art camp poster

1. Semaphore Cinema - Wed. March 4, 7pm - "Please Vote for Me"
2. Dinner & a Movie - Sunday March 11, 6pm - Pee Wee's Big Adventure
3. Popular Education Series - Wed. March 11, 7pm: Yuen-ying Carpenter - "Green Chemistry
4. Printed Matter Matters - March Break Art Camp for Teens at Roberts Street!
5. Stitch and Bitch - Tuesdays
6. Roberts Street Social Centre open hours! Come by and check it out.
7. Call for Popular Education Series Topics - Winter 2009
8. Help needed: Semaphore Cinema & Open Art Sundays
9. Roberts Street FAN CLUB revamped!

1. Semaphore Cinema - Wed. March 4, 7pm - "Please Vote for Me" China, 2007
From rottentomatoes.com: What happens when people who have never lived
in a democracy suddenly have the right to vote and, better yet, run
for office? PLEASE VOTE FOR ME explores this scenario, by chronicling
the first open elections for school monitor in a third-grade class in
central China. A pair of boys and one girl vie for the office,
indulging in classic political moves, including low blows,
spin-doctoring, character assassination, and gestures of goodwill,
adjusting their tactics as they guage their standing with voters. The
result: a witty, engaging micro-lens view of human nature, China's
one-child policy, and the democratic electoral process.

2. Dinner & a Movie - Sunday March 11, 6pm - Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Come out for a Roberts Street fundraiser! Watch Pee Wee's Big Adventure (best bicycle movie of all time) on a big(gish) screen and have dinner cooked for you and served! Because food and space are limited we're going to ask people to reserve spots ahead of time by emailing semaphorecinema@gmail.com. Dinner will be $8 per person.

3. Popular Education Series - Wed. March 11, 7pm: Yuen-ying Carpenter - "Green Chemistry"
roberts street social centre, 446-1788, 5684 Roberts Street
Chemistry and chemical industry are traditionally of as one of the
least sustainability conscious fields, owing in part to a history of
poor chemical waste management. Even now, when 95%+ of all
manufactured goods involve at least one chemical process, some 80-90%
of the raw material being consumed is converted merely to waste
byproducts. Green Chemistry has emerged as a new way of looking at and
doing chemistry, centring around the idea of PREVENTION. Come and
learn about a few of the most recent and inspirational advances in
green chemistry, and hopefully, leave with a sense of both the world
of possibility and possible challenges facing chemists in the world
today.

4. Printed Matter Matters - March Break Art Camp!
- What is it? A series of art classes during March Break! Learn new
skills and try them out with special guest teachers - screenprinting,
zine making, lino block printing, bookbinding, flipbooks, comics and
more. You get to do all kinds of stuff, as well as work on a final
project that could include posters, t-shirts, textile patterns,
wallpaper, card designs, blockprinting, art books, zines, comics, or
anything else! At the end of the camp we'll have a special exhibit to
share everything with our friends and family.
- When is it? It'll be Monday March 16 to Friday March 20, 10am-3pm
- Who is it for? Teenagers!
- Where is it? The camp will be at the Roberts Street Social Centre,
5684 Roberts Street in the North End of Halifax. It is a
collectively-run building that includes the Anchor Archive Zine
Library and Ink Storm Screenprinting Collective, and is lots of fun.
- Why do it? That's what you need to tell us. Please email
anchorarchive@robertsstreet.org and we'll send you a short application
to fill out. The camp is free and all materials are provided, thanks to support
from the NS Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture.

5. Stitch and Bitch
Every Tuesday 7-9pm
Do some crafting and chatting with friendly folks.

6. Roberts Street Social Centre! Come by and check it out.
Open Hours for both Anchor Archive Zine Library and Ink Storm Screenprinting Collective
Sundays 2-5pm & Tuesdays 6-9pm
Come borrow and browse zines, become a member, or have a look at our rapidly growing catalogue! Also get a tour of the screenprinting studio, sign up for workshops, or get started on a project.

7. Call for Popular Education Series Topics - Winter 2009
This winter Roberts Street is organizing a popular education series, featuring public lectures, film screenings, show n' tell and other kinds of presentations. You and anyone you know, are invited to make a presentation, host a discussion, share your talents and expertise in whatever topic you wish. The series is organized in the spirit of "stitch n' bitch" and "free-school" to provide free access to education and information, to inspire critical discussion, and to fight the winter blues. To apply to the Pop-Ed Series please send us a proposal with your name, contact info and a description of your idea. Submit your proposals to anchorarchive@gmail.com.

8. Help needed: Semaphore Cinema & Open Art Sundays
Interested in helping program a biweekly showing of (mostly) documentary films and discussions? Have something you think we should show?
How about fun kid-friendly art events? We have lots of ideas of things to make (masks, books, prints...) but need some additional people to help coordinate. Email anchorarchive@gmail.com

9. Roberts Street FAN CLUB revamped!
Some of you may remember a FAN CLUB started in the spring (and thanks! to those of you who graciously joined and helped us out). We just revamped the packages to reflect our new name and we would love it if you were curious enough to ask us what it is so we can send you a little info sheet in the mail (real mail - what's your address?) Community support is essential for the Roberts Street Social Centre to continue to grow and thrive.

Join the Media Co-op in your neighbourhood for a discussion at how we're creating reader-funded, democratic media in Halifax and across Canada.

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Feb 18: Media Maker Skillshare, Dalhousie
Feb 21: Bedford
Feb 23: North End
Feb 24: St. Mary's
Feb 25: Spring Garden
Feb 26: Dartmouth
Feb 27: Clayton Park

With the death of the Daily News and major layoffs at the
Chronicle-Herald, it is becoming clear that advertising is failing as
a way to fund journalism that truly informs the public.

The Halifax Local of the Media Co-op is a democratically-run,
reader-funded news outlet. It will provide an opportunity for a
diverse membership to participate in deciding what stories are covered
and shaping how they will be covered. In addition to creating a
democratic, participatory form of news gathering, the Local will also
be dedicated to publishing high-quality, professional journalism that
builds off the information gathered by participants.

Media Co-op organizers from Halifax, Montreal and Vancouver are
currently touring the neighbourhoods of Halifax to discuss their plans
to get the Halifax Local up and running. They are speaking to groups
and individuals, signing up supporting members, asking people about
their concerns with media coverage, and explaining how to get involved
and support the co-op.

For a preview version of the Halifax Media Co-op, visit:

http://halifax.mediacoop.ca

Excepting the Media Maker Workshop, all events consist of a 30 minute
presentation about the Halifax Local, followed by a discussion.

Wednesday Feb 18
Media Maker Workshop with Dawn Paley
http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/events/1127
Learn journalism basics and how to use the Media Co-op site
NSPIRG Offices (Dalhousie SUB, 6136 University Ave, Rm 314)
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Saturday Feb 21, 2pm
Bedford Library
15 Dartmouth Road

Monday Feb 23, 7pm
North End
Roberts Street Social Centre
5684 Roberts (@ Agricola, near Charles)

Tuesday Feb 24, 6pm
Saint Mary's University
Rm SB159, Sobey Building, 903 Robie Street
Check halifax.mediacoop.ca/events

Wednesday Feb 25, 6pm
Spring Garden
Just Us Café
5896 Spring Garden (@ Robie)

Thursday Feb 26, 6pm
Dartmouth
Alderney Gate Library
Connected to ferry terminal

Friday Feb 27, 12pm
Clayton Park
Public Service Alliance
of Canada offices
Park West Centre Suite 301
287 Lacewood Drive

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All the best from the Media Co-op crew!

In collaboration with CKDU's Homelessness Marathon, the 4-hour
national radio program on poverty in Canada we will be having a
KNIT-A-THON!

February 23, 2009 from 7 PM- 8 AM
At St. Mathew's United Church on Barrington

The knit-a-thon is a fundraiser for the "Out Of the Cold Emergency
Winter Shelter in Halifax". Along with raising funds, we will also be
knitting scarves, hats and mittens for the shelter. We encourage
knitters to find sponsors for each hour they knit. But don't worry,
you don't have to knit all night! And if you have never knitted before
this is the perfect opportunity to learn, we will have yarn, needles
and skill sharing. Hot food and hot drinks will be provided to keep
you going!

Looking forward to seeing you there!
Love,
The Weekly Roberts Street Stitch and Bitch

All Popular Education Series Lectures are at 7pm on Wednesdays at the Roberts Street Social Centre (5684 Roberts Street). Email or phone us for more information! All are welcome and a $1-2 donation is requested but not mandatory.

Feb 11: Ted Rutland - "The Politics of Maps"
Maps, as we know them, were developed to help imperial powers like Rome and Britain understand and control distant territories; they have been inseparable from the exercise of political power ever since. This talk explores the connections between power and geographical knowledge by looking closely at three maps of Halifax, produced at different periods between the city's founding and the present.

Feb 18: Jo Cook - "Perro Verlag Books by Artists Show and Tell"
Perro Verlag is a small press publishing visual art chapbooks, visual poetry, collaborative poetry projects, broadsides, manifestos, with interest in material that deliberately crosses or combines or messes up traditional genres. Jo Cook lives on

Feb 25: Ami Harbin - "Sexual Disorientation"
We know what it means to be sexually oriented -- or we sometimes think we do -- but what might it mean to be sexually disoriented? We'll discuss sexual disorientation, consider its promise, and think about how being responsible might require being sexually disoriented.

Mar 11: Yuen-ying Carpenter - "Green Chemistry"
Chemistry and chemical industry are traditionally of as one of the least sustainability conscious fields, owing in part to a history of poor chemical waste management. Even now, when 95%+ of all manufactured goods involve at least one chemical process, some 80-90% of the raw material being consumed is converted merely to waste byproducts. Green Chemistry has emerged as a new way of looking at and doing chemistry, centring around the idea of PREVENTION. Come and learn about a few of the most recent and inspirational advances in green chemistry, and hopefully, leavewith a sense of both the world of possibility and possible challenges facing chemists in the world today.

Mar 25: Margaret Forsey - "The Journey of a Geinus"
Artist Margaret Forsey will gave a presentation on her experiences as artist in residence at the klondike Institute of Art and Culture in Dawson City, Yukon. Her adventures include organizing queer pride events, turning dating into an art form, and causing a town scandal. There will be pictures!

Call for Popular Education Series Topics - Winter 2009
This winter Roberts Street is organizing a popular education series, featuring public lectures, film screenings, show n' tell and other kinds of presentations. You and anyone you know, are invited to make a presentation, host a discussion, share your talents and expertise in whatever topic you wish. The series is organized in the spirit of "stitch n' bitch" and "free-school" to provide free access to education and information, to inspire critical discussion, and to fight the winter blues. To apply to the Pop-Ed Series please send us a proposal with your name, contact info and a description of your idea. Submit your proposals to anchorarchive@gmail.com.
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There's so much going on right now!

1. 27 Installations by 27 People - Opening reception Sunday February 1 at noon
2. Semaphore Cinema: Waltz with Bashir - Wednesday February 4, 7pm
3. Popular Education Series: Ted Rutland - "The Politics of Maps"
- Wednesday February 11, 7pm
4. Ink Storm Valentine's Day Party & Cards For Sale! - Saturday February 14, 2-6pm
5. Special Presentation: The Halifax Media Coop - Monday February 23, 7pm

6. Stitch and Bitch - Every Tuesday 7-9pm
7. Roberts Street Social Centre! Open Hours
8. Roberts Street Social Centre GM - Monday February 9, 7pm
9. Call for Popular Education Series Topics - Winter 2009
10. Roberts Street Social Centre Summer Residency 2009 - applications
11. Help needed: Semaphore Cinema & Open Art Sundays
12. Roberts Street FAN CLUB revamped! Please ask and you'll get mail.

Here we go....

1. 27 Installations by 27 People
Opening reception Sunday February 1 at noon. Also open February 8, 15 and 22, 12 to 6pm
"27 Drawers" is a group exhibition of 27 international artists, which
exposes various collections and interpretations for the contents of 27
small drawers to fill an old filing cabinet found within a local
Halifax basement.  This filing cabinet shall serve as a gallery for the
display of these multiple artists' works.

2. Semaphore Cinema: Waltz with Bashir
Wednesday February 4, 7pm
"An
antiwar film of the first rank, Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir
(Israel/France/Germany/USA, 2008) tackles a taboo theme seldom treated
in Israeli media. This
feature-length animated documentary chronicles Israeli complicity in
the June 1982 massacre of Palestinian civilians by Lebanese Phalangists
in the Beirut refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila." Come by, or watch
for it as part of AFCOOP's Monday Night Movies at Park Lane in March.

3. Popular Education Series: Ted Rutland - "The Politics of Maps"

Wednesday February 11, 7pm
Maps, as we know them,
were developed to help imperial powers like Rome and Britain understand
and control distant territories; they have been inseparable from the
exercise of political power ever since. This talk explores the
connections between power and geographical knowledge by looking closely
at three maps of Halifax, produced at different periods between the
city's founding and the present.

4. Ink Storm Valentine's Day Party & Cards For Sale!
Saturday February 14, 2-6pm
Come by for an afternoon party & Ink Storm fundraiser made up of $2
crepes, mix tapes, slow dancing, a love&sex zine display, and lots
of red and pink decorations. There will also be handprinted valentines
designed by local artists available for sale during open hours starting
February 8.

5. Special Presentation: The Halifax Media Coop
Monday February 23, 7pm

During the month of February, five organizers from the Dominion
News Cooperative will be mobilizing support for a Local outlet of the
Media Co-op of in Halifax. We're building a member-funded media
cooperative that combines participatory, democratically produced media
with professional standards. The approach combines community
organizing, online collaboration to create a financially sustainable,
independent, member-run news organization.Whether you're interested in
writing, video, photography or fundraising, or if you just want a
source of reliable, radical media, come out and learn how to plug in.
Find out how the Coop can work for you and how you can work for the
Coop! The Halifax Media Coop site is already up and running (though
still in the testing phase).  Check it out at: http://www.mediacoop.ca

6. Stitch and Bitch
Every Tuesday 7-9pm
Do some crafting and chatting with friendly folks.

7. Roberts Street Social Centre! Come by and check it out.
Open Hours for both Anchor Archive Zine Library and Ink Storm Screenprinting Collective
Sundays 2-5pm & Tuesdays 6-9pm
Come borrow and browse zines, become a member, or have a look at our
rapidly growing catalogue! Also get a tour of the screenprinting
studio, sign up for workshops, or get started on a project.

8. Roberts Street Social Centre General Meeting
Monday February 9, 7pm
All are welcome! Find out how we work and get involved.

9. Call for Popular Education Series Topics - Winter 2009
This winter Roberts Street is organizing a popular education series,
featuring public lectures, film screenings, show n' tell and other
kinds of presentations. You and anyone you know, are invited to make a
presentation, host a discussion, share your talents and expertise in
whatever topic you wish.   The series is organized in the spirit of
"stitch n' bitch" and "free-school" to provide free access to education
and information, to inspire critical discussion, and to fight the
winter blues.  To apply to the Pop-Ed Series please send us a proposal
with your name, contact info and a description of your idea.  Submit
your proposals to anchorarchive@gmail.com. 

10. Roberts Street Social Centre Summer Residency 2009 - applications
We're looking forward to another wonderful summer of RESIDENCIES! The two week long
residencies run from June to September and applicants from out of  town
or out of province are given priority consideration.  We are accepting
applications until February 15th 2009. Please email us to get an
application form. Please
pass along
this information to anyone who may be interested. Here's to your brilliant, inspiring, critical creativity! 

11. Help needed: Semaphore Cinema & Open Art Sundays
Interested in helping program a biweekly showing of (mostly)
documentary films and discussions? Have something you think we should
show?
How about fun kid-friendly art events? We have lots of ideas of things
to make (masks, books, prints...) but need some additional people to
help coordinate. Email anchorarchive@gmail.com

12. Roberts Street FAN CLUB revamped!
Some of you may remember a FAN CLUB started in the spring (and thanks!
to those of you who graciously joined and helped us out). We just
revamped the packages to reflect our new name and we would love it if
you were curious enough to ask us what it is so we can send you a
little info sheet in the mail (real mail - what's your address?)
Community support is essential for the Roberts Street Social Centre to
continue to grow and thrive.

Hiya everyone!
We're off and running with lots of exciting events in 2009! Have a look!

1. Larry Morgan - Exoplanets: Discovering New Worlds - Popular Education Series - Wednesday January 27 at 7pm
2. Stitch and Bitch - every Tuesday 7-9pm at Roberts Street
3. Semaphore Cinema Screening : "Last Call at the Gladstone Hotel" & shorts by Deep Lez - Wednesday January 21, 7pm
4. "Voices from Outside: Artists Against the Prison Industrial Complex" Screenprinted Poster Show Opening: Thursday, January 22, 6:30 pm at Alteregos Cafe 2193 Gottingen Street
5. InkStorm 3-part screenprinting workshop - February!
6. Call For Designs - Ink Storm Valentines Card Fundraiser
7. Call for Popular Education Series Topics - Winter 2009
8. Halifax Crafters Spring Show - applications
9. Roberts Street Social Centre Summer Residency 2009 - applications
10. Meetings coming up!

1. Popular Education Series - Wednesday January 27 at 7pm at Roberts Street
Larry Morgan: Exoplanets - Discovering New Worlds
Over the past 20 years the number of planets known to orbit stars other than the Sun (exoplanets) has exploded from a handful to hundreds. This area of research is now one of the fastest growing and most exciting topics in modern astronomy. New discoveries have been accompanied with changing attitudes regarding the possibility of life outside our solar system.  I intend to review the science behind the discovery of exoplanets, the future prospects for further discoveries and the relevance of this exciting field to current science, as well as the cultural implications of such research.

2. Stitch and Bitch - every Tuesday 7-9pm at Roberts Street
Bring a crafty project to work on in a fun social environment!

3. Semaphore Cinema Screening : "Last Call at the Gladstone Hotel"
& shorts by Deep Lez - Wednesday January 21, 7pm at Roberts Street
"When aggressive developers purchase a crumbling Toronto flophouse hotel,  to turn it into an arts and music hot spot, long-time staff and residents worry they'll be squeezed out. Christina Zeidler, an experimental filmmaker (Deep Lez), inherits the mess and forms a "business model that includes social change," but the hotel has the last word. Shot over five years in a cinema direct style, this intimate and compelling portrait of the effects of urban renewal upon the poor, reveals the unintentional roles we often play in gentrification." Semaphore Cinema will show films every second Wednesday in the Crow's Nest,  if you're interested in helping plan or choosing films, email and let us know.

4. "Voices from Outside: Artists Against the Prison Industrial Complex" Screenprinted Poster Show
Opening: Thursday, January 22, 6:30 pm, show runs January 19 to February 1 at Alteregos Cafe 2193 Gottingen Street
Just Seeds Artists Cooperative has produced this print portfolio project that is touring across North America in connection with the historic Critical Resistance 10th anniversary conference.This historic art show consists of 20 prints, each by a different artist, that all either critique the prison-industrial complex or address alternatives to incarceration.  The posters will be available for purchase by on-line auction in February.
The opening will feature:
* music by the Smokin' Contra Band
* presentations by local prison justice groups
* Certain Days 2009 Freedom for Political Prisoners CalendarLaunch
* Let Freedom Ring: A Collection of Documents from the Movements to Free U.S.
Political Prisoners / Edited by Matt Meyer Book Launch
This is a co-presentation brought to you by: Books Beyond Bars, Anarchist Black Cross
- Halifax, Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group and CKDU 88.1 FM

5. InkStorm 3-part screenprinting workshop - February!
In this workshop you will get step-by-step hands on instruction in screenprinting in order to complete your own project. You get your own screen to work with for the month and we will cover coating the screen with emulsion, image design with and without computers, exposing and burning techniques, mixing your own inks, printing on your choice of paper or fabric, and stripping the screen. This class is designed for people who have already taken the 2hour Intro to Screenprinting workshop with InkStorm or have some previous experience. The cost is $75 for all three classes and all screens, emulsion, and inks are included.
This class is limited to 4 people. Please email to sign up soon!

6. Call For Designs - Ink Storm Valentines Card Fundraiser
This February, Inkstorm screenprinting will be producing a set of handprinted valentines cards.
We are looking for your submissions!
Size: 4x5 inches
Colours: Black, white, and red only.
Deadline: January 27th
Please submit designs as a .jpg or .png file to inkstormscreen@gmail.com.
If you are unable to use an electronic format, please email us.
If your design is selected, we will print it on to valentines cards, and you
will receive a full set of cards featuring all the designs. All proceeds from the valentines will go towards rent for the Roberts Street Social Centre.

7. Call for Popular Education Series Topics - Winter 2009
This winter Roberts Street is organizing a popular education series, featuring public lectures, film screenings, show n' tell and other kinds of presentations. You and anyone you know, are invited to make a presentation, host a discussion, share your talents and expertise in whatever topic you wish.   The series is organized in the spirit of "stitch n' bitch" and "free-school" to provide free access to education and information, to inspire critical discussion, and to fight the winter blues.  To apply to the Pop-Ed Series please send us a proposal with your name, contact info and a description of your idea.  Submit your proposals to anchorarchive@gmail.com. 

8. Halifax Crafters Spring Show - applications
It'll be Saturday May 2 & Sunday May 3, at the North Street Church.
Applications for tables are due February 14, email halifaxcrafters@gmail.com to get one.

9. Roberts Street Social Centre Summer Residency 2009 - applications
We're looking forward to another wonderful summer of RESIDENCIES!
The two week long residencies run from June to September and applicants from out of town or out of province are given priority consideration.  We are accepting applications until February 15th 2009. Please email us to get an application form. Please pass along this information to anyone who may be interested. Here's to your brilliant, inspiring, critical creativity! 

10. Meetings coming up! (all are welcome)
Calendar Committee (events and programming) - Friday January 30 at 6pm
Ink Storm Screenprinting Collective meeting - Monday January 26 at 7pm
Anchor Archive Zine Library meeting - Sunday January 25 at 5pm
Roberts Street Social Centre General Meeting - Monday February 9 at 7pm