suburban jungle writes "This weekend Long Islanders will converge for two days of alternative culture and ideas: the purpose of which is to construction visions and plans for a fundamentally new long island and new world. Information follows.

Freespace Convergence:
a two day convergence of alternative culture & ideas

Friday August 30th & Sunday Sept. 1st
Toward A New Long Island - Labor Day Weekend 2002!

Day 1:
8pm, Ethical Humanist Building in Garden City, $3 donation for the film

Modern Times Collective Meeting: to plan for the peoples strike, actions against the IMF/World Bank in late Sept.

Film: DIY or Die
HOW TO SURVIVE AS AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST
A FILM BY, FOR AND ABOUT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS. This film is a
celebration of the underdog! FEATURING interviews with: Lydia Lunch,
Ian MacKaye, j mascis, Jim Rose, J.G.Thirlwell, Mike Watt, Ron Asheton (Stooges), Dave Brockie (Gwar) and more.
Other short films to be shown!

Day 2:
Ethical Humanist Building, Garden City - $5 to $10

All day: DIY Flea Market & Art Show!
Bring toiletries (tooth paste, tooth brushes, shaving equip, toilet paper, etc) for Food Not Bombsä
HEY ARTISTS: Contact: Kristyn to display your work, kleach3808@aol.com Noon: Potluck Lunch: bring veggie food to share

Workshops:
At these panel discussions L.I. artists, activists & YOU - will begin to construct visions and plans for a new Long Island and a new world!

1pm: Creating A Nonviolent Society: locally & globally
- Beyond Work & Starvation: food systems, community supported agriculture & workers¹/consumers¹ cooperatives

2pm: We Don¹t Need NO Education, We Don¹t Need NO Thought Control: forming alternative educational & media institutions
- The Many-Headed Hydra: forging viable social movements

3pm: Destroying The Cages: race & gender in a free society
- Doing-It-Yourself: creating a truly independent & alternative culture

4pm: Toward A New Politics

6pm: Potluck: Dinner - yeah, bring veggie food

8pm: PANIC: DANCE PARTY!

FRIDAY & SUNDAY PHONE #: 516.741.4360

Over Labor Day Weekend 2002 Long Island artists & activists will be converging for two days of alternative culture & ideas. Cutting-edge work from local artists will be displayed, the DIY flea market will return, an independent film will be shown, round-table discussions will take place, ¹the kids¹ will be found gyrating at the PANIC: Dance Party, vegan & vegetarian food will be shared, relationships will be formed, and the movement to create the Islands first social center, the Freespace, will take another important step. This is a convergence to begin to discuss the world we want and to begin moving toward it!

DIRECTIONS:
by LIRR: take the LIRR to Mineola, walk 1 block south from the station and make a right on old country rd. continuing going west until you see a water tower on your left and the ethical building immediately after.
By CAR: take NS/LIE to meadowbrook pkwy south, SS to MB Pkwy north, exit meadowbrook at old country rd going westä go past the mall, past the court houses, you will see a water tower on your left and the ethical building immediately after, if you go to far old country rd ends about 2 min after ethical!

Long Island Free Space, inc.
Hotline: 516.616.3151
Email: freespace@longislandrevolt.org
Website: http://www.longislandrevolt.org/

A concert venue; art, activist, and community resource center; cooperative bookshop; free school; radical lending library; independent media center & moreä coming early 2003!"