All workshops run from 7-9 pm. A small material fee may apply. Pre-register by emailing skillshare@robertsstreet.org

Sept 23rd Preparing for Winter: Help us prepare Roberts Street for winter! David Fright will show us how to insulate with cheap materials like cardboard.

Sept 30: Make your own Rain Barrel: Jason Carter and Jen Stotland will show you how to put a tap on a plastic container to sit under a roof's spout and catch rain for the garden. The top will have screen, to keep out mosquitos, and it will lead to a hose.

Oct 7: Public Transportation 101 with Sarah Ensslin: Learn to navigate the Halifax bus and ferry system, complete with field trip!

Oct 13: Reusable Menstrual Products with Susannah Eve: Learn your options for an eco-friendly month: cloth pads, keepers and more.

Oct 21: Weed Walk: What can you eat that is growing wild in the city? Jen Stotland will take you on a walk and show you how to identify edible wild plants in Halifax.

Oct 28: Home Humanure: Jenn Stotalnd will show you the basics of a cheap composting toilet.

Nov 4: Economics of Peak Oil with Jason Carter: How will peak energy affect the economy, your personal finances and why?

Nov 11: Caring for Cast Iron with Jason Carter : An iron skillet can last for generations. Learn proper care of this honoured tool.

Date: Sunday, August 1st
Time: 8pm
Location: Crow's Nest (2nd Floor), Roberts Streets Social Centre, 5684 Roberts Street

Come to a small showcase of Teresa's work, including old, new and ones in progress.
The night will include:

- a reading of a new zine, Feeling Words: A Pocket Zine of Emotions

- video screenings: Loving Away From Home (2:30 mins, 2010), Good Morning! Good Night! (8:30 mins, 2010),
new animated work-in-progress!

- more readings

- edible treats

*bring something of your own to trade for a zine!

1) Dinner and a Movie – Return to Oz – Sunday, April 4, 6pm

2) Letter Appreciation Club – Tuesday, April 6^th, 6pm-8pm

4) Popular Education – An Interactive Discussion About Math – Wednesday, April 7, 7pm

3) Cataloguing!!! Thursday April 8th, 2pm-4pm (No Monday cataloguing next week)

4) Ink Storm Screenprinting Classes in April

4) Call for Zines – Anchor Archive table at Halifax Crafter’s Fair

5) Crow's Nest space for rent

6) Roberts Street Social Centre! Come by and check it out. More open hours!

7) Roberts Street FAN CLUB !

1) Dinner and a Movie  – Return to Oz – Sunday April 4, 6pm

Presenters: Amanda Stevens & Christine Comeau

Return to Oz is a sequel to Wizard of Oz that was made in the 1980s and stars a young Fairuza Balk in her first role as Dorothy. Supposedly a children's movie, Return to Oz depicts Oz as a post-apocalyptic nightmare dystopia ruled by the evil Nome King and Princess Mombi - a woman who selects a different head to wear each day according to her mood.

Menu: Vegetarian Lasagna and roasted veggies from the Market! And the special Easter dessert is going to be Chocolate-Covered Marzipan-Stuffed Dates!

Please email semaphorecinema@gmail.com to reserve seats, because there is only room for 14. Admission is $8.

2) Letter Appreciation Club – Tuesday, April 6^th, 6pm-8pm

Curl up with a typewriter or pen and paper, rubber stamps and tea and catch up on your correspondence in the company of other enthusiasts of the written word.

3) Popular Education: Grant Pardy -– Wednesday, March 31, 7pm

Grant will show some examples of theorems and concepts he's learned and try to explain why it makes him love math more.  He wants everyone to learn that most actual math has very little to do with number crunching and a lot more to do with objects, and the relationships between objects.  Please bring your math questions, as well as your opinions/fears/likes/dislikes about this subject.

2) Cataloguing!!! – Thursday April 8, 2pm-4pm

Ever wonder how you can help out the center? We are in the process of cataloguing all our zines in a digital catalogue. Come by anytime for some tea, popcorn, and zine cataloguing. Please note that there will be no cataloguing on Monday April 5^th.

4) Ink Storm Screenprinting Classes in April

Registration is open for the Inkstorm Intro to Screenprinting and Three Part Project classes.

Intro to Screenprinting

$20-$40 sliding scale

Wednesday, April 7, 7:15pm

2 hours of instruction will take you through all the steps in a photoemulsion screenprinting project; coating the screen, image preparation tips, burning the screen, printing, and washing out the screen, as well as info about screens and inks. We ask that anyone wanting to use the studio first complete this class. Limit 5 per class, please register by emailing inkstormscreen@gmail.com.

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Three Part Project Class

3 classes, 2hrs per class

$75 for all three classes, including materials

Email inkstormscreen@gmail.com for dates.

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 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 2 hour Intro to Screenprinting workshop with Ink Storm or have some previous experience. Limit 4 per class, please register by emailing insktormscreen@gmail.com.

4) Call for Zines – Anchor Archive table at Halifax Crafter’s Fair

Have zines you've made? The Anchor Archive Zine Library is going to have a table at the Halifax Crafters' Fair April 17 and 18. If you want your zines included in our table, please drop some off (5-15 of each) at the Anchor Archive with a price list. We'll keep any extras for selling at the zine library.

5) Crow's Nest space for rent

Need space to hold meetings, events, small workshops, or show films? You can rent the Crow's Nest (upstairs) at the Roberts Street Social Centre. There's a digital projector and screen, sound system, chairs and tables.... Rates start at $5 for a quick meeting and help pay the rent! Email us to find out more.

6) Roberts Street Social Centre! Come by and check it out. More open hours!

Open Hours for both Anchor Archive Zine Library and Ink Storm Screenprinting Collective

Sundays 2-5pm, Mondays 2-4pm, Tuesdays 6-9pm & Thursdays 2-4pm

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. Please note that there will be no open hours on Monday, April 5^th.

7) Roberts Street FAN CLUB!

We are asking zine lovers, screenprinting enthusiasts, local or visiting artists, and popular education devotees to demonstrate their support financially. Community support is essential for the Roberts Street Social Centre to continue to grow and thrive. Contributions of any amount are greatly appreciated. Send us an email with your mailing address, and we’ll send along an info sheet.

Hello Supporters, Readers and Contributors of the Halifax Media Co-op!

I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful stretch of weather we're having. 

People often ask how they can get more involved and/or support the Halifax Media Co-op.  This email is full of ideas.  Please read on!

1) Check out the site!  New content!  New stories!  New news!
2) Getting the word out about the Co-op!
3) Needed: PC laptop
4) Media collective for G8 meetings in Halifax
5) Regular HMC meetings for contributors and organizers
6) What would you like to see covered?
7) Please becoming a sustaining member

1) Check out the site!
There's lots of new content on the site and much more coming down the pipes.  Check it out!  http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/

2) Getting the word out!
Who needs to know about the Halifax Media Co-op?  Who should have a Dominion Newspaper in their hands?  Who would make a great contributor for the HMC?  Please spread the word!
The Halifax Media Co-op is embarking on an outreach campaign to get the word out about the Co-op, what it does and why it's important.  Do you know of an organization that might be interested in supporting the HMC?  A coffeeshop that should have a subscription to the Dominion?  An event that the Media Co-op could table at?  A classroom that might be interested in learning more about independent media?  An individual who would be key to talk to?  A network that would be useful to tap into?  Please help us spread the word!  Email hillary@mediacoop.ca with any ideas you might have.

3) Needed: PC laptop
The Dominion/Media Co-op is in search of a PC laptop that is able to run our accounting software (it won't run on macs).  Do you have an old PC computer that runs Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista or 7.  If so, it would be wonderful if you would consider donating it to the Media Co-op.  Please let me know if you can help.

4) Media collective for G8 meetings in Halifax
From April 26-28 G8 international development ministers will be meeting in Halifax.  A broad spectrum of groups plan to protest these meetings (from labour to environment, to social justice groups to student groups) and the Halifax Media Co-op will be on the ground covering the demonstrations. 
Interested in writing?  Recording audio/video?  Taking photos? 
The first meeting for the G8 media collective will be held on Wednesday March 24 at 7pm at Alter Egos Cafe, 2193 Gottingen.  Everyone is welcome.  Please email if you're able to come or if you'd like to be involved but are unable to make that meeting.

5) Regular HMC meetings for contributors and organizers
The Halifax Media Co-op is now holding regular meetings for those who would like to get (more) involved in the HMC.  The next meeting will be Tuesday March 23 at 7pm at Alter Egos Cafe, 2193 Gottingen.  Please email if you're able to come or if you'd like to be involved but are unable to make that meeting.

6) What would you like to see covered?
We are always looking for your ideas of stories in need of coverage in HRM.  Please add your ideas here: http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/group/232/discuss/2430

7) Please becoming a sustaining member
The Media Co-op is member owned and funded.  We ask those who value the work of the Media Co-op and would like to support grassroots journalism in Halifax and across the country to please become a sustaining member.  If you are already a sustaining member, thanks for helping keep independent media alive in Canada!

Enjoy the sun!

~HMC



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Hillary Bain Lindsay
Managing Editor
Dominion Newspaper Cooperative
http://dominionpaper.ca
http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/
902 444 4546

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1) Dinner and a Movie –––– Sunday March 14, 6pm –––– Died Young, Stayed Pretty
2) Cataloguing!!! –––– Monday March 15 and Thursday March 18, 2-4pm
3) VANDERSET Workshop –––– Wednesday March 17, 6pm
4) Crow's Nest space for rent
5) Roberts Street Social Centre! Come by and check it out…………

1) Dinner and a Movie - Sunday March 14, 6pm – Died Young, Stayed Pretty