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What's going on?Workshops

There will be a diverse range of workshops at EduFactory, including everything you need to know abou

the history of student movements, present attempts to remake the university, and (hopefully) th

organising skills required to go beyond them.

Open SpacesOpen Spaces provide room for non-programmed workshops and discussion. If you decide mi

conference that a really important idea needs to be shared with the other EduFactory attendees,

white board will be available at the rego desk to let people know about it. Make sure you keep an eye o

it throughout the conference.

Panels

Despite our commitment to radical educational practice, the EduFactory organisers understand thasome people enjoy servitude. Accordingly, a panel discussion or two will be included in the programm

during which world-renowned experts will kindly deposit a small portion of their superior intelligence

your brain.

Allins-There will be a number of 'all-in' sessions where all EduFactory attendees will be encouraged to tak

part in a large discussion. These sessions are intended to provide opportunities for people with share

experiences of the university to find each other, develop ideas about how to remake education, an

organise to turn them into reality.

Discussions and StrategisingIn addition to the 'all-in' sessions, rooms will also be available throughout the conference to meet u

and organise with new friends - sign up on the Open Spaces white board.

Evening EntertainmentTherell be some fantastic entertainment at EduFactory! Unfortunately, some of the night time even

will involve such a degree of awesomeness that their details are too dangerous to be published befo

the conference. We can, however, assure you that there will be some film screenings after dinner eac

night. See the programme for details.

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WorkshopsLessons from the Quebecois student movement

This session will explore the successes and limitations of the recent student strike in Quebec. A sho

overview of the movement and its strategies will be followed by an open discussion of their relevancto Australian students

Applied non-existence: on the negation of student life

Calls to 'stop the cuts' and 'save our university' have rung out across university campuses this year, b

what is it is that needs saving? To be a student within the modern university is to be coerced, cynic

and (de)graded. This workshop will pose a simple question:

'What would 'student life' be like beyond a university designed to insert us into the workplace?'

The National Union of Students - Do we need it?

If you think effective, coordinated action is necessary to build a university system that serves mo

than the needs of business and government, this discussion is for you. With reference to the existin

National Union of Students (NUS) we will share ideas about the shortcomings of representativ

structures, what a continent-wide, directly democratic student organisation might look like, and how w

can get there.

Radical Education

This participatory workshop explores the concept of radical education, its theoretical and practicrelationship with social movements and asks: what can we draw from popular education and cultur

action in challenging the education system in creative fun ways?

Includes discussion about how EduFactory can be an effective model for radical education.

Parliaments or Consensus? A Discussion of Organising Models

What is wrong with committees, parliaments, voting and representative democracy? What a

collectives, spokescouncils, consenus decision-making and participatory democracy? Are they an

better? A presentation on the strengths and weaknesses of representative and participatory models

organising, followed with an open discussion on the various models.

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End the University!

A truly open discussion based on two Situationist texts:On The Poverty of Student LifeandOur Goa

and Methods in the Strasbourg Scandal.To allow for a structure that has no leader, it is

recommended that you read both before coming to this session. Discussion will be guided b

participants, but could explore the importance of each text for contemporary struggle.

Extracting coal and gas from the university

Whether by pumping out corporate funded research, investing directly in coal and gas companies

building gas plants on campus, universities around Australia provide overwhelming support an

legitimacy to the fossil fuel industries. They are therefore implicated in the devastating social an

environmental consequences of coal and gas extraction. The further integration of universities into th

market points only to an intensification of this relationship.

Come along to discuss what you can do on your campus to join students across Australia who ar

rejecting the extractive university.

Full-time student, part-time worker: sharing student experiences of work

Most students today have to work, putting in dozens of hours a week in insecure, unskilled and ofte

underpaid jobs. Taking inspiration from recent successes by young workers in retail and hospitality

Melbourne, this workshop asks for students to share their experiences in casual work and how t

organise for improved conditions.

No Fees for Degrees!

How the student struggle at the ANU in 1994 went from the the literal heights of an 8 night chancello

occupation to the figurative depths of sectarian electoralism.

Popular education in Australia

How does peer learning impact on adult education in diverse contexts of Australia society and why d

Freire believe peer learning was political action? Peer learning as an example of popular education an

critical pedagogy provides people from all contexts and communities the opportunity to engage wit

adult learning in any topic they choose. So how do people organize themselves as peer learners? Ho

do we organize peer learning in a variety of contexts?

Presented by the Popular Education Network of Australia (PENA)

Militarism, Education and Activism

What is the relationship between the military and the university? What can activists do about th

military industrial complex? Discussion will include a brief history of anti-war activism in the past 2

years and proposals for future actions.

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Reclaiming Information: Free Media v Corporate-State Media

An overview of the 'citizen/free media' v 'corporate-state media' situation and practical solutions f

escaping and subverting corporate-state media to reclaim the flow of information from th

conventional PR machine.

An experiment in emancipation

This talk will explore the development of the Melbourne Free University from its inception to its presestate and from its philosophical grounding to its practice. Beyond this particular example, this talk w

also highlight the possibilities present in all communities for similar projects to arise.

Introduction to Facilitation

Consensus decision making is a great model, but not always easy to implement. Effective facilitatio

can make meetings and decision making inclusive, democratic and efficient. This workshop will provid

many useful tools and processes that can help you become a confident facilitator.

Situationists & 68 - Understanding the uprising of May 1968 in France

An introduction to the famous student triggered uprising against capitalism in France. A run down

events and ideas will be followed by a discussion of the themes, tactics and continuing relevance of th

insurrection.

Stop the Cuts! Stem the bloodflow!

An open discussion about the changes taking place across Australian universities, what we can do t

resist them and, ultimately, move toward an education system that serves the interests of student

staff and everyone else who gets screwed by the current one. Come share your experience

authoritarian management decisions and ideas for cross-campus collaboration.

Films

Red Square Revolt

A screening of the short film 'Red Square Revolt' analysing the development of the recent studen

strike in Quebec, followed by a discussion about its relevance to students in Australia.

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