Public speaking. Terrifying? Nervewracking? Impossible to do well? Not so! Public speaking can be an empowering and fun opportunity to express yourself, and it is an especially important skill for anarchists.
Historian Peter Cole describes one of America's most incredible, yet little known, unions. In 1913, thousands of Philadelphia dockworkers formed Local 8 of the Industrial Workers of the World. Local 8 was the most progressive, multiethnic union in the nation until its demise. Joining Cole will be New York's Wobblies, who will screen a short film and discuss their present day organizing.
Public speaking. Terrifying? Nervewracking? Impossible to do well? Not so! Public speaking can be an empowering and fun opportunity to express yourself, and it is an especially important skill for anarchists.
Mon, Jan 21 - 11am-5pm
Martin Luther King Jr Day - March on all the warehouses. Will be combined with SWU's initiative to get Starbucks to pay holiday pay on MLK Day.
*E-mail S-bux demanding holiday pay! http://www.starbucksunion.org/node/1919
The New York Metro Alliance of Anarchists' Propaganda & Arts working group is proud to bring you:
"The Spook Who Sat by the Door"!
A fundraiser/movie night/party extravaganza!
Join us to raise money for NYMAA's Props Crew, as we begin planning for a massive citywide speaking tour to kick off in the spring. Also, be one of the first people to get your hot little hands on the new, limited-edition @narchist Panther t-shirt, along with other dope NYMAA items like buttons, patches, and more t-shirts.
The Planners Book Club discusses built environments, urban history and planning. Its members deliberate New York City's political, economic and physical infrastructures and include planners, geographers and activists. All interested persons are welcome. The club meets every 4th Sunday of the month. Chosen by consensus, this month's book is "Building the Green Economy" edited by Kevin Danaher. Contact plannersbookclub@bluestockings.com for more information.
" Abolition of the State: Anarchist and Marxist Perspectives" by Wayne Price
"Both Anarchists and Marxists believe that it will be possible to do away with the state. But what do they mean by that? What is the state, after all? What institutions, if any, would be necessary to replace its functions? Would a transitional "dictatorship of the proletariat" be needed or will it be possible to immediately abolish the state? Does modern technology require a centralized institution such as the state? Throughout the history of revolutions, the people have created workplace councils and neighborhood assemblies--how could these replace the state?"
The Comms group will be hosting a Nutz & Boltsz Meeting to discuss plans for the next GA. We got a lot of ins and outs which need every one's input. Hope you all can make it.
The Comms group will be hosting a Nuts & Bolts Meeting to discuss plans for the next GA. Join us as we discuss a position on the office in the Muste Building which we will present at GA10. Also, lots of other GA planning; come by and help make it all happen.
