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"Paradise Now: The Living Theater in Amerika" (1968)

A Film by Marty Topp
Produced for Universal Mutant by Ira Cohen

"Ira Cohen and Marty Topp's film of 'Paradise Now' reveals how the
theories of revolutionary change and the experience of sexual
liberation are not separate paths to the beautiful nonviolent
anarchist revolution. Together they form a single thrust encompassing
both political action and sensual joy, leading to the dreamed-of
terrestrial paradise." — Judith Malina

New DVD release forthcoming from BASTER/ARTHUR Magazine

6:30 PM, SUNDAY FEB. 5th

@ Zebulon Concert/Cafe

(for directions click below)

IRA COHEN'S 71ST BIRTHDAY PARTY

come celebrate with Ira Cohen & friends

an evening of Poetry, Film, & Music

Zebulon Concert Cafe

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Decade of Dissent: The 10-Year Celebration for the Institute for Anarchist Studies

Friday, February 10, 2006, 7 p.m.

at the Brecht Forum, New York City

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Dear friends and supporters, old and new,

The Institute for Anarchist Studies (IAS) warmly
invites you to "Decade of Dissent: The 10-Year
Celebration for the Institute for Anarchist Studies."
Since 1996, the IAS has been promoting critical
scholarship on social domination and reconstructive
visions of a free society. Through grants, events,
journals, and other projects, we have contributed to
anarchist scholarship, helped build a community of
support for present-day anti-authoritarian projects,
and renewed the long-term commitment for the future.
We hope you will gather with us to celebrate this
wonderful occasion.

Please join us for food, conversation, drinks, and
socializing. This event is a fund-raising event, of
course, so bring your checkbooks or cash. But it is
also a fantastic opportunity for networking,
socializing, and reaffirming our dedication to
critical engagement and radical social change now and
for years to come.

The evening begins at 7:00 p.m., and includes a full
Indian meal (with meat and vegetarian dishes) served
at approximately 8:00 p.m. Board members will provide
updates about the IAS and our activities, including
the Renewing the Anarchist Tradition Conference in
Vermont, recent grant recipients, and upcoming issues
of our theoretical journal, "Perspectives on Anarchist
Theory." Additionally, we invite you to share
information about your projects and activities.

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THE UKZN CENTRE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY and PARTNERS PRESENT:

A COLLOQUIUM ON THE ECONOMY, SOCIETY AND NATURE

With tributes to Harold Wolpe and Guy Mhone, and the Rosa Luxemburg Political Education Seminar 2006

28 February - 4 March 2006

University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

In cooperation with partners who have indictated in-principle support - The Harold Wolpe Memorial Trust, The Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa, The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and the journal Capitalism Nature Socialism - CCS will be opening thematic research projects on 'Economic Justice' in 2006. We are anxious to launch this theme by reviewing some of the finest traditions of national, regional and international political-economic theory and contemporary analysis, and invite you to join us. We seek inputs from individuals and organisations who would like to participate.

We are mainly concerned with market-nonmarket interactions and new forms of 'primitive accumulation'. Ideas about a supposed 'dual economy' in South Africa (and indeed the region and world) are now being debated at the highest political/policy levels. This is an opportune time to discuss whether formal markets and the informal economy plus other aspects of society and nature are really as divorced as is often argued.

Three scholar-activists - Harold Wolpe in South Africa, Guy Mhone in Southern Africa and Rosa Luxemburg in Europe - developed consistent arguments about the way markets systematically exploit 'nonmarket' opportunities, in other modes of production, in society (especially women's unpaid labour) and in the natural environment.

The New SPACE (The New School for Pluralistic
Anti-Capitalist Education) Presents:

FROM DADA TO ANTHROPOFFERJISM

Erika Biddle

Alternate Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

6 Sessions: January 31, February 14, 28, March 14, 28 and April 4

Tuition: $75 - $100, Sliding Scale

Dada spoke of the violence of everyday life, of disrupting and destructing history; this destruction is a desire to change the world. Dada was a movement that obliterated its memory, but left traces of influence that are visible in the practices of aesthetic revolutionaries throughout the 20th century and today. In this course, we will explore both the Dadaist movement, birthed in Zurich midst the horrors of World War I, and its traces of influence in anti-capitalist artists groups and cultural projects that exist outside of "the art world" and the apparatus of the state. We will survey the work of the Lettrists and Situationists; Gustav Metzger’s theories on auto-destructive/auto-creative art; the LPA (London Psychogeographic Association); Neoism & the Neoist Alliance; Situ-inspired projects; Surrealism in Chicago; "culture jamming" projects; and the "tactical media" and "technologies of resistance" of groups like RtMark and the Critical Art Ensemble.

Erika Biddle is an artist, editor and writer living in New York City. A founding member of Artists in Dialogue, which is committed to the
co-articulation of art and politics, she also works with the radical book publisher Autonomedia. Her video work has been shown in such venues as White Box, Capsule Gallery, Artists Space, Diorama Arts Center, the Cinema Nouvelle Generation Film Festival, Guestroom, and the DUMBO Short Film and Video Festival.

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Cuba Documentary "Bloqueo" Screening
New York City, Feb. 2, 2006


Thursday, February 2nd @ 7PM — $5 Suggested
Bluestockings

"Bloqueo: Looking At The U.S. Blockade Against Cuba"


Independent New York filmmakers Rachel Dannefer and Heather Haddon traveled to Cuba with Pastors for Peace to discover the story behind the 40-year-old embargo. The result is "Bloqueo", a documentary which explores the considerable effects of the blockade upon the Cuban people. The film surveys the successes in healthcare, organic farming, and conservation that Cuba has managed over the last decades. Rachel Dannefer coordinates the National Immigrant Farming Initiative. Heather Haddon is a journalist and photographer for the "Norwood News," an award-winning Bronx community newspaper.

SCP writes:

International Day Against Video Surveillance
March 19–20, 2006

We, the undersigned, are unconditionally opposed to the use of video surveillance cameras in public places. We are also opposed to the use of surveillance cameras that, though installed in privately owned places, are actually use to surveill the public. We believe that both types of cameras, in addition to being useless in the "wars" on crime and terrorism, are tools that all-too-frequently used to violate our rights to privacy, anonymity, dignity and political dissent.

Cameras are not the only threats to our rights. Government agencies and private security firms also use wiretaps, bugs, GPS transponders, RFID chips, computers dedicated to data gathering, retention and "mining," etc. But we choose to focus on video surveillance cameras because they are the most visible manifestations of the emerging surveillance society.

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"Dangerous Times" Left Forum:
Global Resistance and Decline of Empire

New York City, March 10–12, 2006


The annual Left Forum conference wil be held at the Cooper Union in New York City on the weekend of March 10–12, 2006.


The list of confirmed speakers is below.

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Altar Magazine writes:

"Coming Up Short"
Women & Sexuality Film Event
Sunday, February 12, 2006 6:30 PM
Pioneer Theater (155 E. 3rd St. NYC)


Hot and Bothered: Feminist Pornography (Becky Goldberg)
Hot and Bothered: Feminist Pornography takes a rare and empowering look into the pornography industry and feminist community to see how they intertwine within the politics and poetics of female sexuality. It shows women who are committed to making and supporting pornography that includes their feminist values and will go up against an entire industry,
stereotypes, and sexism to get what they want. Who better to claim the adult industry for themselves than the women it depends on?

Silence: In Search of Black Female Sexuality in America (Mya B.)
What would cause black women to become ‘mute’ about their sexuality from generations to come? In this 74-minute documentary, Mya B. entertains us with street interviews juxtaposed with socio-academic experts and
religious leaders talking about contemporary black sexuality that has historically been shrouded in silence.

In Her Image: Producing Womanhood in America (Julia Barry)
We are constantly bombarded with images and messages representing and shaping the lives of women. What are their roots and meanings? How do they effect society's view of women? How do they influence women's lives? In Her Image poses these questions to American audiences through a
multi-media format consisting of images accompanied by original songs.

Filmmakers will be available for Q&A after the films.

Tickets are $9 ($6.50 students/seniors) and can be purchased at http://www.altarmagazine.com. Goody bags filled with items from our sponsors will be distributed to all who attend. Space is limited!

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9th Annual National Conference on Organized Resistance

February 3–5, 2006, American University, Washington DC

NCOR is an annual event that brings together activists from a variety of
issues, struggles, ideologies and backgrounds for a weekend of learning
and reflecting on the state of progressive movements occurring locally,
nationally and worldwide. Through diverse workshops, panel discussions,
skillshares, tabling, and the creation of an open and safe space, NCOR
seeks to promote organized action amongst participants against the
injustices and inequalities that we confront in our daily lives and in the
world. NCOR is held on the main campus of American University in northwest
Washington, DC.

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JTC writes:

"Nietzsche & Cinema" Film Series

New York City, Winter, 2006

The NIETZSCHE CIRCLE announces the inauguration of its film and discussion series
NIETZSCHE & CINEMA

NIETZSCHE & CINEMA is a recurring film series which will explore the relationship between Nietzsche’s philosophy and cinema, examining his influence on screenwriters, directors, film theorists such as Gilles Deleuze, as well as the affect of his aesthetic vision on cinema.

Films will be screened which explicitly explore his life or philosophy or which embody the Nietzschean spirit: works in which a transvaluation of values is sought, or similar critiques of culture, religion, art, and politics are being made, while we will also examine the misappropriation, distortion, and abuse of Nietzsche’s ideas. When possible, directors and screenwriters will be invited to discuss their works with noted film critics, cinema historians, and philosophy professors. At the end of each session, a dialogue will be conducted with the spectators. The series will feature classic films, lesser known works, short and experimental films, as well as contemporary cinematic works. When possible, all works will be screened in their original format.

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