Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

We discuss the student protests and the political crisis of the 2024 election. We discuss how these demonstrations compare to the 1968 anti-Vietnam War protests.

We discuss the article "Why We Must Inherit the Third American Revolution," in the second issue of Avant-Garde. We also discuss the moment of national and world transition to a new democracy, peace, and anti-imperialism. Lastly, we discuss the recent Tagore event and its coverage in Chinese and Indian media.

We report on the recent Rabindranath Tagore event that took place in Bangalore celebrating the hundredth anniversary of his trip to China. We also discuss the genocide in Gaza, Iran’s missile attacks on Israel, and the existential crisis of Israel and whether it will continue to exist.

We assess our recent event "America's Revolutionary Future and Martin Luther King's Vision for Peace," as well as the second issue of Avant-Garde and the journal's future. We also discuss the Vatican's statement about human dignity and gender theory, and Judith Butler's response.

We update on our Year of Baldwin event on April 4 and 6 commemorating Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech. We also share about the second issue of Avant Garde.

We discuss preparations for our April 4th and 6th event commemorating Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech, as part of the Year of James Baldwin.

We share updates planning for our April 4th Year of Baldwin event and report back on the “Philly Reads Baldwin” reading groups. We also discuss Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, and Martin Luther King, the father of the new American people. Lastly, we discuss Judith Butler, fourth wave feminism, and James Baldwin.

We discuss our next event of the Year of James Baldwin on April 4. We also discuss how the reading groups are going

We share updates on planning for our April 4th Year of Baldwin event and report back on the “Philly Reads Baldwin” reading groups. We also discuss Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, and Martin Luther King, the father of the new American people. Lastly, we discuss Judith Butler, fourth wave feminism, and James Baldwin.

We discuss preparations for our upcoming April 4th and 6th event commemorating Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech, as part of the Year of James Baldwin.

We discuss the revolutionary historical chronology and James Baldwin’s place in it. We also prepare for framing the reading groups of the Year of James Baldwin.

We assess the inauguration of Year of James Baldwin and the first podcast episode, as well as discuss how we’re preparing for the reading groups. We also discuss the press conference announcing the Abandon Biden movement in Philly and the 2024 election.

We talk about our final preparations for the inauguration of Year of James Baldwin. We also explore our thinking about the reading groups as part of the People of Philadelphia Read James Baldwin.

We discuss the crisis of the U.S. two party system, and whether there is a way to reform the system. Also, we examine the prospects for new radical revolutionary parties. Lastly, we report on where we are in the inaugural event for the Year of James Baldwin as well as the status of Issue II of Avant Garde Journal.

We discuss what’s happening in the 2024 election in light of Trump’s Iowa and New Hampshire victories, and what is happening among young voters, Black people, Hispanics, and the working class. Will Biden be the Democratic candidate in 2024? We also discuss what is the fate of the delusional left, including CPUSA, PSL, DSA, and the liberal left like Bernie Sanders and others. Lastly, we discuss Cor...

We assess the March on Washington for Gaza that happened last Saturday. We also report on where we are for the inauguration of the Year of James Baldwin.

This Saturday, we discuss the ideological history of the modern world and the crisis of American empire.

We discuss 2024: A year of war, economic uncertainty, the most consequential presidential election in U.S. history, and the 100th anniversary of the birth of James Arthur Baldwin. The Saturday Free School wishes you a Happy New Year.

We discuss Patti LaBelle, and we also discuss the political realignment in the U.S.

We discuss two articles, one from the New York Times on the United Methodist Church and the other in the Financial Times on the Unitarian Universalist Church. We discuss the social, civilizational, and political meanings of this. We look at Christianity and its undoing in light of Martin Luther King Jr. and James Baldwin. The articles are here: "The United Methodist Church Comes Apart" -...

We discuss the Saturday Free School on the cusp of the Year of James Baldwin and in the throes of the deepening political crisis in the U.S. We also discuss Robert Kagan’s recent article in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...

We discuss Martin Luther King's speech called “A New Sense of Direction:" https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/media... . Finally, we receive an update on planning for the Year of Baldwin.

This week we discuss what a new and emerging peace movement means for the possibilities of new democracy emerging, including the United States.

We report back an assessment of our symposium on Henry Winston. We report on continuing genocide against Gaza and protests. Lastly, we report on the 2024 election, the Democratic Party, and the Philadelphia election.

We report back on the progress being made for the journal being released during next week's symposium, Avant-Garde. We also discuss the Henry Winston Symposium, which will take place on November 11th doors opening at 9AM and November 12th doors opening at 12PM.