SubRosa – a community space

Squatting Movement in Barcelona, Thurs. Mar. 11, 5-7pm

March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

A presentation by Peter G., anarchist living in Spain and author of How Nonviolence Protects the State

The squatting movement as part of an anarchist struggle in Barcelona: an analysis of how the Barcelona squatting movement furthers the local anarchist struggle and how it hinders it.
A Presentation on Squatting Movement
in Barcelona by Peter G.
Thursday March 11th
5-7pm, donation at door
SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave.

**With a possible additional presentation by anarchist from Greece, on the book We Are An Image from the Future: the Greek Revolts of December 2008

SubRosa Weekly Open Mic immediately follows.

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Art Opening: Dark Hyphy Mist – The Art of Swampdonkey

March 1, 2010 · 1 Comment

In March, please join us as we offer the unusual work of Swampdonkey.

We don’t know much about Swampy other than he/she was raised by a young pack of African wild dogs that escaped from the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans in 1983. Swampy dabbled in southern human cults during the mid 90’s until he/she found themselves on a northbound Norfolk Southern junk train headed full speed into the dark hyphy mist.”

Dark Hyphy Mist
The Art of Swampdonkey
Opening Reception
Friday March 5th 5pm
SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

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Anti-Olympic Reportback, Wed, March 3rd, 7pm

February 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment

From February 10-15, anarchists, native warriors, radicals, and pissed off locals converged in Vancouver to disrupt the capitalist spectacle known as the Olympics.  Thousands marched through the streets in opposition to the Games, with some participants blocking roads, attacking the buildings of corporate Olympic sponsors, and fighting with the police.  This was the culmination of years of community and international organizing against the Games.  Come hear some firsthand experience from a local independent journalist who travelled to British Columbia to cover the action. Join us at SubRosa from 7pm to 9pm on Wed, March 3rd for a night of photos, videos, and stories. This event is free.

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Anarchism & Fiction / EF! Roadshow

January 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Anarchism & Fiction: A Mythmakers & Lawbreakers Book Talk

Wednesday 6pm @ SubRosa

A brief and arguably entertaining evening with Margaret Killjoy, editor of Mythmakers & Lawbreakers: Anarchist Writers on Fiction, a collection of fourteen original interviews with anarchist authors in the world of fiction (including Alan Moore! Ursula K. Le Guin! Derrick Jensen! Cristy Road! Starhawk! CrimethInc! and more!), published this Fall by our pals at AK Press. Discuss the role of storytelling in the anarchist movement — Learn about novelist assassins, post-colonial african squatters, writers who fought in revolutions and went on to write childrens’ stories! Find out what Tolkien, Camus, Orwell, and Kafka have to say about anarchism! Don’t miss it!

~ TOGETHER WITH ~

Earth First! Roadshow

Earth First! Roadshow Traveling Through California Jan. 12th - 24thWednesday 6pm @ SubRosa

The first annual Earth First! California Roadshow will be traveling through the state this month to build connections between bioregions and different ecological resistance groups, and to promote the upcoming Organizers’ Conference and Winter Rendezvous in Santa Barbara. About a dozen events are scheduled from January 12th to 24th, including stops in Santa Cruz (Jan. 13), Santa Rosa (Jan. 15) and Fresno (Jan. 20), to feature skillshares, music and information about ecology-based resistance to hierarchical power structures.

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STAR WARS TRILOGY Jan 15th, 6:00pm

January 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In Presents

Star Wars Trilogy

Star Wars

The Empire Strikes Back

Return of the Jedi

Friday January 15th, 6:00pm
SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave
Downtown Santa Cruz

Please note the early time!  Come in costume!

STAR WARS. What more can we say?  The three good ones, before George Lucas turned into a corporate droid.  Come in costume so you can prove you are the bigger geek than anyone else.  Bring your Star Wars action figures for the participatory shadow puppet show.

PLUS fantastic shorts, a shadow puppet show, and a star wars disco dance party.

BRING pillows, blankets, Star Wars action figures, and snacks to share. Donations are greatly appreciated and directly support the project.

SANTA CRUZ GUERILLA DRIVE-IN is an outdoor movie theater under the stars that springs up in the fields and industrial wastelands.  Beyond showing great movies and bringing a broad community together, part of our mission is helping reclaim public space and transforming our urban environment.

BREAKING NEWS
, updated summer schedule, discussion,  do-it-yourself, email list, the works at

www.guerilladrivein.org

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SubRosa Open Mic – a benefit for this all-volunteer radical space

December 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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Subrosa Open Mic – Thu 8pm – Performance Music Poetry
$3-7 at the door – 703 Pacific Ave Santa Cruz

This Thursday, Ellie hosts SubRosa Open Mic, a taste of old skool Santa Cruz.

Years ago, the long-gone performance art space What Is Art? held down the
north end of Pacific Ave.  This might give you a flavor of What Is Art? as well as
something of the SubRosa Open Mic:
http://www.santacruzart.net/2009/10/flashback-what-is-art.html

Now, SubRosa holds down the other end of Pacific. This is one way to
support art in Santa Cruz as well as this all-volunteer radical space.


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Wish List for the Anarchist Library

December 2, 2009 · 1 Comment

Hey, we like presents too.

Something amazing is happening at SubRosa. New BOOKSHELVES!

Maybe that doesn’t sound so amazing to you, but for those of us who maintain the Anarchist Library it’s really exciting. And more shelves means more room for books. You can help us expand the Anarchist Library by checking out our wishlist over on that corporate book website that shall remain nameless, and then heading out to your local bookstore to buy the books, and bringing them into SubRosa for the library. Or maybe you already have a copy of one of these books sitting around gathering dust. Bring into the Anarchist Library and share it with everyone.

Another way to support the Anarchist Library is to RETURN THE BOOKS YOU HAVE BORROWED in a reasonable time frame. We don’t like to send out lots of emails and make lots of phone calls asking for these books back. But the fact is that we have a lot of great books in the library, and we make those books available to everyone, but the library only works if those books get brought back once in a while. Try not to keep books for more than a month.

Thanks for helping us improve the Anarchist Library! And a very special thanks to the little elves who made the beautiful new bookshelves!

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Wed, Nov. 25 at 7pm: UC Berkeley Occupation Arrestees Speak at SubRosa

November 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment

On Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 7pm, Doug “G” and Rene Buonarroti will speak at SubRosa about the current occupation movement that captured national headlines this month. Protestors at UCSC, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis and UC Irvine occupied buildings last week in response to the UC Regents decision to raise tuition by 32%.

Doug “G” and Rene Buonarroti are two non-students who were arrested by UC Berkeley police during the occupation of Wheeler Hall. They will be reading a text they have prepared on the revolt and discuss the actions at UC Berkeley. Donations go to cover their legal costs. Please come out!

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November 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In and SubRosa Present

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Down by Law

Friday November 20th 8pm
at SubRosa (inside if cold and outside if warm)
703 Pacific Ave. (downtown)

Down by Law is a 1986 black-and-white independent film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch with Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni.The film centers on the arrest, incarceration, and escape from jail of three men. It discards jailbreak film conventions by focusing on the interaction between the convicts rather than on the mechanics of the escape. A key element in the film is Robby Müller’s slow-moving camerawork, which captures the architecture of New Orleans and the Louisiana bayou to which the cellmates escape.

Plus fabulous subversive shorts!

SANTA CRUZ GUERILLA DRIVE-IN is an outdoor movie theatre under the stars and inside that springs up unexpectedly in the fields and industrial wastelands. Beyond showing great movies and bringing a broad community together, part of our mission is to help reclaim public space and break down alienation in this urban environment. www.guerilladrivein.org

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Open Mic Every Thursday

November 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment

One of the last remaining Open Mics in this allegedly pro-art town, the SubRosa Open Mic is often standing room only.  A weekly open mic at Santa Cruz newest community space and anarchist infoshop. An opportunity to connect with friends and showcase the incredible creative talent in our community. Music, poetry, and performance. From the mundane to the jaw-droppingly inspirational.

Donations directly benefit this community-supported space.  Signups for performance at 7:30 fill up quickly. Bring your creativity and artistic genius.

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