, Independent Investigative Journalist
• 9:00 PM - Tech Security: Mesh Networks and Flock Cameras: Luna Anderson, Will Denny & Mike Roberts
• 10:00 PM - What is ReMatriation? Plus a Night Blessing at the Fire: Kevin Abourezk (Sicangu Lakota) with Great Plains Action Society