FINAL WORKSHOP OUTLINES AND TIMES ANNOUNCED. ALL ARE TAKING PLACE OR WILL MEET FIRST AT HOT SHOTS, CNR NICHOLSON AND BUCKLEY STREETS, FOOTSCRAY
SOME HAVE LIMITED NUMBERS. PLEASE EMAIL messthewest@riseup.net TO BOOK A PLACE IF NEEDED.
BREWING (limit 10)
FRIDAY 6PM-8PM
learn the basics of brewing. you’ll learn the basic terms and skills, make your own cider, and (if you want to) come back later to bottle and take home your own 6 pack!
SCREENPRINTING (limit 10)
FRIDAY 6PM-8PM
quick demo on processes (using emulsion, etc), focus on the printing process. byo shirts, fabrics etc.
SATURDAY LUNCH FROM 12PM
TERRANIUM MAKING FOR KIDS
(big kids welcome too)
SATURDAY 12PM-3PM
how to make terraniums!! supplies provided, however if you and/or the little people have a special container or something to go inside please bring!
FIRST NATIONS LIBERATION
SATURDAY 12.30PM-1.30PM
discussion with members of FNL
RENT AND HOUSING
SATURDAY 12.30PM-1.30PM
Why your rent keeps going up. Understanding economic rent and its implications for social justice
RACE AND DISCOMFORT
SATURDAY 1.30PM-3PM
A discussion pushing towards an anti-racist approach that cuts all ties with liberal, recognition politics and the white supremacist hegemony. We’ll tear ourselves away from forms that rely on flattening difference (ie, “we’re all the same underneath”) or the comfortable blanket of guilt (ie “i can’t help it that i’m white”) and seek out different strategies. Let’s sharpen our antagonisms and revel in the discomfort of mutual non-recognition as a way to clear a path towards a position of radical anti-racism.
LIFE DRAWING (limit 10)
SATURDAY 2PM-4PM
2 hour self directed life drawing class with materials provided (a2 butcher paper with grey-lead pencils, charcoal and pastel).
come 15 min early for a light demo touching on some simple tricks/tips to improve accuracy of your sketches
METALWORK (limit 15)
SATURDAY 2PM-4PM
introduction to metalwork covering grinding, drilling, small welding. content dependant on experience of participants, no experience needed.
ZINE MAKING FOR KIDS
SATURDAY 2PM-4PM
Kids can learn how to make zine templates, create their own stories and concepts, and use different art supplies.
LASNET
SATURDAY 3PM-4PM
presentation and discussion by Latin American Solidarity NETwork about popular and indigenous struggles in Latin America
BLOCKADE TACTICS/PROTEST SKILLS
SATURDAY 3PM-4PM
This workshop covers skills and tactics for dealing with police in protest situations, working effectively in affinity groups, keeping yourself and your friends safe and more.
FENCE JUMPING
SATURDAY 5PM
Starting with a general warm up and stretching session, we’ll take a guided tour of Footscray’s wide variety of different fence styles. Wear flexible and sturdy clothing that you can move in, your best pair of boots/sneakers/running away shoes and be prepared for a bit of a work out. Scale the system!
AUSTRALIAN SQUATTING HISTORY
SATURDAY 4PM-5PM
presentation on the history of squatting in australia and melbourne.
CREATIVE WRITING AND POETRY
SATURDAY 4PM-5PM
CREATIVE WRITING: Infamous performance poet and guerrilla ontologist, popefred will be running a practical workshop on creative writing with excercises and ideas that anyone can use. Come along and expand your mind!
POETRY:An ancient tradition where people gather to listen to and perform their own poetry. Bring along your favourite piece (or use what you have written in Creative Writing) and hear others perform their poetry too. Five minute limit.
SECURITY CULTURE (limit 30)
SATURDAY 5PM
security culture; why it is important and who it protects. a brief presentationon different security tactics, a deconstruction on virtual social networks (how they work/why you should protect yourself and how to do it) from a techno-critical/antisystemic perspective with practical walk throughs on how to use open source programs that prioritise information security. no phones.
SOME WORKSHOPS ARE LIMITED NUMBERS. TO BOOK A PLACE, YOU MUST EMAIL MESSTHEWEST@RISEUP.NET
