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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210319T100000
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URL:https://londoncaat.org.uk/events/it-starts-here-digital-conference/
SUMMARY:CAAT It Starts Here Digital Conference
DESCRIPTION:CAAT's It Starts Here Conference returns for another year – t
 his time revamped!\n\nTaking place from Friday 19th March – Sun 21st Mar
 ch\, at the end of Israeli Apartheid Week\, and with the Sunday being the 
 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination\, we’ve d
 esigned an ambitious\, exciting\, and educational interactive programme wh
 ich will bring together much of our work in previous years as we continue 
 to understand the arms trade as inextricably linked to other intersecting 
 issues.\n\nAnd we’re taking things digital (of course!)\n\nThe 2019 edit
 ion of It Starts Here saw us gather in person at Resource For London (now 
 that does feel like a long time ago!) to listen to panels and talks on iss
 ues as diverse and varied as anti-racism\, migrant solidarity\, climate ju
 stice and the arms trade\; economics\, jobs\, ‘just transition’\, nucl
 ear disarmament\, unions\, austerity and the arms trade and we also focuse
 d on the London borough of Newham\, where the DSEI arms fair takes place b
 i-annually. We also curated workshops and trainings in sustainable organis
 ing\, using social media as an activist and of course Know Your Rights Tas
 ters to name just a few.\n\nTwo years later – in a dramatically differen
 t socio-political landscape\, it’s fair to say – you can expect some o
 f the old familiars\, alongside much that nods to CAAT’s commitment to g
 row and change as the world does.\n\nWe are excited to launch with an even
 t on Friday evening which will be an opening panel marking 10 years of the
  Arab uprisings of 2011\, drawing parallels with the Black Lives Matter Ci
 vil Rights Movements of 2013 to the present\, with last year’s peak of a
 ctivity sending powerful reverberations globally. Our speakers (soon to be
  confirmed and announced) will reflect on the nature of repression worldwi
 de and how the West continues to arm it. Other panels taking place across 
 our Saturday programme will include taking a look at Scotland and its rela
 tionship to the arms trade\; exploring how we demilitarise education\; how
  we Rethink Security\; and reflecting on the role of art and creativity in
  our resistance.\n\nAnd as part of our commitment to capacity building and
  working with supporters and activists in a more decentralised way\, on Su
 nday there will be a full day of workshops and trainings\, aiming to upski
 ll our activists to campaign in a digital world\, while also preparing us 
 to resume our in-person work once the world opens up again. Expect worksho
 ps in Citizen Journalism\, Online Facilitation\, Ad-Hacking\, Media traini
 ng and our hugely popular Arms Trade Research 101 as well as\, of course\,
  a Know Your Rights Taster.\n\nThe panel events will be livestreamed\, as 
 well as BSL interpreted\, and there will be lots of breaks between session
 s to help with any zoom fatigue!\n\nAlthough there’s nothing quite like 
 being together in the flesh and the ongoing challenges we all face are sti
 ll a mountain to climb\, we continue to take comfort in the opportunities 
 this new way of working has brought us\, as well as the many ways we’ve 
 been able to engage with supporters across the UK and all over the world t
 hanks to digital.\n\nKeep an eye on the CAAT website for more updates and 
 announcements regarding It Starts Here 2021\, including booking informatio
 n\, speaker announcements and the full programme.\n\nFor now\, pop the dat
 es in your diary and we’ll see you there!\n\nRSVP on Eventbrite here: c
 aatpresentsitstartshere2021.eventbrite.co.uk
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