Hey folks!
The RAIN crew is meeting THIS THURSDAY at 430 to talk about future plans and planning issue number 5! all welcome. to find out more about RAIN, see http://rainzine.wordpress.com/about_rain/
January 4, 2011
hello friends,
drop in, classes and regular schedule is back!
January Thistler will be out next week. see you at the Thistle.
December 23, 2010
Hello!
The Thistle will be closed for drop in/classes over the winter holidays, from December 18th - Jan 3, 11.
See you then!
December 14, 2010
the announcement for the Purple Thistle Institute in PDF is here : PTI
or:
ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF THE
PURPLE THISTLE
INSTITUTE!
RADICAL SOCIAL CHANGE FROM BELOW
The Purple Thistle in East Vancouver, Coast Salish Territory is super-pleased to announce that in JULY 2011 we will be running a three-week summer institute. We’d be thrilled if you would consider attending.
WHAT IS IT? The PTI will be something like an alternative university, or maybe better: an alternative-to-university. The idea is to bring together a bunch of engaged, interested people to talk about theory, ideas and practise for radical social change. We’ll have a great time, meet good people, get our praxis challenged and with luck refine and renew our ideas, politics and energies.
Importantly, the conversations will very deliberately cut across radical orientations – anarchists, socialists, lefties, progressives, anti-colonialists, anti-authoritarians, ecologists of all stripes are welcome. The idea is to work, think and talk together – to articulate and comprehend differences sure – but to find common ground, get beyond factionalized pettiness and stimulate radical ecological and egalitarian social change. We want to get good people with good ideas together to talk and listen to each other.
WHEN IS BEING HELD? July 4th – 23rd, 2011
WHAT WILL THE SCHEDULE LOOK LIKE? Essentially all three weeks will follow the same pattern. We will be running 6 days a week with Sundays off. We will be offering 8 morning classes of which participants will be able to choose up to four to attend. Then we will all have lunch together, then every afternoon community work placements will be offered. Evenings will be a mix of open-space activities, shows, speakers, films and free time.
WHAT WILL THE CLASSES BE LIKE? We have put together an awesome roster of instructors and speakers including Astra Taylor, Cecily Nicholson, Carla Bergman, Am Johal, Matt Hern, Geoff Mann, Glen Coulthard and lots more. The classes will be fairly rigourous (loosely at an upper-year university level) and include a certain amount of reading and some writing. Attendance is not mandatory and you can engage with as much or as little as you like. The classes include: Decolonization, Activist Art, Urban Studies, Deschooling, Understanding Economics, Contemporary Social Philosophy and Critical Theory.
WHO IS THIS FOR? The PTI is for anyone, of any age, but we will be giving priority to youth, racialized and low-income folks. As mentioned the classes will be pretty rigourous intellectually, but please don’t let that scare you off. The language will not be overly academicized and as long as you like to read, think, talk and listen you’ll probably be OK. The one real requirement is that you are keenly interested in radical social transformation and come with a generous spirit ready to listen and collaborate.
WHAT WILL IT COST? The three weeks are priced on a sliding scale: $350 - $500. This includes lunch six days a week. If you are coming from out of town, need a place to stay and want to kick down an extra $100 we will find you a good billet who will give you a bed and feed you. There will be a few bursaries available, but we are going to need most people to pay at least the minimum.
HOW DO I APPLY? Hit us with an email at institute@purplethistle.ca and we’ll send you a formal application and instructions.
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March 7, 2010
The talented Chris Masson will be offering a seven week workshop starting March 12!
From The Page To The Stage
Friday’s: 8 pm to 10 pm
This is a workshop for writing of all kinds, with emphasis on poetry and on live performance of original work. It is a safe, supportive and stimulating place to try out new work and receive constructive feedback. Weekly exercises will challenge participants to write outside of their creative comfort zones and performance techniques will be demystified.
contact: Carla@purplethistle.ca to sign up, etc
Thistlers are taking part in the Hunger Strike for Housing!
Maya Motoi, Lukas McCormick, Nicola Hodges, Zach Bergman, Daymon Krotez, Chance Stewart, Chris Masson and
Kevin Matheson
www.2010homelessness.ca
March 12, 2010
Life Drawing is moving from Wednesday nights to Thursdays 7-9pm starting March 18th!!
Admission is free, practice drawing from a live model in a nice, relaxing atmosphere.
Some supplies are provided.
The Thistle is closed to regular drop ins during Life Drawing.
Contact Wibke: wk@designlabel.de
March 19, 2010
Silkscreening this Saturday 11-3: Learn how to burn screens and screen print your t-shirts, patches and more. Contact screenprint@purplethistle.ca FREE!
March 20, 2010
Drop by on a Monday with a project in mind and Willow can lend a hand.
Here are some of the many ways she can share some skills with you!
1.Sewing: technical; basic pattern making; interpreting sewing patterns; hand-sewing; fabric…. theory?
2. Basic knitting
3. Embroidery
4. Bookbinding
5. Braided rug making
6. Traditional quilting (just like granny!)
7. Basic final cut pro
analog love fest!
March 27, 2010
Sunday March 28th Noon to 2 PM
Guerrilla art Group will have graffiti artist Craver give a presentation.
He will cover subjects such as:
-Changing the look of public space
-Legal vs illegal (commisioned murals, late night bombing, trains,etc..)
-Politics in graffiti
- Reasons for doing it
and he will show his own work.
All welcome.
RADICAL ART IN NATURE: GUERRILLA ARTING
ASTRA TAYLOR AT THE THISTLE !! FREE!
*MUST RSVP FOR TWO OF THE EVENTS- SEE BELOW*
Astra Taylor is a Canadian-American documentary filmmaker and writer, best known for her 2005 film, Zizek!, about the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek, and for her 2008 film, Examined Life. Taylor grew up in Athens, Georgia and was unschooled until age 13. She attended Brown University for a year and holds an MA in Liberal Studies from the New School. She has taught sociology at the University of Georgia and the State University of New York. Her writings have appeared in numerous magazines, and in 2006 Filmmaker Magazine listed her as one of “25 new faces to watch.” She is the sister of painter and disability activist Sunny Taylor and is married to Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel. She is a vegan
1. MONDAY, MARCH 29TH, 7:00
Monday night – instead of a collective meeting – we’re going to introduce her, show her most recent movie, Examined Life and have a discussion about the film.
All collective members and Thistlites, and friends are invited. Snacks provided.
2. TUESDAY, MARCH 30TH, 4:30 This is an event for unschooling, altschooling and homeschooling kids and families. Astra will talk about her experiences growing up out of school, how college/work life has worked out, and her thoughts on the unschooling movement.
This is open to anyone interested, but you need to RSVP: carla@purplethistle.ca
this event is free!
However, donations are welcomed! all donations will go to the youngunz to help pay for their trip to Albany, NY where they will be giving a presentation at the AERO conference! http://www.educationrevolution.org/conference.html
AND
3. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31ST, 5:00
This event is for young filmmakers and people interested in film. Astra has made a couple of movies that were widely distributed and shown in theatres, without any formal film school training. Here she is going to talk about how she made her films, how she got them distributed and shown, what thoughts and advice she has for young people making films.
All welcome, but you need to RSVP: matt@purplethistle.ca
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/carlabergman#!/event.php?eid=107333809289046&ref=ts
April 27, 2010
click here: sonik-youth for poster!
experimental sound art techniques
with kristen roos
introductory level workshops cover:
- sound walks with contact mics
- collecting and editing sound
*this is by sign up only*
4 hour sessions twice a month
may 11th and 25th 4:30 - 8:30pm
contact: kristen.roos@gmail.com
website: kristenroos.com
June 1, 2010
Come-on down for the last Purple Thistle party of the season: Saturday, June 5th!
FEATURING
Live musical performances
Film screenings
Art-show
A mystery album release
Free tea, coffee, and snacks
Live, free creative people
Open jam
doors open 7:00 PM
show starts 8:00 PM
open jam 10:30 PM
BRING YOURSELF!!!
BRING YOUR FRIENDS!!!
FREE FREE FREE
June 17, 2010
Hello friends!
We are closing our regular drop in/class schedule for the summer.
there are things still going on, lots of excitement for the future…
we are growing, keep in touch and check out the updated thistler and the soon updated website!
email summercrew@purplethistle.ca if you want to come work at the centre!
Click here for the thistler: June Updated Thistler
thanks for making this past year a fantastic one!
August 22, 2010
hey Folks!
The Thistle and RAINZINE are throwing a fundraiser at Rhizome!
We’d love you all to come and celebrate a great year with us! Because it is a fundraiser, it’s also to help us raise a bit of cash to help keep things free at the thistle (some of the proceeds will go to the publishing of the next issue of RAIN!)
please invite your friends, families and comrades!
Deets:
Where: Rhizome Cafe (317 East Broadway)
Date: Thursday, September, 2nd
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $5-10 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Featuring: C.R Avery with his whole band!
*the kitchen and bar will be open before and during the event
September 15, 2010
we are now open for Drop in: Monday - Friday 4 pm - 10 pm
we are working on firming up a schedule for classes and workshops. details coming soon!
we’ll have: Screen printing, darkroom, alternative processes, animation, life drawing, painting, and much else!
All FREE!
See you at the Thistle!
September 24, 2010
Here’s the september thistler! <—click and read the latest news and happenings at the thistle!
October 25, 2010
For updates on what’s happening at the thistle click here —> November Broadsheet
November 26, 2010
for news, updates and schedules, read our monthly broadsheet the Thistler!
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