* civic * now * ! — a think-in

philosophicalengineer:

fritzbooks:

poetry, theory, politics, philosophy – a collaborative workshop on civic forms with Lester Spence & others

Objective:  To construct manifestos of civic identity for our time; to give some depth-discourse as antipode to the surface disrespect-course of the national sound-byte stage

Description:  This two day think-in will bring together a number of well known poets, cultural critics, and thinkers both regionally and nationally to go take on the challenges to being political in our time and place.  The goal will be for participants to work to craft their own civic focus more reflectively over the day, issuing in “one minute manifestos” that will be published by Punctum Books and GtK Press:  One Minute-Manifestos:  the RNC Edition. 

Who:
Lester Spence

Phil Metres

Sarah Gridley

Shemariah Arki

RA Washington

Eileen Joy

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer

Arthur Russell

& others

When, what & where: 

July 19th, 7-10PM, Tune – up at Jukebox with Guide to Kulchur and Young Kings

July 20th:  10 AM – 4 PM  at SPACES Gallery with Punctum Books – an “around the people around the table” discussion of political challenges with the invited guests, followed by lunch, followed by a collaborative workshop for all present where you develop your statement or reflection on what it is to be political in our time in concert with the invited guests and others.  We call these statements, “one minute manifestos.”

Lunch will be provided

followed by:

6PM —  Afterparty at Jukebox open to all:  we will read our “one-minute manifestos” as called to do so on a SOAPBOX.

Email for announcement list & info.: [email protected]; please RSVP for the lunch on the 20th.

Price & invited: Free & open to all; please RSVP for the lunch on the 20th; TELL YOUR FRIENDS, BRING YOUR FRIENDS.  We will drop ‘til the SPACE is full.

Are you maybe tired of the political scene you see on television? And what you wish to be one American team is actually two teams ripping the other part? Maybe you envision a better way of organizing the structure of our government? Come join us in this exciting workshop to mastermind with professors, philosophers, engineers, united states of American citizens.