September 2012
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WatchListening to Molly Meacham’s incredible poem reminds me of the power of words in this fight for educational justice and quality learning environments. As the CTU strike continues and the mayor seeks an injunction, we will hear more and more propaganda and bogus attacks on the teachers-words that will aim to confuse, to blame, to demonize, and to win a swell of misinformed public support for...
August 2012
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Rock For Teachers September 22nd
Rock For Teachers
September 22nd, 7pm
Wellington and Lincoln (under the Observatory)
$8 entry, proceeds go to Chicago Teachers Union solidarity fund!
Schools and teachers around the country are under attack from politicians, pundits and “reformers” (read: privatizers). According to these people, education is only as good as its service to the bottom line.
But Chicago’s...
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Tonight: Rebel Arts Collective ARTIST MEET-UP →
When: Tonight Monday, August 6, 7pm-10pm
Where: Multi-Kulti 1000 N Milwaukee 4th floor
Tonight is the first in a series of monthly artist’s meet ups - anyone who has ideas for projects, is looking for collaborators or just wants to meet other artists/creatives who are down should definitely come out. Feel free to bring examples/inspirations for projects, as well as your own...
July 2012
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Solidarity With Chicago Teachers: For the Schools...
We, the artists, activists and cultural workers of the Occupy Chicago Rebel Arts Collective, wish to state our full and enthusiastic support for the Chicago Teachers Union. We offer our solidarity to the teachers of Chicago in their struggle for their jobs, and to provide the education that Chicago’s kids deserve. As artists, we understand that education can play a crucial role in the creation and...
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Playing Politics by Jules Odendahl-James →
An article that contextualizes ‘political theatre’ in relation to the Civic Practice that Michael Rohd wrote about in the previously posted article.
Polly Carl tweeted a question that brought the issue into sharp relief. She asked: “Should we make more urgent and politically relevant theater?”
While considering Polly’s query, I was struck by a question that is perhaps even more...
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The New Work of Building Civic Practice by Michael... →
A great article for artists of all sorts about the ways in which we can approach meaningful work with non-arts partners. What are our skills, our tools, our assets? What are the needs of the non-arts organizations that we are passionate about? How can these meaningfully intersect?
Producing new work does not have to only mean making new plays. And our new work practice, it can excel not just in...
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I love this so much. I wish I had the courage for... →
This Saturday: Staged Reading of "The Last Man"
The Last Man is a novel by writer, artist and occupier W.C. Turck, inspired by Occupy and other past struggles against racism, oppression and economic injustice. It is published independently, and proceeds go to benefit Occupy Chicago.
This Saturday the 14th of July at 7pm, Quimby’s bookstore in Wicker Park (1854 W North Ave) will host a staged reading of The Last Man directed by the...
May 2012
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April 2012
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¡Venceremos! A celebration of International...
Featuring Rebel Diaz, Dirty Surgeon Insurgency, Laura Yes Yes, FM Supreme, Cavepainters, an excerpt from Judy Veramendi’s upcoming play “Alegrias y Lagrimas” and more!
Friday, April 27th
Meeting Hall in Pilsen, 1038 W Cullerton
Doors at 7:30pm, $8 entry, cash bar
As communities, union members, Occupiers and activists gear up for another mobilization this May Day, the...
Italian Museum Burns Art In Protest Against Cuts
From the Guardian. This without a doubt provokes a response of horror from any true art lover. The notion of burning pieces of art whose cultural value can’t be measured in Dollars or Euro is something guaranteed to break hearts. But then that’s the point; it’s also virtually the same as what the Italian government does when it slashes funding for the arts by as much as 43%....
Art, Music and Resistance - Two Upcoming Events...
Occupy Chicago Rebel Arts Collective at Uri-Eichen Gallery
Friday, April 13th - 6pm to 10pm
Uri-Eichen Gallery, 2101 S Halsted, Chicago IL
Artwork that inspires, informs and furthers dialogue. Curated by Uri-Eichen and members of the collective, with pieces from artists in the local movement as well as radical art from before OWS began. From scenes of a world where billboards are reclaimed...
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March 2012
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A Las Barricadas
Black Flag Games collective is attempting produce a print run of a radical boardgame intended to spark conversation around protest tactics. A Las Barricadas is a boardgame about conflict between two opposing social forces, namely that of the state and of anti-authoritarian demonstrators. It is a two-player game with each player representing one of these social forces, the theatre of this conflict...
OCRAC's "Better Days" Event in Roosevelt Torch
Below is an article that appeared recently in The Torch, student newspaper at Roosevelt University in Chicago. It was written by Elite Truong.
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Last year, the execution of Troy Davis execution sparked outrage around the world. Davis, who was wrongfully...
Help fund the "April 7th Wishing Tree"
The Wishing Tree will serve as the visual center piece and public art project for Occupy Chicago’s ‘Chicago Spring’. It will stand ten feet tall, have a wood foundation, and papier-mache over wire will expand the foundation to trunk and branches. On April 7 (and various days after that), the people will be encouraged to write their wishes for the future on leaves, which they...
"Better Days Ahead: a cultural tribute to the...
Friday, March 23rd, 8pm
Wicker Park Arts Cener, 2215 W North Avenue
8 bucks at the door
The Occupy Chicago Rebel Arts Collective is honored to host a night of art, music and culture remembering the life and struggles of Troy Davis and Martina Correia.
Six months ago, the state of Georgia executed Davis for murder of a police officer—despite virtually no evidence and a worldwide...
February 2012
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OCRAC Launch Event This Friday!
Friday, February 24th - 6:30pm - Wicker Park Arts Center - 2215 W North Ave
Do you enjoy, make, or want to make revolutionary art? Then JOIN US for the launch of the Rebel Arts Collective and discover the possibilities throughout this incredible art-packed night!
For an $8 cover, you support Occupy Chicago, enjoy a cash bar and… Homegrown rebel music acts including: Captain Captain...
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Rehearse the Revolution: Theatre of the Oppressed...
Do you ever feel oppressed by this world, and want to fight it? Gather with us in a open space of dialogue and action to brainstorm how to fight the oppression in the world. We will use interactive theatre to externalize the problem and brainstorm solutions. Augusto Boal created Theatre of the Oppressed and utilized these forums internationally as a “Rehearsal for Revolution.” With...
January 2012
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WatchCheck out the beautiful non-profit documentary “Rise like Lions” created by filmmaker and Occupier from British Columbia, Scott Noble. It has so far been screened at about two dozen Occupy locations worldwide, including Detroit, Atlanta, London, Dublin, Auckland and Amsterdam. The documentary came in at the #1 spot on Films for Action’s top ten list of the best Occupy films, and #4 on...
Tuesday, Jan. 31st and Feb. 7th: Occupy Mary's...
Democracy Burlesque and WakeUpAndDream Productions present:
Occupy Mary’s Attic!
A Political Salon & Cabaret
Improv, Poetry, Music, Comedy, Dialogue… and much more!
Tuesday January 31st & February 7th @ 7:30pm
Mary’s Attic (above Hamburger Mary’s)
5400 N Clark Street - Andersonville
“A Salon is a gathering of people held partly to amuse one another and partly to...
As Many Roles As People Make It: An Interview With...
The following is an interview with Ani DiFranco by OCRAC supporter and music journalist Alexander Billet. DiFranco, of course, goes into some excellent points about the role of art and music in struggle.
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She’s dealt with a lot of obstacles—dismissal of her music, sexist condescension, even attempts from Clear Channel to shut down her concerts. But over the past two decades, Ani...
Solidarity With New York City Opera Musicians!
The Occupy Chicago Rebel Arts Collective, an organization of artists and cultural workers standing for social justice, roundly condemns the lock-out by the management of the New York City Opera. We also stand in full solidarity with the company’s performers and musicians and the American Federation of Musicians local 802. Without these artists and their union, their would be no NYCO.
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Occupy Benefit featuring When Flying Feels Like...
Come help WFFLF support the Occupy Chicago movement by attending this benefit show at The Empty Bottle!
Doors: 11am
Show: 12pm
Buy tickets at the door: $8
All Ages, but The Empty Bottle is a 21+ club so ALL MINORS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT (1 adult can be the chaperone for a group)
LINE UP:
Ephemeral Sunrise- 12:00pm-12:25pm Give Back- 12:35pm-1pm The Bajas- 1:10pm-1:35pm Going...
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“by Lemony Snicket
Thirteen Observations made by Lemony Snicket while watching...”
– Occupy Writers 