Inqlab #3: Social Exclusion

Saturday, September 28, 1–4PM
On Zoom and in-person in LA
The Loft at LINT (fka NAVEL): 1611 S. Hope St. LA 90015, enter through alleyway in parking lot
Parking: Limited parking in back lot + street parking
Cost: $10-50+; no one turned away for lack of funds (email us at info@fccwla.org if cost is prohibitive) — offerings contribute to our community fund which supports future gatherings and collaborations with critical partners

Inqlab, which means ‘revolution’ in Urdu, is a place where we’ll build community by engaging in political education, experiential anti-colonial activities, and experiment with revolutionary tools for change. Each monthly session will expose central organizing principles of settler colonial nation-building across critical geopolitical territories — inviting us to unravel the knots of our collective oppression, foster new modes for connection, and strategize the means for constructing a world beyond the current occupation.

The September gathering focuses upon social exclusion as one of the three central tenets in the making of settler colonial nations. We will explore the emergence of Eurocentric narratives that justify colonial occupation. In particular, taxonomy of racial hierarchies, practices of eugenics, scientific racism have served to codify social fictions into material realities of white settler supremacy. Our systems of formal education and knowledge production are central to furthering systems of social exclusion.

As a collective, we will unlearn, uproot, and experiment with decolonial forms of knowledge creation. Our Inqlab community lab is a space to understand systems of oppression while building upon modes of liberation; a creative undoing of sorts. Our political unlearning will incorporate experiential modes of embodiment that range from the whimsical to the astute. We will explore with play, through my ‘Eurocentrism Origin Story’ game, ‘Occupation Timeline’ reflection, and engage in sowing seeds of change through ‘Knowledge Maker’ activity.

Lastly, the Inqlab community lab will be followed by an informal gathering to further connections, share laughs, and relax in the new FCCW community space. Join us for the mini after party, stay for the food, music, and the joys of community.

Visit our website to learn more about Inqlab, Dr. Verma and up-coming sessions, as well as readings, resources and online discussions. 

You can attend this program in-person in LA, and future sessions will be available on Zoom. If you can’t make the first event, we encourage you to join us for future sessions.