North East Mutual Aid Gathering

New York City, May 7-9, 2004

Please contact us as soon as possible if you plan on coming (and thanks to
those who already have!). When you rsvp let us know if you need childcare
or sleeping accommodations. We can’t guaruntee anything to those who don’t
register by May 1, but we sure will try!This is a self-organized gathering that will not work without the active
support of its participants. Check out the list of things to volunteer for
and let us know what you can do.

WHEN:

Fri. May 7th 5 or 6:30pm through 6pm Sun. May 9th

WHERE:

Mostly at:

OfficeOps

57 Thames St. 2nd floor.

Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York

2 blocks south of Morgan "L" Stop

{Between Morgan and Knickerbocker}

COST:

$10-20 donation, to cover the cost of space — no one will be turned away for
lack of funds.

WORK:

This gathering needs everyone's help to be a success. Volunteer for
childcare, food prep and food clean-up, door staffing, show security, and
general cleanup on sunday. Let us know asap.

CONTACT:

Voicemail (206)736-3938

e-mail nycnemagathering@riseup.net

web www.northeastmutualaid.org.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:


Friday. . .

6:30pm-10pm

New School for Social Research (University) Graduate Facility Building
(GF), Swayduck Auditorium, 65 W 5th Avenue btw 13 and 14 Streets,
Manhattan

NYC premier of The Fourth World War with a short presentation from one of
the creators from Big Noise Films, Rick R. 4th World War is an inspiring
collection of reflections from popular struggles all over the globe, from
Palestine and Korea to Iraq, Mexico and the US. Big Noise is made up of
anti-capitalists in the global justice movement.
http://www.bignoisefilms.com/4ww/index.htm

This is also a time for welcoming, socializing, and finding out where you
are sleeping.

We also encourage folks to check this out>> MAY 7-9, 2004 - BUFF TEAMS UP
WITH BLACK LABEL FOR A "RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!" A three day bike fest that
includes films, art, music and performances. Please check back for full
schedule. +++++ http://www.brooklynunderground.org/events.html

Saturday. . . .

OfficeOps

57 Thames St. 2nd floor.

Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York

2 blocks south of Morgan "L" Stop

{Between Morgan and Knickerbocker}

9-10 Continental breakfast by Food Not Bombs (Yeah! They rock!)

10-11 Creating a Horizontal Space, Presentation and discussion
facilitated by Active Thoughts Project and others. The intention of this
time is to discuss how to create the most inclusive and directly
democratic space; space in which all can fit with our many differences as
well as find harmony; a space in which no one is silenced and all are
heard; a space in which we see and listen to all voices and prioritize
those that are often marginalized.

11-12:30 Experiences in Creating and Sustaining Anti-Authoritarian
Networks in North America: A presentation and discussion on the succeses
and challenges in Peoples’ Global Action, Worcester Global Action, the
Direct Action Network, and more.

We also encourage folks to check out the RO-BOT Games. Meet 12noon at st.
Marks Church {2nd avenue & 10th street} * autonomousspace@excite.com
for more info

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch by Food Not Bombs (Yeah again!)

1:30-7:30 NE Mutual Aid Meeting to Further Articulate, Utilize, Broaden,
and Implement the Network (in the unfortunate event that this meeting runs
into overtime, it can continue on Sunday.

7pm- We encourage folks to attend the
SLIDE PRESENTATION ON CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN ARGENTINA BY
GRACIELA MONTEAGUDO
OF THE ARGENTINA AUTONOMISTA PROJECT at Bluestockings Books, 172 Allen
Street between Stanton and Rivington (1 block south of Houston and 1st
ave). (www.autonomista.org) (www.bluestockings.com/)

8- 1 Return to OfficeOps for. . .

DANCE PARTY AND BENEFIT SHOW!!!

~8pm into the night~

EVERY KIND OF REFRESHMENT!!! ROBOT DANCE AND BATTLE CONTINUE!!!

"SPace Robot Scientists" "Bent out of shape"

"Ricanstruction" "Eastern European folk dance!"

+more bands and your dj’s 80s dance favorites!

This party is being thrown to raise money to open an autonomous space, in
the L.E.S. or Brooklyn. It’s a collaboration between members of the After
the Fall Collective and the nyc-nema set-up crew. Contact
autonomousspace@excite.com for more info.

Sunday. . .

Office Ops again

11-4 Continental Brunch and Passion Group Mini-Gatherings (along the lines
of what SEANet did, i.e. Guerilla workshops along with more preplanned
ones) we're going to have impromptu decentralized passion groups,
workshops, and skillshares. Anyone who has ideas should come prepared and
if there's interest it'll happen. For those who have already volunteered
ideas, this is the time to do your thing.


12-5:30pm Folks should go to Mamas Rising Up!

La Plaza Cultural Garden (9th street
between B & C, Manhattan). In the case of rain, the event will be held at
Campos Plaza Community
Center, 611 E. 13th St, between Aves. B & C.

Mamas Rising Up!, a FREE annual event, will be held for the second year to
reclaim Mothers Day and address the issues that women and mothers,
especially low-income families, face every day. For more information email
mamariseup@yahoo.com or visit http://mama-nyc. org. Mamas Rising Up! is
organized by M*A*M*A, a grassroots collective of mothers and women based
in NYC.

We hear that volunteers are needed for this event too by the way. Lend
them a hand.

7pm – Another Reccommended Free Event!. .

FIELD DAY: GETTING SOCIETY OUT OF SCHOOL WITH ANARCHIST EDUCATOR MATT HERN

Is institutionalizing children for six hours a day, five days a week, ten
months a year for twelve years the best way for them to flourish? If not,
then what are we doing? Matt Hern looks at the historical, philosophical
and pedagogical roots for compulsory state schooling, and begins to
imagine a way out of the schooling mess we find ourselves in.



[*North East Mutual Aid is an informal network of anti-capitalist
anti-authoritarians. Our purpose is to open lines of communication so that
existing groups and individuals throughout the Northeast can better
coordinate support for each other in our local actions and struggles.

May 8 in NYC will be an opportunity for you to share energy, resources,
information, and inspiration with other anti-authoritarians. Together we
will implement, utilize, and broaden the network.]

Some background:

On January 1, 2004, on the 10-year anniversary of the Zapatista Uprising,
an anonymous call went out for a self-organized PGA-style network in North
America. In the Northeast, work and momentum has built from the Strategy
Session in Worcester, MA (December 6, 2003), the NCOR Conference (January
24-25, 2004) and the Gathering for Autonomy in Hartford, CT (February
28-29).