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Hey all!  Just a reminder that the culture jamming class starts next Thursday.  The University is on Spring Break but we'll still be meeting.  I will send out some articles by Monday--possibly sooner if I can.

I taught this class last semester and it was really fun and based on that,  I've made some changes that will make it even better!  I'm very excited and I hope you are, too.

If you'll be out of town for break, let me know, but we are planning on going ahead with the class.

See you there!

Hello all advocates of voluntary simplicity in the Twin Cities,

Our Facebook Page has now been created:
Simple Living in the Twin Cities.
If you are already a Facebook user,
search Facebook for this Page by name:
"Simple Living in the Twin Cities".
Click to become a 'fan'.

(If you are not yet on Facebook, you can join for free:
Go to: Facebook.com.
Register your prefered e-mail address and a password you choose.
Then you are 'on Facebook'.
You can elaborate your profile as you please.
But you can immediately become a 'fan' of
Simple Living in the Twin Cities.)

Then you are invited to begin sharing your knowledge
about how to live simply on our part of the planet Earth.
Use the Discussion Board to list resources you know about personally.

Our EXCO class called
"Voluntary Poverty: How to Simplify Your Life"
will be offered as requested by you.
It will be an opportunity for people already involved in the voluntary simplicity movement
to meet others who believe in simplifying our lives
and who have some good ideas about precisely how to do it.

Click to join this EXCO e-mailing list
to be asked about possible places and times
and to be informed of the next time such a gathering will take place.

Yours,

James Park, EXCO facilitator

The new Yes Men movie is out in theatres this week and will be playing a very limited engagement (it may actually leave this Thursday).  I got to hear a little bit from one of the members of the Yes Men talk about the movie and how their actions in this movie differ from their last one.  Since we'll be talking about them in culture jamming, and also because this marks a departure for the Yes Men and for culture jamming in general, it would be awesome if you can go.

According to our online poll (http://doodle.com/hqvapt7maa852i4y ), it's looking like the two best times for us to meet are:

Mondays, 6:00pm-7:30pm

Saturdays, 2:30pm-4:00pm

Everybody who has filled out the poll, so far, can make it to one of these times.  So, I think we'll split the class into these two smaller groups.  We'll start meeting the week of Feb. 22nd.

I'll get back to you soon with more info about the books.  I'm hoping that we can all get copies of the first book (_One Dimensional Woman_ by Nina Power) before the first class, so that we can read some of it and start discussing it in that meeting.  I put in a special order for eight copies of it at Arise, but I'm not sure if they have come in yet.  I'll call Arise tomorrow and let you know what's up.  Also, if you'd rather save money, I'm going to have e-copies of them available soon (and I can print copies for you).  If you'd like me to print you a copy of the first one, please let me know via email (eli.meyerhoff@gmail.com) and we'll arrange for how i can get it to you. 

Looking forward to meeting you all soon!

best,

Eli

Any word on which day we will be meeting?