Crisis Fest: UCLA, Nov. 18th 5PM to ALL NIGHT, Pauley Pavillion
Time: November 18, 2009 at 5pm to November 19, 2009 at 7am
Location: Outside Pauley Pavillion, UCLA
Event Type: party, and, protest
Organized By: STUDENTS AND WORKERS RUN BY STUDENTS AND WORKERS
On November 18th, hundreds of union members and students from all over California will converge on UCLA in the leadup to the system-wide protest of the Regents meeting. With the support of union and student groups, there will be a day and night Tent City outside of Pauley Pavillion to house our convergence!
Therfore, the students of UCLA have created the CRISIS FEST: A radical space at Tent City to respond to the crisis with new ideas, experiences, anger and joy.
We recognize the broader issues shaping the crisis: privatization, and the economic downturn, the resegregation of the university and the ongoing wars abroad.
But we don\\'t want boring colloquiums or lectures: for one night we run our education as self-education; we protest with fun and festivity! There will be music, food, workshops and communal spirits in store for everyone.
And we want your help!
From 5pm until (at least) Midnight, we want to fill UCLA with your music, poetry & spoken word, discussions, dance, visuals, videos, d.i.y. workshops, and literature, in addition to what we\\'ve already set up (and the list will only get longer).
We have discussions of the international student movement, dodgeball & frisbee matches, mass camping on campus (bring your own tent!), screen printing workshops, banner & art making, rock & traditional Mexican music and a General Assembly to discuss the future of the movement.
Let us know how you would like to perform or inform and when you feel like doing it! All activities welcome. Determine your own level of participation.
DON\\'T ASK FOR PERMISSION! LET\\'S TAKE BACK THE UNIVERSITY AND MAKE IT OUR OWN!
email: crisisfest@gmail.com
Sign up for the Facebook Event:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=205509788311
If you need a bus ride to UCLA on Nov 18th, sign up here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=riU_2fY_2fwxry5LldJgrCRWaw_3d_3d
Check here for the latest updates:
http://crisisfestucla.blogspot.com/
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(will be updated as MORE events are confirmed)
UPDATE: THE REGENTS MAY BE AFRAID, AND MOVE THEIR VOTE ON TUITION HIKES TO THE MORNING OF THE 18TH (INSTEAD OF THE 19TH), BUT CRISIS FEST HAS NOTHING TO FEAR!
WE WILL NOT CHANGE LOCATION OR TIME FOR ANYONE! NOVEMBER 18TH, PAULEY PAVILLION, 5PM TO ALL NIGHT, IT\\'S ON!
FREE FOOD & HOT DRINKS ALL NIGHT (thanks to our unions!)
CAMP ON CAMPUS (BRING YOUR OWN TENT)
ALL EVENTS OUTSIDE OF PAULEY PAVILLION
All bands play for approximately 45 mins. unless otherwise noted.
5PM: Dobrega (music: electronics project)
Banner, Flyer and Poster Making Begins (All day event)
Literature Table with Zines, Articles and other info on the budget cuts (All day event)
530PM \\"Latin American Poetry Reading:
Spanish & English Translation,
Lectura de Poesias Latina Americanas: Espanol / Ingles\\"
(Poems Provided / Poemas Suministrados)
Screen Printing Workshop (some materials provided but bring your own if you can!)
6PM: Dodgeball Match #1
\\"Protest Poetry of the World at Large\\" (Some poems provided, but bring copies of your favorite poets\\' works to share with the group. Afterwards we will write our own poems to disseminate.)
6:30PM \\"The K-12 Resistance\\" (Discussion)
\\"How to Make Vegan Desserts\\" (Workshop, samples provided)
7PM Naima Earth (experimental/jazz band)
\\"An Absent Future?: The International Student Movement\\" (Discussion)
7:30PM \\"Third Worldism and the Global 60\\'s\\" (Presentation / Discussion)
8PM Costa (d.j.) DANCE LIKE MAD! (goes till 930pm)
\\"How to Get Involved in Community-Powered Radio\\" (Workshop / Discussion)
8:30PM GENERAL ASSEMBLY: Short presentations & open discussions on 4 of the broader issues: race, war, capitalism & the future of the student movement.
9-930PM GENERAL ASSEMBLY continues.
930-10PM GENERAL ASSEMBLY continues
10 PM In Sepia (Band)
\\"The Struggle of Undocumented & AB540 Students\\" (Discussion)
11PM: Midnight Radio (Band)
\\"Vows on a High Place: A Ritual Without Spirituality\\" (Ritual)
12:01 AM YOUR acoustic performance / generalized jam session
Dodgeball Match #2
Confirmed performances with unconfirmed times:
Ultimate Frisbee
MORE Workshops & Discussions
DON\\'T SEE THE EVENT YOU WANT? THEN GO AHEAD AND DO IT YOURSELF!
NO NEED TO CONFIRM. DON\\'T ASK FOR PERMISSION!
If you need support or want to see your event posted up here, just email crisisfest@gmail.com and we\\'ll be glad to help.
Drug & alcohol free
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