Community Currency - 08/18/11

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Earth into Property - Unraveling Empire

Guest: Professor Anthony J. Hall

Professor Anthony J. Hall teaches Globalization Studies at the University of Lethbridge. He has authored two books- The American Empire and the Fourth World - The Bowl With One Spoon, Part One, a book that Naomi Klein says could "change the world," which shows that corporate globalization began in the Americas in 1492. More recently, Earth into Property: Colonization, Decolonization, and Capitalism - The Bowl With One Spoon, Part Two was published. [See my book review posted here.] Called "a scholarly tour de force," Earth into Empire is a continuation of Hall's scathing examination of the evolution of geopolitics, globalization, imperialism, colonization, capitalism which has particularly targeted indigenous populations throughout the world. Professor Hall, however, does not hide in an ivory castle, but has been on the frontlines, in solidarity with indigenous struggles in Canada, as well as exploring earlier manifestations of the "War on Terror" and opposing the violent resource grabs and criminality behind the past and current decade's military campaigns.

Through a deeper understanding of history, Professor Hall points the way towards a Fourth world articulated first by George Manuel, in his efforts to unite indigenous people to secure their rights, and working in common cause to protect their lands from the ravages of corporate globalization and national governments. Within this larger framework, Professor Anthony J. Hall writes about 9/11, not as an aberration, but as another ruse, designed to advance an imperial agenda, oblivious to moral or ethical concerns. At this point in time, it is the vast majority of people under attack by a criminal fusion of government, corporate and media power whose legitimacy and power appear to be in irreversible decline.

In addition to teaching about Globalization, Professor Hall has also pioneered with his students new forms of teaching through use of the new communications technologies. His classes, lectures, and invited speakers have been webcasted and can be found edited and posted on various websites.

He will be speaking at the upcoming 9/11 Reclaiming the Truth, Reclaiming Our Future event, the annual 9/11 truth film festival, benefit for the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance.