Prof. Heron Simmonds-Price - "Plato's Ideal..." Teach-In @ Occupy Buffalo (2011-01-07): Part 3
Channel: Anzevuil
Date: 2012-01-16

This teach-in held was at Occupy Buffalo's geodesic dome on Saturday, January 7, 2012, from 4 to 6 p.m., just after the General Assembly had commenced in Niagara Square. 

The talk was facilitated by Professor Heron Simmonds-Price, philosophy instructor at Canisius College.  The title was "Plato's Ideal of Justice as Self-Mastery and His Critiques of Oligarchy, Democracy, and Tyranny."

The second half of the teach-in was not well-photographed, due to the complete lack of a light source.  The full audio of that question-and-answer discussion period (Part 4) can be heard and downloaded here:
 
http://soundcloud.com/jeff-oconnell/prof-heron-simmonds-price


Official Statement regarding the Justice Dialogue Series at Occupy Buffalo:

"We, the Occupy Buffalo Movement have come together to resist the injustice of the corporate domination of our political institutions.  Toward the end of changing these institutions so they are more responsive to our needs, we invite citizens of various levels of education (from eminent professors to earnest students) to contribute to and benefit from an on-going public discourse on the broad subject of justice.  We believe that the democratic process that the Occupy Movement has adopted carries great moral authority in its openness to all voices, its orientation towards peaceful relations, and its commitment to a pragmatic consensus.  However, our democratic process stands in need of knowledge and a vision of our common well-being.  This justice dialogue is dedicated to sharing our collective knowledge and developing a shared vision of a better future for all of us."


For more information about Occupy Buffalo and the Justice Dialogue series' upcoming schedule, please visit: 

http://www.occupybuffalo.org/ 
http://www.occupybuffalo.org/2011/12/06/justice-dialogue-series-2 , 
http://www.wnymedia.net/2011/12/justice-dialogue-series/,
https://www.facebook.com/groups/eventsoccupybuffalo/?ref=ts
http://www.youtube.com/topic/c6U_VKGY8wY/occupy-buffalo

Upcoming Justice Dialogue Talks as of January 24, 2012:

Heron Simmonds-Price: "Ripping Up the Racial Contract: On Charles Mills and Critical Race Theory in Philosophy" -- Wednesday, January 25, 2012 (5:30 -- 7 p.m.)

Roxanne Amico: "Ecological Collapse! Time Short, Stakes High" -- Saturday, January 28, 2012 (4:00 -- 5:30 p.m.)

All talks are at Niagara Square.  Go to the Geodesic Dome in the event of inclement weather.

Upcoming Occupy Buffalo Justice Dialogue Series Commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBtTy7dCjwA&context=C34d498aADOEgsToPDskKj1G3AwCjdVS4Kw4zRcgkA