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Subject: [rac] Build it from Below: Anarchist People Of Color Regional
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Build It From Below: A Collective APOC Statement
* Posted by apoc
* July 2, 2008
This is a call to all Autonomous / Anti-authoritarian / Anarchist People
Of Color across North America to begin assembling APOC formations in your
hoods, communities and regions!
A small but nationwide listserv is in the early stages of planning a
national APOC gathering in the coming year. APOCistas on the conference list
are encouraged by APOC gatherings that have taken place recently at anarchist
bookfairs, conferences and convergences across the country, which have been
spurred in part by conversations occurring on a national level.
For APOC to grow and thrive as a viable force for folks of color in the
so-called United States, more base-building needs to take place. More input
from people across the country is needed to shape what APOC movement will look
like, and what it will achieve in the coming years.
Folks on the conference listserv encourage you to start bringing together
APOC formations in your hoods, communities and regions, and to develop
sustained APOC projects that will help contribute to broad radical struggle,
and a national APOC conference too.
These projects could be anything, really. For instance:
* An APOC listserv in your area, if there isn’t one already
* A virtual collective, e.g. print and editorial groups producing and
distributing APOC content
* A regular APOC social gathering in your area, at which APOCers can
come together, make connections, and spin off projects and ideas
* A specifically APOC collective, meeting regularly in your city/town
and developing its own actions
* A community space or social center managed by and for folks of color
The possibilities are really endless. We strongly encourage all
Autonomous / Anti-authoritarian / Anarchist People of Color to build from the
connections and conversations taking place at APOC gatherings across the
country, and develop more sustained APOC movement in their areas. Here are a
few gatherings that are coming up in the next few months:
APOC Caucuses at Earth First! Round River Rendezvous
Athens, OH, July 4th at 12pm, July 5th at lunch
www.roundriverrondy.info
Northeast APOC Regional Gathering
Philadelphia, PA, August 8th-9th
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Northwest APOC Regional Gathering
Portland, OR, August 16-17th
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Southwest APOC Regional Gathering
Los Angeles, CA, Dates TBA
All Power Through The People!
APOC Conference List
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APOC Northeast Gathering
* Posted by apoc
* July 9, 2008
August 8th-9th in Philadelphia, PA
“La gente fuerte no necesita un lider, ellos por si mismos son lideres” -
Emiliano Zapata
Autonomous/ Anti-Authoritarian/ Anarchist People Of Color from across the
Northeast (and beyond) are gathering in Philly this summer to build a new
vision for the future, and a new plan of action for today. We want to expand
our understanding of race, class, gender, autonomy, and freedom - while
attacking white supremacy, imperialism, colonialism, and ALL borders,
boundaries, and barriers.
Please join us Friday and Saturday, August 8th-9th for the APOC Northeast
Regional Conference in Philadelphia!
WHAT: APOC Northeast Regional Conference
WHEN: Friday and Saturday, August 8th-9th
WHERE: The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA
Friday evening will feature films related to APOC movement.
Saturday will feature a full day of talks, panels, and workshops.
Saturday night will culminate with an APOC Rocks! hip hop, punk rock, and
poetry concert.
There will also be free (and cheap) food available as well as APOC
‘zines, books, t-Shirts y mas for the masses.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY EVENING, AUG 8TH • 6PM – 12AM
Film screenings all night (at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St)
Born In Flames • 1983 (6:30PM): Documentary-style feminist science
fiction film by anarchist of color Lizzie Borden, that explores racism,
classism, sexism and heterosexism in an alternative United States Socialist
Democracy.
Notes on A Paper Plane! • 2008 (8:15PM): Short fictional film about a
black girl from Harlem who tries to sell an anarchist newspaper in the ‘hood.
Frame Up • 1974 (8:45PM): A documentary examining the case of Afro Rican
anarchist/activist and book store owner Martin Sostre, framed on drug
possession charges and unjustly imprisoned for nearly a decade.
MACHETERO • 2007 (9:30PM): A French journalist interviews a so called
Puerto Rican “terrorist” about his decision to use violence as a means of
liberation. A Q&A with vagabond the writer and director of MACHETERO will take
place after the screening.
SCREENINGS ARE OPEN TO ALLIES OF ANY COLOR
MOVE DOCUMENTARY @ 7PM
Also screening on the same evening at 7PM (at Clark Park, 43rd & 45th
Sts, Between Chester & Woodland Ave) will be MOVE: A documentary on the MOVE
Organization and the ongoing repression suffered at the hands of the
Philadelphia police department and the US justice system
***SATURDAY, AUG 9TH •10AM – 8PM***
A day of talks/ panels/ discussions related to APOC movement and people
of color.
THESE APOC TALKS/WORKSHOPS/PANELS
ARE RESERVED FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR
10AM - 10:45AM
APOC-ALYPSE NOW… AND LATER
What were the trials and tribulations facing APOC regionally following
the 2003 conference in Detroit? What lessons have people learned about APOC
organizing since then, and what can this tell us about moving forward?
11:00 - 11:45AM
THE BALLOT IS A BULLET
A lot of political discussion and mobilization in the U.S. is currently
focused on the Obama campaign. How can we make best use of the energy coming up
from the grassroots during the 2008 election, with an eye for local action,
responsibility and substantive change instead of politicians and party politics?
12PM - 12:45PM
SEIZE THE TIME
This is an OPEN time allotted for networking, exchanging info, and
building together.
12:45M - 1:45PM
BREAK FOR LUNCH
2PM - 2:45PM
PLANNING FOR WHEN THE SHIT GOES DOWN:
What you need to do and what you should know.
How is communication in our movements shaped, directed, and in some cases
limited by technology? How can we communicate in spite of and beyond
technology, and why is this necessary?
3PM - 3:45PM
AT WAR
Let’s take stock of the continuing (500 years and counting) war on
blackness. We are at war)!
4PM - 4:45PM
CLASS BARRIERS
Many people currently involved in APOC movement have moved through a
university setting at some point, and sometimes this is a significant part of
people’s politicization. But while we examine how APOC relates to
already-existing movements of people of color, we also ask: how can people
relate to APOC movement and plug in if they do not come from an
institutionalized educational background?
5PM - 5:45PM
THE CITY IS KILLING ME
Ever wonder why there are so many Mc Donald’s in the ‘hood, but organic
milk is like the holy grail? This workshop will look at how city planning and
zoning don’t just affect where we live, but how we live. By looking at
epidemics that disproportionately affect communities of color, we can see how a
complex network of factors, from farming practices to marketing to health
insurance, come together to literally make us sick. We’ll also talk some
strategy for the revolutionary act of keeping ourselves healthy without relying
on the food and medical systems that are designed to keep people of color in
check.
6PM - 6:45PM
By / Buy Black
What are some practical steps toward economic freedom—not just improving
your credit report, but controlling the conditions of your labor? What fissures
in the power structure exist today that folks can exploit to live freer lives,
from getting off the grid to forming collective workplaces?
7PM - 7:45PM
Self Defense For APOCs
You have a right to defend yourself. The question is do you know how?
This class will focus on basic physical skills at a beginner level. If you’ve
never taken a self defense class or want to check out a new style, this is for
you. You won’t leave the class a ninja (if you want that, you might want to
take the 45 minute “Ninja 101″ class). Come!
THESE APOC TALKS/WORKSHOPS/PANELS
ARE RESERVED FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR
MUMIA TOWN HALL MEETING @ 12 Noon
Also on the same afternoon at 12 noon, the Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition
will hold a Town hall meeting to Free Mumia at AFSCME 1199 Union Hall, located
at 1319 Locust St. (near Juniper). (OPEN TO EVERYONE)
SATURDAY NITE CONCERT • 8PM – LATE
The Mighty Paradocs www.myspace.com/themightyparadocs
X-Vandals www.myspace.com/xvandalsboricuas
Amerikas Least Wanted www.myspace.com/amerikasleastwanted
MUSIC CONCERT IS OPEN TO ALL ALLIES OF ANY COLOR
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Northwest APOC Gathering in August
* Posted by apoc
* July 14, 2008
Something big is in the air! Five years ago 150 Anarchist and
anti-authoritarians people of color from all walks of life gathered in Detroit
to begin the process of interconnecting struggle and passion towards building a
new world empowered from below. Five years on, and many struggles later this
movement is being rejuvenated by many old and new comrades internationally!
The one goal of the Northwest APOC Gathering is to build connections in
our region and to begin conversations towards building a national
anti-authoritarian / autonomous movement of people of color.
The Gathering will be split up into sessions lasting two hours each, with
breaks in between. Facilitated discussions will include but are not limited to
the following areas:
1. What is APOC? How do we define it? What should an APOC politic
encompass?
2. What might an APOC organization look like? Strategy? Structure?
Politics?
3. What workshops/discussions would we want to see happen at the 2009
National APOC Conference?
Questions, ideas, suggested pre-gathering readings, expansions of the
above questions, additional questions, etc… please get in touch!
Additionally if you can provide or need housing, need any special
considerations, can help with facilitation, or can provide rideshares to the
Gathering PLEASE GET IN TOUCH ASAP!
Northwest APOC Regional Gathering
Portland, OR, August 16-17th
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SouthWest APOC Gathering in Los Angeles in October
We're still hoping to get Feedback from people:
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SouthWest Anarchist People of Color Conference 2008 Los Angeles
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what would you like to get out of it?
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conference by giving a donation?
Do you need housing? For how many people?
Can you provide housing in L.A. area? For how many people?
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