No Matter Who Is Elected,

Say No to War and Repression

Not In Our Name

November 2nd, 2004, 5–10pm Election Day

Union Square south, NYC

Instead of sitting in our homes feeling
powerless while the
election footage dominates the television, bring
your
constituency to Union Square where there will be
an opportunity for us to
come together to debate, watch resistance
footage and silent
election footage , discuss, hear spoken word
and DJ's will provide music.


We will be doing die-ins, face
painting, writing letters to GI
resisters in Iraq and interactive art.

"The ESF Looks in the Mirror"

James Heartfield

Leftist Hilary Wainwright called the World Social Forum the 'people's UN'. But as the festival of the anti-capitalist movement developed it has fragmented along regional and now national lines, and lost its collegiate style and optimism. Gathering in London, the European Social Forum last weekend drew anti-globalization activists from many countries, but could not disguise the loss of momentum. A demonstration against the occupation of Iraq did follow, but the more lively actions were taken against the platform — when assorted 'Wombles' and anarchists sought to prevent first an Iraqi 'trade unionist' and then London Mayor Ken Livingstone from speaking. Across London, meetings were held with the title of 'Alternative Social Forum' or 'Beyond the Social Forum', before the London ESF had even begun.

Toronto Anarchist Bookfair

Oct. 23-24, 2004

Welcome Party Friday 22 Oct 2004
* Arriving in Toronto early?

* Visit Uprising Books and Infoshop, 6 Kensington Ave

* In Kensington Market, a fresh food marketplace

* Inexpensive places to eat and drink

Bookfair Saturday 23 Oct 2004

* From 10 am - 4 pm

* At the 519 Church St Community Centre

* Introductory workshops at 519 Church

* And above This Ain't The Rosedale Library, at 483 Church St

"Collage as Cultural Practice"

Iowa City, March 24–26, 2004

Collage as Cultural Practice seeks to examine interventionist collage practices
in all media, with an emphasis on the social, political, and legal implications
of this method of appropriation. The conference, taking place March 24–26,
2005, at the University of Iowa, will interrogate the political and social
dimensions of collage as a practice that enables oppositional commentary across
the cultural spectrum: from the leftist collages of the Dadaists and the
Situationists to the unauthorized use of corporate trademarks, interventions by
queer activists, and the more recent flurry of Internet-distributed antiwar
video collage pieces that appropriate from the mainstream media in satirical
ways.