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100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOBBLIES: A New York City IWW Centenary Celebration

The hundredth anniversary of the Industrial Workers of the World will be celebrated by artists, historians, musicians and today's Wobbly activists. The event will feature performances, talks and a slide show commemorating the Wobblies role in Labor history.

-featuring-

DANIEL GROSS (Starbucks Workers Union, IWW)

PAUL BUHLE (historian; Senior Lecturer, Browne University; co-editor of 'Wobblies! A Graphic History')

HENRY FONER (Labor activist, musician, historian)

JOHN PIETARO (protest musician, Labor organizer, writer)

PETER KUPER (artist)

NICOLE SCHULMAN (artist, activist; co-editor of 'Wobblies! A Graphic History')

SABRINA JONES (illustrator)

SETH TOBOCMAN (comic book artist)

This event will also be the official release party of the new CD 'I DREAMED I HEARD JOE HILL LAST NIGHT...A CENTURY OF IWW SONG' by John Pietaro & The Flames of Discontent

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 6:30 PM

CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

365 5th AVENUE (at 34th St), NYC

-FREE ADMISSION-

for more info call 212-817-8215 or write to continuinged@gc.cuny.edu website: http://web.gc.cuny.edu

Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas writes:

"Venezuelan Author to Speak in Marin"

Sept. 3, 2005



Eva Golinger will be the guest speaker at the annual fundraising dinner sponsored by Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas, Saturday, September 3.
A Venezuelan-American attorney, Ms.Golinger specializes in international human rights and immigration law. In October 2004 she obtained top secret documents, declassified under the Freedom of Information Act, that demonstrate the U.S. government’s prior knowledge of and complicity in the April 2002 coup d’etat against President Chavez.

Anonymous Queer Comrade writes

"The 9th Queeruption event will take place in Tel-Aviv in August 2006>

In the last Queeruption* in Barcelona there was a proposal by present Israeli queers to hold the next Queeruption in Tel-Aviv, which was welcome by activists from the Middle East, Europe and North America. The initiative came from our belief that as queers we view ourselves as part of the global struggle for freedom, justice and self determination.

Thousands of LGBT people are expected to attend the World Pride event in Jerusalem in August 2006. This event is also used as a chance for the Israeli office of foreign affairs to hide the government’s war crimes behind a rainbow flag. The slogan of the World Pride Parade is “Love Without Borders”. We believe that love without borders should reject fences and walls, occupation, Apartheid, social injustice and ecological destruction. There has been a global call to boycott this event by various Palestine solidarity groups as well. We feel that it is important to push our solidarity further by coming to Israel and Palestine for a celebration of our diversity, empowerment and resistance.

This is the first time that Queeruption takes place outside the borders of rich western states. This Queeruption will also extend beyond the centralized location in Tel-Aviv, to the West Bank and to spice up the World Pride parade in Jerusalem. There are also possibilities for people interested in staying longer to join solidarity work in the area which we will provide links to. There will be also a group who will come to Tel-Aviv some time before the event to help set things up.

Given the social and cultural situation there are a lot of issues to be considered and discussed during the preparation process and through the event. We need your help, whether you are coming or not, with fundraising, publicity, knowledge, ideas and skills or on ground preparation.

Marx and Philosophy Society
Second Annual Conference

Saturday 10th September 2005, 9.30am - 5.30pm

Room 728, Institute of Education,

University of London

20 Bedford Way, London WC1

Speakers:

Moishe Postone (Author: Time, Labour and Social Domination)

'The Subject and Social Theory: Marx and Lukacs on Hegel'

Patrick Murray (Author: Marx's Theory of Scientific Knowledge)

'Value, Money, and Capital in Hegel and Marx'

Chris Arthur (Author: The New Dialectic and Marx's Capital)
'Capital and Logic'

Scott Meikle (Author: Essentialism in the Thought of Karl Marx)

'The Composition of Marx's Reaction to Economic Thought'

Dalton Trumbo's JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN

Adapted for the Stage by Bradley Rand Smith


Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun tells of a young soldier wounded in WWI. Through an intimate one-man performance, we explore the mind of a boy rendered blind, deaf, and quadriplegic who still dares to ask the question "why?"

The New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC

A Production of The Present Company

& Sleepless Theatre Company:

the New York division of LOOKOUT! Players

Performance dates and times:

Sunday, August 14 at 12pm

Thursday, August 18 at 8pm

Sunday, August 21 at 4:30pm

Thursday, August 25 at 5:45pm

Saturday, August 27 at 7:15pm

Playing at:

Ace of Clubs

9 Great Jones Street

(3rd Street between Broadway and Lafayette)

Subway: B,D,F to Broadway/Lafayette stop

W,R to 8th street stop

6 to Bleecker Street stop

212.677.6963

Enrollment info for Continental Drift Seminar with Brian Holmes

Part I -- Sept, (12) and (15-18)

Part II -- Oct (20-24).

at 16 Beaver

Continental Drift is a modular and experimental seminar that will attempt to embark upon the "impossible" task of articulating the immense
geopolitical and economic shifts which took place between 1989-2001, the effects of those changes on the emerging bodies of governance (i.e., the formation of economic blocs like EU or NAFTA) and in turn the effects on subjectivity. Having witnessed the incredible vibrancy of social
movements which took hold in that same period, the seminar acknowledges that new modes of control and channeling of various flows have merited a shift in tactics and strategies. The question of "what now?" is precisely at the core of our study. "The goal, then, is to map out the majority models of self and group within each of the emerging continental systems, to see how they function within the megamachines of production and conquest – and at the same time, to cross the normative borders they put into effect, in order to trace microcartographies of difference, dissent, deviance and refusal.

ANTI-RACIST CONVERGENCE AUG. 27 2005 AT FIRST UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF ESSEX COUNTY IN ORANGE, NEW JERSEY

Over the past year we have seen a number of events take place in New Jersey that has raised the concern that there are people involved with racist/white supremacist groups that want to angle themselves into some position of power. Some try to go under the radar while others are open about their agenda. An anti-racist convergence will be held August 27, 2005 starting at 11:30 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Essex County 35/47 Cleveland Street, Orange, New Jersey 07050. Among the discussions will be on the recent activity of racist groups in the state of New Jersey. This convergence will be an opportunity to meet with and hear from those who want to try to fight these particular elements.

This event is open to the public, and is expected to bring people from all over the state to participate. The gathering will be in two parts. The first part will be a panel discussion where invited speakers will speak and take questions about concerns such as racist activity in the state, police brutality, hatred towards Arab/Muslim members of our communities, and the campaign among the right against them, issues related to the gay community, and the fight against the anti-immigration effort that has heated up with efforts like the Minuteman Project. Speakers are to be announced shortly. The second part will be a show featuring a number of musical acts, some that were slated to perform at an anti-racist benefit show in Wayne, NJ that was shut down after pressure from white supremacists in the state.

There will be a donation asked for at the door, and proceeds from this event will be to benefit North Jersey Anti-Racist Action and One People's Project, two well-known anti-racist groups in the state. Organizations are encouraged to table during the event as well.

For more information, contact Daryle Lamont Jenkins at dlj@onepeoplesproject.com or by phone at (212) 479-7362.

Upcoming benefits for the Made In Palestine exhibition.

Intifada Theatre presents "Roar" by Betty Shamieh
Saturday, September 17 and
Sunday, September 18, 8:00 pm
Alwan for the Arts at 16 Beaver St., NYC

Nibras, The Kasbah Project, and Al Jisser Group present a theatrical performance, "Acts For Palestine"
Sunday, October 16 and
Monday, October 17 (times to be announced)
The Blue Horon Theatre, 123 East 24th St, NYC

Please save the dates. These are great treats. We are proud of the stimulation of Arab cultural activity that our work is stimulating. Intifada Theatre is directed by a young, enthusiastic Pace student, Ashley Marinaccio. The talented actors are now rehearsing. We thank Betty Shamieh for her generous permission to allow us to enact this play titled "Roar".

"Acts for Palestine" promises to be just as exciting. Nibras and Kazbah opened competition for Palestinian playwrights fo submit one act plays. Sixteen were submitted, ma shala, six were chosen and will be enacted in October under the title "Acts For Palestine". This is exciting, very exciting. We urge the support of the community. Please pass the word about these events.

ALSO PLEASE, go to our website www.aljisser.org and donate to our effort to bring the "Made in Palestine" exhibition to Manhattan. We are now PayPal ready and can accept on-line donations.

Seth Tobocman and Meirav Shaul at ABC No Rio

Date: Thursday, August 25, 2005

Time: 8:00pm

Location: ABC No Rio - 156 Rivington, LES, NYC

W: http://www.abcnorio.org

Sliding Scale: $7 — $20

Seth Tobocman - http://sethtobocman.mahost.org
with Eric Blitz and Steve Wishnia
and...

Israeli Cartoonist
Meirav Shaul - http://www.meiravshaul.tk/
(of the Dimona Group)
Projecting Their Work

Proceeds to benefit the exhibition Three Cities Against the Wall: Ramallah, Tel Aviv, New York - http://www.abcnorio.org/againstthewall/

NOTE: This is a HOWL FESTIVAL EVENT
- http://www.howlfestival.com -"

Virgina Anarchist Gathering October 20-23

Harrisonburg, VA


October, 20-23, Harrisonburg will host the first ever Virginia Anarchist Gathering. From Thursday to Sunday we'll have workshops, passion groups, skillshares, community activities, and a show or two. A website is under construction, check it out at here.

We're hoping to get workshop proposals by September. Please send a description of the workshop, the amount of time and other resources you'll need, scheduling needs or requests, a brief bio and any experiences you've had with the topic or giving this workshop to vagathering@yahoo.com We especially encourage people of color to offer workshops, and we'll give you priority in the scheduling.

We're specifically looking for someone to give an anti-racism training and someone to give, or collaborate on, a security culture workshop, but we also want a lot of other ideas so send us anything you have!

The Rising Up Collective

Harrisonburg, VA

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