{"id":12489,"date":"2014-03-01T23:32:27","date_gmt":"2014-03-02T07:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/?p=12489"},"modified":"2014-03-01T23:52:28","modified_gmt":"2014-03-02T07:52:28","slug":"rouge-forum-dispatch-draft-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/rouge-forum-dispatch-draft-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Rouge Forum Dispatch: Silence the War Drums!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We Say Fight Back!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Capitalism<\/a>above, Sydney, Australia<\/p>\n

<\/strong> “Rebellions can be made by 2 per cent active in a striking force and 98 per cent passively sympathetic.” (T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdon).\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

UC employees to stage 5-day strike in early March \u00a0<\/strong>Union leaders are announcing that more than 21,000 employees at University of California campuses across the state will go on strike for five days at the beginning of March. \u00a0http:\/\/abclocal.go.com\/kgo\/story?section=news\/state&id=9441694<\/p>\n

Miners in the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (AMCU South Africa: Strike) \u00a0<\/strong>Five Weeks of strikes have not diminished the commitment of workers www.bdlive.co.za\/national\/labour\/2014\/02\/21\/amcu-sticks-to-guns-on-pay-rebuffs-platinum-miners-threat<\/a><\/p>\n

National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa breaks from Mandela’s sold out ANC\/SACP\u00a0<\/strong>At the conclusion on 20 December 2013 of a special national congress held in Boksburg, NUMSA withdrew support from the ANC and SACP altogether, and called for an alternative movement of the working class. The union stated that it would not endorse any political party in the 2014 South African general election, but that individual members were free to campaign for the party of their choice, provided they do so in their own time using their own resources. It called for COSATU to break from the Tripartite Alliance and form a united front of left-wing forces similar to the United Democratic Front (UDF) during the struggle against Apartheid.[6] As part of this, it called a conference for 2014 to explore the possibility of establishing a new workers’ socialist party en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Union_of_Metalworkers_of_South_Africa#Rejection_of_ANC_and_SACP<\/a><\/p>\n

\"IVAW<\/a><\/p>\n

IVAW web site is at www.ivaw.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Capitalism: A Ghost Story — An Evening with Arundhati Roy and Siddhartha Deb
\nWednesday, March 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm
\nThe Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street (formerly known as Tishman), Alvin Johnson\/J.M. Kaplan Hall
\n66 West 12th Street, New York <\/strong>\u00a0The School of Writing at The New School and Haymarket Books present a reading and conversation with Siddhartha Deb, and acclaimed novelist and essayist Arundhati Roy on the occasion of the launch of her new book Capitalism: A Ghost Story (Haymarket Books).
\nFrom the poisoned rivers, barren wells, and clear-cut forests, to the hundreds of thousands of farmers who have committed suicide to escape punishing debt, to the hundreds of millions of people who live on less than two dollars a day, there are ghosts nearly everywhere you look in India. India is a nation of 1.2 billion, but the country\u2019s 100 richest people own assets equivalent to one-fourth of India\u2019s gross domestic product. Capitalism: A Ghost Story examines the dark side of democracy in contemporary India, and shows how the demands of globalized capitalism has subjugated billions of people to the highest and most intense forms of racism and exploitation. \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>events.newschool.edu\/event\/capitalism_a_ghost_story_-_an_evening_with_arundhati_roy_and_siddhartha_deb#.Uw-j1JK9KK2<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Roy<\/a><\/p>\n

and elsewhere…..<\/p>\n

Education, Marxism and Society<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

MARXISM AND EDUCATION: RENEWING DIALOGUES (MERD)<\/span><\/b>In association with Anglia Ruskin University Department of Education Research Seminars <\/span><\/b>An afternoon Seminar 4pm-6.30pm <\/span><\/b>Wednesday 21 May 2014 <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Anglia Ruskin University<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Chelmsford Campus<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

CM1 1SQ <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Room: SAWYERS 005<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Deirdre O’Neill<\/span><\/b> (InsideFilm<\/i>.org\/<\/span>) Film, Prisons, Social Class\u00a0 <\/span>and Radical Pedagogy: A Marxist Analysis<\/span><\/i><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ravi Kumar<\/span><\/b> (South Asian University, New Delhi, India; Editor: Radical Notes<\/i>) Marxism and Education An Indian Perspective<\/span><\/i><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Discussants: Gurnam Singh<\/b> (Coventry University), Alpesh Maisuria<\/b> (University of East London) and Dave Hill<\/b> (Anglia Ruskin University)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Hill<\/a>above, Dave Hill<\/p>\n

Chicago School Bosses Threaten Test Boycotters\u00a0<\/strong>With a group of parents and some teachers threatening to boycott a state assessment test students are supposed to be given starting Monday, Chicago Public Schools warned principals that employees could face disciplinary action if they interfere with the testing process.
\n“The Chicago Board of Education will discipline any employee who encourages a student not to take the (Illinois Standards Achievement Test) or who advocates against the ISAT on work time for insubordination and for any disruption of the educational process,” the letter reads.
\nThe letter also states that teachers encouraging students to opt out of the ISAT could see their certification revoked by the state Certification Board. \u00a0http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/education\/ct-chicago-schools-test-20140227,0,3743715.story<\/p>\n

\"boycott1<\/a><\/p>\n

So Long Michigan MEAP \u00a0(written by morons, graded by Standard and Poors) \u00a0<\/strong>Statewide scores from the fall 2013 exams show Michigan students have gained in science and writing since 2012, but results were mixed in math and reading. For instance, eighth graders made significant gains in reading, but scores fell for third-graders.
\nIn math, proficiency rates dropped for grades 3-5, rose for grades 6-7 and were flat for eighth-graders.
\nFor students with disabilities, achievement gaps narrowed in reading compared with the overall population, but increased for African American students in nearly all grades for reading and math when compared with other racial groups.
\nThe state\u2019s students took the MEAP for the last time in October, as Michigan prepares to switch to online assessment in the spring of 2015.
\nFrom The Detroit News: www.detroitnews.com\/article\/20140228\/SCHOOLS\/302280003#ixzz2ugS0Lrsk<\/a><\/p>\n

Kazakh devaluation sparks social action \u00a0Analysts say that recent protests over Kazakhstan’s surprise devaluation of its currency signal a fresh interest in social action among younger people.<\/strong> \u00a0http:\/\/www.atimes.com\/atimes\/Central_Asia\/CEN-01-260214.html<\/p>\n

The Little Red Schoolhouse<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"capitalist<\/a><\/p>\n

Detroit EA Public School Ad: “Teacher wanted for a school in ‘Christian setting”\u00a0<\/strong>The ACLU of Michigan is criticizing the Education Achievement Authority for posting a job seeking teachers to work in a \u201cChristian setting.\u201d
\nIn a letter to authority Chancellor John Covington on Tuesday, Michael Steinberg, the legal director of the ACLU of Michigan, said there is no principle more fundamental to American public education \u201cthan the requirement that schools be welcoming of all students and teachers regardless of religion or racial background.\u201d
\nThe posting was for lead preschool teachers to work at Bethune, Law and Brenda Scott public schools in Detroit.
\n\u201cTeachers are responsible for implementing a developmentally appropriate early childhood education curriculum in a Christian setting,\u201d the job posting said. \u00a0http:\/\/www.freep.com\/article\/20140226\/NEWS06\/302260114\/Education-Achievement-Authority-Bethune-Law-Brenda-Scott-public-schools-Detroit-Christian-job-posting<\/p>\n

Are Women Safe in the Philosophy Department at UColorado Boulder?\u00a0<\/strong>www.colorado.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/attached-files\/APA%20Report%20document.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

New probe launched into academic fraud at UNC-CH \u00a0<\/strong>After two years of probes that couldn\u2019t uncover the cause of a long-running academic scandal at the state\u2019s flagship university, UNC leaders on Friday announced that they are bringing in a high-profile investigator to \u201cfollow the facts where ever they might lead.\u201d
\nUNC system President Tom Ross and UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol L. Folt announced Friday that Kenneth Wainstein, a 19-year veteran of the U.S. Justice Department will begin the \u201cindependent inquiry\u201d of academic irregularities at the campus.
\nThe probe is based on new information that emerged in the criminal investigation of fraud in the African and Afro-American Studies department, where bogus classes disproportionately benefited athletes.
\nRead more here: www.newsobserver.com\/2014\/02\/21\/3643359\/new-probe-launched-into-academic.html#storylink=cpy<\/a><\/p>\n

Quite Sporting! ANN ARBOR — Michigan offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier has signed a three-year contract with the university worth at least $2.57 million over the duration of the deal. \u00a0<\/strong>www.mlive.com\/wolverines\/index.ssf\/2014\/02\/michigan_to_pay_doug_nussmeier.html#incart_river_default<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Coaches<\/a><\/p>\n

Michigan State nearly doubles Mark Dantonio’s salary; assistants get raises, too
\n<\/strong>Dantonio\u2019s new deal adds a year to his current contract \u2014 he\u2019s now signed on for six years \u2014 and raises his base salary from $682,905 to $2 million. He also saw his supplemental income increased to $1 million from $869,000, and had $86,000 added to his contingent annual base, up from $200,000. He also will continue to receive $100,000 from his shoe\/apparel agreement and $50,000 guaranteed performance incentives.
\nA nice new perk, Dantonio also will have access to a private plane for 25 hours for personal use, something basketball coach Tom Izzo also enjoys.
\nAll together, Dantonio\u2019s total compensation package nearly doubles, to $3.64 million from $1.99 million and makes him the fifth-highest paid coach in the Big Ten behind Ohio State\u2019s Urban Meyer, Michigan\u2019s Brady Hoke, Iowa\u2019s Kirk Ferentz and Penn State\u2019s James Franklin.<\/p>\n

Coach School Salary (millions)
\nUrban Meyer OSU $4.608
\nBrady Hoke MICH $4.154
\nJames Franklin PSU $4
\nKirk Ferentz IOWA $3.985
\nMark Dantonio MSU $3.64 \u00a0From The Detroit News: www.detroitnews.com\/article\/20140225\/SPORTS0202\/302250113#ixzz2uPNsdbKR<\/a><\/p>\n

Exploited Adjuncts\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cThe Just-In-Time Professor,\u201d released last month by the Democratic staff of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, describes a growing population of more than one million adjunct and other nontenure-track instructors. \u201cIn 1970, adjuncts made up 20 percent of all higher education faculty,\u201d the report says. \u201cToday, they represent half.\u201d
\nAs a rule, adjuncts have few or no benefits. They are generally paid per course, and paid poorly. (The Coalition on the Academic Workforce estimates that the median pay for a standard three-credit course is $2,700.) Because adjuncts often teach several classes in order to cobble together a living, they have little time for the research necessary to advance their careers. \u00a0http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/17\/opinion\/the-new-college-campus.html?_r=2<\/p>\n

The International Hot War of the Rich on the Poor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“We are readying ourselves to enter a long tunnel full of blood and darkness.” Andre Gide, July 28, 1914.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Obamagogue’s Fight Song\u00a0<\/strong>(Custer’s too)<\/p>\n