Coalition to Fight Gentrification in Harlem

C/o Harlem Tenants Council, Inc.

1 West 125th Street Room 206

New York, NY 10027

Tel.: 212-316-2240 FAX: 212-616-4926

E-mail:harlemtenants@aol.com

Dear Friend & Fellow Activist:

We are writing to ask for the support and endorsement of
your organization for an Affordable Housing/Stop Budget
Cuts/Defend Civil Liberties/Stop the War march & rally to be
held on Saturday, June 29th at 2:00 PM on the Plaza of the
Harlem State Office Building located at 125th Street and 7th
Avenue.

The main march will begin at 116th Street and Lexington
Avenue at 1:00 PM; proceed east to Third Avenue and north to
125th Street then across 125th to the Plaza. Participants
can also assembly at 100th Street & Lexington Avenue at 12
Noon to join the main march at 116th and Lexington at 1:00
PM. A Westside contingent will assembly at 1:00 PM˜Tiemann
Place (124th Street) and Broadway--
to march across 125th to the Plaza arriving at 2 PM,
approximately the same time as the Eastside marchers.

The greater Harlem community, despite the gentrification
hype, remains in crisis:
high infant mortality, high asthma rate among children less
than ten years of age in
East Harlem, environmental racism, unemployment double that
of the city,
permanent unemployment and an affordable housing crisis that
has left thousands of
families homeless or doubled-up. The end of welfare will
inevitably increase
homelessness. City budget cuts and a spiraling military
budget of $380 billion will
further reduce standard of living for everyone. This is why
we must overcome
superficial cultural and ethnic differences that divide our
communities.

People throughout NYC are hitting the streets to protest a
myriad of social justice
inequities. The Greater Harlem community can no longer
afford to be silent. It is
ironic the most recent crowd gathering in Harlem was
"President Bill Clinton
Coming to Harlem" celebration -- a President that signed bills
to end welfare,
mandate compulsory work service for public housing tenants
lest they face eviction,
and he put more young Blacks & Latinos in prisons than did
Republican President
Ronald Reagan. The rally on June 29th will send out a
different message, one of
popular resistance against racism, militarism, attacks
against civil liberties and
economic exploitation in all forms including gentrification.
This is a battle for ideas,
human and grassroots community development before corporate
profit.

We are calling on all New Yorkers to take a stand with
Harlem on June 29th.
Your organization can help by: (a) Endorsing the June 29th
rally; (b) Help with
outreach, particularly with your constituents; (c) send a
rep to the 6/20 mobilization
meeting held at 1 West 125th; (d) Show up with a crowd on
June 29th -- bring
banners, noise makers and information about your
organization (literature tables are
not provided.). We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely yours,

Nellie Hester Bailey

Danny Vila

Who Are the AYN?
The Anarchist Youth Network is a collection of younger people from all over
the UK, who are fighting capitalism from an anarchist perspective. We consist
of many different types of anarchists and anti-capitalists with members
coming from a range of different anti-capitalist groups in the UK. We
organise without leaders in a non-hierarchal way and approach "politics"
(with a small p!) from a younger peoples' perspective.

u p c o m i n g e v e n t s

The first Anarchist Youth Network National Gathering will take place this
July between Friday the 12th and Sunday 14th. At a top secret London
location, the gathering will serve as an organisational tool as well as
providing knowledge and fun! Contact us with the details below for more
information!

Anarchist Youth Network

Address: c/o 84b, Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7QX

Tel: 07814 629780

Web Page: flag.blackened net

Email: anarchistyouth

Discussion list: young anarchos subscribe

NEW YORK CITY DIRECT ACTION NETWORK/ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE

JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE G8 IN NEW YORK!

Wednesday, June 26, 5 p.m., at the International Monetary Fund offices,
E45th Street and Second Avenue

Solidarity with activists gathering around the world in opposition to the
summit of the world's chief terrorists!

On June 26 and 27, the Group of 8 -- the so-called leaders of the
industrialized world -- will gather under massive security in the secluded
Canadian ski resort of Kananaskis for their annual meeting.

They can run, but they can't hide.

FIRST ANNUAL ALL CITY ANTI-AUTHORITARIAN SUMMER
PICNIC!

Saturday, August 3rd, 12 noon, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Rain Date: The following Sunday, same time, same
location.

The location is a scenic point along the bucolic
shores of Prospect Lake, among the mosquitos and
flies, but beautiful nonetheless.

To get to Prospect Park (see map below) from Manhattan
or Queens: take the F train into Brooklyn, to 15th
Street/Prospect Park stop, which is at the corner of
the park. Walk Southeast along Prospect Park Southwest
Street, until you come to an entrance at 16th Street,
then enter the park, walk around the lake, looking for
the "Peristyle", which is a columned building (looks
like the Greek Parthenon, with nothing on the inside)
and look near the water for the festivities!

Look for the banner proclaiming the fun. If you'd like
to help us organize it, let us know: projects
collective@anarco-nyc.net [NOT mutualaid.org]

What to Bring: Frisbees, soccer balls, veggie hotdogs,
kites, lawn chairs, sunglasses, tanning oils,
watermelon, pets, blankets, children, and lots and
lots of food!

Map of the park with location of the picnic can be
found at anarcho-nyc

Making the Movement Matter:

An Anti-Capitalist Conference

July 4 - 6, 2002 at the Ontario Institute for Studies In Education (OISE),
252 Bloor St West, Toronto. Featuring the following public forums and workshops

Thursday July 4, 7 pm

From Empire To Ashes : Fighting Imperialism Speakers: Samer Elatrash, a
Palestinian Liberation Activist Claudio Katz, an activist from Argentina
currently working in the unemployed workers' movements and in the
Neighborhood Assemblies Magaly San Martin, an activist in the Latin
American Coalition Against Racism and Ontario Common Front.

Friday, July 5, 7 pm

Another World Is Possible: From Anti-Globalization to Anti-Capitalism

A strategy session for the anti-globalization movement and a book launch
for David McNally's new book, Another World Is Possible: Globalization and
Anti-Capitalism. This session will also include report backs from the
Kananaskis and Ottawa anti-G-8 actions.

HACKMEETING 2002 Bologna, 21-22-23 June 2002

hackmeeting

Hackmeeting is a meeting of Italian digital communities and
countercultures. Three days of workshops, games, parties, debates,
exchanges of viewpoints and ideas and common learning. Hacking as an
attitude: this is our vision, not just computer knowledge.

We are "hackers" all day long, even when we aren't using a computer, when
we fight to change what we don't like, such as the untrue and forced
information, the exploitation of not affordable but expensive technologies,
as the unavoidableness of acknowledging information without any interaction.

We regard hacking to be an attitude that isn't confined to information
technology. Our way of being hackers is apparent in day-to-day life, even
when we're not using computers. It reveals itself when we fight to change
the things we don't like, such as force-fed misinformation, the use of
expensive technologies that are not available to everyone, and having to
accept information dispensed without any interactivity.

Ecology & Community Program

At The Institute for Social Ecology

June 28 - July 27, 2002

The ISE's Ecology and Community program is intended as an intensive educational experience in the field of social ecology. This interdisciplinary, college-level program explores social ecology, nature philosophy, community development, political theory, social movements and activism, popular education, radical agriculture, capitalism and globalization, racism, feminism, and more. The curriculum is holistic and multifaceted, set in the context of an integrative learning approach that helps students understand the underlying principles and philosophy, as well as connections between various disciplines, that comprise social ecology. Moreover, ISE emphasizes a progressive education model that attempts to empower students through the learning process itself.

Empowerment Project and the Anthology Film Archives present:

Thurs. 6/20 & Fri. 6/21
7pm "Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair"
9:15pm "Panama Deception"

Sat. 6/22 & Sun. 6/23
4:15pm "Panama Deception"
7pm "Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair"
9:15pm "Panama Deception"

at the Anthology Film Archives located at 32 2nd Ave. (cross street 2nd St.)

Oscar-winning director, Barbara Trent, will take Q&A after evening
shows.

THE PANAMA DECEPTION -- a riveting critique of the government’s history of militarization made all the more timely by the current war on terrorism; the untold story of the 1989 US invasion of Panama; Gen. Noriega’s longstanding relationship with the CIA, the DEA and George Bush; the shocking events of the assault and its aftermath; the true motivation for the invasion; how and why the mainstream media collaborated with the US government to censor information and deceive the American public.

COVERUP - the shadow government of assassins, arms dealers, drug smugglers, former CIA operatives, and top US military personnel who are running foreign policy unaccountable to the public; the Reagan/Bush administration’s plan to use FEMA to institute martial law and ultimately suspend the Constitution; an exploration of the loss of civil liberties, strikingly relevant after 9/11.

BARBARA TRENT - Oscar-winning filmmaker, former welfare mother, seasoned activist, and trailblazer for change. Trent’s counter-message incites an increasingly crucial dialogue as the drumbeat for war on terrorism, drugs, the poor, indigenous movements, civil liberties, and dissent thumps ever louder.

For more information: Empowerment Project
2007 Jo Mac Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 967-1963
project2@mindspring.com

The Underground Publishing Conference (UPC)

Sharing Our Tools, Refusing the Master's

CONTACT: Jason Kucsma, conference organizer

(419) 494-6850

jason@clamormagazine.org

www.clamormagazine.org/upc

WHAT: The fourth annual Underground Publishing Conference (UPC)

WHERE: Bowling Green, Ohio

WHEN: June 21-23, 2002

WHO: Sponsored by Clamor Magazine, Frictionmagazine.com and a host of
other supporters, the Underground Publishing Conference (UPC) is the
world's largest gathering of producers of independent media: zines,
newspapers, books, web, music, and movies. 1000 people are expected for a
weekend of panels, workshops, discussions, and good times. All sessions
are open to the
public.

THE THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE MEDIA ECOLOGY ASSOCIATION

June 21-23, 2002

Hosted by the Communication Arts Department

Marymount Manhattan College

221 East 71st Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)

New York, NY 10021

media-ecology



--Would you like to spend a coffee break debating the ideas of
Marshall McLuhan, Walter Ong, Lewis Mumford, Susanne Langer, George
Herbert Mead, or Neil Postman?

--Is the history of technology and the culture of those who use it as
important to you as how it is currently being used?

--Are you interested in exploring orality and literacy; print media,
television, and the Internet; language, culture, and consciousness, or
media ecology education and policy; technology and information
systems?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, consider joining us for
the Third Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association at
Marymount Manhattan College.

Keynote speaker Elizabeth Eisenstein, author of The Printing Press as
an Agent of Change, will address "Old Media in the New Millennium."

Featured presentations by Leonard Shlain, author of The Alphabet
Versus the Goddess, and Donald Theall, author of The Virtual Marshall
McLuhan.

Special film screening: McLuhan's Wake, by Kevin McMahon.