Mario Savio and the 60's Free Speech Movement
How the Radical Movement Began

New York CIty, June 9, 2005

The June Anarchist Forum

On Thursday, June 9, at 7:30pm, the Libertarian Book Club's Anarchist
Forum will present NYU scholar Robert Cohen speaking on Mario Savio and the
60’s Free Speech Movement. Cohen has edited a book on that remarkable
period in Berkeley, California which sparked the transforming times in the
60s and 70s, when civil rights, anti-war actions, and radical change became
the center of American political life. Cohen’s biography of Mario Savio,
the hero of the Free Speech Movement, will be published soon and reveal
much about Savio that had until now been hidden. After Cohen speaks there
will be an open discussion session, when questions can be answered and
memories shared.

The event will take place at the New SPACE in the Fusion Arts Museum
57 Stanton Street, Manhattan, one block south of the 2nd Ave-Houston St. F
and V subway stop.

There is no set fee for the presentation, but a contribution to aid
the LBC is suggested. If you have questions, contact the LBC /Anarchist
Forum, 212-979-8353 or e-mail: roberterler@erols.com

New York Activist Calendar

June 6-12, 2005

The NY Activist Calendar (formerly the CREED NY Calendar) is a

weekly listing of events of interest to NYC-area activists. It is

compiled by volunteer labor and published by the Nicaragua

Solidarity Network of Greater NY. Send listings and corrections

to: NSN, 339 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012, fax 212-674-9139,

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Citizens Union writes:

"Reforming Albany,"

New York City, June 9, 2005

Want to hear about ways to reform the New York State legislature? Attend a public forum in discussing this important issue.

CITIZENS UNION FOUNDATION and The State Affairs Committee of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York present

A CIVIC CONVERSATION

REFORMING ALBANY:
CAN COMPETITIVE ELECTIONS MAKE FOR A BETTER LEGISLATURE?

Panelists:
Michael Gianaris, New York State Assembly Member
Angelo Falcón, Institute of Puerto Rican Studies
Nicole Gordon, New York City Campaign Finance Board

THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2005
6:00-7:30 PM

Association of the Bar of the City of New York
42 E. 44th Street
Stimson Room

Open to the Public

Please RSVP at 212.227.0342 ext. 43
or info@citizensunionfoundation.o­rg

This forum is an opportunity to discuss legislative redistricting, campaign finance reform and strategies for increasing voter participation to make elections more competitive.

To learn more about these and other governance issues visit GothamGazette.com.
Recent coverage includes:
Albany Reform: Make Elections More Competitive Why Gerrymandering Must Go

Civic Conversations foster public dialogue about important issues facing the citizens of New York."

jerry goralnick wrote:

"Not In My Name" Living Theatre Workshop
New York City, June 18–19, 2005

The Living Theatre has been performing "Not In My Name" in New York City's Times Square on
days when there is an execution in the U.S. for the past ten years. Every
year we have a free workshop to rehearse new actors for the play.

bigapple writes:

"Medical Fraud & the HIV-AIDS Deception"
Matthew Grace

Have you or a loved one been told that you are “HIV positive,” or that you have “AIDS?” If so, you do not want to miss Matthew Grace’s upcoming lecture, "Medical Fraud & The HIV-AIDS Deception." IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE and prevent you from a list of untold physical and emotional catastrophes for you and your family and friends. What modern medicine and the media have reported for the past 20 years concerning “AIDS” has been fraudulent, deceptive and downright criminal. You will learn why the ‘HIV tests’ are completely unreliable, and why the only people who are dying of “AIDS” are those who listen to their doctors. All of this material is completely verifiable, and supported by hundreds of highly respected doctors and medical experts but you will never come across this life saving information through any mainstream media outlet.

"Finance, Attention and Affect"

Christian Marazzi
London, June 2, 2005

Here are details of Christian Marazzi's talk at Goldsmiths in London. In case you
don't know his work, he's a Swiss Italian economist who used to be close
to the journals Zerowork and Primo Maggio and has had immense influence on
the debate over immaterial labour and language.

The Centre for the Study of Invention and Social Process (CSISP),
Goldsmiths College, University of London, invites you to a session of the
Economies and Technologies of Affect seminar series, summer term.

Thursday 2nd June

4.30-6.00pm, Room 137, Main Building

Finance, Attention and Affect

Christian MarazziM

Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera
Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland

(Closest tube/train stops: New Cross/New Cross Gate)

artforchange.org writes
War & Peace in Ireland
1998 D. Art MacCaig
90 minutes.
Monday, June 6 8pm
Carlitos Cafe & Galeria
1701 Lexington Ave NYC at 106th St.
212-348-7044

War & Peace in Ireland is a documentary film by Art MacCaig that examines the 30 years of war in Northern Ireland from 1968 and the civil rights movement up to the IRA cease fires of 1994 and 1997 and the beginnings of the ongoing peace process.
Using archival footage the film explores the causes of the conflict and investigates the effect of the war of the lives of ordinary people in Belfast, Derry and other parts of the Six Counties with interviews of those who have taken part in the war. Included in the film is exclusive footage of the IRA in training and on operations.
Also included are interviews with Gerry Adams, President of Sinn Fein, David Irvine of the Progressive Unionist Party, John Hume, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and John Major, former Prime Minister of Britain.

SWARM the Minutemen writes:

SWARM the Minuntemen invites people from all over the world who oppose racist violence to join the Electronic Disturbance Theatre action on May 27th, 28th and 29th, 2005 to engage in a virtual sit-in on the MinuteMen website during their "Unite to Fight" Summit.

Read on for the Electronic Disturbance Theatre call to action.

"Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me.I lift my lamp beside the golden door."

- “The New Colossus,” by the nineteenth-century American poet Emma Lazarus inscribed on a plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty.

Anonymous Comrade writes
The BX! Bronx Artist Festival will take place a various locations in the Bronx from June 1st, 05 to June 4th, 05. The BX1 Bronx Artist Festival will showcase the talents of Bronx artists who are past winners of the borough’s BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) Individual Artist Fellowship, a product of the Bronx Council on the Arts’ mission to support and nurture Bronx artists. The BX1 Bronx Artist Festival is a celebration of these artists’ continued dedication to excellence as well as to honor those who have continued to live, work and produce art in the Bronx. Please see the Bronx Council on the Arts' website at www.bronxarts.org for all event listings. If you need further information, please contact BCA at 718.931.9500 X 21.

Remove Bush writes:
Wed 1 June 2005 – Remove George Bush Day

Be part of a coordinated effort to remove Bush. Hit the media and politicians hard. Try it !

Join possibly the biggest rally against Bush that the world will ever see. The aim is for all of us to speak against Bush with ‘ONE VERY LOUD VOICE’ via millions of emails to all American media news desks and politicians on Wed 1 June 2005. I’ve already contacted hundreds of activist organisations across the world but also need your help NOW.

1. Email everyone you know asking them to email everyone they know (blind copy them if you like and aim for local and overseas people).