Occupied Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver)

Crimethinc Beyond Self Care: The Subversive Potential of Care

7:00pm
- 10:00pm
Saturday April 19 2014

What is self-care? How has this discourse been colonized by values of capitalism? We will duscuss the political dimensions of care, illuminating how it can serve oppressive or revolutionary purposes, exploring the links between health and resistance, and asking what forms of care could subvert the systems of domination

Dinner 7:00pm (With gluten, soy and dairy free options)

Presentation 8:00pm

In activist circles and beyond, it has become commonplace to speak of self-care, taking for granted that the meaning of this expression is self-evident. But “self” and “care” are not static or monolithic; nor is “health.” How has this discourse been colonized by capitalist values? Contributors to the recent zine Self as Other: Reflections on Self-Care will present on the political dimensions of care, illuminating how it can serve oppressive or revolutionary purposes. Taking the self as an object of political struggle, this discussion will ask how health and resistance are linked, and what forms of care might be be able to subvert systems of power.