Ladies and gents, it is my opinion that with the country that I call home, Canada, being at war, and the website that I call good, rabble.ca/babble, being low on funding, there is no better time for free universities. We have seen the ignorance and arrogance in our mass medias, and I know that alot of us are wishing that we had someplace we could go to be with others who also want to take a closer look at what makes this crazy world tick.
Not too long ago, another babbler, Wage Peace, called for a babble "think tank". I think this is a good idea, and one that the Free University of Toronto (or any other potential Free U) could accomodate.
That is essentially what the Free U is and has been for the year and a half it's been in existence: many think tanks - loosely formed, participatory, conversational gatherings of people brought together by a desire to get to the bottom of world issues, or just a desire to share their thoughts and feelings.
Under the topic, "Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec", there is more on the Free University of Toronto, specifically, and a course submission form, which I would encourage anyone who had an interest in teaching or facilitating a class to fill out and send to me, Phil Berger, at [email protected].
("Freeuniversity@hotmail was not taken!? What does that tell you?).
Keep in mind that I am not asking people to volunteer time to teach a *curriculum*, but rather a subject of *their own interest*. There is no set, official curriculum, and none of our instructors are required to hold official credentials, although we ask that they be punctual.
We do the rest: booking rooms in the University of Toronto campus, and informing instructors of room booking changes.
I have had my doubts about asking the Rabblers themselves if they wanted to hold Free U classes, but I can't see any harm in doing so.
And keep rabble up and running with your donations!!
P.B.