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AffiliationsMember SinceMar 24, 2008Recent PostsPhiladelphia Museum Guards Finally Win Their Own UnionSeventeen years after security guards at Philadelphia’s Museum of Art lost their union in a Democratic mayor’s privatization spree, they joined students and a tireless Jobs with Justice chapter to beat long odds and vote in an independent union in October. Warren Davis | October 27, 2009Seventeen years after security guards at Philadelphia’s Museum of Art lost their union in a Democratic mayor’s privatization spree, they beat long odds in early October and voted in an independent union. The victory ... Release: Wooden Shoe Collective RestructuresAnnouncement: The Wooden Shoe collective has undergone major restructuring. We have a new outlook, and new energy for building a pretty amazing new space, and a nrevised mission and statement of values. Announcement: The Wooden Shoe collective has undergone major restructuring. We have a new outlook, and new energy for building a pretty amazing new space, and a nrevised mission and statement of values. As a 32 year-old infoshop, Wooden Shoe Books has provided the local Philadelphia community with access to literature specializing in social justice, radical theory and culture, anarchism and other related ideologies. The Wooden Shoe has also served as a place to hear authors, musicians, and activists present their work around these issues. As of March 2009 we would like to make a special announcement. After nearly six months of work, we have completed a major restructuring of the organization of our collective.Many people might wonder why the Wooden Shoe collective found it necessary to restructure. For years collective members worked hard to find new solutions to the ever-present main problems: finding committed and accountable collective members, combating the yearly loss of funds, and finding ways to hold larger community events. Many different solutions were presented and tried, but none were successful. We needed to re-organize in order to survive financially, but also to make the collective stronger. With our new structure, we have a better system of open and honest communication, better training process, and much better accountability amongst our members. We cannot truly confront the many systems of oppression in larger society until we have confronted those very issues within our own collective.We’re ... City Paper Article on Matt Hern's philly tour at Wooden Shoe and A-SpaceCity Paper Article on Matt Hern's philly tour at Wooden Shoe and A-Spacehttp://www.citypaper.net/articles/2009/04/09/matt-herns-lectures
AGENDA . On the DL Matt Hern's Lectures The Canadian anarchist icon schools Philly on why tolerance is overrated. ... |
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