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February 2, 2006 - 5:27pm -- autonomedia
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Benefit Show for Daniel McGowan

Brookyn, NY, Saturday, February 11


7pm, Saturday, February 11
$5–15 sliding scale

Asterisk
258 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn

Take the L to
Montrose, Walk down Bushwick,left on Johnson, a block
and a half and it's on the right, look up and you'll
see the big asterisk *


With:

The Cankickers — Old-timey punk from CT
(cankickers.com)

Snaked — Pop punk from Brooklyn

Oogle Orphanage — 3 punks, no facial tats, really good

Ghost Mice — Folk punk, duh.

Dance party to follow with DJ Thadeaus.

Info about Daniel McGowan:

Daniel McGowan is an environmental and social justice
activist, unjustly arrested and charged in federal
court on multiple counts of arson, property
destruction, and conspiracy, relating to two incidents
that occurred in Oregon in 2001. Daniel asserts his
innocence by pleading not guilty to all charges. He is
facing a minimum of life in prison if convicted.


Daniel is from New York, and has been an active member
of the community, working on diverse projects such as
the demonstrations against the Republican National
Convention, Really Really Free Markets, and supporting
political prisoners such as Jeff "Free" Luers and
others. Daniel was a graduate student earning a
Master's degree in acupuncture and was working at
Women's Law, a nonprofit group that helps women in
domestic abuse situations navigate the legal system,
which is where he was arrested by federal marshals on
December 7th, 2005.


Daniel had originally been indicted separately, but
his arrest comes in the context of a well-coordinated,
multi-state sweep of numerous activists by the federal
government, who has charged the individuals with
practically every earth and animal liberation case
left unsolved. Many of the charges, including
Daniel's, are for cases whose statute of limitations
were about to expire.


In order to help Daniel, his family and friends have
created a support network (Family and Friends of
Daniel McGowan) in order to help fund Daniel's legal
representation which is expected to be hundreds of
thousands of dollars. We are asking his friends and
supporters to donate what they can to help Daniel's
family with the legal bills. The support group will
also be covering the cost of postage and telephone
calls, travel expenses for prison visits, reading
material for Daniel, his commissary fund, and whatever
other needs might arise.


Daniel was released on bail on January 25th, and is
coming back to NYC. Despite his being on house arrest,
his friends and family are thrilled that they can once
again be with him and that he is not in jail, but he
still needs tons of support.


Please come celebrate his temporary release and show
your support for him. Donations are kindly accepted
at the door and inside the show for his legal defense
costs.

February 1, 2006 - 4:23pm -- stevphen
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The Commons Conference

An Academic-Community Event on Privatization and the Public Domain

April 28--30, 2006

University of Victoria, BC

A committee of students, researchers, and community members are organizing an interdisciplinary conference on contemporary definitions of "the commons" to be held at UVic the weekend of April 28-30th, 2006.

The concept of the commons derives from the system of collective ownership of pastureland in England, which thrived until a series of enclosure acts divided them in the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Enclosure acts transformed society -displacing labourers, forcing peasants into the market society, providing a new economic base for trade, and ecologically disrupting a diverse arrangement of cultivation, grazing, and wild lands.

The idea of the commons was revived in the 1960s and 70s by the burgeoning environmental movement. It usefully provided a way to express awareness that nature does not respect property lines. New forms of political and economic organization were needed to address the perils of environmental destruction and social alienation. In recent years, advocates of a digital or electronic commons have taken up the term "commons," as well. For example, databases offering open access to medical or scholarly research at public institutions belong "in common" ownership to citizens. However, intellectual property erects new fences around these collective agreements.

In the paths and circuits between these commons - in physical and digital space - lie important, under-theorized ideas about the meaning of the public, collectivity, and communal life that could provide powerful antidotes to the steady encroachments of the private sector into the public domain. This conference seeks to explore these spaces.

Our keynote speaker will be Dr. George Caffentzis, Chair of Philosophy at the University of Southern Maine and outspoken activist on issues of imperialism and war. Caffentzis' critical work exposes the co-optation of "commons" language and activism by those angling to replace neo-liberalism with yet another hegemonic ideology. Caffentzis submits that the critical position to taking up the commons would be that which calls into question the global circulations of capital and power. Caffentzis will be speaking on the evening of Friday, April 28th in an open event that is free to the public.

January 31, 2006 - 10:34am -- autonomedia
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"Paradise Now: The Living Theater in Amerika" (1968)

A Film by Marty Topp
Produced for Universal Mutant by Ira Cohen

"Ira Cohen and Marty Topp's film of 'Paradise Now' reveals how the
theories of revolutionary change and the experience of sexual
liberation are not separate paths to the beautiful nonviolent
anarchist revolution. Together they form a single thrust encompassing
both political action and sensual joy, leading to the dreamed-of
terrestrial paradise." — Judith Malina

New DVD release forthcoming from BASTER/ARTHUR Magazine

SUNDAY FEB. 5th

@ Zebulon Concert/Cafe

(for directions click below)

IRA COHEN'S 71ST BIRTHDAY PARTY

come celebrate with Ira Cohen & friends

an evening of Poetry, Film, & Music

Zebulon Concert Cafe

January 31, 2006 - 10:34am -- autonomedia
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"Paradise Now: The Living Theater in Amerika" (1968)

A Film by Marty Topp
Produced for Universal Mutant by Ira Cohen

"Ira Cohen and Marty Topp's film of 'Paradise Now' reveals how the
theories of revolutionary change and the experience of sexual
liberation are not separate paths to the beautiful nonviolent
anarchist revolution. Together they form a single thrust encompassing
both political action and sensual joy, leading to the dreamed-of
terrestrial paradise." — Judith Malina

New DVD release forthcoming from BASTER/ARTHUR Magazine

SUNDAY FEB. 5th

@ Zebulon Concert/Cafe

(for directions click below)

IRA COHEN'S 71ST BIRTHDAY PARTY

come celebrate with Ira Cohen & friends

an evening of Poetry, Film, & Music

Zebulon Concert Cafe

January 31, 2006 - 10:34am -- autonomedia
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"Paradise Now: The Living Theater in Amerika" (1968)

A Film by Marty Topp
Produced for Universal Mutant by Ira Cohen

"Ira Cohen and Marty Topp's film of 'Paradise Now' reveals how the
theories of revolutionary change and the experience of sexual
liberation are not separate paths to the beautiful nonviolent
anarchist revolution. Together they form a single thrust encompassing
both political action and sensual joy, leading to the dreamed-of
terrestrial paradise." — Judith Malina

New DVD release forthcoming from BASTER/ARTHUR Magazine

6:30 PM, SUNDAY FEB. 5th

@ Zebulon Concert/Cafe

(for directions click below)

IRA COHEN'S 71ST BIRTHDAY PARTY

come celebrate with Ira Cohen & friends

an evening of Poetry, Film, & Music

Zebulon Concert Cafe

January 28, 2006 - 11:52am -- autonomedia
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Anonymous Comrade writes:

Cuba Documentary "Bloqueo" Screening
New York City, Feb. 2, 2006


Thursday, February 2nd @ 7PM — $5 Suggested
Bluestockings

"Bloqueo: Looking At The U.S. Blockade Against Cuba"


Independent New York filmmakers Rachel Dannefer and Heather Haddon traveled to Cuba with Pastors for Peace to discover the story behind the 40-year-old embargo. The result is "Bloqueo", a documentary which explores the considerable effects of the blockade upon the Cuban people. The film surveys the successes in healthcare, organic farming, and conservation that Cuba has managed over the last decades. Rachel Dannefer coordinates the National Immigrant Farming Initiative. Heather Haddon is a journalist and photographer for the "Norwood News," an award-winning Bronx community newspaper.

January 25, 2006 - 10:02am -- autonomedia
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JTC writes:

"The Overman:
Nietzschean Art, Science, Politics, and Medicine"
Dr Scott Von
New York City, Jan. 28, 2006

In the wake of the death of God and the end of history, Nietzsche proclaimed the emergence of the Overman. In this scenario, man does not return to his animal state, nor is he destroyed. Rather he is taken up along with nature into pure spirit — or the will to power. During the past century since Nietzsche's death, movements within art, science, politics, and medicine have been propelling us into this future, even as we suffer the shedding of an old skin. It is time for us to take account of our situation and embrace this inevitable becoming.

Scott Von is Director of The New Clinic in New York City where he has pioneered the development of Integral Medicine, and of Analytica — a research and training institute devoted to clinical and cultural analytic practice. He received his PhD in Psychoanalysis from the University of London and his Oriental Medical Degree from Tri-State College of Acupuncture. He has taught as a professor at NYU, CUNY, and Pacific College, is a member of Apres-Coup Psychoanalytic Association, and lectures at various training institutes. He is author of the four volume philosophical-poetic work Autopoesis and the forthcoming books Wild Analysis: Chaos and Complexity in Therapeutic Practice and Soma: The Politics of Medicine and the Ecstasy of the Body Arts.

Saturday, January 28h at 7 PM
Mercy Manhattan College
66 West 35th St. Rm. 704 (Broadway/5th)
ADMISSION: $5
http://nietzschecircle.com

For further info, please write us at info@nietzschecircle.com

January 25, 2006 - 9:46am -- autonomedia
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Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Update

Happy New Year! 2006 promises to be a great year for Cirkus spectacle.
This update includes:

* Annual Bindlestiff Family Cirkus New York City Winter Cabaret Season in Brooklyn. Fridays in March and April 2006.

* Bindlestiff's Cavalcade of Youth at Abrons Art Center, Manhattan. March 26 and April 2, 2006.

* Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Makor, Manhattan. March 19, 2006

* No Applause, Just Throw Money Book Release events featuring Bindlestiffs. March 2006.

* Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, in Association with Magic Hat Brewing Company, summer tour, Eastern United States.

* Seeking Young Variety Acts, under 21 years of age, for Cavalcade of Youth

* Seeking acts for 2006 Winter Cabaret
* Seeking venues for summer tour. Bring the Cirkus to your town.

* Volunteer and/or intern with the Cirkus

* Bindlestiff Family Cirkus documentary featuring the first ten years of Bindlestiff. Produced by Alan Plotkin.

* Help Support the Variety Arts

January 24, 2006 - 1:02pm -- autonomedia
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Anarchisms Research Group

New York City, Feb. 2, 2006

When: Thursday, Feb. 2nd, 2006 at 6 PM

Where: City University of New York Graduate Center,
365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street, New York City.
Room 6112, the Sociology Department Lounge on the sixth floor. Directions and maps available here.

CUNY students call for the formation of a new student group to pursue interests in anarchist thought, and to advance its legitimacy in the academy. The new student group, which is applying for incorporation by the Doctoral Student Council at the Graduate Center, has three proposed aims:


1. To promote the analysis of the history, plurality, and trajectory of anarchism as a theory and practice.


2. To facilitate the development of anarchist research and theory at CUNY and in the academy at large.


3. And to promote the study and teaching of anarchism within CUNY and the academy at large.

For more information, please contact anarchisms-request@lists.riseup.net

January 23, 2006 - 10:26am -- autonomedia
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"Dangerous Times" Left Forum:
Global Resistance and Decline of Empire

New York City, March 10–12, 2006


The annual Left Forum conference wil be held at the Cooper Union in New York City on the weekend of March 10–12, 2006.


The list of confirmed speakers is below.

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