Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) will hold its final city-wide planning meeting for the Sept. 19 Bush Protest, on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 11 AM. It will be held at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 7:00 PM
Wai Cafe
6th avenue between 16th and 17th
New York , NY 10001

We're now back on the second Wednesday of the month, the day of the national Oil Awareness meetup.
At the August meetup, there was a large and lively discussion of political turmoil in the Mideast, and the Prudhoe Bay pipeline closing.
We are refining our approach to relocalization, within NYC, and in other suburban and rural areas. Bill Burke pulled together these various strands into a comprehensive and well thought out three-part program, and he's adding more great links every week. Please review it at www.peakoilnyc.org.
If you want to retrofit NYC, Lois and I are working with various environmental, transportation and energy policy groups on initiatives to reduce fossil fuel use. We'll hook you up.
If you are more called to suburban and rural areas, that's fine too - there's a list of common issues in retrofitting these areas for fuel depletion as well.
Upcoming events:
PO Book Club on Tues., Aug. 29
Presentation on Permaculture, Thurs. Sept. 21

Protest BUSH at the United Nations!!

Over the next few days, the United Nations General Assembly with be gathering in New York City. On Tuesday, Bush will address the entire Assembly.

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) will be rallying and marching in protest of the current U.S. foreign policy and exploitation of the Middle East. As students we are united in our opposition to US EMPIRE.

LIBERTARIAN BOOK CLUB/ANARCHIST FORUM

MURRAY BOOKCHIN MEMORIAL FORUM

On Tuesday, September 19, at 7:30pm, the Libertarian Book Club's Anarchist Forum together with the Institute for Social Ecology invite you to a memorial for the beloved revolutionary author and activist Murray Bookchin.

Get Your Freak On: A Celebration of Mad Diversity
Sunday, September 24th 3-9
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South (between Thompson + Sullivan)
3 hours of workshops/3 hours of music and poetry and art
$2-10 sliding scale – no one turned away
main space wheelchair accessible

Dear Friends and Allies
We need you. We have 200 workers in four restaurants of the Fireman Hospitality Group clamoring for justice, and the company is JUST ABOUT TO SETTLE SEVERAL DIFFERENT LAWSUITS AGAINST IT. We need your help to push them the last mile - ON OPERA OPENING NIGHT ... please join us Monday night ! - ROC-NY

RAT aims to provide a scholarly space in which to both reexamine and reinvigorate the social and political tradition of anarchism. The conference is meant as one contribution to the project of developing a more rigorous and contemporary theoretical framework for anarchism, and to assist in nurturing new generations of anti-authoritarian public intellectuals. It brings together anarchist and libertarian left organizers, educators, activists, writers, lifelong learners, and others to explore how we make sense of our own politics; how we understand anarchism in the context of our lives, movements, and present-day social conditions; and how the conceptual tools that anarchism provides can and need to be rethought. As in the past, we hope that RAT will continue to raise difficult and provocative questions in a supportive, participatory environment among anarchist peers.

RAT aims to provide a scholarly space in which to both reexamine and reinvigorate the social and political tradition of anarchism. The conference is meant as one contribution to the project of developing a more rigorous and contemporary theoretical framework for anarchism, and to assist in nurturing new generations of anti-authoritarian public intellectuals. It brings together anarchist and libertarian left organizers, educators, activists, writers, lifelong learners, and others to explore how we make sense of our own politics; how we understand anarchism in the context of our lives, movements, and present-day social conditions; and how the conceptual tools that anarchism provides can and need to be rethought. As in the past, we hope that RAT will continue to raise difficult and provocative questions in a supportive, participatory environment among anarchist peers.

RAT aims to provide a scholarly space in which to both reexamine and reinvigorate the social and political tradition of anarchism. The conference is meant as one contribution to the project of developing a more rigorous and contemporary theoretical framework for anarchism, and to assist in nurturing new generations of anti-authoritarian public intellectuals. It brings together anarchist and libertarian left organizers, educators, activists, writers, lifelong learners, and others to explore how we make sense of our own politics; how we understand anarchism in the context of our lives, movements, and present-day social conditions; and how the conceptual tools that anarchism provides can and need to be rethought. As in the past, we hope that RAT will continue to raise difficult and provocative questions in a supportive, participatory environment among anarchist peers.

”REVOLUTION BACKWARDS: Stumbling towards a New Paradigm”

Anarchist Scholar,David Graeber,searches for a new Revolutionary Model

On Tuesday, October 10, at 7:30pm, the Libertarian Book Club's Anarchist Forum will present David Graeber, Yale Anthropology Professor. David of course has been in the news lately, as Yale loudly denies that his contract had not been renewed because he is an anarchist. So David has been out there being interviewed by Charlie Rose and getting his wikipedia entry. However, David will rather be speaking at the forum about the thoughts in his mind, as we shift into the 21st century, about what will be the new paradigm for changing a world that still needs a revolution.His research in Madagascar may make some contribution to what he has to say but like the rest of us he is looking at the world swinging around us and he has noted the various anarchist groups seeking new ways of living. So after David offers us his current vision of a new paradigm, he will be open to an extensive open discussion with the audience on their thoughts on this developing vision.

The next national worker cooperative conference will take place October 13-15, 2006 in New York City. With pre-registration interest higher than anticipated, we have chosen to hold the conference at the spacious, beautiful and conveniently located Millennium High School.