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Post by TheSquashbuckler on Aug 21, 2004 12:49:32 GMT -5
I am starting this thread as a place to introduce other pirate groups to Pirates Against Bush (or maybe just other important activist groups/causes that pirates sympathize with). I would first like to introduce Pirate Press Oly Cascadia. olymedia.mahost.org/you can read an article they posted on Infoshop here: www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=04/08/19/6484695They are based in Olympia Washington and are connected to the 24-7 pirate radio there. They print and distribute anarchist literature. Check them out! |
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Post by TheSquashbuckler on Aug 22, 2004 23:00:06 GMT -5
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Post by TheSquashbuckler on Sept 25, 2004 0:11:38 GMT -5
This group is kind of piratey, and I didn't feel like making a new thread that will probably not get any replies: NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORGANIZED RESISTANCE FEBRUARY 3-6, 2005! The National Conference on Organized Resistance (NCOR) has happened each January in Washington, DC at American University for the last 7 years. It has served as a vibrant meeting space for radical activists of all varieties. There have also been countless amazing workshops, discussions, skillshares and more. Each year NCOR has gotten a little bigger and hopefully a little better. But it has also gotten a little, dare we say it, predictable? You know which friends you'll see, your favorite old standard workshops from years past-familiar faces and themes. This year we want to shake things up. Forward this call to a group that's doing work that inspires you, especially if they've never come to NCOR. Come up with a way to get a crowded room full of people talking about how to create the structures needed dismantle capitalism, and then submit a proposal. You've got an hour and a half and a bunch of committed, crazy, cool activists. Tell us what you're going to do with these two powerful items in 1-2 pages. The more challenging the better. Please provide as many concrete details as possible of what you envision for your workshop and plan on at least 50 people attending (unless you want to cap it). What we do want *People of color strongly encouraged to submit proposals. This is not just the standard line. We are actively seeking the participation of individual presenters or groups of color. We are also enthusiastically looking for submissions from those voices that have often been marginalized or underrepresented in our radical conferences, our media and our most visible movement events. (older folks, disabled, genderqueer, etc.) *Advanced workshops, beyond just the basics. *Long-term movement strategizing and critiques. *Workshops in which participants have chances to make connections with each other (think beyond the lecture format, or lecture and a few token questions and answers). What we don't want *Authoritarian groups...yuck! Send your name, your group's name (if you're with a group), full contact information, one reference and a short biography/description of yourself or your group. E-mail it all to ncor@mutualaid.org or snail mail to NCOR, P.O. Box 33977, Washington, DC 20033. Deadline: October 31, 2004 (we mean it!) This year's NCOR will take place from February 3-6 at American University in Washington, DC. A president will have been inaugurated in the same city a few weeks before, so it will be an important moment for our movement to regroup regardless of who is elected. We will strategize for 2005 and beyond and continue to build towards a future beyond electoral politics and protest hopping. We hope that all of you will come. Check out the website at www.organizedresistance.org |
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Post by CaptainLauraD on Oct 11, 2004 11:27:05 GMT -5
For all you Anarcho-Pirates out there... Piracy and Anarchism: a4a.mahost.org/pirates.htmlPirate Utopias (scroll down for a comparison of the Jolly Rodger and the black flag): www.eco-action.org/dod/no8/pirate.html"Damn you! You are a squeaking puppy, and so are all those who will submit to be governed by laws which rich men have made for their own security. For the cowardly whelps have not the courage otherwise to defend what they get by their knavery. But damn ye, altogether! Damn them for a pack of crafty rascals, and you, who serve them, for a parcel of hen-hearted numbskulls! They villify us, the scoundrels do, when there is only this difference: they rob the poor under the cover of law, forsooth, and we plunder the rich under the protection of our own courage; had ye not better make one of us, than sneak after the arses of those villains for employment?" --Black Sam Bellamy, pirate captain (what amazing vocab....) I have only skimmed the articles but they seem pirate-y, enjoy you pack of crafty rascals! Love and the Jolly Rodger Capt'nLaura |
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