ANTLEREDLIFE.COM!!!!

hey! this blog lives at antleredlife.com now! come visit!

JUSTSEEDS IS ALMOST SAVED!!!

I just got this email from Justseeds. With the collapse of clamor magazine's infoshop, everyone from leftturn, justseeds and spread were totally screwed and lost all their distro and huge chunks of money. I know that Josh MacPhee lost about $10,000. I've just gotten this note from him below that they have raised $8,056.84 to recover some of that debt incurred by Clamor's bankruptcy, that an artist doing a service to our community has been saddled with. I'm so glad people have pulled together to help keep this art available and right this terrible situation. Right now they seem to be just under $2000 short--so close to the $10,000 that needs to be recovered. So, I wanted to tell you how to give, and recommend you do it too. Just visit: www.justseeds.org/donate.html Thanks to everyone who has given to help a small art institution in peril. Hello Everyone- First, I want to send out a giant thank you for the overwhelming level of support people have shown over the past couple weeks! Everyone has been so generous with their time, ideas and money. In the 3 weeks since my last email, I have raised $8056.84 to cover a significant portion of the debt dumped on Justseeds. It's been amazing to have so many people offer help, and enlightening to realize how few places there are to get interesting, intelligent and political art. Also in the past 3 weeks, me and several other artists have put into motion a plan to relaunch a better and stronger Justseeds sometime in March. A dozen artists have banded together to convert Justseeds into an artist/worker owned and operated collective. The new Justseeds headquarters will be based in Portland, OR and largely run by two artists that have had art available on Justseeds before, Icky A. and Pete Yahnke. We will be doing our own order fulfillment out of a space owned by one of the collective members so the means of distribution will be in our own hands rather than in the hands of a possibly unreliable third party. Additionally, we will be launching a new website which will have new features making it a destination for information and dialogue as well as shopping. I will not be sending many more Justseeds email updates until we launch the new justseeds site. Keep an eye out for the launch! Thanks again for all your support during this difficult period. Your support made it possible to continue justseeds. Wishing you all the best in the new year. Solidarity, Josh

IT'S SNOWING OUTSIDE!

OMG!

MEMORIAL RIDE GHOST BIKE TOUR.

Andre Anderson's mother gave a wonderful impassioned speech at the end of the ride. Noah Budnick is behind her. He also spoke (he is a great speaker). A plaque for all the unreported bike deaths. Nuckel speaking at Eric Ng's memorial. Through this experience of losing someone so close to the community recently, Erc's friends have pulled together and remembered Eric in resistance. Nuckel's speech at the ride and at Eric's memorial ride have been heartwrenching and empowering. He's really an amazing organizer and member of this community. Rachel in a bike lift on 9th ave. Rachel helped organize the ride and is an awesome Time's Up organizer. Bronx Jon's ghost bike in Williamsburg at S.4 and Roebling, a site tons of cyclists pass by every day, including me. This cyclist was an active member in the messenger community and is missed terribly by his loved ones and friends. hanging bikes with wings above the ghost bike at Kevin Powell's memorial site. Mr. Powell's murderers have not yet been found.

IT'S ALL OVER FOR ME AND MYSPACE.

I just don't identify any more. My electronic life is whittling. Maybe soon I will decide not to have a top anything anymore.

OMG THE NEW IPHONE. INTERNET ALL ATWITTER THIS MORNING.

FREAKING BLOGGER DOWN ALL DAY. UGH.

and at a time like this! new iphone announced. i am simulnerding with my tangentially nerdy friends.

OH WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT. RED HOOK.

in red hook on a wall outside the ikea. stencils by visual resistance, pmp, street art workers series & people's history poster series. photo jacked (with love) directly from letsgetawesome

THIS SUNDAY: MOURN OUR DEAD. RIDE BECAUSE YOU MEAN IT.

24 Cyclists were killed in 2005 and 14 cyclists were killed in 2006 on the streets on New York City. Although 10 less people died in 2006 it shouldn't be viewed as a mark of improvement. 2 cyclists were run down on a car free bike path in 2006 which demonstrates that cyclists are not safe anywhere in new York City. Ride with us as we honor the fallen cyclists in a day long ride in NYC. Visit Times-up.org for more details. We'll visit each ghost bike site.

WORDPRESS? MOVABLE TYPE?

so. i am growing up and getting ready to switch to my own hosting. i got some cheap hosting at site5.com (thanks jason) but am on the fence about switching blogging software. wordpress is pretty easy to use but trying to import from blogger has been kind of disastrous so far. i'll try again, but it's not working as of yet. i hear moveable type is hard to install and is useful mainly b/c you can run multiple blog pages on one site whereas wordpress gives you one blog page and then several static pages. i haven't tried the new blogger yet, but maybe it's better. thoughts? i found this post useful, and there are zillions more out there i'm sure.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM OUR BABY IN THE SNOW

Happy Holidays everyone!

A NICE NEW ARTICLE ABOUT THE ARMADA

The New Merry Pranksters from the Gambit Weekly in New Orleans

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

HA HA HA.

OH ANGELA

Angela Coppola took this pic of Antlers at Bike Kill.

SATURDAY NIGHT SUCKA HAS ART: 3RD WARD

new in town: group-show.com pinned up and story exhibition dates: december 11 - 16, 2006 artist reception and closing party: saturday, december 16, 2006, 7-11p the gallery at 3rd ward 195 morgan avenue | brooklyn, ny 11237 view photos from the exhibit and book more here

GET READY - 11 SPRING ST. THIS WEEKEND

Wooster on Spring Three-day street art mega-installation. The Candle Building on 11 Spring Street in lower Manhattan has been an ever-changing and evolving canvas for graffiti and street artists from around the world for decades. The new owners of the building have decided to respect and celebrate the history of 11 Spring by allowing artists to create work inside on all five floors, as well as the exterior. They enlisted the help of Marc and Sara Schiller of Wooster Collective, who have rounded up artists from around the globe for the event. Artists have spent the past weeks creating work on all five floors and the exterior. The artists whose work will be showcased include Shepard Fairey, WK, Jace, Swoon, David Ellis, FAILE, Cycle, Lady Pink, London Police, Prune, JR, Speto, D*Face, JMR, Blek Le Rat, John Fekner, Bo and Microbo, Above, BAST, Momo, Howard Goldkrand, Borf, Gaetane Michaux, Skewville, Michael DeFeo, Will Barras, Kelly Burns, Abe Lincoln, Jr, Thubdercut, Judith Supine, Rekal, Maya Hayuk, Anthony Lister, Stikman, You Are Beautiful, Gore-B, Elboe-Toe, MCA, Jasmine Zimmerman, Plasma Slugs, Diego, RIPO, The Graffiti Research Lab, Txtual Healing, Mark Jenkins, Dan Witz, Iminendisaster, Rene Gagnon, and many other surprise guests. The exhibition will take place for three days only after which the building will be turned into condos. The interior work will be entombed and the exterior blasted clean. Also, don't forget that the SoundLab will be placing "Sonic Tags" inside 11 Spring, so if you are in the area set you from Dec 15-17 set you transmission frequency modulation to 100.1 All weekend long we Soundlab will be broadcasting sounds live at the event. Don't forget that we need you to help us make up the soundsystem. Dig out your Boomboxes and handheld transistors; tune when at the building to 100.1 on the FM dial. Panel discussion at 3p on Sunday. 11 Spring, Manhattan 11a-5p; $free Continues SATURDAY and SUNDAY 11a-5p http://www.woostercollective.com

TONIGHT!!!! GROUP SHOW AT CINDERS

with all your best friends: ian from japanther, swoon, kim from matt and kim and sto. 6-10pm.

YOUR PICTURES OF DEAD ANIMALS ARE TOTALLY PLAYED

I mean seriously. YAWN. Big yawn. It's the most obvious, 'hey let's make a gritty dead animal photo for vice' thing ever. Boring. La-ame.

BREAD AND PUPPET: BEAUTIFUL MUSIC

SIN DESTROYERS RUIN CHRISTMAS!

TONIGHT: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

Where Have You Been? Stories about travel and far-away places. New Yorkers go all over the world but the city has a way of swallowing their homecomings. Orbit the earth and your friends just ask if you missed the pizza. Tonight offers a chance for travelers to tell stories, to bring the world home, and to share it -- with travelers as well as those of us who don't get out much. Featuring interviews with three intrepids: Circus composer Sxip Shirey explains the difference between touring islands in NorthernScotland and hitting the road with the Dresden Dolls; activist Dyan Neary went to Oaxaca, Mexico, in search of the paramilitary thugs who killed Brad Will; and DJ, promoter, and New Release publisher Justin Carter was carjacked in Los Angeles. Interviews by Jeff Stark. Gorgeous slideshows tightly edited and mercifully short. Bluestockings Bookstore 172 Allen Street, Manhattan Monday, December 11 7-8:30p; $5 suggested http://www.bluestockings.com/

TONIGHT: 11 YEAR OLD PUNK ROCKERS, ALSO, THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.

Hey! This weekend is going to be pretty rad so I thought I'd spread the details around. Tonight at the ARM gallery on n7 between havemeyer & meeker "Tiny Masters of Today" - literally tiny people (11 yr olds) bang on the drums at Ben Frost's art opening. Later on there's the Rubulad, a day of action for Eric Ng, then Saturday's Michael Jackson party, and a warm and Sunny Sunday where I turn 26 and Callie and Orien also get old. Old! ||||||||||||||||||||||||TONIGHT|||||||||||||||||||||||| 1) THE ARM. Says Dan via Ian: Hello, This Friday December 8th from 7PM there will be an opening party for Ben Frost's show Don't Try This At Home at The Arm, 281 North 7th Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Music will be provided by pre-teen Brooklyn rockers Tiny Masters of Today. This is gonna be crazy! Entry is free. Drinks are free. Hope you can make it! 2) Rubulad. Not your average Rubulad experience, because it will feature the return of Orien and also Callie and me being birthday-ish. We're all getting old! Rubulad is at 338 Flushing Avenue, between Classon and Taaffee, Brooklyn 10p doors, 11p show; $10 B61 bus on Driggs to Flushing Avenue, J,M,Z trains to Marcy Avenue station, G train to Flushing or Classon sations ||||||||||||||||||||||||SATURDAY|||||||||||||||||||||||| 1) Day of Action & Memorial for Slain Cyclist Eric Ng 1PM: Memorial bike ride for Eric Ng, 22 year-old bicyclist, teacher, and friend who was killed by a drunk driver on the West Side bike path. Meet up in Washington Square Park at 1pm. We will ride together to the site of Eric's death at 1:30 SHARP. Non-bikers can go directly to the West Side Greenway, near Clarkson St. By train: take the 1 to Houston St. 2:30PM: Directly after the memorial ride there will be a memorial service at St. Mark's Church. Friends & family will share stories, show photos, and play music. St. Mark's Church is at the corner of 2nd Ave and 11th St. By train: 6 to Astor Place, R/W to 8th St, or F train to Houston St. 8PM: Memorial dance party. Do not go gently into that good night. DJs & live punk rock. At Time's Up, 49 E. Houston St. By train: 6 or B/D/F/V to Bleecker-Lafayette. 2) La Superette cheap good things at eyebeam 3) Remember When Michael Jackson was Black . . . AND AWESOME?!? a celebration of old-skool MJ. THIS SATURDAY - Dec 9th, partytime. 345 eldert st apt 206, corner of Irving. L train to Halsey $5 with free drink tikt or FREE with convincing crotch-grab and howl. *a note on this: i was able to ask later on what "reverse michael jacksonification" was, and, just as i feared it was literally people putting themselves in blackface and "whiteface." wtf, right? i think the idea was that the 3 black folks attending their party might put themselves in whiteface as though that was somewhat equitable. i mean, you wouldn't go to your friends house whose parent did of lupus and wear a "lupus face mask" right? it wouldn't become okay if this part featured lynchings of white people right? digging up the history of minstrelsy like that for fun just seems somewhere between massive oversight and batshit insane, can't decide which. i know they meant well, i'm a big fan of matt levy and my dear friend who lives with him, but this party was totally not okay in my view.

||||||||||||||||||||||||SUNDAY|||||||||||||||||||||||| It will be approximately twenty degrees warmer than it currently is. Rejoice! Also I will turn 26.

SPEAK OUT: I HAD AN ABORTION IN WOMEN'S E NEWS TODAY

READ ABOUT IT HERE more on the film at speakoutfilms.com

SUNDAY SUNDAY

On Sunday I will be 26. I'm getting old.

MEMORIAL RIDE FOR ERIC NG

Thanks Todd, for posting:

This is reposted from the Visual Resistance site:

On Friday, December 1, Eric Ng was riding his bike up the West Side bike path. He was on his way from a show to a party — that was Eric, always busy, always seeing people — when a fucking drunk driver ran him down. The driver had traveled at speed for over a mile on the bike path, ignoring dozens of exits, literally dozens of chances to return to the road. Dozens of choices. The car hit Eric with such force that his bike was crushed, he was thrown into the air, his tire and shoe landing fifty feet away. The horrific details are in the news, if you want them. —– A big group of Eric’s friends spent the weekend mourning, talking, and, finally, making. We made a ghost bike for him on Saturday and sunflowers on Sunday. Eric’s memorial plaque reads “Love & Rage” — no resting in peace for this rock star.

There’s a memorial ride this Saturday, December 9th, meeting at 1pm in Washington Square Park and then proceeding to the site of Eric’s death. Non-bikers can head straight to the site, on the West Side bike path near Clarkson St. Please bring flowers (especially sunflowers), sidewalk chalk, paint, whatever you want. There will be a memorial service after the ride with music and a slideshow, and a party later that night.

Check the VR site for more updates.

SEEN ON LONDON'S COBRASNAKE

London has a website just like the cobrasnake which I stumbled on. This pic was there of the happiest guy around.

TONIGHT: RIGHTRIDES & STREET HARASSMENT COALITION--7:30PM

Who RightRides For Women's Safety joins forces with the Street Harassment Coalition and TimesUP! to host an informative safety discussion regarding downtown safety.

When Monday, December 4th, 2006. 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m Where TimesUp! 49 East Houston Street Between Mott and Mulberry NYC

Panelists and Discussion

Panelists include Detective Olga Mercado from Special Victims Unit, One Police Plaza , representatives from NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti Violence Project, and the Callen-Lorde Community Health Clinic, more TBA. The panel will be moderated by Oraia Reid, Executive Director and co-founder, ofRightRides. This discussion will focus on general safety in the Downtown Manhattan areas, with a primary focus on the safety of women and the LGBTQ community. This is a FREE meeting and open to all. Get informed about the issues affecting your community, learn about how you can address violence and the resources available to you. Light refreshments will be served courtesy of the Street Harassment Coalition

About the Street Harassment Coalition The Street Harassment Coalition is a group of NYC based activists focused on eradicating the sexual harassment women and transwomen face daily on the streets and other public spaces. Working in conjunction with community and feminist groups we offer educational workshops and direct action campaigns to raise awareness and end harassment. For more information contact 212.696.8606 or www.streetharassment.org

About TimesUP! TimesUp! is a grassroots environmental group that uses educational outreach and direct action to promote a more sustainable, less toxic city. For more than 15 years, TimesUp! has worked to educate people about the environmental impacts of everyday decisions, from the food we buy to the means of transportation we use. For more information, contact: www.times-up.org

Special thanks to KC Hunt for helping organize this Neighborhood Safety Meeting!

IT'S WORLD AIDS DAY TODAY

And Bristol-Myers Squibb gave away up to $100,000 for every lighting of an electronic candle on its site lighttounite.org they've already had over 318,000 clicks, so no need to click anymore.

TONIGHT: EVE ENSLER & DENNIS MUKWEGE OF THE DRC

Reminder: NYC Event - Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Conversation with Eve Ensler and Dr. Denis Mukwege Tonight, Eve Ensler and Dr. Denis Mukwege - long-time advocates for improving the lives of women and girls in violent situations - will discuss sexual violence in the Congo and beyond, and examine mechanisms for prevention and ways to influence policy change on the ground. Healing the Wounds of War: Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is presented by The Center for Global Affairs at NYU and The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in collaboration with V-Day, The Global Movement to End Violence Against Women and Girls. Friday, December 1, 2006 6pm - 8pm at New York University School of Law Vanderbilt Hall, Tishman Auditorium 40 Washington Square South at MacDougal Street New York, NY EVE ENSLER is an Award-winning Playwright/Performer/Activist and Founder of V-Day, a global movement that supports anti-violence organizations throughout the world DR. DENIS MUKWEGE MUKENGERE is the Director and Founder of the ground-breaking Panzi General Referral Hospital in Bukavu, South Kivu Democratic Republic of the Congo Pre-registration is required. Register online at www.scps.nyu.edu/preventviolence For more information please call (212) 992-8380 or email scps.global.affairs@nyu.edu Please note: Arrive promptly at 5:30 PM to ensure priority seating. Please note that pre-registration is required but does not guarantee a seat if you arrive late. Because our events are presented at no charge, it is our policy not to hold seats once a program is about to begin.

THIS MAN DOESN'T BELIEVE IN BIRTH CONTROL

So, the guy Bush has appointed to be in charge of family planning for the entire country is a right wing zealot nut who doesn't believe in birth control. How can the guy have planning in his title and not believe in birth control? Sign the "THIS MAN DOESN'T BELIEVE IN BIRTH CONTROL" petition here. effing ridic.

CLAMOR MAGAZINE IS CLOSING ITS DOORS

As blogged by Josh Breitbart and Let's Get Awesome, Clamor Mag, is closing its doors. Sad to see such a solid magazine go.

SEINFELD GAVE KRAMER A HEADSTART

This is a clip from Danny Hoch's "Jails, Hospitals and Hip-Hop" film where he talks about his experience with Seinfeld asking him to play a Latino "poolboy" character.

GET YOUR SINS WASHED AWAY

CANSEI DE SER SEXY - LOVEFOXXX IS A CUTIE

Saw this on youtube right after watching the kramer racist rant and the 4000 even more racist comments.

ART IS BACK!

the spring st. side of the candle building the elizabeth side. ART IS BACK!! also, friends. we did a slideshow of miss rockaway pictures at the chicken hut recently. here's seelie: and finley & wendell

THIS IS ME.

so sleepy all the time.

TODAY IN TROY, NY

Uncle Zapata

UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF OAXACA (Troy, NY) November 20, 2006 Who: Concerned People's of Troy and the Tio Zapata Brigada Where: The Uncle Sam Monument, River and Front Street, Troy, NY What: Uncle Sam, a false icon of freedom and democracy was an excellent monument to makeover in an attempt to raise awareness about the peoples rebellion in Oaxaca, Mexico. In solidarity with the peoples of Mexico and on the anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, N20, Uncle Sam choose to honor a real hero of freedom, Emiliano Zapata, by dressing up in his iconic garb. HE WANTS YOU to take action in support of the people's popular movement in Oaxaca and mount pressure to end the State supported violence against the people. (The following "Why" was taken from the press release of Friends of Brad Will and New School students, including members of Direct Action Networking Collective.) Why: On November 20th, allies of the EZLN will shut down Mexico in a general strike in protest of repression and recent murders in Oaxaca. For the past six months, the people of Oaxaca have staged an encampment and led a social movement to oust their governor, Ulises Ruiz and have faced arrests, attacks, and killings by paramilitary groups connected to the PRI government of Oaxaca. After the murders on October 27th (including that of New York journalist, Brad Will) federal police moved into Oaxaca and attacked the people's encampment and the University. Oaxaca students, teachers, and APPO are resisting the police attacks, and on Monday, students and activists are demanding the removal of police forces, the removal of the illegitimate governor Ulises Ruiz, and the recognition of APPO's (People's Popular Assembly of Oaxaca) right to form their own direct democracy. FOR MORE INFO ON THE SITUATION: http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/la-otra-campana/545/ http://www.oaxacarevolt.org http://www.asambleapopulardeoaxaca.com http://mexico.indymedia.org/oaxaca

By Tio Zapata Brigada tio.zapata@gmail.com

MONDAY DEMONSTRATION AT THE MEXICAN CONSULATE: STAND WITH OAXACA

photo taken by Barucha Calamity Peller Demonstration at the Mexican Consulate at 1pm. INFO HERE.

HOLY SHIT - BOENG BIBLE EMPLOYEES FELLOWSHIP

god and guns. damn.

HAHAHAHA. FRAT BOYS IN BORAT MOVIE SUE.

HILARIOUS! The idiot racist and sexist frat boys sue Borat!

AH THE LOVE OF HOT PANTS & ERICA FREAS

erica freas and the helm of miss rockaway. new york will miss you so much, erica.

BIKESPACE- ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR CYCLISTS

So this is a new online community called bikespace that the yellow bike project passed along some info to. It's still a beta version but is pretty easy to use and has some cool stuff like tagging. We'll see how it fares. I hope it does well!

SATURDAY MEMORIAL, SUNDAY OAXACA ENCUENTRO

Oaxaca Encuentro As part of the memorial and convergence, there will be a day-long Oaxaca encuentro. To learn more about the struggle that journalist Brad Will was killed documenting in Oaxaca, come to this day of engaging workshops and movies at night. 2p: Introduction 2:15p: The Common Enemy and the Machete: Neoliberalism and Resistance in Oaxaca, with El Pinche Simón and friends. 4:30p: Horizontal Solidarity with Oaxaca, with Zapagringo and friends 7:30p: Building Indigenous Women's Autonomy in Zapatista Communities, special presentation from the Mexico Solidarity Network 9:00p: Movies until midnight. Films documenting Brad Will's Memorial in Oaxaca; successful popular resistance to government attacks on the teacher's encampment and an autonomous university in Oaxaca City; women taking over television and radio stations in Oaxaca; and more. St. Mark's Church 131 East 10th Street, at 2nd Avenue, Manhattan 2p-midnight; $free zapagringo@gmail.com

JAPANTHER SAVES THIS HOUSE TONIGHT

image c/o untitledname.com **please repost** Benefit gig for 47 East 3rd Street fight against mass eviction FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER, 8pm PENNYRIMBAUD and LOUISE ELLIOTT JAPANTHER plus Screening of CRASS film: YES SIR, I WILL at TONIC 107 Norfolk Street Admission: $10 www.tonicnyc.com There will be a raffle for two Crass litho prints signed by the artist to help raise funds for legal defense fees. Any donations appreciated. Donate to benefit at www.paypal.com <> Use account: 47e3st@gmail.com For more information on benefit go to: www.47e3.org <> Or by check to: "47 East 3rd St. Tenants' Assoc." & Mail to: c/o David Pultz, 47 East 3rd St., #2, New York, NY 10003 PRESS RELEASE November 2006 NY State Supreme Court Sides With Tenants in Landmark NYC Mass Eviction Case-Landlords Appeal to Appellate Court The New York State Supreme Court has ruled against the family of a Columbia University dean attempting to evict every resident of a 15-unit rent-stabilized Manhattan tenement-to supposedly turn the entire tenement into a mansion for the dean's daughter. Kathryn B. Yatrakis is dean of academic affairs at Columbia College where she, ironically, teaches an Urban Studies course on economic and social problems in cities. Her husband, Peter Yatrakis, runs New York City real estate company Granite International Management, which manages more than two dozen City apartment buildings owned or co-owned by the family. The Yatrakises share their landmark five-story Cobble Hill brownstone home with their daughter and son-in-law, Catherine and Alistair Economakis. Alistair Economakis is the son of a Greek shipping magnate. Both Catherine and her husband are full-time operatives of Granite Management. By law, a landlord in need of a place to live may be permitted to refuse to renew a tenant's lease and acquire the apartment for the landlord's personal use. The mass eviction underway at 47 East 3rd Street-claiming an entire tenement for personal use-is unprecedented in New York City history. Catherine and Alistair Economakis claim there's not enough room for them and their baby at their family's brownstone and that they are evicting all the residents of 47 East 3rd Street to transform the 105-year-old six-story tenement into their private mansion. Their plans for the building include five bedrooms, six bathrooms, a gym with shower, a library, a suite for their nanny and a two-story living room with an overhanging walkway. The Economakis/Yatrakis family acquired 47 East 3rd Street in 2002 on the cheap by taking advantage of a City tax lien on the building. They then navigated the building through a bankruptcy proceeding, and then sold the building-for zero dollars-from a family-controlled company to themselves as individual owners. Only individual owners can use "owner occupancy" to evict tenants. Tenants at 47 East 3rd Street challenged their evictions in State Supreme Court, leading to Justice Faviola A. Soto's March 6, 2006, ruling-a permanent injunction against evicting all the tenants unless the landlords first get approval from DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal). DHCR is the State agency with the authority to grant permission for the removal of a rent-stabilized building from the rental market. Tenants believe DHCR would be unlikely to approve the landlords' mass eviction scheme. The landlords had argued that DHCR approval is unnecessary for their plan, and rather than seek such approval they have filed to appeal the ruling. The case is expected to go to the State's highest court; the final ruling will be a landmark decision on tenant rights. The building's tenants have already collectively spent over $170,000 in legal fees and are fundraising for their legal defense fund. Congressman Jerrold Nadler comments, "The owner-occupancy provision was never intended to enable landlords to pursue such ruthless mass evictions. I commend and support the tireless efforts of the residents of 47 East 3rd Street to save their homes. This is not just their fight: a victory for them will be a victory for thousands of other rent regulated residents throughout the City who are also at risk of losing their homes." CONTACT: 47 East 3rd Street Tenants' Association 212-330-8783 47e3st@gmail.com Save The Tenement, Fight The Mansion! By contributing to the legal defense fund, you won't be just helping tenants defend their homes against mass eviction, you will allow them to fight on in the courts, where by winning this groundbreaking test case we will set a legal precedent protecting tenants Citywide! For more info: www.47e3.org <> Online: www.paypal.com <> to account 47e3st@gmail.com mailto: 47e3rdstreet@gmail.com By mail: checks to 47 East 3rd Street Tenants Association, c/o David Pultz, 47 East 3rd Street, #2, New York, NY 100003 Media Coverage Links: The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/26/realestate/26cov.html NY Daily News:http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/285916p-244678c.html The Villager: http://www.thevillager.com/villager_115/turningtenementsinto.html http://www.thevillager.com/villager_76/tenantssaylandlords.html

I'M LEARNING PHOTOSHOP

just learning photoshop. it's great. especially because i can do THIS: and also todd recently had my bike kill pics (i swear i'll post 'em sometime soon) so i asked for him to please send them my way with my newfound awesome photoshop & isight camera skillz:

LET'S GET AWESOME COMES TO LIFE

let's get awesome, le blog of my dearest beloved todd is online. check it out.

SO I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS NON-STOP FOR DAYS

WTF--MOVIE CALLED "LET'S GO TO PRISON"

Um, their flier is about how hilarious rape in prison is. How is this shit funny to people?

DEMS TAKE BOTH HOUSES, RUMSFELD RESIGNS!

Aside from the painful loss in Michigan of Affirmative Action, the South Dakota Abortion ban was voted down, the dems took both house causing Bush to announce Rumsfeld's resignation. Hopefully Webb has won Virginia and there won't be a recount.

PRO-CHOICE VICTORIES, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION LOSSES

South Dakota rejects abortion ban! More on huffpo! Bad news in Michigan. Prop 2--banning affirmative action--has passed. Read all about the myths that voters believed who passed this terrible bill.

THE NATION ON OAXACA

here

VOTE TUESDAY!

Check out Planned Parenthood NYC's Online Voter Guide. This is great. Also, get your polling location here

BIKE RIDES FOR OAXACA

Bike Rides for Oaxaca!

****Urgent! Forward Far and Wide!**** ****For NYC and the World****

(www.friendsofbradwill.org)

If you are in New York City, join the Friends of Brad Will this Wednesday, November 1st for a Bike Ride in Solidarity with the People of Oaxaca!

We are meeting this Wednesday at 1pm at 40th St & West Side Highway (12th Ave) and will be riding to:

1. Expose the commercial media’s distortion of the current situation in Oaxaca.

2. Raise awareness about the capitalist forces in our city that are benefiting from the continued repression of the people’s movement.

3. Highlight the hypocrisy of the Mexican government holding a future seat on the Human Rights Council of the United Nations.

If you are not in New York City, we are calling on people from around the world to join the Zapatista call for November 1st actions in solidarity with the people of Oaxaca (see the call below) by organizing a Bike Ride for this Wednesday or As Soon As Possible!

BACKGROUND:

Since the middle of June, the people of Oaxaca have been organizing to force their corrupt and repressive governor, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, to step down from office. The Popular Movement of the People of Oaxaca (APPO) is an explicitly non-violent movement and has fought to exercise their constitutional right to change their government. Their non-violent mobilization has been met with repeated violence that has led to approximately 20 deaths over the past four months.

On Friday, October 27th, New York City independent journalist Brad Will, striking schoolteacher Emilio Alfonso Fabián, and Oaxaca resident Eudocia Olivera Díaz were murdered by people connected to the state government of Oaxaca.

Brad’s death was used by the Mexican government to justify the brutal occupation of Oaxaca by federal forces on Sunday, October 29th that led to the death of four more people, including a minor, and the arrest of over 50 Oaxacan civilians. The police chief and several representatives of the Oaxacan government who were photographed when they killed Brad, however, have not been arrested. The Mexican federal police are in Oaxaca to defend the corrupt government, not to end the conflict.

On Monday, October 30th, over 200 New Yorkers shut down the Mexican consulate to protest the use of Brad’s image as a smokescreen for the killing of more Oaxacan civilians.

Join us this Wednesday in organizing bike rides in solidarity with the people of Oaxaca!

ZAPATISTA CALL FOR ACTIONS:

Urgent Call to Action in Support of the APPO for November 1st and 20th (hasty) translation by zapagringo.com

Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN)

October 30th, 2006

To the People of the World To our Compañeros who are adherents of the Zezta International

From the Intergalactic Commission of the EZLN

Sisters and brothers. Compañras y compañeros.

To the people of Oaxaca who are calling on us, and because of this we are also making a CALL. We should show our commitment to each other in our actions. They are not alone. Just as the compañeros of the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca are showing us their dignity in struggle.

The call is to create peaceful actions. The occupation of embassies, blockades, marches, encampments, meetings, and protests everywhere in the world on the 1st of November 2006 and again on the 20th of November of the same year. Let us create this global mobilization together on November 1st and November 20th.

Because yesterday [Mexican President] Fox and the government of the rich of Mexico entered with their Federal Police and their helicopters with Mexican soldiers to make an unjust war against the town of Oaxaca, this is what Fox calls dialogue.

There are dead, wounded, incarcerated.

Because of this our call is for:

1. The immediate departure of the Mexican army and federal preventive police. 2. Immediate freedom for our detained compañeros. 3. Justice for our murdered compañeros and the punishment of the murderers. 4. Immediate departure of the murderer Ulises Ruiz.

We demand the freedom of our compañeros political prisoners of the town of Atenco.

Our strength brothers and sisters, because we are the poor of the world, is that we fight together.

The people of Oaxaca are counting on us.

Intergalactic Commission of the EZLN. Insurgent Lieutenant Colonel Moisés.

NYC: STAND UP FOR BRAD WILL

please forward widely! WHAT: Protest the murder of Brad Will and the ongoing repression in Oaxaca WHERE: Mexican Consulate, 27 E. 39th St, at Madison Avenue WHEN: Monday, October 30 at 9:00AM Independent journalist Brad Will was shot and killed on Friday in Oaxaca, along with striking schoolteacher Emilio Alfonso Fabian and Oaxaca resident Esteban Zurrita, while covering the grassroots popular movement there. The Mexican government is reacting not by cracking down on the violent paramilitaries who have been launching regular attacks on the people of Oaxaca, but by sending federal police to put down the popular uprising. Join us on Monday morning, October 30, at 9:00AM to protest the violence and demand an end to the ongoing repression. For background and updates, see http://nyc.indymedia.org If you can't make the protest, consider making a donation to this grassroots solidarity project: http://www.firstgiving.com/unitierra

BRAD WILL SHOT BY POLICE IN MEXICO TODAY

Brad Will was killed today in Oaxaca, Mexico. He was an engaged activist who led an admirable life of principle and conscience. He was killed today reporting on the teacher's strike that has shut down Oaxaca. He was a notable person within the activist community and he will be sorely and indignantly missed. Beyond his activism he was a caring and understanding person who you could talk to even in difficult times, as I did once after going a really hard experience. I didn't even know him that well at the time, but he gave me a hug and was ready to listen. He had a strong community of people who loved him. I'm so sorry to everyone who will miss him. Here's the most up-to date article on the shooting, check here for updates.

SATURDAY BIKE KILL 4

!!!!!THIS SATURDAY!!!!! !!!!!BIKE KILL FOUR!!!!! 28 OCTOBER 2006 SAME TIME - HIGH NOON TILL SUNDOWN SAME PLACE - SANDFORD ST & WILLOUGHBY AVE -BROOKLYN- google map !!!!AFTER PARTY!!!! SUN DOWN TO SUN UP LIVE BANDS LIVE DJs LIVE DANCING LIVE FOREVER @ THE CHICKEN HUT - 169 SPENCER STREET (crnr WILLOUGHBY) google map ALL OTHER PARTIES IN THE CITY SUCK!!! GET ON YO BIKE AND GET DOWN TO BIKE KILL FOUR BOUGHT TO YOU BY THE BLBC - AMERICAS TALL BIKE AUTHORITY BLBC - AMERICAS SHORT BIKE AUTHORITY BLBC - AMERICAS PARDY HARDY AUTHORITY

BIKE KILL THIS WEEKEND. SO FUCKING EXCITED!

TV ON THE RADIO KILLED IT

oh man. tv on the radio played such a good show last night at irving plaza. so good.

WHERE YOU HAVE YOU BEEN?

(pic of our raft, dry-docked for the winter) Jeff is doing these cool interviews at bluestockings Wednesday. You should come. [says nonsensenyc:] Where Have You Been? Stories about travel and far-away places. New Yorkers go all over the world but the city has a way of swallowing their homecomings. Orbit the earth and your friends just ask if you missed the pizza. Tonight offers a chance for travelers to tell stories, to bring the world home, and to share it with the rest of us -- travelers as well as those of us who don't get out much. Featuring interviews with three intrepids: Ida Benedetto tells us what happened when she introduced Guatemalan coffee farmers to a tea collective in Darjeeling, India; Tod Seelie remembers getting kidnapped in Brazil; and Steve Duncan takes us underneath Minneapolis on an urban exploration vacation. Interviews by Jeff Stark. Gorgeous slideshows tightly edited and mercifully short. Bluestockings Bookstore 172 Allen Street, Manhattan 7-8:30p; $5 suggested donation http://www.bluestockings.com/ NOTE: Our friends are always running here and there, and we never get a chance to really hear about their trips. Our hope is that this series allows for a little more conversation about what some fascinating people are doing with their lives.

HISHAM PLAYS AT THE WHITNEY (ALTRIA SPACE)

HISHAM PLAYING THIS WEEK! *Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria *Address: 120 Park Avenue at 42nd Street New York, NY 10017 *For more info call (917) 663-2551 *Breakout Session: Artists Event Series *LOVELY DAZE ISSUE 3: When I Am Alone, Everything Is So Surreal *Book Launch and Performances *Wednesday, October 18 6:30-9:30pm *Admission and Reception are FREE. *Lovely Daze is a collection of artists writings and artwork published twice a year in limited editions by artist Charwei Tsai. *The book launch event features 3 performances: *EUD by Lizzi Bougatsos and Sadie Laska *Soft Circle by Hisham Bharoocha *Moving Contact by Julien Asfour *Contributors: Rita Ackermann, AA Bronson, Kelly Carmena, Santiago Cucullu, David Kennedy-Cutler, Andrea Galvani, N.S. Harsha, Federico Herrero, James Hoff, Jungil Hong, Lee Mingwei, Justin Lowe, Lesley Ma, Jean-Lou Majerus, Cristina Rodriguez, Julian Seidl, Sabrina Shaffer, Eyeam Soreel, and Su-Mei Tse. www.lovelydaze.com *Breakout Sessions *This series reflects the diverse ways in which contemporary artists engage and present visual culture. As a departure from conventional formats, Breakout Sessions invites artists to present work, performances, and ideas that comprise the constellation of influences informing their overall creative practice. Promoting an "open studio" format, the series provides rare access to artists' visual inspirations ranging from works of fellow artists to interdisciplinary elements of pop culture. NOTE: Altria is a big cigarette conglomerate and it totally bums me out to have to go see rad art in the context of place named for a giant corporation that makes cancer sticks. Altria gives money to the arts and programs to protect women from domestic violence, but it's always a bit of a mindfuck to know where the blood money's coming from.

GIMME HEAD SHOW FRIDAY

Event Announcement For press inquiries contact Dennis McNett, 201-892-685-, mcnett@howlingprint.com Gimme Head A group art show on October, Friday the 13th Show dates: October 13th –October 27th Opening Reception: October 13th, Friday the 13th from 6- 10 pm Where: 49 Bogart St. (Gallery) Brooklyn, NY 11206 Brooklyn, NY (October 13, 2006) Several artists have been invited to participate in a group show called Gimme Head, curated by Dennis McNett. The idea of the show comes from a conversation at the bedside of the legendary Richard Mock. The conversation went like this: D: I’m sick of looking at those big damn Chuck Close heads. RM: He’s been doing those for years now. D: You don’t want to get stuck doing heads over and over M: well not unless they’re drippin and oozin shit. Each artist has been asked to submit up to three heads. There will be a variety of animal heads, monster heads, dripping heads, oozing heads, barbequed heads, etc… heads of all flavors will be printed, painted, sculpted, and projected all over the gallery space. The show will include nearly 50 artists including: Bill Fick, Alice Helander, Mike Houston, Martin Mazorra, Sean Starwars, Shepard Fairey, Lindsay Stadig, FA-Q, Ali Gallagher, Strider, Ghost, Nevett Steele III, Maya Hayuk, Steve Olson, Mike Novak, Tom Billings, Leon Reid, The Amazing Hancock Brothers, Jesse Jones, Crozier Piguet, Florence Gidez, Bill McRight, Bec Stupak, BlairWear TM, Toyo Tsuchiya, Michael Krynski, Damara Kaminecki, Jon Bocksel, JJ Veronis, Swoon, Eli Vandenberg, Angellina Earley, Tod Seelie, Rachel Budde, Joseph Valesquez, J. Pereira, Jacob Bannon, Frank Russo, Martina Secondo Russo, Maxim Ryazansky, Tom Huck, Michael Alan, Pat Bronowicki, Kevin Golden, Jenny Schmid, Bryan Condra, Dusty Herbig, Rezeon Scum, Eliza Cuttler, Joe Stauber, Peripheral Media Projects, Derrick Riley, Mark Parrish, Peter Vogl, Mike Novak, Dennis McNett, and more…. With musical performance by the God Damn Rattlesnake For information contact Dennis McNett at 201-892-6850, mcnett@howligprint.com The gallery located at 49 Bogart St. in Brooklyn, NY

I CAN'T GET THIS SONG OUT OF MY HEAD

this iron and wine song is so good.

JOSH MACPHEE, CHRIS STAIN AND BILLY MODE OPENING TONIGHT!

Art of Resistance October 10, 2006 6:30pm-9pm The Culture Project: 45 Bleecker Street @ Lafayette in NYC $5 Suggested donation, Free Beer www.impactfestival.com On October 10, UnfinishedWorks @ Culture Project will offer a night of music, poetry, and visual art honoring the struggle of working class people. The evening will include Broadcast Live, a musical project born in Albany, NY's activist community. Broadcast Live promotes social change through music, and speaks truth to power. Taína Asili will also perform weaving resistance, anti-colonialist struggle, love, identity, reclamation of the body, ancestral remembrance, and more into a unique story-telling style of poetry. Chris Stain, Josh MacPhee, and Billy Mode will share their street art depicting the history of radical movements while directly reflecting the people, neighborhoods, and struggles, that are swept along with the every day lives of the common American. UnfinishedWorks is the Culture Project's monthly salon series, featuring the work of emerging artists across disciplines. In September and October, in concert with the IMPACT festival, is curated by Zoeann Murphy.

ANGELA SENT ME A LUFTBALLON

A pic Angela took at Phil not Bomb's surprise party.

MY BEST FRIEND FROM 3RD GRADE APPEARED

...after not seeing her for 5 years she appeared there at ps1. yay. here's jeff and tod. it was a good slideshow thing. lots and lots of people came.