NYMAA's new office needs a lot of work, but it can definitely be made into a very functional and cozy meeting space/headquarters. For all those interested in using the office or working towards fixing it up, we’ll be having a logistical meeting on Wednesday, November 29, at 6 p.m.
White cops beat two Black men on November 1st in the West Village
Join activists from across the city for Anti-Police Brutality
Press Conference & Picket Line
Wednesday, Nov 29th 6:30pm – 7:30pm
In front of the 6th Precinct (233 West 10th Street)
To endorse or for more info call 718 596-0342 ext 15
or email ikhenry@alp.org
When: Thurs, Nov 30, 8pm
Where: Times Up!, 49 East Houston St. (btwn Mott & Mulberry), Manhattan
A film about three very different protesters who headed to Gleneagles,
Scotland in the summer of 2005 to persuade the gathered world leaders
to take steps to help save the planet from destruction. This film was
made by BBC documentary makers, who traveled around with The Clandestine
Rebel Clown Army (CIRCA), the G8 bike caravan, and a member of the
Communist Party of Great Britain.
Oaxaca is under siege. More than 140 people were arrested this weekend and three were killed. The repression has reached new heights, with disappearances occuring daily. The Federal Police (PFP) are deploying special operation units to crush the popular uprising, and have issued statements declaring that they will do whatever it takes to put an end to the movement by December 1st, when the new government takes power.
This is a reminder of Friday's scheduled meeting to discuss Murray Bookchin's "Post-Scarcity Anarchism". See below for details on the book and the meeting place.
If you can make it, please come with:
-an excerpt or two you might like to read aloud
-some questions you'd like the discussion to engage
-ideas for setting up a regular nymaa reading group
In preparation for the Dec. 7th, International Day of Solidarity Against the Green Scare, join us to help raise money for Daniel McGowan's continued legal costs.
I have booked the Muste Room (339 Lafayette St.) in the Muste Building for 6:30 next Monday for the Project for a New Anarchist Century meeting. Time to plan the revolution, folks! Let's figure it out, do some great research, chat about our strategy, and all that. Hope to see you all out there.
In response to the recent police shootings in Queens, Al Sharpton has called for a rally against police brutality this Wednesday, December 6th, at police headquarters downtown. Several other groups have also supported the call, and the general time that I've seen is 4:30pm.
There will be two events in New York City on December 7th to support
our friend and fellow organizer, Daniel McGowan. These events are
part of the December 7th International Day of Solidarity with Green
Scare Targets & Political Prisoners.
Many of us have gone to their events before. They are very lively and really make a difference! -John
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Follow ROSA PARKS on the 51st Anniversary of the Mongomery Bus Boycott. JOIN THE
RESTAURANT WORKERS' JUSTICE RIDE
Friday, December 8th, 2006
Set in Atlanta, Georgia, the USSF will be held June 27-July 1, 2007, but organizing efforts are well under way. Join with grassroots organizations across the northeast to plan workshops, travel and programs at an open meeting on December 9th, 2006 at the Brecht Forum in Manhattan. For more information on northeast USSF events and organizing,
Peter Lamborn Wilson has been an important contributor to anarchist thinking for more than thirty years. This year his presentation is entitled “Tactical Retreat, Strategic Escape: Anarchist Options for the Near Future.” As always with his yearly Chaos Day presentations, Peter will be open to questions and discussion with the audience. The event will take place Tuesday, December 12, at 7:30pm at the Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, Manhattan (between Bank and Bethune streets) (212-242-4201). Take an A, C, E, or L train to the 14th Street and 8th Avenue subway stop or take a 1, 2, or 3 train to the 14th Street and 7th Avenue stop. Walk south down 8th Ave, and take a right on Bethune. Walk until you hit West Street and take a left.
Deep in the gritty, industrial district of North
Brooklyn/Queens, workers have been organizing in their
workplace and demanding an end to sweatshop wages,
back wages, overtime pay, respect and recognition of
An Anarchist contingent will rally around the red and black flag at Spruce street and Park Row on Thursday December 21st at 11:30AM, in front of the Ben Franklin statue (no relation), 30 minutes before the main assemblage. This location is directly in front of Pace University. Many people have already confirmed they are joining this contingent... so come and add to the bloc. There will be free christmas cake, yellow overalls, and gasmasks distributed. Call 718 864 4566 for any info on or before the 21st.
