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<section begin=intro />The Anti-Austerity Discussion Group is a series of discussions about how people locally and around the world are resisting austerity and building strong coalitions to protect access to public services, education, and a basic social safety net. Our goals are to educate ourselves, strengthen our relationships, and develop a shared analysis of austerity and a shared orientation to strategies that work.<section end=intro />

Discussion Questions

To be determined. Initial proposal: European austerity crisis.

Greece
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Ireland
Iceland
France

Upcoming Study Group Event

Facebook Invite Page: Anti-Austerity Study Group
When: Saturday, August 11, 2012
Time: 10:00am
Where: 214 NE Thompson Street (map)
Topic: TBA (Tentatively the "European Austerity Crisis.")

Study Assignments

Euro Crisis

Lots of good material at the following resources:

Reflections on a Revolution
European sovereign-debt crisis (Wikipedia)

Previous Topics

Notes of previous discussions located here: Discussion Group Archive

Discussion Notes

Related Events

References

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 == Related Events ==
-; [http://www.facebook.com/events/414123065295617/418149401559650/ Portland Student Organizing Meeting #2]
-: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 7:00pm
-; WHY ORGANIZE?
-: Student loan debt is a looming disaster that concerns all of us. As a trend that continues to fuel the creation of a generation of indentured servants, the growing debt will follow us as long as we live, or only as long as we let it.
 == References ==