Anna Vo / Magnoiaceae split 3" CD Launch

An extravaganza of music, poetry, food and more.

All donations collected on the night will go to the Kinaiyahan Unahon Collective in Davao City, Philippines.

HUGE show and zine fair fundraiser for Food Not Bombs.

There will be:
* rad bands(check back for updates!) including cripple gypsy, the thaw and bare arms
* spoken word (including fez)
* food food food!
* baked sweet treats
* zine stalls
* pinata
* other associated awesomeness!

Help us make money to purchase a van for rad dumpstering trips, more servings and other community uses.

Join us for an arvo of VEGAN high tea, popping lessons with the elegant shelly and hip-hop sounds from secret special guests!!! This shall be followed by a discussion of gender, and the subversion of gender, in hip-hop and dance.

Vegan treats are most welcome (e.g. cupcakes, jelly, choc crackles).
This event is FREE, but donations to Jura are always appreciated.

Check back for some suggested pre-readings and materials (e.g. dance moves!). These are purely for fun! Don't feel you need to read anything or have ANY dance or cooking skills to participate. ALL ages, genders, species, etc are welcome.
 
READINGS:

Hip-Hop, Gender, Race and Capitalism - Nichali Ciacco (Znet)

The Exploitation of Women in Hip-Hop Culture - Ayanna (My Sistahs) 

 Hip-Hop and Sydney's Western Suburbs - Meguel D'Souza (Urban Expressions, 1988)

 Jura Collective (and myself) do not necessarily agree with all of these writings. These are intended to start the brains ticking on the pertinent issues. Also, search "popping" on youtube!

Cakes (vegan!) and music (by Lena, Anna, Lousie, Katrina) and a discussion of the current role of women in activist / diy music circles (mostly Sydney, but also other places) and reasons why they might not participate as much as men. Also, strategies to increase this participation.

LET'S TALK ABOUT TEXT book, zine and music fair
SUNDAY APRIL 6th
1pm
JURA BOOKS
440 Parramatta Rd
ALL AGES

Music from 2pm:
Strangers (NZ)
When Chimps Attack
Do Not Resuscitate

Vegan food by FOOD NOT BOMBS

Dress-up theme is LITERATURE/PHILOSOPHY

There will be:
-1pm skillshare huddle/DIY living discussion with everyone!!! just
turn up, introduce yourself and see what you wanna learn!
-a zine-making /advice table and origami nerdouts facilitated by Steph
Thaw and Luke Subverts
-woolly story-telling/knitting lessons with Miss Helen
-make awesome stencils with Bekkah
-make messages with needle and thread (info on sewing and patches) with Kira
-active listening/sharing and caring skills with Bekkah
-a vegan cupcake station with icing options, etc, facilitated by Kat Thaw
-alternatives to consumer feminine hygiene products (with Kira)
-drawing jam space (unfacilitated)
-writing jam corner (unfacilitated)
-book binding (looking for someone to facilitate!)

WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
-People with distros, authors, zine writers and artists to come
sell/exchange their wares on this day! They can come and set up by
1pm. Fee is $5. All proceeds go to Jura Books.

-more book/writing orientated activities, eg. someone to teach
bookbinding/hold reading circles/edjudicate mock debates.

PLEASE FORWARD THIS INFO to people you think might be interested...

Radical Community Response to Sexual Assault - What Do We Do When?

Organising support, strategies, safer spaces and information resources.

All welcome!

Thunder: 15/02/2006 @ Jura Books 5pm. First meeting of new gender-inclusive collective,
Thunder! For anyone interested in redefining relationships,
unlearning rape culture and supporting survivors and anyone
affected by sexual assault. This collective will be part of
a national network of groups working on radical community
responses to sexual assault.

Safer communities are radical!!

All welcome.
We are going to have the first meeting of new gender-inclusive collective,
Thunder, at 5pm on 15th Feb 2007. Thunder is for anyone interested in redefining relationships, unlearning
rape culture and supporting survivors/anyone affected by sexual assault.
This collective will be part of a national network of groups working on
radical community responses to sexual assault... Meetings will be roughly every three weeks at Jura Books: http://jura.org.au/ An idea is that the collective will perform 2 functions.
1. to facilitate discussions, raise awareness, develop resources,
preventative actions etc.
2. to act as a forum to negotiate support for survivors and people
affected by sexual assault Specifically so far some of our ideas are to:
- develop safer spaces policies for community events
- provide info and resources to community
- educate ourselves: discussions and skill sharing around topics such as
sexual health, co-counselling, language, active listening etc
- help develop national network of groups working on radical community
responses to sexual assault
- develop and maintain resource list of accessible/radical community
services in NSW
- facilitate workshops
- make email list for collective or anyone interested in collective - support survivors and those affected by sexual assault. this will be
different for each person and totally dependant on context. it could
include but is not limited to listening; providing safe space, space to
speak and be heard; providing info & help figure out options; assistance
negotiating space; representation; support for supporters etc. it is really important that we look after ourselves in doing this work. we
will be really flexible with meetings, and not put unrealistic
expectations on ourselves, have proper debriefing etc. please pass this on. please feel free to pass on...