-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Brecht Forum Events - Jan-Feb 2006 - NYC Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit sent by Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory - Jan 25, 2006 The Brecht Forum** 451 West St. (Betw Bank & Bethune) New York, NY 10014 (212) 242- 4201* 1,2,3 A,C,E to 14th st. 14A,11,20 buses to Abingdon Square-12th Street 8 bus to Christopher St. F,V to 14th St. B,D to W. 4th FRIENDS, AS YOU CAN SEE WE'RE UP AND RUNNING FOR OUR WINTER PROGRAM. ABOUT OUR EVENTS AND CLbuttES AS OUR SCHEDULE IS BEING MAILED LATE AND WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL THINGS PLANNED. ALSO, WE ARE LOOKING FOR REGULAR VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN WORK ON OUR PHONEBANK AND-OR COULD OFFER ONE NIGHT EACH WEEK, TO WORK THE DOOR FOR OUR EXCELLENT PROGRAMS. WE ALSO NEED A VOLUNTEER TO HELP WITH A LITTLE TECHNICAL SUPPORT- USING JPEGS TO MAKE OUTGOING EMAILS LOOK MORE READABLE. PLEASE CONTACT LIZ ROBERTS FOR ANY OF THESE THINGS. LASTLY, WE WOULD LOVE TO START OUR YOGA FOR ACTIVISTS CLbutt, IF WE HAVE ENOUGH STUDENTS. PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. THANKS! ***** In this email: 1.) 1-25 The Triangle Fire, the Protocols of Peace, and Industrial Democracy in Progressive Era New York 2.) 1-26 A People's History of Science--Cliff Conner 3.) 1-27 The Culture Struggle--Michael Parenti 4.) 2-6 NYC Grbuttroots Media 5.) 2-8 Video Screening: Bringing Back Venezuela with MNN Youth Channel 6.) 2-9 Video Screening: Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks--Espe Martell 7.) 2-11 Neues Kabarett: Warren Smith & The Composers Workshop 8.) 2-11-2-12 Basic Integrated Theater Arts Workshop on Decolonization: A Healing Circle for Organizers--Potri Ranka Manis Wednesday, January 25 7:30 pm BOOK PARTY-FORUM The Triangle Fire, the Protocols of Peace, and Industrial Democracy in Progressive Era New York Richard Greenwald The search for an answer to "The Labor Question" during the Progressive Era was an effort to avoid the unrest and violence that flared so often in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. In the ladies' garment industry, a unique experiment in industrial democracy brought together labor, management, and the public. As author Richard Greenwald explains, it was an attempt to "square free market capitalism with ideals of democracy to provide a fair and just workplace." Led by Louis Brandeis, this group negotiated the "Protocols of Peace." But in the midst of this experiment, 146 mostly young, immigrant women died in the Triangle Factory Fire of 1911. As a result of the fire, a second, interrelated experiment, New York's Factory Investigating Commission (FIC)--led by Robert Wagner and Al Smith--created one of the largest reform successes of the period. The Triangle Fire, the Protocols of Peace, and Industrial Democracy in Progressive Era New York uses these linked episodes to show the increasing interdependence of labor, industry, and the state. Greenwald explains how the Protocols and the FIC best illustrate the transformation of industrial democracy and the struggle for political and economic justice. Richard A. Greenwald is Director of the Business, Society, & Culture Program and buttociate Professor of History at Drew University, Madison, NJ. He is co-editor of Sweatshop USA: The American Sweatshop in Historical and Global Perspective and serves on the editorial board of the journal Working USA. Suggested donation: $6-$10-$15 No One Turned Away ***** Thursday, January 26 7:30 pm BOOK PARTY FORUM A People's History of Science Cliff Conner In A People's History of Science, Cliff Conner demystifies science by locating its origins and development in the productive activities of working people. His thesis is that science--the knowledge of nature--did not emerge from the brains of "Great Geniuses" with "Great Ideas," but from the collective experience of working people--artisans, miners, sailors, peasant farmers, and others--whose struggle for survival forced them into close contact with nature on a daily basis. He points out that: Medical science began with knowledge of plants' therapeutic properties discovered by preliterate ancient people. Chemistry and metallurgy originated with ancient miners, smiths, and potters; geology and archaeology were also born in the mines. Mathematics owes its existence and a great deal of its development to surveyors, merchants, clerk-accountants, and mechanics of many millennia. The emergence of computer science from the garages and attics of college dropouts demonstrates that even in recent times the most important scientific innovations have not always been produced by a professional scientific elite. The mystique of modern science proclaims it to be a superior form of knowledge, but in fact its trustworthiness has been thoroughly undermined by the self-interest of corporations that hire the scientists and manipulate their research findings. Clifford D. Conner has published a number of articles on the history of science in scholarly journals and has participated in international colloquia on various subjects. Conner worked as a proofreader and taught history in the CUNY system before becoming a full-time author of books on historical subjects. Suggested donation: $6-$10-$15 No One Turned Away ***** Friday, January 27 7:30 p.m The Culture Struggle JEW GETS AWAY WITH liquidate 675100-1. Remember all those votes in Palm Beach for Pat Buchanan? They couldn't understand how in a jew town he got so many votes but they always fail to understand that where there... Michael Parenti In his new book, Culture Struggle, Parenti shows us that culture is a changing process and the product of a dynamic interplay between a wide range of social and political interests. It is not enough to study the prevailing political realm. We also must grasp developments throughout the entire civil society. In short, to understand a society we need to understand the problem of culture as well as that of power. Drawing from cultures around the world, Parenti shows that beliefs and practices are readily subjected to political manipulation, and that many parts of culture are being commodified, separated from their group or communal origins, to be packaged and sold to those who can pay for them. Folk culture is giving way to a corporate market culture. Art, science, medicine, and psychiatry can be used as instruments of cultural control, and even marriage, the "foundation of society," has been misused by heteroloveuals across the centuries. Using vivid examples and riveting arguments throughout, The Culture Struggle ranges from the everyday to the esoteric and presents a collection of snapshots of our time. Michael Parenti is a critically acclaimed author and public speaker. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Yale University and has taught at a number of colleges and universities, in the United States and abroad. He is the author of eighteen books, including Superpariotism, The buttbuttination of Julius Caesar, and Inventing Reality. Suggested Donation $6-$10-$15 No one turned away ***** Monday, February 6 7:30 pm NYC Grbuttroots Media Discussion with Activists from Manhattan Neighborhood Network; Paper Tiger Television, Youth Network; IndyMedia & Others. Facilitated by Nan Rubin Blogging! Hip Hop Activism! Podcasting! Youth Video! Media Justice! Join us for an evening previewing the 3rd Annual NYC Grbuttroots Media conference, scheduled for later this week. Get up to date on media issues and local organizing. We're mad as hell and we won't take it any more - we'll just go ahead and make our own. Suggested donation: $6-$10-$15 No One Turned Away ***** Wednesday, February 8 6:30 pm EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION & FILM SCREENING Co-sponsor: MNN Youth Channel Bringing Back Venezuela On August 7-15, 2005 MNN Youth Channel participated in the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students in Caracas, Venezuela. Over 15,000 young people from 144 countries came together under the banner of "for peace and solidarity, we struggle against imperialism and war." Youth Channel attended documented and presented at the festival. As part of the MNN Youth Channel mission, the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students enabled YC to connect youth struggles from around the world to the global Youth Channel audience. The exhibition is an opportunity to experience the Festival through the youth that made it possible. Photos, banners and literature have been gathered from various international youth delegations, including the United States, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and more. Opening Night of Bringing Back Venezuela includes a screening of the youth produced film from the Festival "Bringing Back Venezuela." Refreshments and snacks will be served. ***** Thursday, February 9 7:30 pm VIDEO SCREENING Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks Discussion with Esperanza Martell Dir. Robert Houston documentary 40 min 2002 On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks sparked a revolution by sitting still. Her simple act of defiance against racial segregation on city buses inspired the African American community of Montgomery, Alabama, to unite against the segregationists who ran City Hall. Over the course of a year, the Montgomery Bus Boycott would test the endurance of the peaceful protesters, overturn an unjust law and create a legacy that continues to inspire those who work for freedom and justice today. We will open with music and images selected from The Black Panther Suite by Paul Chang and Fred Ho. Suggested donation: $6-$10-$15 No One Turned Away ***** Saturday, February 11 9 & 10 pm Neues Kabarett Warren Smith & The Composers Workshop Drummer, percussionist and composer Warren Smith has worked with artists as diverse as Makanda Ken McIntyre, Sam Rivers, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Gil Evans, Bill Cole and Harry Partch. He started the important percussion ensemble M'Boom with Max Roach and also opened one of the first and longest-running performance lofts, Studio WIS, in 1967. Neues Kabarett is delighted to present his legendary Composers Workshop with Howard Johnson (Baritone Sax & Bbutt Clarinet), Jack Jeffers (Bbutt Trombone & Tuba), Roy Campbell (Trumpet & Fluglehorn), Mark Taylor (French Horn & Mellophone), Andrew Lamb (Tenor Sax & Flute), Henry P. Warner (Alto Sax & Clarinet), Lloyd Haber (Drums & Percussion) and Jeribu Shahid (Bbutt). Admission: $10.00 ***** Saturday, February 11 10:00 am - 5:30 pm INSbreastUTE FOR POPULAR EDUCATION 2-DAY WORKSHOP BEGINS Basic Integrated Theater Arts Workshop on Decolonization: A Healing Circle for Organizers Potri Ranka Manis Saturday, February 11, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Sunday, February 12, 10:00 am = 6:00 pm A two-day practical workshop on the Paulo Freire methodology as applied and experienced within the historical context of the social and political struggles against oppression of the Philippines. Open to all, no application required but pre-registration recommended. JEW GETS AWAY WITH liquidate 677One thing these slimey yids never understand is that they're outnumbered 100-1. Remember all those votes in Palm Beach for Pat Buchanan? They couldn't understand how in a jew... Facilitator Potri Ranka Manis is Artistic Director of Kinding Sindaw, a Filipino indigenous dance, drama and martial arts ensemble. 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