[OccupyCU] Fwd: Thomas Gokey on the morality of paying off debt Thursday, April 3rd

Fri Apr 4 02:02:10 UTC 2014

Occupy--remember when we talked about Strike Debt and Rolling Jubilee? Well
I recommended they come to campus b/c I was on the Friday Forum committee
and Thomas Gokey is giving a talk tomorrow Friday at 12pm at the YMCA.

*Hey, people!*

You are cordially invited to hear from* Thomas Gokey* of Strike Debt (an
offshoot of Occupy Wall Street) this *Thursday, April 3rd at 7:00
p.m.* in* Latzer
Hall at the University YMCA*. Gokey will discuss the morality of paying
back student loans, a surprisingly affordable alternative to accessing
higher education, and practical steps students can take.

Gokey will be giving an another talk on Friday, April 4th on working
towards a global debt resistance movement if you are unable to make it
Thursday but still want to hear from him.

*A VISIT WITH THOMAS GOKEY*

Artist, educator, and organizer Thomas
Gokey<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pwpf1L9n0avRUJQHe0BAWG80iXOKX9ngEfWmTDTCiO1ETdeo9vXI8-08V5UkSNfh2cklTlGtGhZfLiM0Cr6AzODgpdds-OqAge2Aa7gJdgFZ0nkBfWgJHDBh_axYnRGw8F0I6wHcfnmKcYwx-DD0ZTYJZGL6lhpTwW2WVWRfSLAm0_jDqIQYUQ==&c=C0yz3gtyzD6f_z1AbBvKVI6_MWwU2tfUQ-PiUtT8sFeTaaDxjffSRA==&ch=MmeMUUVavTPCvBk1AvaD0Tu4lzyF_qlKXKLUKEaVQMsQBCiouRvKrQ==>
is
visiting Champaign-Urbana for two days to talk challenge the morality of
paying off debt.

On the Thursday night at the University YMCA, Gokey will give a talk on how
students may organize on campus to resist tuition hikes and debt and
advocate for a surprisingly affordable and practical alternative.

On Friday at noon, he will talk about theRolling
Jubilee,<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pwpf1L9n0avRUJQHe0BAWG80iXOKX9ngEfWmTDTCiO1ETdeo9vXI8-08V5UkSNfhLkbwVQB8T0ULYlXd4YOIKhtGZVxWFtXOltzRRo83Z1s9ACaUWZgw2DcYgZBQ-RDBuoevI5XNSkqEJ1LAZPQlzGM21LSOLwm_71dKPWURTsDEgM62C1Evgw==&c=C0yz3gtyzD6f_z1AbBvKVI6_MWwU2tfUQ-PiUtT8sFeTaaDxjffSRA==&ch=MmeMUUVavTPCvBk1AvaD0Tu4lzyF_qlKXKLUKEaVQMsQBCiouRvKrQ==>
a
project of Strike
Debt<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pwpf1L9n0avRUJQHe0BAWG80iXOKX9ngEfWmTDTCiO1ETdeo9vXI8-08V5UkSNfhz6l5R4f-L-4mIu_oQIpPOFRWm8ANaKJZfpgbeYhwQD95Q1OlIc8Nf6svlue4LQAtF1meMBtdfvCLXZS3uk1LNesNENQcFiHRk3IfUH0Eyxk=&c=C0yz3gtyzD6f_z1AbBvKVI6_MWwU2tfUQ-PiUtT8sFeTaaDxjffSRA==&ch=MmeMUUVavTPCvBk1AvaD0Tu4lzyF_qlKXKLUKEaVQMsQBCiouRvKrQ==>which
purchases and abolishes debt for pennies on the dollar.  He will talk about
what we can do to build the Rolling Jubilee into a global debt resistance
movement; and how we can create new bonds of cooperation to meet our basic
needs.

*"Is It Moral To Pay Back Your Student Loans?"*

Thursday, April 3 at 7PM

Latzer Hall at the University YMCA

1001 S. Wright, Champaign

*"Dreaming Beyond the Rolling Jubilee"*

*Towards a Debt Strike and Global Jubilee"*

Friday, April 4 at 12 Noon

Latzer Hall at the University YMCA

1001 S. Wright, Champaign

[image: What Is The Rolling
Jubilee?]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pwpf1L9n0avRUJQHe0BAWG80iXOKX9ngEfWmTDTCiO1ETdeo9vXI8-08V5UkSNfhYnE8NEbkoRNnbkYywbvQ1uHPnEPsB-GH4LosToYFSlGRfuZd2-NnpxqIwtWVHc58Z_Tav6Xj8o9l40gA6l1Otworf_QyNYnZ4T3Uo6wf1aodFJIeFO51eQ==&c=C0yz3gtyzD6f_z1AbBvKVI6_MWwU2tfUQ-PiUtT8sFeTaaDxjffSRA==&ch=MmeMUUVavTPCvBk1AvaD0Tu4lzyF_qlKXKLUKEaVQMsQBCiouRvKrQ==>
What
Is The Rolling Jubilee?

Thomas Gokey currently lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Before that, he was
an adjunct professor at Syracuse University. Gokey has an MFA from the
School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is currently a PhD candidate at
the EGS in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.

Recent projects include the LibraryFarm, a collective farm on public land
in upstate NY; GutenbAAAAARG, a DIY pirate printing press; and the Rolling
Jubilee, a project of Strike Debt which purchases pennies on the dollar.
Strike Debt is an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street which seeks to build a
global debt resistance movement.

This lecture is a part of the Spring 2014 Friday Forum lecture series,
*Rethinking
Security: Community Approaches to Economic Development.* For more
information on each lecture, visit:
universityymca.org/friday_forum/<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pwpf1L9n0avRUJQHe0BAWG80iXOKX9ngEfWmTDTCiO1ETdeo9vXI80AuNEuyxBLx0_ZjLUmrWswZ5jLMHII_Dv2yAAEN1AglSNfbpDOe--uCmFd04vPCQUM4KUZ7d66HxUej6Cgfcmcq760jhYo5jtRwwYvj7v6AhMNnW4b8VzddrkAZ0tcFDXWhwMCmLYb0&c=C0yz3gtyzD6f_z1AbBvKVI6_MWwU2tfUQ-PiUtT8sFeTaaDxjffSRA==&ch=MmeMUUVavTPCvBk1AvaD0Tu4lzyF_qlKXKLUKEaVQMsQBCiouRvKrQ==>

*Additional Information: The views expressed by the speakers do not
necessarily reflect the views of the University YMCA, co-sponsors, or
the Friday Forum committee. All Friday Forums are free and open to the
public. A sign language interpreter is available with a 72 hour notice
(contact Carol Nunn at carol at universityymca.org
<carol at universityymca.org>). All Friday Forum lectures are rebroadcasted
at 6pm on WEFT 90.1 theMonday following the lecture. Video recorded
lectures can be found at the University YMCA's FridayForum page.
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pwpf1L9n0avRUJQHe0BAWG80iXOKX9ngEfWmTDTCiO1ETdeo9vXI87hmbhSm1CivVsaMe50lgP9rzwaeDzHYfx3CuuOGCw8_D2E-DR6NZoUUzEVAvoGGTkHu7_8RguytjCRHOxtmzxdS6OojcXJq1bVHChYZr8Z7SbGM4ynei3xQU8om6a6BVSD-JPNLaD3X9Q2OA38MAiU=&c=C0yz3gtyzD6f_z1AbBvKVI6_MWwU2tfUQ-PiUtT8sFeTaaDxjffSRA==&ch=MmeMUUVavTPCvBk1AvaD0Tu4lzyF_qlKXKLUKEaVQMsQBCiouRvKrQ==>*

*SPONSORED BY: **University YMCA, Wesley United Methodist Church, Wesley
Foundation at the U of I, Institute of Genomic Biology, Center for Advanced
Study, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Resource Center, Center for
Business and Public Policy, Russ Rybicki, AIF, of Progressive Asset
Management Group, the Socially Responsible Division of Financial West
Group, Member FINRA/SIPC Nancy Dietrich, Graduate Employees Organization,
Dept of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, International Programs and Studies,
Prairie Research Institute, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and
Environmental Sciences, Social Action Committee of the Unitarian
Universalist Church, Asian American Cultural Center, Dept of Urban and
Regional Planning, Chapel of St. John the Divine, Dept of Latina/Latino
Studies, Dept of Sociology, College of Nursing, Dept of French, Dept of
Political Science, C-U Branch of AAUW, Channing Murray Foundation, Urbana
Champaign Friends Meeting, Jobs with Justice andThe Office of Public
Engagement and The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Access at the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and the Department of African
American Studies, First Mennonite Church.*

* --  Amarin YoungSecretary| UIUC National Organization for Women Campus
Affiliate Group *
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