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Dear Blogger. And it is the death of a squatter scene happening in real time on Facebook as I type this blagh post. First it was John the Communist Potak, then it was Kirk the hippie, those two friends from those East 13th Street squats that I found myself hanging out in that neighborhood of the Lower East Side, now called the East Village for real estate marketing purposes. And then Chino Garcia who ran that now abandoned community school CHARAS. Save Charas. And now John Penley and Karl the commie, another squatter related death that I read on Facebook, a website that is becoming an online obituary for a host of people passing away. And the deaths are becoming unbearable, all in one day, in one week, in one month, in one year. And I hate it that death is a part of life, that we are all born to die. We are all falling into the river and those are people who died.
And there is no remembrance of former things, neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth forever.
And so it begins. It is also starting to look like Death to America as dieselgeddon and dieselpocalypse famine, empty shelves, food and fuel riots start to set in with diesel and gas that runs the world, prices are soaring through the roof at an all time high as a result of that Gog and Magog, Iran, Israel war and Christmas is cancelled as refineries and gas stations are starting to run out of fuel and are shutting down across the country and the world as truckers and truck drivers who ship everything, are staging boycotts, planning to strike and are parking their rigs as a result of high diesel prices and all hell is starting to break loose to the point of no return.
And then there is AI is going to kill us all headlines that have been in the news on this day this past week. Something about ai or artificial intelligence is going rogue on big tech and beyond and are going to make humans extinct in 2030 and China’s humanoid terminator robots with those red eyes from that science fiction film The Terminator and drones are going to kill everybody, I guess during the ai beast systempowered by 5g straight from the book of Revelations or something.
And so enough about those catastrophic, dark winter and doomsday topics on this blog for the moment. It is that Black Lives Matter jewelry at Tompkins Square Park title for this blog post being the reason that I attempted to drag that jewelry out the closet on this day with a Facebook event invite that reads something like:
Planning to vend #blacklivesmatter #notmypresident #nopolicestate #occupywallstreet #sh*tjustgotreal #yoga #brooklyn #eastvillage #washingtonsquarepark #unionsquarepark #tompkinssquarepark #music #morus #theshadow & #iloveny necklaces, magnets, key chains & pins for $3 each @, well during, the next Shows in Tompkins Square Park September 12th, 2-6pm.
“Saturday, September 12 2–6 p.m. New York Hardcore Chronicles presents Bad Luck 13 Official Band Page Silence Equals Death TREE Fuggitt RBNX free show all ages at Tompkins Square, Park nyc part of the “ Back to the NYHC Roots” music series! Thank you Drew Stone. We’re calling out all our New York , New jersey family and fans to come and support Punk Rock Hardcore in the park. We’re really looking forward to play in Tompkins Square Park. See you there, Never forget. ”
And so I thought to post those photos from that park on that day on this blog. And I am not exactly sure how to end the ramblings on this blagh post except to say what, if anything, does this have to do with a No Police State. Peace on earth and goodwill to all mankind.
Hey again bloggers or whoever could be reading this blagh. And do I even remember how to sign into this blog being that it was eight months ago since I last posted anything on this blagh.
And there has been a host of headline news of the day of that Iran/Israel gog and magog war, ICE and the police state, ai data centers bringing in the beast system and the new world order powered by 5g, robots on the streets everywhere, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes and other natural and man made haarp disasters, that alien invasion that never happened and other current events have since come to pass since I last rambled anything on this blagh. And sometimes reading the news makes me wonder if the apocalypse is going to take place as planet earth seems as if it’s becoming a dystopian nightmare and going to hell in a hand basket.
And so another year of one of those many spring and summer events that take place in that neighborhood of Loisaida, the Lower East Side or the East Village for real estate marketing purposes in that city of New York has rolled around.
The New York City Parks Department has banned these Tompkins Square Park t – shirts because of the logo on them.
And I am planning to vend banned Tompkins Square Park t – shirts for $10 each at, well during, the 38th Annual Tompkins Square Park Riot Reunion concert Sunday, August 2nd, 3 -7pm.
And Food Not Bombs was serving some really cool free vegan food near the corner of 7th Street & Avenue A in the park on this day as well.
And there are always the coolest stories about those Tompkins Square Park t shirts from people who have bought those shirts. And if I could interpret some of those stories of people who have bought those shirts from those photos that find themselves posted above, it would be the story of technologyartist. Andreas, who has that really cool Tompkins Square Park photo book and has more than a few Tompkins Square Park t shirts by now. And it would be the story of chililovesobituary who is the drummer in that band Disassociate who bought a shirt and played later that day, and the story of copper_and_wool_films who actually had a Tompkins Square Park t shirt with him that was washed so many times that the black shirt was faded grey and the threads of the shirt were starting to wear out, but the stencil was still holding up. And it is the story of Ilhan from that really cool club nublu on Avenue C in the East Village who bought one of those Tompkins Square Park t shirts also. And then there was Mathias, someone from the squatter scene in the nineties who helped John the Communist make those posters and flyers for those Tompkins Square Park protests and Squatter May Days from long ago who bought a t shirt. And John’s banners remain. And though he didn’t buy one of those Tompkins Square Park t shirts on this day, there was Ellis Roberts who was at the riot reunion concert with a memorial for John the Communist who passed away this year with his memorial on Facebook saying something like:
We will set up a small memorial for John The Communist Potak at the Tompkins Square Riot Reunion Concerts on Saturday and Sunday.
John was a controversial figure in the neighborhood but in my estimation he made the movement more radical and as one of the originators of the Tompkins Square Gatherings (Squatter May Day 1986) he should be remembered as the struggle continues.
And there is Chino Garcia from that neighborhood of Loisaida who has since passed away a few weeks ago, who’s abandoned community cultural building from the nineties, CHARAS, still sits there in Loisaida. Save Charas!
And a host of people have passed away since I last posted on this blog.
One generation passeth away and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever and the only thing constant is change and some stories do not end as you expect. Peace on earth and goodwill to all mankind. And what if anything, does this have to do with a No Police State.
The New York City Parks Department has banned these Tompkins Square Park t – shirts because of the logo on them.
And I am planning to vend banned Tompkins Square Park t – shirts for $10 each at, well during, the next Shows in Tompkins Square Park concert, Monster Metal Mayhem, September 27th, 2 -6pm at Tompkins Square Park, New York City.
And it became a day of when people tell you that they have been looking for this shirt forever. Heard while vending banned Tompkins Square Park t – shirts @ Monster Metal Mayhem @ Shows in Tompkins Square Park, with music by Sea Monster and other bands.
And…..
There was also a 14th Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival on this day in that city of New York and neighborhood of the Lower East Side or East Village for real estate marketing purposes. And according to their website there were over 50 events in 30 gardens! With their festival schedule reading something like…..
LUNGS CSA is in La Plaza this week, check out the produce, give Veggie a home!!, LaPlaza 6pm Opening night 6:30 Felice Rosner and FAITH NYC, 7:30 Sylvain LaRoux’s Source, Carmen’s Garden Knit/crochet and Sketch/Paint workshops noon-3pm Elizabeth St Garden 10:30 am – Free Yoga w/ Chelsea Forbes El Sol Brillante 12-4pm INSECT CREATURE CREATION LAB by BOTANICART.NYC Using natural materials provided by the garden, such as paper, glue, leaves, twigs, dried berries, seed pods, and flowers, guests will design and build their own imaginative insect creatures. Casita Garden 11am-2pm Volunteer Workday, wear your work clothes DeColores Songwriters Circle noon- 7pm El Jardin del Paraiso Pollinator workshop 10am-2pm FAMILY DAY 2:30-5:30 pm Puppeteer and Storyteller Vít Hořejš, Artistic Director, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre Sayma Karim, Rocco George, Show Up Kids with Peter Michael Marino Kenkeleba Children’s Magical Garden Arts for Art presents free jazz 2-5pm Rob Brown trio, Amirtha Kidambie & Cooper Moore, Miriam Parker-Dance, Alfredo Colon Trio 11 BC Serenity Garden 2 P.M. Sylvain Leroux Qromatica Trio with Sylvain Leroux: fulaflute, flute, alto sax, Dan Kurfirst: drums and percussion, Hilliard Greene: contrabass 4 P.M. Mbira workshop with Jennifer Kyker Siempre Verde 2pm Poetry Verde Verses | OPEN MIC | Theme: Gaia 2 PM: Sign up at 2p to share 8 minutes of poetry (rain date 9/21) La Plaza Pinc Louds 4-6pm 6B Garden MAKE ART IN THE GARDEN 1-6PM Music Under the Stars with JOFF WILSON 7PM Green Oasis Music 6pm Mathieu Eveillard 7pm Kid Java Campos Garden Elizabeth St Garden 10:30 am – Free Tai Chi w/ Tai Chi Solutions 5:30 pm – LiveMusic ART around LOISAIDA 1-5pm Live painting and exhibit I wanna work, wanna paint on the fence all day Paint your masterpiece on the Garden Fences of LaPlaza and Pancho’s Garden. Ave C & 9th St. Bring your own paint and brushes, we supply the canvas La Plaza 2:30-4:30 The Renaissance Street Singers Come hear a wonderful FREE concert at Campos Community Garden! September 21, at 3 pm featuring contemporary and classic song repertory performed by: Clara Lisle, Andres Penalver, and Victoria Falcon Sam & Sadie’s Garden 6BC Botanical Garden 4pm The Beyond Flute Group 11 BC Serenity Garden 4 P.M. MICHAEL EATON JAZZ GROUP Michael Eaton – saxophones, Dan Wick – keyboard, electronics 6B Garden 2-4pm INTERNATIONAL GIRLS ENSEMBLE CHORAL PERFORMANCE 4PM Maputi with Jennifer Kyker, Nora Balaban, and Susan Rapalee: mbira and vocals; Rima Fand: violin and vocals; Sylvain Leroux: fulaflute and vocals; Nari Zechman: percussion and vocals; Stuart Zechman: hosho
And a host of other performances and events that took place, too innumerable for me to copy and paste, at the LUNGS — Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens event September 19-28th, 2025 in New York City.
And did you know that New York City’s Lower East Side has the most community gardens of any neighborhood in America?
And what, if anything, does this blagh post have to do with a No Police State. The only thing constant is change and some stories do not end as you expect. Have a great concert, harvest arts festival day and more.
Wasteland Productions and Waste Management Presents Our 5th Annual WASTEXFEST featuring Blackout Shoppers, Complete Fucker, Angry Corpses NJHC, YDI, Urban Waste, and this year’s headliner FANG. Food will once again be made by Lady Waste Rachel Jean-Abriss Gitten, with donations going to Sweetbriar Nature Center. This will be a fun year at Tompkins Square Park.
And then I found myself listening to Fang Official‘s live at Tompkins Square Park in New York City at Waste Fest 5 cover song of The Jim Carroll Band “People Who Died” video, whose lyrics still seem to be stuck in my head, while vending.
And this Waste Fest 5 concert happend to be on the same day as that Punk Island 2025 concert at Randall’s Island Park in New York City.
And if I am correct, you can still find Andreas Troeger‘s OUR F#CKING PARK: Rebellion, Noise, and Punk Rock in Tompkins Square Park book on one of Chris’s merchandise tables at these Shows in Tompkins Square Park concerts. It is a book of beautiful raw portraits of the artists keeping the music alive—real faces, real noise, shot between 2019 and 2024 in Tompkins Square Park.
And Lower East Side Food Not Bombs was there serving the coolest food for free also. Their Instagram page says they are serving free vegan meals every Sunday at 4:30pm inside the SW corner of Tompkins Square Park (E 7th st & Ave A) DM us if you’d like to get involved!
To all the people who died, the lyrics from the song “People Who Died” by the Jim Carroll Band is about the lives and deaths of people in the East Village, specifically around Tompkins Square Park.
The only thing constant is change and some stories do not end as you expect.
Have a great Tompkins Square Park concert day and more. And what, if anything, does this have to do with a No Police State. Peace on earth and goodwill to all mankind.
Chris’s next Shows in Tompkins Square Park concerts in New York City are on
• April 26 • May 10 • May 24 • June 8
And there are more to be announced!!!!
And I am planning to vend Tompkins Square Park t – shirts for $10 each.
And check out Andrea Troeger’s OUR F#CKING PARK: Rebellion, Noise, and Punk Rock in Tompkins Square Park book! A new photo book of beautiful raw portraits of the artists keeping the music alive—real faces, real noise, shot between 2019 and 2024 in Tompkins Square Park.
This amazing book will be for sale at the SHADOW table at the shows in Tompkins Square Park.
There are more, but these are the next four shows we are doing in Washington Square Park and in Tompkins Square Park:
In Washington Square Park:
• May 4: The Return of ROCK AGAINST RACISM, featuring:
Mark Dillon + the Roots Revival, Frida Kill, ADIXION, REBELMATIC and RICANSTRUCTION
In Tompkins Square Park:
• May 10: Old School Punk, featuring: Jones Crushers, The Idolizers, NIHILSTICS, Coffin Daggers and The UNDEAD
• May 24: Drew Stone’s NYHC show, featuring: Sonic Bomb, End of Hope, Butterbrain, NON-RESIDENTS and REBELMATIC
• June 8: WASTE FEST FIVE show, featuring: Complete Fucker, Blackout Shoppers, DYI, Angry Corpses, FANG and, of course, URBAN WASTE
All shows are from 2pm – 6pm
The only thing constant is change and some stories do not end as you expect. And what, if anything, does this have to do with a No Police State. Have a great music and more day.
And in the midst of battling big tech social media censorship somewhere in between Facebook and Instagram limiting the amount of political posts that can be seen and tik tok censoring posts that do not follow their narrative, I somehow still find myself being able to blagh on this google blogger somehow after all these years.
And so this post happens to be about a BlacknBlue ProductionsTompkins Square Park concert that didn’t happen in that alphabet city of New York, a benefit concert for Jesse Malin at Tompkins Square Park, April 27th with Gogol Bordello, Madball, Murphy’s Law, The Capturers and more that was cancelled for some reason having to do with the Parks Department and moved to Irving Plaza April 26th with Facebook posts and flyers that read something like as follows:
And so what am I supposed to do with all those Tompkins Square Park t shirts that I was planning to vend at this event that got cancelled? Well I found myself on the southwest corner of that Tompkins Square Park park on Avenue A and East 7th street attempting to vend those t shirts on the day of the concert that didn’t happen as in those photos and videos that find themselves posted above.
And in case you may have missed this concert that didn’t happen at Tompkins Square Park, there are others shows coming up in Tompkins Square Park that I have come across on Facebook that hopefully will not get cancelled such as:
Memorial Gig For Al Hammerbrain — Saturday, May 11th, 2-6pm @ Tompkins Square Park featuring Jennifer Blowdryer, Art Gray Trio does Crunt, Spike Polite & Sewage, RBNX and Skum City
” Wasteland Productions and Waste Management present “WastexFest 4”
Gang Green
Urban Waste
Reagan Youth
Rockin Bob (Members of Jerry’s Kids, The FU’S)
Two Man Advantage
Point Blank
As per usual donations will go to the sweet briar animal nature center in Long Island New York and food will be served by none other than lady Waste Rachel Jean-Abriss Gitten“
And…..
The Shows in Tompkins Square Park Rock against Racism concert at Washington Square Park by the Garibaldi statue May 5th featuring Rebelmatic, Butterbrain, Lake Lanier and Paragnosis was rained out and postponed until August 11th.
And..
36th Annual Tompkins Square Riot Reunion, August 3, 2024 at Tompkins Square Park.
And what, if anything, does this have to do with a No Police State.
It is Christmas as I type this blog post, the day of Christ or Jesus Christ’s day of birth, a few days until a new year according to that Gregorian calendar. A 123123 years end has rolled around here on planet earth and Israel is still at war as Jesus is in rubble and Christmas is Cancelled in Bethlehem, Jesus birthplace , there are “Free Gaza” protests happening on a seemingly daily basis in the New York City area and I am wondering if it is still a Dark Winter 2023.
And so this Fly – O – Art & Carla Holiday Market! in that city of New York, that finds itself posted in those photos and videos above, has also been a Morus Holiday Market that I have found myself vending at in years past, also turned into a Fly E bike story for Fly Orr who found herself posting on her Instagram page a few days before the holiday market:
Broken wrist. Got run over today. I mean yesterday by an E bike that took me down and then took off. Spent about seven hours in the ER before they finally put a cast on me. I am smiling because I am happy to be home finally but the pain is pretty bad. I can definitely say though that getting hit by an E bike is less painful than getting run over by an SUV so. .. There’s that. Six weeks they say. Ugh… I am doing my big annual holiday art sale on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with Carla at the museum of reclaimed urban space. I have new Zine hot off the press. And some other cool stuff. But I left too much to the last minute, so it’s going to be, hard to get it all finished. Please come by the Art sale and say hi or just hang out or buy a new Zine or some cool holiday cards etc. I would really love to see my peoples.
And if I could rant and rave, I would reply to that e bike story that “These DoorDash, Grubhub and delivery for speed apps suck. I wish someone would get rid of these ebikes and scooters. They are a menace to society, outpacing cars for pedestrian injuries. I am scared to walk down the street because of them. These ebikes are not regulated and should require licenses and insurance for them, and that’s not even including the lithium battery fires they are causing.’
The 8 Ball Community, Printed Matter St Marks, East Village Zine Fair happened indoors at PS 122 Community Center this past weekend after being postponed from a rain date outdoors on St Marks Place in that city of New York in that neighborhood of the Lower East Side, now called the East Village for real estate marketing purposes maybe.
And I had a great time vending #blacklivesmatter #nopolicestate #occupywallstreet #sh*tjustgotreal #washingtonsquarepark #unionsquarepark #morus #theshadow #yoga #music #brooklyn #eastvillage #lowereastside & #iloveny necklaces, magnets, key chains & pins $2 each & Tompkins Square Park t shirts for $10 each outside on the sidewalk next to Chris Flash of Shows in Tompkins Square Park, The Shadow Newspaper and indoors with Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space – MORUS at East Village Zine Fair at 8Ball Community Printed Matter Zine Fair/ St. Marks this past weekend.
And with over 70 exhibitors at this zine fair, if I were to copy and paste part of Printed Matter’s website description of this event, (because hey, it’s less writing sometimes….) it would read something like:
“Printed Matter / St Marks and 8-Ball Community are excited to welcome you to the third annual East Village Zine Fair, a celebration of NYC’s zine-makers, independent publishers, and the East Village’s history of DIY culture past and present.
Though originally planned for June 24, due to rainy weather the EVZF will now take place Saturday, July 8th AND Sunday, July 9th at Performance Space New York, 150 First Ave.
Saturday, July 8th 11AM – 7PM (11AM – 1PM are mask mandatory hours, register here*)
Sunday, July 9th 11AM – 5PM
For our new venue, we cannot imagine a better alternative than Performance Space New York, a fellow arts non-profit in the heart of the East Village. We are so grateful for their support and generosity in hosting the EVZF this year 📚🎱
*Saturday will begin with two mask-mandatory hours and a reduced visitor capacity to ensure that those who are immunocompromised and/or disabled have a chance to browse the Fair. To ensure entry during this time, register via the link above or through tinyurl.com/EVZFMASK.
For the rest of the Fair masks will be available and highly encouraged.
We’re so excited to welcome everyone to the fair, and since we are not outside on St Marks Pl this year, we Are working with a much more limited visitor capacity. As such, we encourage you to arrive early and be prepared for potential wait times to enter the fair. Once inside, we are asking that guests try to keep their visit limited to 2 hours so that as many people as possible get to experience the EVZF.
The EVZF and its programs are free and open to the public. Details about fundraising editions, musical performance and more are forthcoming!Stay up to date via Instagram Printed Matter, 8-Ball Community) and by subscribing to Printed Matter’s mailing list “
And those are the words I find myself typing on this blog the day after that Memorial Day weekend of events that has since come to pass in that City of New York.
“For the 36th Annual Loisaida Festival, we’re taking it back to our streets! Join us for a day of community on Sunday, May 28th on Avenue C!
We are gearing up to celebrate the The 36th Annual Loisaida Festival, every year on the Sunday before Memorial Day, Loisaida, Inc. celebrates our Latino and Hispanic culture, heritage, food, music and art by turning the Avenue C – Loisaida Avenue corridor into a one-of-a-kind block party spanning across 14th Street to 5th Street inside the historic district known as the East Village/Alphabet City/Loisaida neighborhood.
Main Stage
DāSo+ DJ Drestar, Batalá New York, Dorill Initiative Teens, Eljuri Power Rock Trio.
12:00 pm – The Island School (short play) 1:00 pm – Brentwood High School Bilingual Theater – (short play) 1:45 pm – Westbury School Bilingual Theater – (short play) 2:00 pm – DJ Sunny Cheeba (music) 2:30 pm – Alejandra Rosa (poetry, performance) 3:00 pm – Adriana Devers (poetry, dance, stories) 3:30 pm – Teatro Yerbabruja (short play) 4:00 pm – Teófilo Torres con Pateco (performance) 4:30 pm – Jota Erre (music)
Street Level
5th Street – 12th Street
Conjunto, Los Fascinantes, Casa Adela Rumba with Jip Jop Jibarito, PRIDA Artisan Block, Charlie Rosario Exhibition, Bouncy Houses, Bio Bus, Pony Rides, Thrive Collective * Community Mural Painting in honor of Jean Michel Basquiat, LES Sports +, PSA – 4, Kids vs Cops, Basketball Game, Loisaida Inc. & Listening Lab Activation”
And then there’s MORUS, that Lower East Side radical history museum that finds itself in that city of New York, whose Facebook event invite reads something like as follows:
“Come celebrate the The 36th Annual Loisaida Festival. Join us for a day of community on Sunday, May 28th, 11:30 am – 5 pm, an all day festival of food, music artists, activists and vendors on Avenue C. MORUS will be tabling outside our space between 9th and 10th Street.’
And if I were to copy and paste their May/June mailing list , their upcoming events are:
DESIGN WITHOUT AUTHORITY
Pop-up design exhibit at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
155 Ave C, NYC
May 19 through June 11
Opening: Friday May 19, 6-9pm Viewing Hours: Fri-Sun, 2-6pm
“Design Without Authority” speaks to autonomous action, and building without authority in architecture and design. The project borrows lessons from an ad hoc approach often seen in the urban environment, where an abundance of improvised decisions, broken rules, unauthorized additions and constructions participate in the realization of the built environment. Can tacit architectural knowledge become ubiquitous, entering everyday life?
Featuring Work by Catherine Grau + Nathan Kensinger, Fly, George Bliss, John Szot, Kotti & Co, LOT-EK, Marwan Kaabour, Mohamed Nahleh, Nina Cooke John, Nof Nathansohn, Ross Martin and Xavier Delory.Curated By Renan Teuman.& ABC No Rio In Exile
Screening: Saturday May 27 at 7:00Pm DEVASTATING SOUNDWORKS Presents SQUAT or ROT
HONEY BEE WORKSHOP
Sunday, May 21…………12:00pm
Green Oasis Community Garden, 8th St between Avenues C and D Come learn the basics of beekeeping for city honey bees and their importance to the urban environment. From pollination to good tasting honey, learn from bee expert Dan Rothschild of City Bees and Peas.
One of the cleanest forms of transportation is the wind. Come learn how to sail and let the world be your new home! Once you complete your free sailing classes you will have the opportunity to sail you own boat on the East River.
THE 36TH ANNUAL LOUSAIDA FESTIVAL
May 28…………11:30am-5pm
Come celebrate Latino and Hispanic culture, heritage, food, music, and art by turning the Avenur C – Loisaida Avenue corridor into a one-of-a-kind block party spanning across 14th Street to 5th Street inside the historic district known as the East Village/Alphabet City/Loisaida neighborhood. Mesuem of Reclaimed Urban Space with be tabling outside our space between 9th and 10th Street.
FULL MOON CELEBRATION
Saturday, June 3…………8:00pm
Wednesday, July 5…………8:00pm La Plaza Community Garden, SW corner of 9th St & Ave C NYC
Celebrate the light of the full moon in La Plaza. Pause and be guided into unconscious bliss under the healing light of the moon with a meditation. Then reconnect sonically with ourselves and the planet. Get up and move with the moon in a moon circle of healing, sounds and higher consciousness. Release your limitations and step into nature.
COMMUNITY GARDEN VOLUNTEER DAYS
Help local communities as we help cultivate these beautiful community gardens
PROSPECT PARK MOON AND MAGIC HOUR RIDE
Last Saturday of the Month
May 27…………7:15pm.
June 24…………7:15pm.
Grand Army Plaza Entrance to Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Meets at 7:15pm at Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park, Brooklyn, across the street from the arch where the Saturday Greenmarket takes place. Discover Prospect Park at night with a peaceful ride that visits the park’s little-known treasures. Bicycle lights are recommended.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT SKATE NYC
Meet every Wednesday at the south side of Union Square, 8pm, April through October. Weekly social skate through the streets of NYC, since 1996.
THURSDAY NIGHT SOCIAL BIKE RIDE
Every Thursday 7pm meet at Columbus Circle entrance of Central Park.
Hosted by Social Cycling NYC.
CRITICAL MASS – MANHATTAN
Last Friday of the Month
May 26…………7pm
June 30…………7pm
Union Square Park-North
This Critical Mass bike ride will be a celebration of future renewable energy and non-polluting transportation. Critical Mass meets the last Friday of every month in over 200 cities around the world. NYC’s Critical Mass and group bike rides increased bike riding and created the sustainable, safe infrastructure that we now enjoy today in NYC.
8-Ball Zine Collective Outdoor Zine Fair
St. Marks Place between 1st and Avenue A
Saturday, June 24th…………..12pm
MoRUS and Time’s Up! will be tabling and leading a free radical outdoor walking tour starting at 2pm, meeting at our table.
NEW TIME’S UP LOCATION
626 E 14th St between B & C Manhattan.
FIX YOUR OWN BIKE WORKSHOP
Sundays at 4:00pm-8:00pm & Wednesdays at 4:30pm-8:00pm. New indoor space will open after Easter.
Come check out the new TIME’S UP space: 626 E 14th St between B & C Manhattan
Open shop – you use our tools and stands to work on your bike. Experienced mechanics will be present to answer questions but you do the work. Bike workshops are free but we strongly encourage you to make a donation or become a Time’s Up member to help support our efforts. If you have a big project in mind please be considerate of the time and plan ahead.
OUTDOOR BIKE REPAIR CLASS
La Plaza Community Garden. 9th St & Ave C, East Village
Come and learn how to fix your bike and do simple maintenance and tune-ups. This is a class, not a workshop, so you do not have to bring your bike. If you want to repair your bike you should be attending the indoor bike repair workshop which is every Wednesday and Sunday.
First and Third Saturday of the Month.”
And in the midst of reading headline news of the day, some stories do not end as you expect and the only thing constant is change. Have a great Loisaida, Lower East Side Festival, Memorial Day weekend and more.
MORUS , is now 10 years old special thanks to all the volunteers and all the volunteer run reclaimed spaces that we’ve used and promoted to bring about more community and urban sustainability.
For ten years, the Museum Of Reclaimed Urban Space has worked to preserve the history of grassroots activism. Since the museum’s foundation by volunteers from Time’s Up environmental organization with the generous donation of their archives, we have continued to thrive and grow. In addition to hosting workshops, collaborating with schools and colleges, and working with other museums, MORUS has inspired a younger generation to create a new revolution of reclaiming their history and recreating their public urban space in a more sustainable, community-oriented way. Join us to celebrate 10 years of direct action with a party at Nublu on September 11, 2022 from 5-9pm.
Film festival Thursday, Sept 8 LaPlaza garden 7pm
Film festival Friday Sept 9 Green oasis garden 7 pm
Anarchist book fair Saturday, Sept 10 la Plaza garden 11:30am
Anarchist film Festival Saturday 10 Tompkins Square,Park 7pm
MORUS 10 year party Sept 11 @5 NUBLU Pinc Louds
Save the date for our 10th Annual Film Festival! Join us to watch films such as Your House is Mine, Takeover, Still We Ride, and 1971 in some of the East Village’s beautiful community gardens
The NYC Anarchist Book Fair brings hundreds of anarchists, anarchy supporters and curious visitors together in New York City (on Lenape land). The book fair and related events offer a space for the anarchist community, bringing together anarchx-feminists, activists, scholars, workers, immigrants, queers, trans, artists and multi- racial individuals. It also offers an opportunity for the curious to learn about anarchism tradition, philosophy, praxis and the anti-capitalist struggle.
Each year, the NYC Anarchist Book Fair hosts over 60 exhibitor
16th Annual Emma Goldman Film Festival (9/10) (7:30pm until late)
Tompkins Sq. Park and La Plaza Community Garden
Saturday, September 10…………11am
La Plaza Community Garden, East Village- E 9th St & Ave C
An awesome exhibit of anarchist cultural materials plus festivities, from films, books, and zines to art, performances, and bikes.
Join us to celebrate 10 years of direct action at Nublu nightclub. Music from DJ Dany Johnson, former resident DJ at Club 57, and the band Pinc Louds.
And those above event descriptions are just a few of the words that I have come across on morus’s Facebook page for their 10th Anniversary party that Bill, a co founder of morus, who is also the founder of Time’s Up! , and volunteers, seem to single handedly put on,
And in between battling murphy’s law and not being able to actually make it to any of these above events, and reading world news of the day , this blog post is yet another attempt to maintain web 2.0 user generated content whenever blaghers block possible.
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