Name: Opposition Denied
Start: 2023-10-02T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-10-02T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Bram & Bluma Appel Salon

Opposition Denied

Toronto Public Library

Ajamu Baraka talks about the role of Black radicals and intellectuals in presenting an alternative vision of world order.

Bram & Bluma Appel Salon

What’s at stake when access to information is restricted to achieve national objectives? How does suspending civil liberties impact social movement organizing? What do citizens lose when they’re unable to voice opposition to their government? As countries across the so-called Global South are working to reshuffle world order, Western governments have unleashed a swift political, economic and cultural backlash towards these opposing states and social movements. Ajamu Baraka, Pan-African human rights activist, geopolitical analyst and national organizer for the Black Alliance for Peace, joins Zubairu Wai, Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Development Studies, in a conversation about the role of Black radical and peace movements in opposing the Western liberal democratic tradition and militarism. What are the implications when governments target critical voices? What is the importance of having an internationalist perspective? And what can we do to challenge censorship against social movements? Join the conversation. Ticket registration for this event is required: Free tickets for this event will be available to book via Eventbrite beginning on September 18 at 9:00am ET.About this event’s guest: <a href="https://www.gp.org/ajamu_baraka" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ajamu Baraka </a><a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/dgds/zubairu-wai" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Z﻿ubairu Wai</a>Read more: <a href="https://blackallianceforpeace.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Black Alliance for Peace</a><a href="https://ipa-aip.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">International Peoples’ Assembly</a><a href="https://www.foreignpolicy.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Canadian Foreign Policy Institute</a><a href="http://www.canadianpeacecongress.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Canadian Peace Congress</a>*﻿**This event is part of our new series exploring <a href="https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/programs-and-classes/featured/at-stake.jsp" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">what’s at stake</a> when intellectual freedom is threatened.***Note: This is an in-person event at <a href="https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/using-the-library/appel-salon/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Bram and Bluma Appel Salon</a>, the premiere event space for Toronto Public Library&#x27;s cultural and heritage programming located on the second floor of the Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge Street).Arrive early, meet people. The talk starts at 7 pm, but doors open at 6 pm. Come early so you can chat with your fellow literature lovers, and make new friends. As with all Appel Salon events, we&#x27;ll have a bar with a selection of beer and wine, as well as sandwiches and snacks, available to purchase (only debit and credit cards accepted).Reminder! We oversell these events to make sure that most people have an opportunity to attend. Tickets are only guaranteed until 15 minutes before the show starts, at which point we will start opening up available spots to the rush line.***Accessibility at Toronto Public Library:We are committed to making our content accessible to as many Torontonians as possible. Please call or email us if you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation to participate in this program. Please let us know as far in advance as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. At least three weeks’ notice is preferred. Phone 416-393-7099 or email accessibleservices@tpl.ca.

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