On Thursday, April 11, from 4:00 – 5:30, Tackling T.I.N.A. will host “Free Money,” a public conversation about Universal Basic Income (UBI). This free public event focuses on how UBI—an unconditional cash payout given to all individuals in a specified region—could help fight poverty,…
On Thursday, February 28, from 4:00 – 5:30, Tackling T.I.N.A. will host a public conversation on the topic of residential segregation in the Lehigh Valley. This free public event focuses on how the region’s housing industry continues to segregate neighborhoods by race in the twenty-first century. It…
On Thursday, September 20, 2018, from 4:00 – 5:30, Tackling T.I.N.A. will host its first public discussion of the semester. This free public event focuses on how personal narratives can reveal and disrupt exploitative housing practices. For this discussion, we will consider the…
On Thursday, October 18, 2018, from 4:00 – 5:30, Tackling T.I.N.A. will host its second public discussion of the semester. This free public event focuses on how poor and working-class families get stuck in long-term cycles of poverty. For this discussion, we will consider…
On Thursday, November 15, 2018, from 4:00 – 5:30, Tackling T.I.N.A. will host its third and final public discussion of the semester. This free public event focuses on alternative financial and housing models, from co-ops and communes to land banks and community land trusts. For…
Tackling T.I.N.A. is excited to announce that The Longings of Women by Marge Piercy is officially our summer reading selection. You can obtain a copy of Longings for as little as $3.00 (including shipping) on Bookfinder. Those who wish to join us for our summer reading…
On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, from 4:00 – 5:30, Tackling T.I.N.A. will host its third and final public discussions of the semester. As part of an ongoing effort to challenge the dominant narrative that “there is no alternative” to capitalism, this free event focuses on…
On Wednesday, March 28, 2018, from 4:00 – 5:30, Tackling T.I.N.A. will host its second of three public discussions of the semester. As part of an ongoing effort to challenge the dominant narrative that “there is no alternative” to capitalism, this free event focuses on…
On Wednesday, February 14 from 4:00 – 5:30, Tackling T.I.N.A. will host its first of three public discussions. As part of an ongoing effort to challenge the dominant narrative that “there is no alternative” to capitalism, this free event focuses on how storytelling can…
Last time, we spent a significant amount of time discussing the importance of talking with people about their lived experiences within capitalism. For instance, we pondered what kinds of narratives the people of Bethlehem might tell about the death of Bethlehem Steel. Thus,…
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