Posted October 22nd, 2008 by surplus
Hi friends,
Join web developers, designers, and activists this Friday, October 24th for a Jam Session to build out a groundbreaking new project called Twitter Vote Report. Inspired by a blog post by new media consultants Allison Fine and Nancy Scola, volunteers across the country are moving quickly to build a decentralized election monitoring system that [...]
Posted October 7th, 2008 by surplus
Please join us at The Change You Want To See Gallery for a weekend of screenings, artist talks and workshops exploring the concept of exclusion as it pertains to voting and democracy. From Al Capone and Zombie movies, to knitting workshops and non-citizen voting projects, presenters include artists Cat Mazza, Ricardo Miranda, and Not An [...]
Posted September 23rd, 2008 by surplus
This week the White House is trying to push through the biggest financial theft in world history with nary a stitch of debate. They’re asking for a blank check for over 1 trillion dollars to bail out George Bush’s Wall Street cronies who created this economic crisis in the first place.
If this passes, we can [...]
Posted September 17th, 2008 by surplus
friday, 26 Sept, williamsburg coworking throws open it’s doors to celebrate our our second birthday and the birth of Johnny Applesead & Winnie Mandela, Sir Francis Drake circumnavigation of the globe & Stanislav Petrov averting us from nuclear war.
not only will we host brooklyn’s “work at jelly” - we will culminate the evening [...]
Posted September 11th, 2008 by surplus
Tuesday, September 16, 7-10pm at The Change You Want To See Gallery With Jeremy Scahill, Democracy Now!, I-Witness Video, Glassbead Collective, Big Noise Tactical, Indymedia
Please join us for an evening of video clips and conversation with independent media activists who’ve recently returned from the national political conventions. Hear first-hand accounts from the convention floor to [...]
