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DESCRIPTION:An Evening of Extraordinary Proportions: A Benefit for UBEW and 
 Riseup.net\n \nOn Saturday, December 11, 2010, a local Santa Cruz tech 
 collective will be hosting an unusual evening of food, auction, and 
 performance.  The United Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (UBEW) will be 
 holding its first ever fundraiser to support a goal of empowering people to 
 use technology in a way that is sustainable, collaborative, and 
 liberating.\n \nThe event will be held at the Pacific Cultural Center, 1307 
 Seabright Ave in Santa Cruz, at 6pm.  Tickets are available on a sliding 
 scale of $20 to $45 and can be purchased online at http://tickets.ubew.org 
 or at the door. The evening will consist of 19th Century formal/steam punk 
 dress, an elegant three-course dinner, a silent auction of Unusual and 
 Curious Items, and finally, an exhibition boxing match between Nikola Tesla 
 and Thomas Edison. \n\n"On the night of this event, Mr. Edison and Mr. 
 Tesla will settle their historic dispute like gentlemen," said Elizabeth 
 Burchfield, an organizer of the event.  A hundred years ago, these two 
 electrical engineering heavyweights engaged in fierce campaigns in support 
 of their respective inventions, direct current and alternating current . 
 "Several rounds of fisticuffs will settle the infamous War of the 
 Currents."\n\nA three course vegetarian dinner will be served, featuring 
 fresh seasonal produce from local farms and orchards.  Throughout the 
 dinner, the event will feature a three-phase "semi-silent" auction 
 featuring a wide-range of Unusual and Curious Items, including art from 
 local artists, "geek dates," donated items from local merchants, libations, 
 and opportunities to destroy frustrating technology. \n\nAttendees of the 
 event are encouraged to dress in historically-inspired costumery, including 
 19th Century and Victorian formal wear, SteamPunk, and its many 
 derivatives. "Ambiance is an important element of this event.  We firmly 
 suggest that attendees put Thought and Imagination into their preparations 
 for this Unusual Event, " said Burchfield.  The organizers have put 
 together a guide from which attendees may draw costume ideas at 
 http://costume.ubew.org\n\n\nAbout UBEW\n\nUBEW provides mutual support to 
 anti-authoritarian groups making radical social change through direct 
 action, community involvement, and education.  Specifically, UBEW focuses 
 on\n\n    * Creating technical infrastructure for the local radical 
 community, making the results of this development generally available for 
 distribution to a wider community of radicals and activists,\n    * 
 Educating  people about responsible and sustainable uses of technology that 
 work toward a better world, and\n    * Informing people about issues at the 
 crossroads of technology and activism, privacy, surveillance, and 
 liberatory politics.\n\nUBEW has roots in the anarchist traditions of 
 autonomy,cooperation, mutual aid, solidarity, and direct action. UBEW is a 
 collectively-run, all-volunteer, non-profit organization, fiscally 
 sponsored by a 501(c)(3) non-profit.\n \nThe event is a joint benefit for 
 Riseup.net, a Seattle-based non-profit organization that provides online 
 communication tools for people and groups working on social change. Riseup 
 is a project to create democratic alternatives to commercial technical 
 infrastructure.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/11/26/18665049.php
SUMMARY:A Benefit for Riseup.net and UBEW
LOCATION:Pacific Cultural Center\n1307 Seabright Avenue, Santa Cruz
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/11/26/18665049.php
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