the secret life of antlered girls

ANTLEREDLIFE.COM!!!!

2008-11-25T03:23:00.001-05:00

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

JUSTSEEDS IS ALMOST SAVED!!!

2007-01-10T13:40:00.000-05:00

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!

2007-01-10T09:57:00.000-05:00

OMG!

MEMORIAL RIDE GHOST BIKE TOUR.

2007-01-10T02:56:00.000-05:00

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.

2007-01-09T16:05:00.000-05:00

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.

2007-01-09T15:32:00.000-05:00

FREAKING BLOGGER DOWN ALL DAY. UGH.

2007-01-09T15:30:00.000-05:00

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.

2007-01-05T13:12:00.000-05:00

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.

2007-01-04T13:25:00.000-05:00

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?

2006-12-30T00:34:00.000-05:00

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

2006-12-23T23:09:00.000-05:00

Happy Holidays everyone!

A NICE NEW ARTICLE ABOUT THE ARMADA

2006-12-22T13:29:00.000-05:00

The New Merry Pranksters from the Gambit Weekly in New Orleans

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

2006-12-22T09:55:00.000-05:00

HA HA HA.

OH ANGELA

2006-12-20T09:35:00.000-05:00

Angela Coppola took this pic of Antlers at Bike Kill.

SATURDAY NIGHT SUCKA HAS ART: 3RD WARD

2006-12-15T16:48:00.000-05:00

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

2006-12-15T12:25:00.000-05:00

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

2006-12-14T19:07:00.000-05:00

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

2006-12-14T12:57:00.000-05:00

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

2006-12-14T12:18:00.000-05:00

SIN DESTROYERS RUIN CHRISTMAS!

2006-12-11T12:37:00.000-05:00

TONIGHT: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

2006-12-11T11:40:00.000-05:00

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.

2006-12-08T14:45:00.000-05:00

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

2006-12-07T14:16:00.000-05:00

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

SUNDAY SUNDAY

2006-12-07T12:19:00.000-05:00

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

MEMORIAL RIDE FOR ERIC NG

2006-12-07T11:40:00.000-05:00

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

2006-12-07T11:36:00.000-05:00

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

2006-12-04T12:00:00.000-05:00

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

2006-12-01T13:04:00.000-05:00

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

2006-12-01T10:48:00.000-05:00

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

2006-12-01T00:42:00.000-05:00

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

2006-11-30T18:43:00.000-05:00

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

2006-11-30T18:29:00.000-05:00

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

2006-11-30T17:18:00.000-05:00

CANSEI DE SER SEXY - LOVEFOXXX IS A CUTIE

2006-11-28T11:24:00.000-05:00

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

ART IS BACK!

2006-11-27T13:31:00.000-05:00

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.

2006-11-20T18:38:00.000-05:00

so sleepy all the time.

TODAY IN TROY, NY

2006-11-20T12:52:00.000-05:00

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

2006-11-19T17:13:00.000-05:00

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

HOLY SHIT - BOENG BIBLE EMPLOYEES FELLOWSHIP

2006-11-16T18:50:00.000-05:00

god and guns. damn.

HAHAHAHA. FRAT BOYS IN BORAT MOVIE SUE.

2006-11-15T12:19:00.000-05:00

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

AH THE LOVE OF HOT PANTS & ERICA FREAS

2006-11-14T15:13:00.000-05:00

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

BIKESPACE- ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR CYCLISTS

2006-11-14T10:49:00.000-05:00

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

2006-11-11T01:42:00.000-05:00

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

2006-11-10T18:57:00.000-05:00

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

2006-11-10T11:39:00.000-05:00

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

2006-11-10T11:23:00.000-05:00

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

2006-11-09T16:21:00.000-05:00

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

2006-11-09T10:21:00.000-05:00

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

DEMS TAKE BOTH HOUSES, RUMSFELD RESIGNS!

2006-11-09T10:13:00.000-05:00

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

2006-11-08T11:36:00.000-05:00

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

2006-11-06T15:55:00.000-05:00

here

VOTE TUESDAY!

2006-11-06T14:38:00.000-05:00

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

BIKE RIDES FOR OAXACA

2006-10-31T21:13:00.000-05:00

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 MoisÃ©s.

NYC: STAND UP FOR BRAD WILL

2006-10-29T22:27:00.000-05:00

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

2006-10-27T21:50:00.000-04:00

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

2006-10-27T19:15:00.000-04:00

!!!!!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!

2006-10-25T14:54:00.000-04:00

TV ON THE RADIO KILLED IT

2006-10-19T23:58:00.000-04:00

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

WHERE YOU HAVE YOU BEEN?

2006-10-15T18:27:00.000-04:00

(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)

2006-10-15T17:55:00.000-04:00

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

2006-10-12T01:25:00.000-04:00

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

2006-10-11T12:29:00.000-04:00

this iron and wine song is so good.

JOSH MACPHEE, CHRIS STAIN AND BILLY MODE OPENING TONIGHT!

2006-10-10T10:32:00.000-04:00

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

2006-10-08T13:28:00.000-04:00

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

MY BEST FRIEND FROM 3RD GRADE APPEARED

2006-10-02T13:16:00.000-04:00

...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.

O'DEATH TUESDAY NIGHT AT 71 TROUTMAN

2006-10-02T12:35:00.000-04:00

Tuesday October 3rd 7PM(needs to end around midnight) o'death the dandelion junk queens (junk band from bellingham washington) http://www.dandelionjunkqueens.tk orion rigel domisse (cellist and singer from new paltz) http://www.myspace.com/orionrigeldommisse henri lee (just moved from baltimore) http://www.myspace.com/henrilee brad lauretti (this frontier needs heroes) http://www.myspace.com/bradlauretti we'll make some tea, and maybe some ginger cookies, so come, if only for that, but the music will be excellent as well. 71 troutman, a short walk from the myrtle ave jmz. a longer walk from the morgan L. call if lost/questioning. 516 458 3454

MISS ROCKAWAY TRAVELOGUE AT PS1!

2006-09-22T16:12:00.000-04:00

Picture show at ps1. I may even rock some antlers. You should come!

RESOURCES.

2006-09-15T12:02:00.000-04:00

i stumbled on this website, which is a collection of situationist writings and a whole bunch of other food for brains.

ME & HARRISON ON PARADE

2006-09-12T13:04:00.000-04:00

Here's a pic by Seelie of our parade in LaCrosse, WI to tell people about our show the next night.

OKAY SO I'M ACTUALLY HOME.

2006-09-11T21:56:00.000-04:00

So I'm home. I know I didn't mention it. Having some serious post-partum with the raft and life on the river. Here's a pic I took of the story booth Todd and I made with Callie and David Ellis to do our oral history project in. That part was amazing. When I put my 2900 pictures on my computer and go through them I'll do a long post about how I just lived on a raft made of trash that we made for 6 weeks. For now, here's our booth. And there's always our blog. Oh. And also, today is September 11, the 5th anniversary. A lot of people have asked me about the political meaning of the trip, or if there was any political significance. I've been the first to say that it was perhaps a little bit of pre-figurative politics, or "being the change you want to see," but it was a world I might like to live in for a while, but would never preach as a sustainable solution for others. It was an experiment in sustainable technology--wind turbines and biodiesel, creating 1 bag of trash per week for 30 people, composting, dumpstering food and all that. But come on! Seriously! I don't think people with kids or people without the resources and luxuries we had to go into this trip would have been able to pick up and jump on the river so easily. That kind of cultural imperialism is silly as hell. But here's what the trip did do. I live in a world where I work in an office, in midtown, where I struggle to pay rent and spend so much money on food and rent because I work hard and I don't have time to cook and I want to live closer to work so I pay more rent, and I cool off by blowing money on beer or whatever I blow money on to reward myself for working so hard and it's one big vicious cycle. Argh! Stopping the cycle and running off to learn how to build things and live off of dumpsters and good will wrought by inspiration was pretty fucking inspiring. Making a giant floating sculpture--a 110 foot raft made out of garbage--was pretty amazing. And how will I ever be able to imagine a life I want to live if I never take a moment to step outside of the one I live in for fear of not having enough money to get off this hamster-wheel? How can we ever make big changes if we can't imagine what the outcomes and goals ought to look like? I'm not advocating an end to the hard political work so many of us are doing, but I am advocating for more inspiration and joy. The corporate model of working and living, participating willfully in an economic system that has only profit by any means necessary at its bottom line, is at best unhealthy. How can we live like this? It is not sustainable if we are to imagine a world with less injustice gnashing its teeth and striking dull blows moment by moment. There's more to say about poverty and shame and change, but I feel so inspired by the trip and doing what we did, what a lot of folks are still doing out on the Miss Rockaway. So today, five years ago this city groaned and grieved and I saw things I will never ever forget; people watching loved ones die, a sense of fear anywhere we went, the most open-hearted sense of human kindness I have ever witnessed. My friend Jordan stretched all these brown paper rolls on Union Square and people wrote all kinds of things, sometimes leaking their hearts onto the paper. What a privilege it is for us not to have bombings and fear of war at home be a daily reality for us. That day launched us into five years of uncontrollable war, a maniac president and a complete sense of powerlessness over the actions of the government. What despair and resistance that has caused. Today I feel somewhat renewed, like my brain is exploring its capacity to be inspired again even though it's hard to be back. Maybe doing something wild that only creates beauty has practical effects.

FILASTINE'S & TOD'S MISS ROCKAWAY ARMADA PICS

2006-08-24T13:55:00.000-04:00

this one is by tod seelie more of tod's pics here: http://everydayilive.com/armada/

WINONA RULES!

2006-08-23T13:06:00.000-04:00

So we're in Winona, Minnesota. People here are rad. Last night we had a show and tons of folks came. I mistakenly bought a blanket from a thrift that upon paying, I realized was one of those pro-life centers for young women to be shamed out of having abortions where they can learn about god and not go to college. It's called Grace Place. Yech. I've been making zines of the Jane abortion service in Chicago available. Anyway, last night I wore antlers! real antlers! in our show! Someone dumpstered four pairs of them. Oh hell yeah. Coming home soon. What a crazy ass trip this is. A few nights ago a guy from La Crosse drunk dialed me at 2am to say La Crosse, Wisconsin is the place to be and that he was a big man around town. Awesome.

HELLO FROM RED WING, MINNESOTA!

2006-08-16T14:11:00.000-04:00

(pic by me) So we're on the water. It's great! We stopped into Red Wing later yesterday afternoon and met Cindy, pictured above at the Red Wing Marina. What a nice lady. She's pictured here with Santiago and Nick. She rode the bicycle ferris wheel. It was awesome. Mike from the local newspaper--"The Republican Eagle (no political affiliation)"-- came by just after we went swimming--1/2 hr after we docked and interviewed us. Here we are on the front page. We also made the New York Times again today here. This might not work but here are some of the pics from the times. Also, here's the first New York Times Article. (not free) One last brag--front page of the Star Tribune. Our next stop is Winona in a few days. Having a rad time. Wishing I had all the fantastically wonderful people of Brooklyn who I miss with all my heart here. Keep updated on Miss Rockaway on our blog: www.missrockaway.org

AND WE WERE OFF!

2006-07-24T20:45:00.000-04:00

THE SEND OFF FROM NEW YORK! We got a flat in the trailer and got stuck in brooklyn for a day. Had to drive to delaware today to get trailer parts. Just welded the axles and we're good. We're leaving in an hour.

AND AWAY WE GO!

2006-07-23T04:05:00.000-04:00

harrison, george and shawn i front of the bus & trailer at our build space. kevin, callie and chicken john in back. we leave at 10am! check in on antlers & the miss rockaway armada here and here. there will be riverblogging if i have anything to do with it.

BENEFIT FOR RIGHTRIDES!!!

2006-07-21T11:23:00.000-04:00

Hello all RightRides and HollaBack NYC are joining forces for a co-benefit next Thursday, July 27th at Galapagos in Williamsburg at the Mixtape party! HollaBack NYC empowers New Yorkers to holla back at street harassers by taking a picture of them and posting it online. RightRides reduces the risk of assault by providing a free, late night ride home - we've also recently launched a Safe Walk program for anyone who doesn't want to walk alone. What's better than a benefit for two awesome grassroots orgs? FUN MUSIC + NO COVER! We'll be passing around a donation jar, please help out and give what you can. We need your support to keep our communities safe! Here are all the details: Thursday, July 27th Benefit for RightRides and HollaBack NYC Mixtape @ Galapagos 70 North 6th Street bet. Wythe and Kent - L train to Bedford Ave 10 pm! FREE! Donations so greatly appreciated! Music by: Barnacle Bill Party Machine (DJ Duo) http://hollabacknyc.blogspot.com/ http://www.RightRides.org http://www.galapagosartspace.com Please invite your friends, spread the word and hope to see you there!

I WANNA WANNA BE A PAAAART OF SOMETHING....

2006-07-20T13:18:00.000-04:00

(pic of swoon piece by tod seelie from our build space) thank you so much!!! japanther we love you! thanks to all the bands who showed up and rocked and thanks so so much to everyone who came out to wish us well on the river! it was a slammin brooklyn night. i'll miss you all so much!

FAREWELL MISS ROCKAWAY ROCK SHOW!!

2006-07-18T11:08:00.000-04:00

***PLEASE REPOST!! OUR FAREWELL SHOW BEFORE WE FLOAT DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI!!*** Come say goodbye to the Miss Rockaway Armada (send off party)! The Miss Rockaway Armada is a group of 25 artists, adventurers and intrepids from across the country getting ready to travel down the Mississippi River this summer on rafts made of scrap wood. Running biodiesel, waste vegetable oil, wind, and solar power, we'll give art workshops, performances, and collect oral histories along the way. So we are throwing a show to raise funds for the project and to say goodbye to all our friends for a while. The website for the project is missrockaway.org (look for articles in the Village Voice and NY Times about it soon. We know this is really really short notice, but we'd really appreciate it if you would come and help spread the word about the show, it's gonna be a good one! Send Miss Rockaway Down The River send off party +--- Japanther +--- Aa +--- The Goddamn Rattlesnake & Poor Boy Johnson +--- (Special Guest) Europa Night Club in Greenpoint 98-104 Meserole Ave., (corner of Manhattan Ave.) Brooklyn, NY Wednesday July 19th 9pm, $5

SEND ANTLERS DOWN THE RIVER! ROCK SHOW WEDNESDAY!!!

2006-07-17T00:30:00.000-04:00

Hey Friends, I've been completely incommunicado of late because I've been working my ass off on this boat! Wednesday please come to our send-off party!! I'm gonna miss you so much! Come say goodbye to us! XO Antlers Send Miss Rockaway Down The River :::send off party::: +--- Japanther +--- Aa +--- ~~Matt & Kim~~ +--- ~~O'Death~~ Europa Night Club in Greenpoint 98-104 Meserole Ave., (corner of Manhattan Ave.) Brooklyn, NY Wednesday July 19th 9pm, $7 *UPDATE: So Matt & Kim and O'Death have had to cancel. Any Brooklyn bands out there up to the task? Wanna play at a weird nightclub in Greenpoint? Drop [tod, sucka@suckapants.com] a line.

AUCTION WAS A SMASH!

2006-07-14T11:46:00.000-04:00

I can't believe we pulled it off! scale model on a pedestal & giant swoon flag the Banksys Dennis McNett's big wolf Thanks to everyone for being so goddamn amazing. This thing took a hell of a lot of work and everyone came through so much. all pics by adam nguyen from his flickr set

THURSDAY!!! THE BIG AUCTION!!!

2006-07-11T15:22:00.000-04:00

PLEASE COME!!! EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

SEND OUR HOPES DOWN THE RIVER The Miss Rockaway Armada Art Auction

New York (July 6, 2006) - The Miss Rockaway Armada will host a benefit silent art auction in New York City called Send Our Hopes Down the River on the evening of July 13th, 2006 at 7pm at the Holasek-Weir Projects. The group is calling on artists and art enthusiasts for their support to send this scrap-raft flotilla down the Mississippi River in July and August. Funds are needed for motors, fuel, nautical equipment and transportation. The silent auction will feature work from dozens of artists, including: * Banksy * Shepard Fairey * Swoon * ESPO * Faile * The Barnstormers * Blek Le Rat * Logan Hicks * Chris Stain * WK * Leon Reid (Darius Jones) * Eine * Dennis Mcnett * Matthew Modine The Armada project was conceived by street artist Swoon, and is now being built and organized by a collective of 25 artists, performers and activists from New York, San Francisco and Seattle. The Armada enjoys support from the Holasek-Weir Projects, the Wooster Collective and the Barnstormers art collective, who will donate a larger-than-life sound system sculpture that will float down the river. Send Our Hopes Down the River is presented in collaboration with Emergency Arts and Conjunction Arts, two organizations dedicated to promoting art with a social conscience. The event will feature a life-sized pontoon raft-stage, a skeptics’ raffle, performances by members of the Miss Rockaway Armada crew, and some exciting surprises. Select items can be previewed on woostercollective.com preceding the benefit. Bidding ends promptly at 9pm. The Miss Rockaway Armada includes members of the Toyshop Collective, Visual Resistance, The Amateurs, The Floating Neutrinos, The Infernal Noise Brigade, The Madagascar Institute and the Rude Mechanical Orchestra. This July they will converge in Minneapolis to construct a flotilla of rafts that will journey down the Mississippi River. The group is creating a mobile cultural center that embodies their search for creative and sustainable ways of living. www.missrockaway.org For information on this event and The Miss Rockaway Armada, contact A’yen Tran at (646) 232-4123, ayen@missrockaway.org. The Holasek-Weir Projects is located at 547 W. 21st near 11th Ave. in Chelsea.

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WHERE THE FUCK IS ANTLERS?

2006-07-06T01:26:00.000-04:00

BUILDING AN ARK, CLEARLY. WE ARE FLOATING THIS DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI IN TWO WEEKS! Here's the scale model. And guess what I'm about to leak to you: next thursday is a giant art silent benefit art auction to send us down the Mississippi. It's the slamminest all-star line-up I could've dreamed of. You are invited. (Did I mention Banksy, Swoon, ESPO, Shepard Fairey, The Barnstormers, Blek Le Rat, Leon Reid (Darius Jones), Dennis McNett and dozens more?) Now show some love to the Miss Rockaway Armada!

CELEBRATING YOUR BROOKLYN-DEPENDENCE

2006-07-04T15:31:00.000-04:00

====> TUESDAY 7/4 @ 330 MELROSE ST - ROOFTOP! <==== :: A BENEFIT FOR COMMON GROUND :: BBQ from 12-10pm diy art & festivities from 12-4pm bands from 4-10pm $8-12 sliding scale :: Japanther :::: Parts & Labor :::::: Matt & Kim :::::::: Pterodactyl :::::::::: Battleship ---> Oakland :::::::::::: Knyfe Hyts ---> current & ex Ex Models :::::::::::::: The Deathset ---> Australia :::::::::::::::: Necking :: art and projections by Union Docs [ 330 MELROSE ST - ROOFTOP! ] 330 Melrose St @ Wilson Ave | Bushwick, Brooklyn L to Morgan | 12pm to 10pm - bands @ 4pm | all ages [ curated by Joe Kremer ]

PIXELTAN FRIDAY!

2006-06-28T11:06:00.000-04:00

FROM HISHAM: Hey! Come see my band play at Don Hill's this Friday, I guarantee you'll have a good time between the bangin' DJs and our new and improved tunes, we'll make your glasses shatter and your heels shuffle, come dance!!!! xoxo Hisham from Pixeltan http://www.myspace.com/pixeltan Friday, June 30th- FIXED w/ special guests PIXELTAN (DFA) live @ midnight! plus DJs JDH & Dave P @ Don Hills- 511 Greenwich 10pm, $7 at door, $5 reduced w/ rsvp to: weare138nyc@yahoo.com

ANOTHER CYCLIST SLAIN ON HOUSTON

2006-06-28T00:41:00.000-04:00

Today's cover of amNY. More on bikeblog. Mollie and I in background.

DANCE OUR DREAMS DOWN THE RIVER PLEASE

2006-06-22T02:21:00.000-04:00

Come dance with us onboard a World War II wooden Navy boat. DJs Filastine (Seattle), Dirty Fingers (Black Label), and Aliqua (Chicken Hut) spin booty bass, disco, and fucked up global hip hop. The Quivering Mass (Tianna Kennedy, Zeke Healey, and Hannah Marcus) belt out rare Alan Lomax sea shanties for land lubbers, and Marygoround (New Orleans) lights up eye-popping flaming hula hoops. Finish off a day’s drinking with cheap cocktails slung by the Miss Rockaway Armada crew, answering questions about the most ambitious project of the summer: piloting junk rafts down the Mississippi River. Raffle ticket packages available for the skeptics. Sunburns and tattered Mermaid Parade costumes welcome. The Empty Vessel 1st Street and the Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn F,G trains to Carroll, R train to Union 9p; $5 http://www.emptyvesselproject.org

OH HOLY SHIT WHAT A FUCKING WEEK!

2006-06-20T14:20:00.000-04:00

woooowee! i'm currently posting from wayne state university at an affirmative action message training for local grassroots leaders. last night was the vday marquee event at hammerstein ballroom! what a night! i got to go on stage and present a vagina warrior award to madre (vivian stromberg) and jody williams. and i got to usher around a teen pop star named charlotte martin. tomorrow is a vday event called "any one of us: words from prison" at alice tully hall. should be amazing. thursday i present and defend a plan for next year's new media development initiatives for my organization and then friday i drive to ohio for the allied media conference. woooooweeee. and sammy designed a businesscard for one of my organizations! she's the beeeeeeeeest.

NEXT WEEKEND! ALLIED MEDIA CONFERENCE!

2006-06-13T15:48:00.000-04:00

Please forward this announcement to all of your networks of networks, your movement of movements... We have put together the most amazing lineup for a media conference you have ever seen. Now is the time to register for the 2006 Allied Media Conference. Allied Media Conference: "From Truth To Power... because being right is not enough." June 23-25, 2006 Bowling Green, Ohio http://amc2006.org Check out all of the muckrakers, organizers, filmmakers, radio DJs, hip hop heads, artists, wonks, geeks, and educators we're bring to Bowling Green, Ohio, June 23-25. The AMC is the leading gathering of mediamakers with a mission to move from truth to power, because being right is not enough. Get to know them at http://amc2006.org/participants/presenters When you look through these bios, keep in mind that these 60 amazing people are just the tip of the iceberg since there will be hundreds more people there (including you). For a list of all of the participating organizations, see http://amc2006.org/participants It's the whose who of what's what. Want to know what we'll be getting into at the AMC? We'll be tackling the tough questions and teaching the critical skills – and we need you to be a part of it. Here's a small sampling of what's got us so excited for this weekend that's coming up really fast: • Muckraking with a Mission: Investigative Reporting for Alt-Journos (presented by recent Polk Award winner AC Thompson) • From West Coast Streets to the West Bank Beats: Understanding Imperialism and Struggle through Global Hip Hop (presented by Mark Gonzalez, who will also be performing) • Practical Privacy on The Internet • Reporting from the Immigrant Struggle (presented by keynoter Deepa Fernandes) • Independent Media Responses to Katrina, past and future • Is This What Democracy Looks Like? new models for media activism For the complete list – to see just how hot a media conference can get – check out http://amc2006.org/sessions Do not wait! Register now! Reservations for the affordable and conveniently-located dorm rooms ends Friday, May 26. Free crash space is first come first serve. And we've just launched the AMC ride board. Registration at https://amc2006.org/register.html Now is the time. Become a participant in the 2006 Allied Media Conference and help move this movement from truth to power. Allied Media Conference: "From Truth To Power... because being right is not enough." June 23-25, 2006 Bowling Green, Ohio http://amc2006.org Hey you! Get at the AMC myspace: http://myspace.com/alliedmediaconference

WE'RE BULDING AN ARK.

2006-06-12T01:33:00.000-04:00

Pasting the Miss Rockaway Armada flag cutout today in our build space.

2006-06-12T01:32:00.000-04:00

today i learned to use a circular saw!

2006-06-12T00:23:00.000-04:00

so this is what i do with my days & nights. also, it was nice seeing everyone at the vice photo party saturday too.

UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS: TAKING OVER NYC

2006-06-06T17:50:00.000-04:00

everybody! please participate! this festival will be amazing!

BIG TODD P OUTDOOR SHOW THIS WEEKEND

2006-06-02T12:03:00.000-04:00

on roosevelt freaking island with all your friends. Sunday June 4th @ SOUTHERN TIP OF ROOSEVELT ISLAND :: SPRINGTIME UNAMPLIFIED ACOUSTIC BBQ :: an afternoon of folks playing songs lackadaisical-like :: Aa / BIG A little a :: Matt and Kim :: Andy McLeod -> x White Magic, mem Bright Black Morning Light, Miguel Mendez :: Pure Horsehair :: Dylan Ewing :: the Wowz :: In Mountain In Stars :: Freddie Mas :: Necking :: Dirty Projectors :: Miguel Mendez :: Stars Like Fleas :: Ned Muffleburger's DRUMMER'S CORPSE :: Lidia Stone :: Tiagaa! :: Moth :: Dirty Beauty Shop ---> Patty 'n Dylan :: Period :: the Goddamn Rattlesnake :: Zachary Cale :: Jennifer O'Connor :: Puttin' on the Ritz :: En Boca Il Lupo --> Casey Block, Harry Rosenblum, Jon DeRossa :: Meneguar / Woods Family :: Shellshag :: Zeke Healy :: Dave Heumann from Arbouretum :: G Lucas Crane Vs Non-Horse :: lots more folks tba [ SOUTHERN TIP OF ROOSEVELT ISLAND ] enter at corner of Main St & Road 3 | Roosevelt Island, NY F to Roosevelt Island | 1pm-sundown | ALL AGES | FREE | bring bbq stuff -- MAP --> http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Main+%26+Road+3,+10044 -- LOOK --> http://www.toddpnyc.com/images/roosevelt_island.mp4.file

WHAT A WEEKEND

2006-05-31T00:54:00.000-04:00

me too man. i'm kinda like "wtf hit me?"

YOU'D THINK I WOULD'VE MENTIONED THIS A MONTH AGO

2006-05-28T21:29:00.000-04:00

but i didn't. anyway, i'm profiled in spin magazine right now as someone with a cool career. check it out. june issue. take a peak before it's off the racks.

HOLY GODDAMN WHAT A WEEKEND

2006-05-28T05:53:00.000-04:00

It's not even over and I've been through someone picking a fight, saying the most fucked up shit imaginable out of the blue to me, then having two of my friends nearly have to get into a fight when some dudes were being super fucked up and gross to me. Then someone tried to steal my bike and all they managed to do was twist my seat post around and my saddle. I have been literally seconds away from decking dudes two nights in a row. Top it off with mad drama and you got my Friday and Saturday nights. I mean chill with the booze and the aggro, kids. Y'all getting fleet week in the blood or something.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSE ROSEMORE! TONIGHT WE DRINK YOUR BEER!

2006-05-26T12:02:00.000-04:00

sammy, jesse and jen. jesse's house is gonna be CRAZY tonight. in case you forgot, jesse says: may 26th 1982: i was born may 26th 2006: i throw a party at my house: walter schreifels (gb, quicksand, rival schools, etc.) plays an acoustic set. j. the goddamn rattlesnake plays too. i buy a keg so you get free beer (while supplies last) 248 mckibben st apt 1J brooklyn 11206 10pm below are pics of charon asetoyer at eve ensler's house, pics of us making models for the boat, polina, brother bear, muffinface & rollo at our people's history poster project day, pics from the montauk century on sunday, the seeds of peace gala and union pool monday night. see you tonight cuties.

2006-05-26T10:02:00.000-04:00

kev at the end of the boat meeting

2006-05-26T10:01:00.001-04:00

jim & strugar with hidden face

2006-05-26T10:01:00.000-04:00

leah with rum