THEORYPRACTICE
verb
To simultaneously think theory and engage practice; an on-going thinkact.
The Theorypractice Lab cultivates spaces of encounter for co-learners to engage with political education, build collaborative relations, develop analytic tools, and expand organizing skills towards igniting transformative material change within our communities.
Taking lead from the Black radical tradition of praxis that recognizes the indivisibility of thought and struggle (Kelley, 2018), our lab embraces a position of theorypracticing for change, where theory and practice are valued equally and engaged simultaneously to move us toward useful action.
Together, we study theory, practice skills, and build strategy necessary for meaningful organizing, coalitional action, collective healing, and community change, while (re)creating our human and more-than-human interrelationalities in ways that seed the possibilities of large-scale transformations.
In our Lab, we theorypractice collectively towards the liberated worlds we want for us all.
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Are you a student, staff, faculty, or community member who has interest in building relations through political education, group study, community organizing or artistic interventions?
Study
If you're interested in learning more about theorypractice or related academic opportunities at Waterloo, email us at theorypr@uwaterloo.ca.
Collaborate
Are you an individual interested in collaborating to offer skill-shares, art interventions, teach-ins, study groups, or other events with/for our Theorypractice Lab?
Email us to inquire about leading offerings or collaborating.
Does your organization have interest in collaborating to offer events, workshops, or skill-shares with/for our Theorypractice Lab? Are you running events you’d like those on our mailing list to know about and join?
Email us as an organization to inquire about leading/collaborating on offerings; or to seek the possibility of sharing your politically aligned offerings with our mailing list.
Banner artwork by artist Coco Guzman.