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AETA4 Info & Implications SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave with JulieP & Dani hardcorerealities@riseup.net Discussion regarding the events leading up to the arrests of the AETA4, their charges and current situation, and a look at what all of this means. Thu Jul 16th - 6pm Beginning Hoop Dance West Cliff Lighthouse Green with Graziano cgraziano@gmail.com Strengthen your core and express yourself through a unique form of dance. Learn basic moves--hooping on your waist, hips, arms, and upper body--from a certified hoop dance instructor. Music, instruction, and some hoops provided. Please email in advance if you need to borrow a hoop. Fri Jul 3rd and 24th - 6-7pm Bike Polo with All the horses are gone! Now we have to play polo on bikes. Polo is like hockey or soccer with a stick and on a bike. The best game on two wheels. Meet at the Mike Fox Park Street Hockey Practice Area, by the skatepark. Requirements: A bike. A positive attitude. Lack of fear of concrete. We'll provide mallets at first. Every Sunday - 2-7pm Kid's Day at the with Ryan/TBA 425-BIKE A time for youth to take over our shop! Learn about bikes and tools during these special kids only hours; parents and other adult companions are also welcome to come. For kids who need a bicycle the Sat Jul 4th, Aug 1st, Sep 5th - 11am-2pm Build a Bike Wheel with Ellie/TBA 425-BIKE Start with a hub, a rim, and some spokes, and end up with a bicycle wheel! The process will be covered step by step. You can either buy the materials (around $20-$30) and keep your wheel, or build a wheel to donate to the Sun Jul 12th, Aug 9th, Sep 13th - 11am-2pm Intro to Bikes & Bike Maintenance 703 Pacific Ave with TBA bike church mechanic 425-BIKE A practical overview of the bicycle, from brakes to shifting to proper tool usage. This class will cover basic anatomy and function of the bike with an emphasis on safety, and include hands-on fix-it time for attendees. Also a useful introduction to our shop for newcomers. Directions: Enter on Spruce. Sat Jul 18th, Aug 15th, Sep 19th - 11am-1pm Branch Whittling San Lorenzo Park, near Sat Market with Dave 227-1661 There's never a dull moment when yer whittlin'! Branch whittling is taking advantage of the multi-directional grain found in twigs and branches to make your whittled creations. Perhaps you've never tried this or once found yourself frustrated while trying to carve something from a big and dry block of wood. This easy to learn approach is relaxing and the results come quickly (couple of hours). Don't get stuck waiting for the bus or riding the rails without some branch whittlin' skills to trade for your next meal! Requirements: If you have them: a small pocket knife, sharpening stone, pruning shears, and/or any wood tools you wanna explore using. Facilitator will bring additional materials to explore. Sat Aug 8th - 11am-1pm Caliban and the Witch SubRosa, with Wes & Johanna wmodes@thespoon.com Understanding where we've been allows us to learn about where we stand. All too often in our struggles for liberation it is easy to forget that the world has not always been the way it is and that another world is possible. We will attempt a close reading of selected chapters of Silvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch. This well-researched and accessible volume focuses on the Witch Hunts that occurred at the end of the feudal period as a central way to understand the birth of capitalism. Many other topics are explored, such as the enclosure of the commons, African slavery, and the subjugation of women and the working class. Understanding this era gives us a keener understanding of the context of these continuing struggles today. Requirements: Please try to commit to being to all four classes, particularly the first. Please pick up a copy of Caliban and the Witch. Though we will read selected chapters together, please read ahead in the book as much as possible before the class. Wed Jul 22nd, 29th, Aug 5th, 12th - 6-8pm "The Coming Insurrection" Study Group SubRosa with Sophia 334-8833 Let's talk about The Invisible Committee's "The Coming Insurrection." We'll pick out main ideas, make scathing criticisms, and explore what it can mean for us. Requirements: Really read the publication and highlight parts you want to talk about. It is available at tarnac9.wordpress.com, under "Texts." Contact me if you have trouble accessing a copy. Wed Jul 8th and Fri Jul 10th - 8pm Conflict Improv! Gateways, with NVC Santa Cruz Trainers info@nvcsantacruz.org Tired of having the same old argument played out in the same old way? Nonviolent Communication (NVC) offers a model to transform conflict into opportunity. Join NVC trainers for a rollicking evening of pure fun and entertainment. Bring your conflicts, your challenges, and your friends and watch our NVC trainers transform your toughest interactions! Tue Sep 8th - 7-8:30pm Creative Reuse and Waste Diversion SubRosa with Heather K happy.hermit.heather@gmail.com A time/space for re-creating with scrap/2nd-hand/scavenged materials; a show-and-tell of what we've made from salvage; and challenging ourselves with new projects that don't require new materials. We'll start at SubRosa and then try to go on field trips to inspiring local and Bay Area resources. Discussion throughout on creating a sustainable resource for diverting scrap materials into community and classroom creative activities. Requirements: Creativity and/or handiness. Helpful to bring small tools, hardware, portable art supplies and stuff that's begging to be reconstructed. And anything you need to fully clean up after yourself. Mon Jul 13th, 20th, Aug 10th, 17th - 2:30-4pm English Country Dance with Michael and Theresa MKing@cruzio.com, 464-1875 Our style is mostly from the 1400's and 1500's Thu Jul 9th, 23rd, Aug 13th, 27th, Sep 10th, 24th - Fertility Awareness Method for Birth Control with Sophia & Ashley Ashmash711@hotmail.com We will be presenting information on Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) with emphasis on material from the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility". Learn to recognize fertility signs, understand the body's natural rhythms, and chart information for pregnancy prevention without chemicals or devices. This is a really fun and amazing topic and there will definitely be opportunity for discussion and sharing. Requirements: Please RSVP if you are planning to attend. Thu Aug 6th, Aug 20th, Sep 3rd - 6-8pm Fire by Friction with Devin Slavin Devin@AbundanceInBalance.com Making fire by friction is super fun and is a great survival tool! Join us to harvest materials to make a bow drill or hand drill, then bike to a nearby backyard to learn how to use it. Requirements: Bike for transportation, knife for carving. Directions: Meet at Tue Jul 21st - 3-7pm Free Skool Community Picnic with Teachers & Organizers freeskoolsc@riseup.net Come play with us in the park at our quarterly potluck where students, teachers, organizers, and community members get together to enjoy food, music, and companionship with new and old friends. We have fun, we meet people, we eat, we talk, we have workshops, we play soccer. Requirements: Bring food, drink, and games to share. Come teach a workshop. Directions: Park located next to the Sat Sep 26th - Noon-4pm Free Skool Surfing email for meeting spot with danielsan danielsan@riseup.net So many of us have lived here for years and never surfed. It's fun and its free. Requirements: Get in touch in advance so we have enough equipment and give you directions to the meeting place. Sat Sep 19th, 26th - 9am Green Scare Info & Implications SubRosa with JulieP & Dani hardcorerealities@riseup.net Discussion about how governments and corporations are trying to divide and conquer movements that use a diversity of tactics to stop the atrocities currently being carried out against animals and other forms of life. What we can do to fight this repression, while protecting and supporting each other? Thu Jul 9th - 6pm Lao-Tzu and Zhuang-Tze: An Anarchist Study Group with Wes wmodes@thespoon.com The central text of taoist philosophy, the Tao Te Ching, is considered by some as one of the great anarchist classics. At the center of Taoism lies the notion of Wu wei (often translated; action through inaction). It can be summed up by the following quote from the Tao Te Ching; 'The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.' This and other ideas of Taoism resonate with modern concepts of anarchism. This is a study group to learn more about the ideas of Lao-Tzu, Zhuang-Tze and other influential Taoist philosophers. Requirements: Please bring your favorite translation of Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching and/or Zhuang-Tze's Inner Chapters. Every Wed Aug 19th to Sep 30th - 5:45-7:15pm Local History Bike Tour San Lo Park, by the footbridge with Sylvia and Kelly sylvianotcynthia@hotmail.com This Local History Bike Tour will be a cruise around Sat Sep 12th - 2pm Lucha Libre Ocean View Park with El Huracán y La Borrega danielsan@riseup.net This is a call out to all luchadores. 1st Sunday of the month. Sun Jul 5th, Aug 2nd, Sep 6th - Noon Mutual Aid for Papas with danielsan danielsan@riseup.net A mutual aid support group for papas, whether current, soon to be, wanna be, surrogate, or ally; Let's do something really radical and have a group of men talk about child birth, rearing, and care; let's share resources and ideas; let's bring our kids! Let's step up and help each other be the fathers we want to be. Let's smash patriarchy while we're at it. Requirements: The desire to be a good father to someone, someday Sun Jul 5th, Aug 2nd, Sep 6th - 11am The New American Poetry SubRosa, with Daniel Guerra dan4won@yahoo.com We will be reading and interacting with poetry that sprung up in Mon Jul 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th - 6:30-7:30pm Physics for Everyone! Subrosa, with Katie Klein kklein@ucsc.edu Curious about quantum mechanics? Excited by energy? Puzzled by particles? Come learn about the world in which we live! This will be a conceptual, participatory physics course. We will learn some of the basics and move on to bigger topics, as directed by the class. We will sharpen our physics skills through reading, teaching, discussion, and experiment. Requirements: A basic understanding of math, willingness to ask silly questions and give thoughtful responses, and a bit of free time to read outside of class. Every Thu Jul 2nd to Sep 24th - 2-4pm Pinnacles Exploration with David & Sylvia sylvianotcynthia@hotmail.com A camping trip that will include a semi-intensive series of classes and discussions about geology, astronomy, flora & fauna and the history of the Pinnacles region. Also poetry, campfire stories, and maybe a little music! Requirements: Bring your adventurous self, a little cash for gas and car camping fees, some warm clothes, sleeping bags, notebooks, and enough food for three full days. Directions: Meet at Fri Sep 18th to Sun Sep 20th - 10am Queer Perspectives 4 Yer Radical Life SubRosa with Dani & JulieP nourish_your_rage@riseup.net A discussion and explanation of current queer terminology and practices, and a look at how queer-situated knowledge can enhance radical and anarchist communities. Mon Jul 20th - 6pm AETA4 Info & Implications SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave with JulieP & Dani hardcorerealities@riseup.net Discussion regarding the events leading up to the arrests of the AETA4, their charges and current situation, and a look at what all of this means. Thu Jul 16th - 6pm Beginning Hoop Dance West Cliff Lighthouse Green with Graziano cgraziano@gmail.com Strengthen your core and express yourself through a unique form of dance. Learn basic moves--hooping on your waist, hips, arms, and upper body--from a certified hoop dance instructor. Music, instruction, and some hoops provided. Please email in advance if you need to borrow a hoop. Fri Jul 3rd and 24th - 6-7pm Bike Polo with All the horses are gone! Now we have to play polo on bikes. Polo is like hockey or soccer with a stick and on a bike. The best game on two wheels. Meet at the Mike Fox Park Street Hockey Practice Area, by the skatepark. Requirements: A bike. A positive attitude. Lack of fear of concrete. We'll provide mallets at first. Every Sunday - 2-7pm Kid's Day at the with Ryan/TBA 425-BIKE A time for youth to take over our shop! Learn about bikes and tools during these special kids only hours; parents and other adult companions are also welcome to come. For kids who need a bicycle the Sat Jul 4th, Aug 1st, Sep 5th - 11am-2pm Build a Bike Wheel with Ellie/TBA 425-BIKE Start with a hub, a rim, and some spokes, and end up with a bicycle wheel! The process will be covered step by step. You can either buy the materials (around $20-$30) and keep your wheel, or build a wheel to donate to the Sun Jul 12th, Aug 9th, Sep 13th - 11am-2pm Intro to Bikes & Bike Maintenance 703 Pacific Ave with TBA bike church mechanic 425-BIKE A practical overview of the bicycle, from brakes to shifting to proper tool usage. This class will cover basic anatomy and function of the bike with an emphasis on safety, and include hands-on fix-it time for attendees. Also a useful introduction to our shop for newcomers. Directions: Enter on Spruce. Sat Jul 18th, Aug 15th, Sep 19th - 11am-1pm Branch Whittling San Lorenzo Park, near Sat Market with Dave 227-1661 There's never a dull moment when yer whittlin'! Branch whittling is taking advantage of the multi-directional grain found in twigs and branches to make your whittled creations. Perhaps you've never tried this or once found yourself frustrated while trying to carve something from a big and dry block of wood. This easy to learn approach is relaxing and the results come quickly (couple of hours). Don't get stuck waiting for the bus or riding the rails without some branch whittlin' skills to trade for your next meal! Requirements: If you have them: a small pocket knife, sharpening stone, pruning shears, and/or any wood tools you wanna explore using. Facilitator will bring additional materials to explore. Sat Aug 8th - 11am-1pm Caliban and the Witch SubRosa, with Wes & Johanna wmodes@thespoon.com Understanding where we've been allows us to learn about where we stand. All too often in our struggles for liberation it is easy to forget that the world has not always been the way it is and that another world is possible. We will attempt a close reading of selected chapters of Silvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch. This well-researched and accessible volume focuses on the Witch Hunts that occurred at the end of the feudal period as a central way to understand the birth of capitalism. Many other topics are explored, such as the enclosure of the commons, African slavery, and the subjugation of women and the working class. Understanding this era gives us a keener understanding of the context of these continuing struggles today. Requirements: Please try to commit to being to all four classes, particularly the first. Please pick up a copy of Caliban and the Witch. Though we will read selected chapters together, please read ahead in the book as much as possible before the class. Wed Jul 22nd, 29th, Aug 5th, 12th - 6-8pm "The Coming Insurrection" Study Group SubRosa with Sophia 334-8833 Let's talk about The Invisible Committee's "The Coming Insurrection." We'll pick out main ideas, make scathing criticisms, and explore what it can mean for us. Requirements: Really read the publication and highlight parts you want to talk about. It is available at tarnac9.wordpress.com, under "Texts." Contact me if you have trouble accessing a copy. Wed Jul 8th and Fri Jul 10th - 8pm Conflict Improv! Gateways, with NVC Santa Cruz Trainers info@nvcsantacruz.org Tired of having the same old argument played out in the same old way? Nonviolent Communication (NVC) offers a model to transform conflict into opportunity. Join NVC trainers for a rollicking evening of pure fun and entertainment. Bring your conflicts, your challenges, and your friends and watch our NVC trainers transform your toughest interactions! Tue Sep 8th - 7-8:30pm Creative Reuse and Waste Diversion SubRosa with Heather K happy.hermit.heather@gmail.com A time/space for re-creating with scrap/2nd-hand/scavenged materials; a show-and-tell of what we've made from salvage; and challenging ourselves with new projects that don't require new materials. We'll start at SubRosa and then try to go on field trips to inspiring local and Bay Area resources. Discussion throughout on creating a sustainable resource for diverting scrap materials into community and classroom creative activities. Requirements: Creativity and/or handiness. Helpful to bring small tools, hardware, portable art supplies and stuff that's begging to be reconstructed. And anything you need to fully clean up after yourself. Mon Jul 13th, 20th, Aug 10th, 17th - 2:30-4pm English Country Dance with Michael and Theresa MKing@cruzio.com, 464-1875 Our style is mostly from the 1400's and 1500's Thu Jul 9th, 23rd, Aug 13th, 27th, Sep 10th, 24th - Fertility Awareness Method for Birth Control with Sophia & Ashley Ashmash711@hotmail.com We will be presenting information on Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) with emphasis on material from the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility". Learn to recognize fertility signs, understand the body's natural rhythms, and chart information for pregnancy prevention without chemicals or devices. This is a really fun and amazing topic and there will definitely be opportunity for discussion and sharing. Requirements: Please RSVP if you are planning to attend. Thu Aug 6th, Aug 20th, Sep 3rd - 6-8pm Fire by Friction with Devin Slavin Devin@AbundanceInBalance.com Making fire by friction is super fun and is a great survival tool! Join us to harvest materials to make a bow drill or hand drill, then bike to a nearby backyard to learn how to use it. Requirements: Bike for transportation, knife for carving. Directions: Meet at Tue Jul 21st - 3-7pm Free Skool Community Picnic with Teachers & Organizers freeskoolsc@riseup.net Come play with us in the park at our quarterly potluck where students, teachers, organizers, and community members get together to enjoy food, music, and companionship with new and old friends. We have fun, we meet people, we eat, we talk, we have workshops, we play soccer. Requirements: Bring food, drink, and games to share. Come teach a workshop. Directions: Park located next to the Sat Sep 26th - Noon-4pm Free Skool Surfing email for meeting spot with danielsan danielsan@riseup.net So many of us have lived here for years and never surfed. It's fun and its free. Requirements: Get in touch in advance so we have enough equipment and give you directions to the meeting place. Sat Sep 19th, 26th - 9am Green Scare Info & Implications SubRosa with JulieP & Dani hardcorerealities@riseup.net Discussion about how governments and corporations are trying to divide and conquer movements that use a diversity of tactics to stop the atrocities currently being carried out against animals and other forms of life. What we can do to fight this repression, while protecting and supporting each other? Thu Jul 9th - 6pm Lao-Tzu and Zhuang-Tze: An Anarchist Study Group with Wes wmodes@thespoon.com The central text of taoist philosophy, the Tao Te Ching, is considered by some as one of the great anarchist classics. At the center of Taoism lies the notion of Wu wei (often translated; action through inaction). It can be summed up by the following quote from the Tao Te Ching; 'The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.' This and other ideas of Taoism resonate with modern concepts of anarchism. This is a study group to learn more about the ideas of Lao-Tzu, Zhuang-Tze and other influential Taoist philosophers. Requirements: Please bring your favorite translation of Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching and/or Zhuang-Tze's Inner Chapters. Every Wed Aug 19th to Sep 30th - 5:45-7:15pm Local History Bike Tour San Lo Park, by the footbridge with Sylvia and Kelly sylvianotcynthia@hotmail.com This Local History Bike Tour will be a cruise around Sat Sep 12th - 2pm Lucha Libre Ocean View Park with El Huracán y La Borrega danielsan@riseup.net This is a call out to all luchadores. 1st Sunday of the month. Sun Jul 5th, Aug 2nd, Sep 6th - Noon Mutual Aid for Papas with danielsan danielsan@riseup.net A mutual aid support group for papas, whether current, soon to be, wanna be, surrogate, or ally; Let's do something really radical and have a group of men talk about child birth, rearing, and care; let's share resources and ideas; let's bring our kids! Let's step up and help each other be the fathers we want to be. Let's smash patriarchy while we're at it. Requirements: The desire to be a good father to someone, someday Sun Jul 5th, Aug 2nd, Sep 6th - 11am The New American Poetry SubRosa, with Daniel Guerra dan4won@yahoo.com We will be reading and interacting with poetry that sprung up in Mon Jul 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th - 6:30-7:30pm Physics for Everyone! Subrosa, with Katie Klein kklein@ucsc.edu Curious about quantum mechanics? Excited by energy? Puzzled by particles? Come learn about the world in which we live! This will be a conceptual, participatory physics course. We will learn some of the basics and move on to bigger topics, as directed by the class. We will sharpen our physics skills through reading, teaching, discussion, and experiment. Requirements: A basic understanding of math, willingness to ask silly questions and give thoughtful responses, and a bit of free time to read outside of class. Every Thu Jul 2nd to Sep 24th - 2-4pm Pinnacles Exploration with David & Sylvia sylvianotcynthia@hotmail.com A camping trip that will include a semi-intensive series of classes and discussions about geology, astronomy, flora & fauna and the history of the Pinnacles region. Also poetry, campfire stories, and maybe a little music! Requirements: Bring your adventurous self, a little cash for gas and car camping fees, some warm clothes, sleeping bags, notebooks, and enough food for three full days. Directions: Meet at Fri Sep 18th to Sun Sep 20th - 10am Queer Perspectives 4 Yer Radical Life SubRosa with Dani & JulieP nourish_your_rage@riseup.net A discussion and explanation of current queer terminology and practices, and a look at how queer-situated knowledge can enhance radical and anarchist communities. Mon Jul 20th - 6pm Walking Tour of with Being John Brown danielsan@riseup.net We walk past places in Sat Aug 1st - 11am The Dark Night of DIY Rag Dolls and Monsters The Santa Cruz Anarchist Doll-Making Collective dolls@thespoon.com Build dolls and monsters by hand out of the scraps from your sewing room or workshop. We will drink tea and make dolls and stay up all night sewing and watching the Brothers Quay, Jan Svankmajer, Tim Burton, and Henry Selick. Throughout history dolls have been made of every conceivable material: bisque, celluloid, china, clay, cloth, corn husks, paper, plastic, polymer clay, porcelain, resin, rubber, vinyl, wax, wood, bone, ivory, papier-mâché, and leather. Please bring whatever you need, needles, thread, fabric, buttons, but be prepared to take everything away with you. Bring tea, snacks and pajamas. Sat Aug 15th, Sep 5th - 7pm Read Aloud with Jack and Friends variableman@gmail.com A weekly poetry workshop focussing on poetry meant to be read aloud and shared. Each workshop will have writing and performance components. Additionally, we will try to place poetry and its presentation in a radical or revolutionary context, examining its inherent potential and limitations. Thu Jul 2nd, Jul 9th, Jul 16th - 5:30-7:30pm Reiki Practioners' Circle 1836 17th Ave. Suite D with Gerilyn Van 332-4476 This community circle is for Reiki Practioners of all lineages and degrees to connect and give each other support while receiving Reiki treatments. A great opportunity to come together and enjoy an afternoon of friendship, energy renewal and energetic clearing and balancing. All practioners will receive a full Reiki treatment. Donations to support the space and teacher's costs, are encouraged, but no one is turned away for lack of funds. Requirements: You must have received at least a Reiki I attunement and guidelines from any Reiki Master Teacher. Sat Jul 18th, Aug 15th, Sep 19th - 1-3pm Reiki Intro-Nights 1836 17th Ave Suite D with Gerilyn Van 332-4476 Reiki is an ancient healing method that is very gentle, yet extremely powerful. If you have any health concerns, want some extra energy or just want to relax come and receive a mini Reiki treatment. Reiki enhances and supports many healing modalities and can work in conjunction with traditional approaches. It's a great long term health strategy which can be used to balance the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of ourselves. Learn about the possibilities of using Reiki for yourself, family, pets and at work. Find out about the different levels of certification and classes offered. Thu Jul 2nd, Sep 3rd - 7:30-8:30pm with Christine King 454-6330 This is a group process that can be used to restore safety, connection, and trust after an incident/action happened that affected the group. We will be running a simulated circle, so bring your group conflicts! Requirements: Please email teacher if you are planning to attend -- clking@stanford.edu Fri Sep 11th - 1-4pm Running a Free Skool SubRosa, with Teachers & Organizers freeskoolsc@riseup.net A discussion on things we’ve learned about starting and running a free skool, getting and keeping people involved, engaging students, teachers, and organizers, dealing with spaces, and other free skool issues. Get info on how to get involved. We'll invite folks from other Free Skools to share their experiences. Requirements: Bring snackies to share and a willingness to ask questions and make suggestions. Sun Sep 27th - 11am-2pm Seditious Stitching / Subversive X-Stitch Subrosa with Heather K happy.hermit.heather@gmail.com Commandeer a tame traditional craft by using it for subversive purposes. Learn the basics of needlework (cross-stitch, embroidery, etc) in a few minutes, plot out your design, and stitch up something ornery. All experience levels and subject matter welcome. Start at any time. Supplies are always available at thrift stores. Requirements: 2 steady hands. Have in mind any words, sayings, slogans, or line drawings you'd like to see immortalized on fabric. You're welcome to bring supplies if you have them, but you don't have to. Take a look at radicalcrossstitch.com and queercraft.wordpress.com for some examples and inspiration. Mon Jul 6th, Aug 3rd - 2:30-3:30pm Sewing Basics Subrosa, with Sewing Circle 847-903-0981 This class will cover the basics of sewing with a sewing machine. Never sewed before? Come to the Sewing Circle to learn. We will teach you how to make a tote bag and use a sewing machine. Requirements: Bring fabric, otherwise donation fabric may or may not be available. Sun Jul 19th - 2-6pm Sewing Circle SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave a Volunteer peer taught collective sewingcirclesc@gmail.com The Sewing Circle is a weekly gathering of folks who sew and craft together. Learn to mend and make clothes and other things. We are a peer taught collective. We share skills, materials, machines and utilize recycled fabrics/supplies for projects. We also do social justice sewing projects. We will learn about the histories and politics of garment workers, and the fashion and textile industries. All genders, ages, levels and abilities are welcomed! Meet at Subrosa for first three meetings, contact teacher for further class location. Requirements: We encourage people to bring resources, supplies, sewing machines and tools to share if they have them. Every Sunday - 2-6pm Traditional Harmony Singing Subrosa, with Emilyn 421-1942 Let's get together and sing traditional shape-note, gospel, and african songs in four-part harmony. Emphasis on learning to sing complicated parts without having to be able to read music. We keep the atmosphere low-key and not performance oriented - it's just so satisfying to be able to make these songs come alive with our voices! Requirements: Willing to sing. with others. Sun Jul 12th, 26th, Aug 9th, 23rd, Sep 13th, 27th - Women/Transgender Bike Workshop with Ann, Ellie, Emilyn 425-BIKE Bicycle maintenance has traditionally been an overwhelmingly male-dominated area. It is our goal to help individuals who have been marginalized or intimidated in this setting to feel knowledgeable and confident working on their bikes and cycling. These drop-in shop hours provide a safe space for women and other gender minorities to work on their bikes and learn new skills. Facilitated by women/queer mechanics. Directions: Enter on Spruce. Sun Jul 5th, 19th, Aug 2nd, 16th, Sep 6th, 20th - Walking Tour of with Being John Brown danielsan@riseup.net We walk past places in Sat Aug 1st - 11am The Dark Night of DIY Rag Dolls and Monsters The Santa Cruz Anarchist Doll-Making Collective dolls@thespoon.com Build dolls and monsters by hand out of the scraps from your sewing room or workshop. We will drink tea and make dolls and stay up all night sewing and watching the Brothers Quay, Jan Svankmajer, Tim Burton, and Henry Selick. Throughout history dolls have been made of every conceivable material: bisque, celluloid, china, clay, cloth, corn husks, paper, plastic, polymer clay, porcelain, resin, rubber, vinyl, wax, wood, bone, ivory, papier-mâché, and leather. Please bring whatever you need, needles, thread, fabric, buttons, but be prepared to take everything away with you. Bring tea, snacks and pajamas. Sat Aug 8th, Sep 5th - 7pm Read Aloud with Jack and Friends variableman@gmail.com A weekly poetry workshop focussing on poetry meant to be read aloud and shared. Each workshop will have writing and performance components. Additionally, we will try to place poetry and its presentation in a radical or revolutionary context, examining its inherent potential and limitations. Thu Jul 2nd, Jul 9th, Jul 16th - 5:30-7:30pm Reiki Practioners' Circle 1836 17th Ave. Suite D with Gerilyn Van 332-4476 This community circle is for Reiki Practioners of all lineages and degrees to connect and give each other support while receiving Reiki treatments. A great opportunity to come together and enjoy an afternoon of friendship, energy renewal and energetic clearing and balancing. All practioners will receive a full Reiki treatment. Donations to support the space and teacher's costs, are encouraged, but no one is turned away for lack of funds. Requirements: You must have received at least a Reiki I attunement and guidelines from any Reiki Master Teacher. Sat Jul 18th, Aug 15th, Sep 19th - 1-3pm Reiki Intro-Nights 1836 17th Ave Suite D with Gerilyn Van 332-4476 Reiki is an ancient healing method that is very gentle, yet extremely powerful. If you have any health concerns, want some extra energy or just want to relax come and receive a mini Reiki treatment. Reiki enhances and supports many healing modalities and can work in conjunction with traditional approaches. It's a great long term health strategy which can be used to balance the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of ourselves. Learn about the possibilities of using Reiki for yourself, family, pets and at work. Find out about the different levels of certification and classes offered. Thu Jul 2nd, Sep 3rd - 7:30-8:30pm with Christine King 454-6330 This is a group process that can be used to restore safety, connection, and trust after an incident/action happened that affected the group. We will be running a simulated circle, so bring your group conflicts! Requirements: Please email teacher if you are planning to attend -- clking@stanford.edu Fri Sep 11th - 1-4pm Running a Free Skool SubRosa, with Teachers & Organizers freeskoolsc@riseup.net A discussion on things we’ve learned about starting and running a free skool, getting and keeping people involved, engaging students, teachers, and organizers, dealing with spaces, and other free skool issues. Get info on how to get involved. We'll invite folks from other Free Skools to share their experiences. Requirements: Bring snackies to share and a willingness to ask questions and make suggestions. Sun Sep 27th - 11am-2pm Seditious Stitching / Subversive X-Stitch Subrosa with Heather K happy.hermit.heather@gmail.com Commandeer a tame traditional craft by using it for subversive purposes. Learn the basics of needlework (cross-stitch, embroidery, etc) in a few minutes, plot out your design, and stitch up something ornery. All experience levels and subject matter welcome. Start at any time. Supplies are always available at thrift stores. Requirements: 2 steady hands. Have in mind any words, sayings, slogans, or line drawings you'd like to see immortalized on fabric. You're welcome to bring supplies if you have them, but you don't have to. Take a look at radicalcrossstitch.com and queercraft.wordpress.com for some examples and inspiration. Mon Jul 6th, Aug 3rd - 2:30-3:30pm Sewing Basics Subrosa, with Sewing Circle 847-903-0981 This class will cover the basics of sewing with a sewing machine. Never sewed before? Come to the Sewing Circle to learn. We will teach you how to make a tote bag and use a sewing machine. Requirements: Bring fabric, otherwise donation fabric may or may not be available. Sun Jul 19th - 2-6pm Sewing Circle SubRosa, a Volunteer peer taught collective sewingcirclesc@gmail.com The Sewing Circle is a weekly gathering of folks who sew and craft together. Learn to mend and make clothes and other things. We are a peer taught collective. We share skills, materials, machines and utilize recycled fabrics/supplies for projects. We also do social justice sewing projects. We will learn about the histories and politics of garment workers, and the fashion and textile industries. All genders, ages, levels and abilities are welcomed! Meet at Subrosa for first three meetings, contact teacher for further class location. Requirements: We encourage people to bring resources, supplies, sewing machines and tools to share if they have them. Every Sunday - 2-6pm Traditional Harmony Singing Subrosa, with Emilyn 421-1942 Let's get together and sing traditional shape-note, gospel, and african songs in four-part harmony. Emphasis on learning to sing complicated parts without having to be able to read music. We keep the atmosphere low-key and not performance oriented - it's just so satisfying to be able to make these songs come alive with our voices! Requirements: Willing to sing. with others. Sun Jul 12th, 26th, Aug 9th, 23rd, Sep 13th, 27th - Women/Transgender Bike Workshop with Ann, Ellie, Emilyn 425-BIKE Bicycle maintenance has traditionally been an overwhelmingly male-dominated area. It is our goal to help individuals who have been marginalized or intimidated in this setting to feel knowledgeable and confident working on their bikes and cycling. These drop-in shop hours provide a safe space for women and other gender minorities to work on their bikes and learn new skills. Facilitated by women/queer mechanics. Directions: Enter on Spruce. Sun Jul 5th, 19th, Aug 2nd, 16th, Sep 6th, 20th - |
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