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Anarchism Now Conference at UCSC on May 7
On May 7th the UCSC Anarchist Research Cluster and the Center for Cultural Studies will host a one-day conference and conversation exploring and contextualizing contemporary anarchism....
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 10:49pm PDT
Trespass Against Us
At midnight on December 2, 1984, 27 tons of lethal gases leaked from Union Carbide's pesticide factory in Bhopal, India, immediately killing an estimated 8,000 people and poisoning thousands of others.
Today in Bhopal, at least 150,000 people, including children born to parents who survived the disaster, are suffering from exposure-related health effects such as cancer, neurological damage, chaotic menstrual cycles and mental illness.
Coinciding with the recent 20th anniversary of the B...
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 11:03am PDT
SF sexworkerfest thru May 8
To see films, get 1-day or 2-day pass....
Posted: Thu, May 5, 2005 11:50pm PDT
whorKultur parties, films, more...
in Sexworkerfest; + nudes4peace walk in B2B + more SF Gay Area events + news...
Posted: Thu, May 5, 2005 6:26pm PDT
39 Demonstrations reported in April
It was a slow month compared to November, March, and a frigid January....
Posted: Wed, May 4, 2005 12:05pm PDT
VIDEO: "Conspiracy Theory Rock" from SNL
"Conspiracy Theory Rock" by Robert Smigel was shown on "Saturday Night Live" during the March 14, 1998 broadcast but edited out of reruns....
Posted: Wed, May 4, 2005 1:49am PDT
Christa Sommerer on Different Bits (audio/mpeg 25.6MB)
Internationally renowned media artist Christa Sommerer joins us remotely from Austria. Working with her collaborator Laurent Mignonneau since 1992 the duo have produced numerous installations, pioneering the use of natural interfaces to create a new language of interactivity based on artificial life and evolutionary image processes. We will discuss their most recent endeavour "Mobile Feelings II" as well as past work and the relationship between art and science....
Posted: Mon, May 2, 2005 10:53pm PDT
SACRAMENTO CRITICAL MASS ROCKS!
about 60 people showed up for sacramento's first critical mass in a helluva long time. making it one of sacramento's biggest ever! here are the pics...
Posted: Fri, Apr 29, 2005 10:15pm PDT
Punk Rock Activism
A brief introduction to the political movements of punk rock, and how it got me motivated....
Posted: Fri, Apr 29, 2005 4:08pm PDT
Call for anarchist filems: Projectile 2006
PROJECTILE: A festival of anarchist film and culture...
Posted: Fri, Apr 29, 2005 4:28am PDT
Posters for May Day
Protest posters ready to be printed out for upcoming May Day actions....
Posted: Wed, Apr 27, 2005 10:29pm PDT
"Zizek!" Sneak Previews at the Roxie
Zizek told the audience why he was a philosopher. He does not want to explain and account for the unaccountable, and instead wants to "render strange something we accept as given." Seeing things in a new way to "help us get a small shift of perspective to see the unexpected, implicit consequences" of thought and actions. "We do not know where we truly are," he stated, adding "we do not know what is really going on. We are in a radical crisis," he conclu...
Posted: Wed, Apr 27, 2005 10:21pm PDT
Really Really FREE Market
Saturday April 30, 2005 12-4pm at Dolores Park
We would love for you to come and offer your special gifts and talents at this event.
The RRFM is based on the idea of a gift economy, namely that giving feels good; that if we were to all to share what we had, we wouldn’t have less than we have now, we’d actually all have more than we currently have. Giving is a pleasure in itself. Gift others with your clutter. Gift others with your talents. Gift others with your presence!...
Posted: Wed, Apr 27, 2005 1:09pm PDT
Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State
Alex Jones' new documentary, "Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State" is available!...
Posted: Tue, Apr 26, 2005 7:02pm PDT
Call for Art- 9-11 Truth for Peace and Justice
The Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance has launched an art contest: the theme 9-11 Truth for Peace and Justice. Over a thousand dollars in cash prizes with many additional prizes, entries to be displayes online and in publications. Youth and adult categories. Deadline July 1st, 2005...
Posted: Tue, Apr 26, 2005 12:17pm PDT
Scott Draves on Different Bits (audio/mpeg 27.7MB)
Artist/programmer Scott Draves joins us in the studio for a conversation about his work with evolving visualization, abstract animation, cellular automata, fractals and the open source movement. Scott is best known for his project "Electric Sheep", a collaborative screensaver which produces complex visuals he calls fractal flames....
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 2005 11:32pm PDT
SF May Day Art Show in North Beach
May Day 2005 will be celebrated in many ways in San Francisco. One of the best is an art show on Jack Kerouac Alley, between City Lights Bookstore and Vesuvio Cafe at Columbus & Broadway from Noon to 6 p.m....
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 2005 7:22pm PDT
ECR relays "NPR" at Version05
Version05 festival in Chicago on Neighborhood Public Radio
relayed at Indybay's ECR...
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 2005 6:52pm PDT