On September 4-5, we will be discussing the Future of the Public School and continuing some of the conversations from The UC strikes and beyond and Continental Drift / Control Society / Metamorphosis. We're fortunate that Brian Holmes will be back in Los Angeles and proposed the class, which will "look at the cultural roots of the current university crisis, and in that light, to explore the role that experiments like The Public School could play in re-imagining education."
Anyone is invited to come to Boston, MA on September 1st for a 100% free shopping spree.
I will be moving into a new space that morning, so all are welcome to stay over.
Most of the leases in the city change hands on the 1st and being College, USA- Boston has quite a nice variety of items. There are a few bikes available for guest use. Groceries will most likely be available after 1AM Sept. 2nd
Some of us are planning to stay up from the morning of the first until the night of the 2nd, if this kind of shopping binge appeals to you, please contact HeapHQ@gmail.com or visit http://www.impulsepurchase.org
shop until you drop,
dan mooradian
I mention to a couple of people who were at the Gleaners & I film screening for UFG v2 that two classmates and I recently put together this short doumentary on Urban Fishing in downtown NYC... Thought it might be of interest to some people in the group.
by Lacey Peckenpaugh, John Gatti, and Antonio Serna
May, 2010. 09.51min
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MidM268eS4
Great to see everyone who came to the preliminary meeting! The next meeting for Deleuzian reading group is Tuesday 14th September 6pm, followed by Monday 4th October 6pm. Location to be confirmed. Initial readings will be from "Two Regimes of Madness"..... the English version will soon be uploaded to Aaaargh. More updates soon.
This might be of interest to people in this workshop:
September Saturdays: Fashion Re/Action Festival
1. Exercise on arrival:
Woke up hung over, a bit of cold throat. Ah ****, hate construction out the window. Bagel with avocado. Biking down the Pacific st. Church group gives away food to slummy men. New condos await potential buyers. To the Classon st, the Atlantic avenue is empty. Nice brownstones in the street well maintained. The streets are becoming prettier. Near Fort Greene, many cute are cafes full of fashionable people enjoying each other over brunch. “Room for Rent” sign on a house across the street from Housing projects by the Park Avenue. “The Best Chinese Take Out”. Sad faced folks, black family walking to the projects. Young dad with a stroller and woman with a dog. Arrive at the Fort Greene park.
2. Exercise in observation:
Lovers in the park.
Arkkitehti Andrea Zalewski New Yorkista tulee Ptarmiganiin (Nilsiänkatu 10, Vallila, Helsinki) sunnuntaina 5.9. kello 19-22 esittämään Rotterdamin Arkkitehtuuribiennaaliin 2009 tekemäänsä lyhytelokuvaa Cities of Preferences (18min), joka kertoo nobelisti Thomas Schellingin segregaatioteoriasta kaupungeissa, erityisesti New Yorkin kaupunginosissa. Esitys järjestetään Ptarmiganin Labyrinths and Rings -sarjassa, josta lisää alla. Ilmainen sisäänpääsy, ruokaa ja juomaa sekä Gareth Hayes dj:nä.
The destiny of social movements is to change the structure of human relations -- so be careful what you ask for! This class aims to look at the cultural roots of the current university crisis, and in that light, to explore the role that experiments like The Public School could play in re-imagining education. The class would be discussion based and the proposal can be expanded/completed/reoriented by other inputs. It's proposed for September 4-5, when I can visit LA.
Park Avenue was once a park.
Since the ratification of the Bill of Rights, the right to free assembly has served as an outlet for popular discontent, with our parks, squares, avenues and plazas serving as our front lines. In the 20th century however, these same spaces fell as casualties to the increasing demands of private interest. Most recently, government response to threats of global terrorism has yielded tightened constraints on what little space remains in our urban landscape. National security now justifies unprecedented incursions into civil liberties, with public officials using permits, fees, and bureaucratic hassles to frustrate the vocalizations of public sentiment.