Schedule and Announcements for the week of June 23 - 30, 2014 Mon Jun 23 6:00pm Act-UP Weekly Meeting - St Lukes Church Basement - 330 S. 13th St Between Pine and Spruce 6:00pm DecarceratePA general meeting - Institute for Community Justice 21 South 12th Street, 7th floor, Philadelphia, Tue Jun 24 7:30pm Books Through Bars Packing Cafe - The A-Space 4722 Baltimore Ave Sun Jun 29 5:00pm Long Term Organizing MDU working group - Ethical Humanist Society, Rittenhouse Square Tuesday, June 24, 7pm, Eyewitness Syria, 48th & Baltimore (Calvary Church). Report back from Scott Williams from the International Action Center who participated as an international observer for the June elections in Syria. Tuesday, July 24, 7:00pm, Squat or Rot: A Squatter Highlights Reel with Hannah Dobbz of SQ Distro!, Wooden Shoe Books and Records, 704 South St. This rare collection of footage spotlights squatter struggles around the world and across time. See clips preserved directly from VHS and not available anywhere else. From homesteaders in New York City to rural squatters in Spain, this collection is one of a kind and this screening is guaranteed to be your only opportunity to see it. This is a benefit screening to support SQ Distro, a distributor of media related to squatting, property, housing, and land struggles, including books, zines, DVDs, and other ephemera. The distro will be tabling at the event, too, so bring your cash! Curated by Hannah Dobbz, author of Nine-Tenths of the Law: Property and Resistance in the United States (AK Press: 2012) Presented by SQ Distro (on tour from Pittsburgh) Wednesday, June 25, 10:30am, STUDENT DEBT SPEAK-OUT!, LOVE Park, 15th and JFK. In 2013, student debt had passed the $1 trillion dollar mark. It has overtaken credit card debt and auto-loan debt. Two-thirds of students walk across the graduation stage with a diploma in one hand and a bill in the other, at an average of nearly $27,000. Join your fellow debtors and future debtors in a speak-out at Love Park in Center City Philadelphia, where we can raise our collective voice and have real conversations about eliminating student loan debt and saving the future of American higher education! Friday, June 27, 8pm, Free Film Friday - featuring GASLAND, Part II, Clark Park (at 45th & Regent - south of Chester). Guest Speaker: Rachel Leone with the Shalefield Organizing Committee Saturday, June 28, 12:00pm, Demonstration to Stop the Drone War, Command Center at the Horsham Air Guard Station, Horsham Air Guard Station, Route 611/Easton Road and County Line Road, in Horsham, PA. Continues after more than a year on the last Saturday of the Month, Noon - 2p.m. Join the campaign! See June 28 at brandywinepeace/events/ Saturday, June 28, 1:00pm, Philly Feminist Zine Fest 2014 (Exhibition Day), Neighborhood House CCNH, 20 N American St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 It will be held at Christ Churchs Community House. The location is in old city and is super close to lots of cool stuff! Neighborhood House is wheelchair accessible. If you have other accommodation needs or requests, please dont be shy about letting us know. Philly Feminist Zine Fest strives to create a safer spaces environment through clear communication and accountability. We expect all participants to treat one another with courtesy and respect. People acting in violation of our Safer Spaces Code of Conduct may be asked to leave. Philly Feminist Zine Fest strives to be survivor-centric. When a decision needs to be made about the attendance of someone accused of abuse, PFZF will advocate for the survivor. If you experience harmful behavior while attending Philly Feminist Zine Fest (or any affiliated events) please let a volunteer know. If you have any questions, please contact us. Saturday, June 28, 6:00pm, Do the Right Thing: Through the Lens of the Black Aesthetic, Church of the Advocate, 1801 W Diamond St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19121 It has been 25 years since the release of Spike Lee’s controversial film, Do the Right Thing. The film was released the summer of June 30, 1989. The late 80’s were turbulent times for the Black community. We just spent eight years under the horrific presidential leadership of Ronald Reagan. The crack cocaine epidemic and police brutality was rampant in the Black community. The majority of Black owned businesses were shutdown. Lee was courageous enough to expose white supremacy in America and its impact on the Black community. Do the Right Thing is one of the best films of the 20th century depicting race relations in America. Lee collaborated with hip-hops most profound rap group, Public Enemy. “Fight the Power” one of the most iconic and revolutionary hip-hop songs appeared on the film’s soundtrack. Lee bridging film and conscious hip-hop was brilliant. Join us on Saturday June 28th as we watch the film and afterwards have a panel discussion. The panel will reflect different perspectives such as hip-hop, activism, film and more. The overall theme of the discussion will be black aesthetics. Q&A will take place after the panel discussion. Panelists: Leah Keturah Caesar - filmmaker and dancer, John Morrison - DJ and founder of Liberation Movie Night, Dr. Rhone Fraser - adjunct faculty teaching English and African American History at Delaware County Community College, Kashara White - student activist and undergraduate student in the African American Studies Department at Temple University, MJ Harris - teaching artist, actor, poet, hip-hop artist, and member of Sela, Moderator, Patrice K. Armstead, activist, cofounder of Building People’s Power Sponsored by: Building People’s Power and Liberation Movie Night Sunday, June 29, 1:00pm, A CASSEROLE IS NOT ENOUGH: BUILDING TEAMS OF CARE IN NON TRADITIONAL COMMUNITIES, Wooden Shoe Books and Records, 704 South St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147 LGBT communities tend to rely on families of choice, rather than families of origin for social support. However, when a member is hit by serious or chronic illness, the care provided by non traditional support systems doesn’t always easily mesh with current healthcare and social welfare systems. This is particularly true if there is no one designated primary caregiver, and the person in need of care lives alone. This presentations draws on Kelli’s more than ten years as a community health nurse, her experiences during the early years of the AIDS crisis as well as her lived experience as the primary caregiver of her partner who died of ovarian cancer in 2007. 60-90 minutes in duration. Wednesday July 2, 5:00 pm, Diplomacy Not War! Action Conference for Peace, Friends Center, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia KATE GOULD, lead lobbyist on Middle East, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Moving Iran Talks Forward! Breakout Workshops: Iran: Diplomacy, Sanctions Relief; Syrian Crisis; Green Alternative for Military Bases; Militarization of Police and Mass Incarceration;The War on Veterans; Rise Up from Poverty. Film: Groundswell Rising with Renard Cohen, film director For more information and to register: peacecoalition.org/component/content/article/39-cfpa/319-qdiplomacy-not-warq-ac tion-conference.html Friday, July 4, 2014, 11:00 am, Death Walk Against Drones, 6th and Market Sts. Death Walkers will join Brandywine Peace Community in front of the U.S. Federal Building at 6th and Market St. We will be holding signs in view of the 4th of July paraders as they walk down Market St. The CIA has resumed drone bombings in Pakistan as of June 11th. Drones bombings are illegal and kill civilians. Call the White House NOW, (202) 456-1111, Contact your Senators and Congressperson, (202) 224-3121. August 1-3, Philly DIY Skillshare Conference, Beaumont Warehouse, Rotunda & LAVA, West Philadelphia In the past, our skillshare covered topics from Radical Parenting to How to HomeBrew. We are now organizing topics for this years conference. Once again we would like to continue with the 3 day long, workshops by day & bands at night schedule. Friday, August 1: Workshops & a Show, 4pm-Midnight, Beaumont Warehouse Panel Discussion of Local Small Business Owners (telling stories & tips on how they made it happen). Two more workshops & a Show. Show Starts at 7:30pm, EX-FRIENDS, PUSHIN IT 2 THE LIMIT, and more bands TBA Saturday, August 2: The Rotunda & LAVA, 10am-6pm, A full day of workshops. There will be table info from local non-profits, smaller mini-workshops/displays, local art to peruse or purchase & lots of other fun things. 7pm-11pm A show at LAVA. Sunday, August 3: The Rotunda, 11am-7pm, Another full day of workshops. There will be table info from local non-profits, smaller mini-workshops/displays, local art to peruse or purchase & lots of other fun things. There will be a small charge for conference attendance with ALL proceeds going to Earthkeepers & Decarcerate PA. No one turned away due to lack of funds. earthskeepers.org/ decarceratepa.info/ Events listed here include Occupy Philadelphia related events as well as other social justice events. Your support is greatly appreciated!
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