Spring 11
Everyday Revolutions Workshop Series
A workshop series focusing on topics and skills that contribute to building resilient communities and relationships based upon resistance, mutual support, well-being, and joy.
October
Sundays, 4:00 to 6:00pm
16 Protest: know your legal rights
23 DIY Soaps, Shampoo, and More
Wednesdays, 6:00 to 8:00pm
5 Stenciling
12 Mental Health (3 to 5 pm at OccupyMN)
19 Zine Making starting @ 6:30
November
Wednesdays, 6:00 to 8:00pm
2 Screen printing
9 Sewing and Fibers (tentative)
16 How to Deal with Police
Sundays, 3:00 to 5:00pm
6 Queer and Trans Issues
13 Direct Action
20 First Aid
Location
African American Patriots of the Revolutionary War
A historical look at the events leading up to and the events of the Revolutionary War. The emphasis will be placed on African-American patriots and how they helped win America's war for independence.
Community and Herbal Medicine in Disaster Situations
Herbal and Community Approaches to Disasters
When disaster strikes, government response is often slow leaving
victims without help for days. Community preparedness and response is
vital. This workshop will teach you how to prepare. You will practice
some response tactics and learn to seek out recovery resources. This
is an introductory workshop that will provide learning and
preparedness resources and suggestions for further education.
Sometimes herbal medicine is the only medicine immediately available.
Learn about the plant medicines that can be stored or gathered for
these situations. Visit our website to learn about our work in Haiti
after the earthquake:
http://serpentine-project.org.
Pre-register by sending an email to [email protected]
Sliding-scale donation: $20-$60
At the bandshell at Father Hennepin Park, 420 Main St. SE
Saturday May 21, 10am - 6pm.
Location
Wheel Building at Sibley Bike Depot
Learn to build a bicycle wheel! Hand built wheels are stronger and stay truer longer than machine built ones, you can choose exactly what parts you want, and it's fun! In this two session class you will lace up, tension and true a wheel.
If you want a wheel for yourself, please come in to Sibley by Monday the 16th to order a rim, hub and spokes(hours are monday 3-9, wednesday 3-9, saturday 12-5 and sunday 12-4). You will receive 10% off new parts that you order for this class. If you just want to learn, we will have the materials to build a wheel for the shop.
The class is May 22nd and 29th from 4:30-6:30pm.
sibleybikedepot.org
Location
Let's have Fun, get Physical, get Creative and get Real!
The intention is to guide you through this weave of artistic mediums for the purpose of opening you up and freeing your creative spirit to swim with confidence in the waters of transformation. There's no ceiling on expression in my classes. My desire is to share this outlandish process with a group of 9 to 12 people who feel the urge to be healthy, pay attention, act silly, be creative, live spontaneously, be heard, seen and create what will be your dreams desire. Yup, it's that easy! It's also a lot of fun!
The objective: Truth, courage, community, confidence, clarity, creativity and calm, for the purpose of being in a more naturally vibrant flow of life. The objective is up to you really. It's my job to facilitate, inspire and guide you with great enthusiasm and skill toward your desires.
no one turned away for lack of funds.
PLEASE CONTACT ME BY E-MAIL TO COMPLETE YOUR ENTRY INTO THE CLASS! [email protected] subject LETS
Location
Basic Bike Maintenance at Sibley Bike Depot (April)
This class is designed as a complete introduction to the basics of maintaining your bicycle yourself. Learning to fix your own bike can save you money, ensure access to reliable transportation, and be a rewarding personal experience to understand how your vehicle functions. Participants aren’t expected to know anything beforehand – the only thing you need to bring is your lovely selves, your bike if you want, and a creative desire to learn!
In addition to providing technical explanations and building mechanical knowledge and confidence, this class will attempt to provide a basic overview of the role of community bike shops, as we work to build sustainable transportation movements locally and globally.
The class is 4 sessions on Sundays from 4:30-6:30
April 17th
(skip the 24th for Easter)
May 1st
May 8th
May 15th
Location
IWW Work People's College
Come join us for a day long educational event dedicated to building the power and consciousness of working people, getting revolution back on the table, and staking out strategies for real, people centered change.
The tentative schedule is as follows (updates as they arrive!)
10-11:30am Capitalism in Crisis: A Working Class Perspective
11:30-1pm The Ongoing Struggles in the Middle East
1-2pm Lunch
2-3:30pm Organizing Low Wage Workers
...Featuring members of CTUL, SEIU Local 26, and the IWW's Jimmy John's and Starbucks Union campaigns
3:30-5pm Reviving the Strike, General Strike: Featuring the experiences of rank and file workers
5-6pm Dinner
6-8pm Kill the Bill: Focus on Madison and Beyond
8-9pm IWW Open House
9pm-? Afterparty!
Currently, lunch will be provided free of charge, and dinner may be pot luck style.
This class is an IWW event, but is open from all people/workers.
Location
Mantenimiento de Bicicletas
Esta clase está direccionada a la introducción y al mantenimiento completo de tu bicicleta. Aprendiendo arreglar tu propia bicicleta puedes ahorrar dinero, además tendrás un transporte seguro y confiable, también serás una persona capacitada que entenderá como funciona tu vehículo de trasporte. No es necesario que los participantes entiendan de mantenimiento de bicicletas antes de las clases, lo único que tienes que traer es tu persona encantadora, si quieres puedes traer también tu bicicleta y un deseo enorme de aprender!
Location
PyStar - Programming Workshop for Women and their friends
cf: http://pystar-mpls-1.eventbrite.com .
Location
Toward a Community Owned Economy
Workshop and discussion about the need for an economy based not on growth and markets but on production for community needs. Covers views of the future (possible vs. probable), the collaborative model used so successfully by large corporations, the participatory-collaborative model of Mondragon, and the work beginning now to create a "community-owned economy" here (expanding on Mondragon), with land and agriculture as its base
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