This ‘Anti-Imperialist Summer School’ will consist of a series of teach-ins, held over the course of 6 weeks in May and June, which will provide a crash course in the shape and functioning of contemporary global imperialism.
The weekly sessions will take place Sundays from 4-6pm and run for approximately 90 minutes. All sessions will be hybrid—when you RSVP, scroll down on the confirmation page to get the Zoom link under “Instructions From Your Host”!
In the fourth session of MDC DSA’s Beyond the Bombs: Anti-Imperialist Summer School teach-in series, we will look at the role of international NGOs and quasi-autonomous US government entities like USAID and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in upholding global imperialism, and American empire in particular. We will examine how these entities promote neoliberalism in the name of humanitarian assistance and ‘international development,’ as well as how these institutions have historically served and continue to serve as fronts for direct and indirect U.S. intervention in the affairs of sovereign nations in the Global South.
NOTE: This event will be recorded and may be shared on MDC DSA’s social media platforms for educational purposes. By participating, you acknowledge that you may be videotaped and livestreamed. If you wish to avoid being recorded, you should take efforts to avoid appearing on camera or speaking.