A Group Reading and Discussion of The Fever by Wallace Shawn. Typically performed as a monologue, we will take turns reading as a group (for those who'd like). The one-person play discusses themes of power, privilege, and poverty, from the perspective of its morally tortured antagonist, torn between their own privilege and desire for societal change. 

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The formal education system affects us all. Not only are we forced to attend schools growing up, but academic research shapes our governments, our news, and how we view the world around us. As much as many of us want to believe in the promise of institutional education, the sad fact is that our schools and universities are undemocratic and elitist. They perpetuate inequalities instead of giving people the tools to fight them. This world is fucked.

Here at Radical Evening School, though, we know that another world is possible. Everyone should be able to direct their own learning, to grow together with their communities, and to live as though they’re already free. There are countless examples of movements already putting these ideas into practice. This collective is trying to follow in their footsteps, organizing to explore new ways of learning based on principles of autonomy, mutual aid, and egalitarianism.

We draw inspiration from the Radical Sunday School hosted in Amsterdam, and from Paulo Freire's book "Pedagogy of the Oppressed"

Doors open at 18:00, we start sharp at 18:30!