Southern California Anarchist Gathering, Saturday, August 18, 2012. From 12pm-6pm at the Southern California Library of Social Studies and Research,
6120 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90044. This is a FREE EVENT
LIVE MUSIC BY:
Cihuatl Ce (Revolutionary Feminist Hip Hop)
Moon Bandits (DIY Folk Punk)
Sherman Austin (Anarchist Hip Hop)
Luv the Mezenger (Revolutionary Hip Hop) and The Recyclables (acoustic punk rock cover band)
WORKSHOPS:
*History of Los Angeles Anarchist Movement Part 2 By Matt.
Small Correction though - the first known siting of an anarchist in LA was in 1896 not 1892. It was the bombing of the Eagle Woolen Co. The Los Angeles Times described stated that it must be anarchist because a “seedy-looking man about 45-years old” with a “a straggly beard, wild-looking eyes" was seen while "carrying an ugly looking article in his hand.” That is what I get for agreeing to impromptu interviews. By Matt.
*Anarchists Federations: Models and Practices. We will out Line different forms of anarchist federations. We will put special emphases on The Russian Anarchist Abroads' Platform. Also, touch briefly on mutual aid, and finish up with some Malatesta wisdom about building as we destroy, basically why we should build such a federation.
*Radical Activism, A Womyn's Perspective with Shannen Maas.
*Know Your Rights workshop by Anarchist Lawyer Colleen.
*Polyamory: Anarchy & Love by Jacquie
The purpose of the workshop is to challenge ourselves to be less controlling and more open in our relationships in order to subvert the hetero-normative idea of ownership over a partner's body. In challenging this idea, we challenge ourselves to be more free, more trusting, and more independent. We'll discuss the different styles of polyamory, how a polyamorous "family" or "clan" can enrich our lives (both as individuals and activists), and how to begin incoorperating more openness in a monogamous relationship.
*BDSM for Queer People of Color/People of Color with Masociclistas by Ana Bel
Politics of bikes, kink, and BDSM for Queer People of Color. Discussion about sexy things you can do that are bike related. Boundaries and Intensity of Play. Hands-on demonstrations about Flogging, Tube Tying. These demonstrations can be done on others, yourself or you can simply watch, whatever your level of comfort is. (18+, all genders welcome; facilitated by and for Queer People of Color. People of Color who are not Queer but are in solidarity with QPOC are also welcomed. Open to single,
coupled or poly arranged people)
*Raising Vegan/Vegetarian Children by Christine and Tricia
A workshop regarding diet and the impact it has on both our children and the environment. This is an open forum for parents to discuss issues of raising healthy children on a budget and making them feel more empowered as individuals through the choices they make to determine their own lives.
*A day at the Prison Library Project by Joey
*History of Southern California Anarcho Peace Punk/Animal Rights Movement from the 80's, 90's to Y2K by J.Lee The failure and accomplishments: anarchist center/anarchist info shop, co-op house (communal living), protest, campus organizing, + some info on how to organize, starting collectives from the scratch, networking etc. Click here to check out photos from 1984, 1985 and 1987. -
diyzine.com/1984AntiReaganProtest.html*ARA (Anti Racist Action) workshop and open discussion with Black Riders Liberation Party and People Against Racist Terror.
More workshops TBA.
Tabling is free but you must register.
VENDORS:
Anarchist Black Cross
http://www.abcf.net/laAnarcho Treehouse (LB)
Chula Doula
http://www.chuladoula.blogspot.comCop Watch L.A.
Tired of being harrassed by the police? Then patrol the police!
http://www.copwatchla.org/Free Association of Anarchist
La Loba Loca
La Loba Loca, also known as Ana.Bel, is a Sudaca born in Peru and raised in Maipu, Santiago de Chile. La Loba Loca believes on "improvised, reusabled art",most of the materials for the chucherias she makes are found, recycled or donated. She is also a traditional tattooist, photo-documentarist, coxinera-cochinera-cocinera and is beginning to do documentary/filming work. La Loba recently graduated from UC Berkeley with an Interdisciplinary Studies degree. Her thesis is on Population Control in the Andes and the forced Sterilization Campaigns implemented during the racist dictatorship of Fujimori forty years ago. She is planning to return to her native Peru and document the creation of a Healing Center by the forcedly sterilized native womyn. La Loba is also a School of Unity and Liberation(SOUL)
alumni and a former member of the QPOC collective Voz de Lucha. She is currently based in LA but travels to the Bay Area regularly.
Masociclistas
Eco-friendly, Love-friendly, Queer-friendly, Bicycle sex toys and other sexxxy products! Mission-to provide affordable, sex positive, queer friendly products to the community! Company Overview-What is Masociclistas? We make sexy toys and products from re-used and re-purposed bike materials. We aim to make pleasurable products that are earth and environment center. Pleasure should be healthy and eco-friendly! Description-How do we make the products and how come they are eco-friendly? Most of the materials used in our products coem from bike parts that are no longer work. Our favorite material is
bike tube! General Information - Who are we? Jaku Rio Experiences community bike mechanic with over 10 years of experience! Jaku is from LAexico with strong centro american roots. La Loba Loca Documentarist and chucheria maker form South America. La Loba Loca loves to bike
LA and make popped bike tires and other bike parts into fashion and jewelry. You can see her work at facebook.com/lalobaloca
Mass Media Records / Distro
PM Press
PM Press was founded at the end of 2007 by a small collection of folks...We’re old enough to know what we’re doing and young enough to know what’s at stake.
We seek to create radical and stimulating fiction and non-fiction books, pamphlets, t-shirts, visual and audio materials to entertain, educate and inspire you. We aim to distribute these through every available channel with every available technology - whether that means you are seeing anarchist classics at our bookfair stalls, reading our latest vegan cookbook at the café, downloading geeky fiction e-books, or digging new music and timely videos from our website. PM Press is always on the lookout for talented and skilled volunteers, artists, activists and writers to work with. If you have a great idea for a project or can contribute in some way, please get in touch.
http://www.pmpress.orgPrison Library Project
Prison Library Project sends free books to state and federal prisoners throughout the United States. We prioritize requests for educational materials such as dictionaries, GED study guides, books for English language learners, and ethnic/cultural studies. We also supply self-help, fiction and non-fiction books free. We are a volunteer based organization that is primarily funded through donations (books and cash). Each week more than 300 prisoners write us to requests free books. Each week the PLP mails an average of 215 packages (between 1-4 books depending on weight). This costs about $500.00 each shipment. Shipments are sent on
a weekly basis all year long. We do not discriminate any request, all requests must be mailed to us and are filled on a first come first serve basis.
We do not send out books with excessive violence or an erotic nature. All packages must be correctly packaged, addressed and sent in a timely manner in order to reach its recipient. Our service to inmates is entirely free. We are currently working with a professor at Cal Poly Pomona to develop
research and statistics of the actual benefits of our service. To the best of our knowledge there is no statistical information available for the service we provide. The PRISON LIBRARY PROJECT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit through our sponsor the Claremont Forum, located in Claremont California.
Our website is:
http://www.prisonlibraryproject.orgPunk Tree House Distro
Revolutionary Autonomous Communities
We support community in movement to inspire a local/global network of revolutionary autonomous communities through action, mutual aid programs, worker alternatives, educational skill shares, access to community health resources, access to legal resources, access to housing, as well as social media.
Shodhini Institute
http://www.shodhini.blogspot.comViva Vox Press/Distro
Suggestions, ideas, workshop proposal, tabling, volunteer or contact-
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