Friday, October 28th, 2005
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4:27 am - Save the Critical Mass/Reclaim The Streets bike sound system!
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Help save the SF Bay Area Critical Mass/Reclaim The Streets bike soundsystem by donating to cover the costs of fighting the two remaining court cases.
Donate to the Bike Soundsystem Legal Fund
I'm currently facing two court cases in San Francisco for being ticketed while riding the bike soundsystem. Both cases share the same charge of California Vehicle Code section 27007 (which has to do with vehicles with amplified sound). The first ticket was received when I was pulled over by the CHP at the May 2005 SF Critical Mass. The second ticket was from the September 2005 SF Critical Mass ride when I was pulled over by the SFPD. In July 2005, I was also arrested while riding the bike soundsystem at the G8 protest in San Francisco. My bike, soundsystem trailer and iPod were all confiscated and it took about a month and a half to get them out (on the day of the August 2005 SF Critical Mass). The charge from the G8 protest was eventually dismissed, but only because the arresting cop was too stupid to write a valid ticket.
In California Vehicle Code section 27007, it states that "this section does not apply to the sound systems of vehicles used for advertising, or in parades, political or other special events". The California Vehicle Code also defines "vehicles" narrowly to not include human-powered vehicles. Some of the sections regarding traffic laws do apply to bicycles but those sections that do apply to bicycles are specifically listed and 27007 is not one of them.
I will be appearing in court today(10/28) for the ticket from last month's ride. My next trial is set for November 10th, 2005 for the first ticket from May 2005. The amount of fine for each case if I lose will be $154.96, so I'm facing about $310 in total fines. I was able to get some donations at the end of the October ride at the screening of the NYC CM documentary, "Still We Ride". Any amount you can give will help. Thanks!
http://www.passionbomb.com/bike
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Saturday, July 16th, 2005
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8:05 pm - Farewell, S.P.A.Z. Port...
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The end of an era has come and S.P.A.Z. (Semi-Permanent Autonomous Zone) Port invites you to pay tribute ONE LAST TIME to the place that has been home to some amazing people and events over the last 5 years in the bay area.
Sunday, July 17th 2005
10pm til dawn
S.P.A.Z. PORT FAREWELL PARTY
at the infamous S.P.A.Z. Port warehouse
705 Bancroft Way (at 4th St) in Berkeley.
FREE admission. All Ages. All Night.
Sound by S.P.A.Z. & 5lowershop
Directions:
S.P.A.Z. Port is located at 705 Bancroft Way (between 4th St. and the train tracks) in west Berkeley. The closest BART is North Berkeley station which is about a 15 minute walk. Ashby and Downtown Berkeley stations are also within short biking distance. If driving, get off University exit (onto University Ave) off of 580 west/80east and make the first right, which is 6th St. (For BART, from North Berkeley station, walk south to University Ave and make a right and make a left onto 6th St.) From 6th st, make a right onto Bancroft. Go past 4th St on Bancroft and park. If you cross the train tracks on Bancroft you've gone too far. Enter the gate that says "701" and look for the first door/building on the right that says "NASCENT".
Map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=705+bancroft+way,+berkeley,+ca&spn=0.006156,0.008235&t=k
current mood:  calm
current music: bjork being played in the main space
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Thursday, May 19th, 2005
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6:08 am - Rooms at collective warehouse in Berkeley
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A collective warehouse in west Berkeley has rooms available starting now and June.
Rooms available starting -
Now or June 1st - $480
June 1st - $420
June 1st - $410
June 1st or mid-June - $410
June 1st or mid-June - $520
Mid-June or July 1st - $390 (no window)
July 5th - $450
( Read more... )
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6:08 am - 5/21: SPAZ & ILA - Two Rooms - Benefit for ECR+Fault Lines
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Saturday May 21st in SF....
BENEFIT PARTY for
www.enemycombatantradio.net and www.indybay.org/faultlines/
Location: Headlines, 371 11th Street, SF,
(upstairs from the pizza place.)
$10 donation
9 p.m. - 4 a.m.
21+
.: 2 rooms :.
In the other room: SPAZ (Semi-Permanent Autonomous Zone) http://www.spaz.org
.: breakcore jungle hardcore techno experimental noise :.
dj ocelot
agitate
spukkin faceship
niteshade
redzebrasymphony
savage rhythm
visuals by vj kevlar & belial
( Read more... )
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Monday, April 18th, 2005
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2:06 pm - 4/18: Circo Mutante/Free Art Exhibit
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"THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT, THIS IS ART"
Monday April 18th 2005
FREE ART exhibit
featuring:
installations, mixed mediums - photography, paint, music
CIRCO MUTANTE (The town circus)
*Donations to support the circus*
6pm - 10:30-ish
235 Kroeber Hall UCB campus second floor. Bancroft/college ave.
want to show your art?
contact Jenny@ 510-655-9056 or 408-623-6300
Deadline 5pm 4-18-05 unless notified
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Saturday, April 16th, 2005
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8:34 pm - Sun 4/17: BART Wedding
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Sunday April 17th 2005
The vowed union between
Otto Matik & Naan Shawlance
in holy matrimony
A BART WEDDING
come help join and celebrate the two lovers where they met...
meet @ 12:45pm at MacArthur BART (platform to SF)
ceremony aboard the 1:14pm train from MacArthur to SF (caboose)
reception @ Dolores Park 3pm
Come appropriately dressed
(***Circus BART in next car over***)
Info: 510-655-9056
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Monday, March 28th, 2005
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6:57 pm - rock til you drop
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It's a funny feeling realizing that you were at what was essentially a true metal concert the night before, and an Iron Maiden show at that, that fucking went off, and that you were in the band playing rock star to fanatical metalheads and pseudo-metalheads. All the elements were there: trashy metal vixens, actual metalheads, smoke machine, fancy lighting, fancy video projection, Eddie on stilts, devils on stage, mosh pit, stage diving, crowd surfing, backstage, double encores, maiden karaoke...etc. About a minute into our first song, we were bringing so much rock that we blew the fuse out. It felt like I was in Spinal Tap for a moment. Actually, I felt like that the whole time.
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Thursday, March 24th, 2005
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10:04 pm - 3/27: Iron Maiden benefit for Critical Mass sound system
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My Iron Maiden cover band, I Yearn 4 Maiden, will be pillaging through the towne of Berkeley this sunday as the darkness of night takes over...
Sunday March 27th, 8pm
Iron Maiden Party (benefits the Berkeley/SF Critical Mass bike sound system)
Live on stage:
I Yearn 4 Maiden (Maiden tribute band)
Eddie look-alike contest
Best Trashy Metal Vixen Contest
Best Headbangin Metal Dude Contest
Maiden karaoke.
8pm. $5 donation.
Berkeley location.
Call 1-800-GUN-NUMB on the day of for directions.
http://www.spaz.org
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7:18 pm - SF vs. East Bay All-Star Anarchist Soccer Showdown!
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2nd Annual BADASS (Bay Area Direct Action Soccer Series) Tournament 2005 presents:
West Bay vs. East Bay All-Star Anarchist Soccer Showdown!
March 26th, 2pm @ Golden Gate Park during the Anarchist Bookfair (by the SF County Fair Building, near 9th ave & Lincoln Way)
BATTLE OF THE BAYS
The second annual BADASS Tournament will feature local bay area anarchists who will be busy during the Anarchy Week in the San Francisco Bay Area in March 2005. The BADASS Tournament aims to provide a fun outlet every year for many anarchists who will gather in the Bay Area in mid-March to attend the various annual events such as the Anarchist Cafe, the Bound Together Anarchist Bookfair, and the BASTARD Anarchist Conference.
An all-star roster of players from last years inaugural tournament are expected to be split into teams representing San Francisco and the East Bay.
To get on the East Bay team, contact anarchosoccer@riseup.net
To get on the San Francisco team, contact moxie@thoughtcrime.org
The tournament is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 26th at 2pm in San Francisco during the Anarchist Bookfair in Golden Gate Park. Exact details of the matches will be announced on www.indybay.org/arts/
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Wednesday, March 16th, 2005
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7:37 pm - Thurs 3/17: Dance party on BART!
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Thursday 3-17-05
80's Dance Party on BART
Catch the 8:54PM train (SF bound) at the MacArthur station (get on the last train)
Make BART interactive & fun!
Bring boomboxes with built-in radio. Transmitter will be provided to take over your booty and the public airwaves.
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Thursday, March 10th, 2005
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10:51 pm - Tomorrow: 12th B'day Berkeley Critical Mass ride
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12th Anniversary Berkeley Critical Mass bike ride
Friday March 11th
Start gathering at 5:30pm @ Downtown Berkeley BART station (Shattuck & Center).
Ride leaves after 6pm.
The ride will most likely end up at the Long Haul infoshop for a birthday party with the famous slingshot vegan chocolate cake!
Mobile bike sound system by S.P.A.Z.
http://berkeleycriticalmass.org
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Friday, March 4th, 2005
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6:31 am - Free outdoor renegade party in SF (5lowershop/LowViz)
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I'm playing at this thing tonight...
5lowershop and LowViz Present... Renegade outdoor free party!!
Tonight! Friday 3/4, 11PM til DAY BREAK. hello, March.
Confirmed line-up:
- The Stapler (sofat junglism)
- rtype (heavy metal raggacore)
- Second Base (industrial hardcore + darkcore)
- 666 Gangstaz (undisclosed)
- Amandroid (acid tekno)
- Heartworm (breakcore)
- DJ Sad Bastard (spinning classic heavy metal and thrash)
- Agitate (breakcore)
for location, info, and directions call the info line a few hours before the
event: 415-972-2823
current music: Getting away with murder - Babylon Disco
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2004
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11:16 pm - Bring your boomboxes to SF Critical Mass! Pirate Radio!!!
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I'll be pulling the sound system as usual. This time we will be broadcasting live on 92.1 FM through at least one transmitter that will be hooked up to my bike. Bring your boomboxes and tune in.
Friday September 24th, 2004
Gather at 5:30pm at Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco (next to Embarcadero BART)
Ride begins at 6pm
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Friday, September 10th, 2004
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3:40 pm - Benefit for Raphael
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Berkeley Critical Mass in a few hours. Yay!
Also, tomorrow night at midnight is a benefit for Raphael who I camped right next to at Mutant Fest.
Saturday, September 11th
Benefit for Raphael Guimaraes
Click on flyer for more info:
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2004
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6:33 pm - Lord of the Rings: The Twin Towers
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Watch the movie here:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/09/1694233.php
Title: The Twin Towers
Produced by: st01en collective
Description: This sequel to The Fellowship of the Ring of Free Trade explores post-911 issues within Mordor (aka United States).
TRT: 15 min
Year of production: 2004
Medium: DVD
Place of production: Oakland, CA
Coming soon: "Rejecting the King"
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Thursday, August 19th, 2004
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1:56 am - Sun 8/22 Screening of Naomi Klein's "The Take"
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Sunday August 22nd, 8pm
1-800-GUN-NUMB (West Berkeley location. Call on day of event.)
Special screening of "The Take", a new feature length documentary by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein, the author of No Logo.
Various entertaining short films will precede the feature movie.
Vegan snacks! Music!
The Take
In the wake of Argentina’s spectacular economic collapse in 2001, Latin America’s most prosperous middle class finds itself in a ghost town of abandoned factories and mass unemployment. In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act —the take —has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head.
Director/producer Avi Lewis (Counterspin) and writer/producer and renowned author Naomi Klein (No Logo) take viewers inside the lives of ordinary visionaries, as they reclaim their work, their dignity and their democracy
current music: Riptides - Dub Pistols
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Wednesday, August 4th, 2004
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10:49 am - Back... mutated
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Just got back from Mutant Fest. It was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had for a number of reasons. Even though I was only there for about 5 days or so, it feels like I had been gone for a year. And there's a reason it's called Mutant fest. I highly recommend it for those of you who missed out.
current mood: mutated
current music: The Equator - Tortoise
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Thursday, July 15th, 2004
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11:43 pm - stitched pixels
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This is the view from right outside my room.
This was my first attempt at the stitched panoramic image thing. There's much bigger version here.
current music: Passion - Blackalicious
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Friday, July 2nd, 2004
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11:23 am - Sun 7/4 Vegan brunch at SPAZ
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SPAZ BRUNCH :: THIS SUNDAY :: HIGH NOON
We're having our monthly vegan brunch at the fabulous SPAZ Port (http://www.spaz.org).
Come celebrate this fourth of July with the flag-burnin'est gang in all of Berkeley!
You should expect: most excellent vegan foodic.
Musing music by dj ocelot, d!zzy dec!mal, the mighty pucca pangenitor, and maybe more!
This event is an excellent opportunity to discuss or plan for Mutant Fest (http://www.mutantfest.org), which is in four
weeks.
There will probably be movies and old school nintendo games being played on the huge screen later on.
$5 sliding scale. 1-800-GUN-NUMB.
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Monday, June 14th, 2004
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7:38 pm - 8th annual autonomous mutant festival, july27th-aug4th
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calling all sound systems, crews, circuses, bands, performers, d.i.y.
freaks, musicians, adventurers, mystics, nomads, creators, thought
criminals and time bandits...
8th annual AUTONOMOUS MUTANT FESTIVAL
a free non-commercial gathering
for the healthy evolution of life culture
encouraging individual and group autonomy
celebrating independent art and culture
exploring diy technologies and encouraging
a harmonious relationship with the earth
july 27th - aug 4th (full moon on sat. july 31st)
in the enchanted forests of the pacific northwest, usa
info // rides // directions
http://www.mutantfest.org
1.800.HUM.NUMB
soundsystems * werkshops * camping
live muzik * chaos * ark-i-texture
skillshares * film * magik * dancing
the festival is an open invitation.
no central organization or bureaucracy.
it's your festival, take initiative.
use the bulletin board on the web page.
there's a rideboard too: http://www.mutantfest.org/msg/
you can print off fliers from: http://www.mutantfest.org/print/
a limited supply of color fliers are available
check out the design: http://www.mutantfest.org/print/color
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