Posted 2010-02-10 11:09:53:

Direct Democracy has something to offer BRYCC House Membership as substantive policy

Provided is a closer look at more contemporary Marxist Ideas... Larry Marx from The American Prospect that is.... The views of the author of this article are worth considering and even though some of the specific solutions offered are not that which I would agree to, the fact remains that this sort of Substantive Democratic Value

"Over the last several years, the race for money and influence and power has left the hopes and concerns of most Americans in the dust. All you see from Washington is another scandal or petty argument. And so we get discouraged. Half of us don't vote. The half of us who do vote are voting against somebody instead of voting for something. We know what fills the void: the lobbyists, the influence peddlers with the cash and connections. … They write the checks, and you get stuck with the bills."

At the 2007 Take Back America Conference, Barack Obama offered a thorough explanation of the challenges to American democracy. Now we have a political opening, a historic opp... (read and comment)

Posted 2010-01-21 16:06:55:

We started a Relief Drive in association with A Day of Service to honor the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s principals on Monday, January 18th and hope you will share in our effort.... We know our small listening community, artists and training program can support a specific effort to make things better through direct action.

image: https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=a41cecb400&view=att&th=12651d8492a55154&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=f_g4psmzbi0&zw]

Please put the word out and consider the deed.... Money only goes so far with people who need water, healthy living conditions and safety supplies... Join us in supporting Edge Outreach and the People of Haiti as a part of another 40 days of peace and volunteer effort to honor Dr. King's dream to end poverty and suffering.

Link: http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20101200410

[[Link: http://www.edgeoutreach.com/Form/pwplform3.php| our primary p... (read and comment)

Posted 2010-01-21 14:47:20:

Youth in Revolt or Just Freedom of Expression with Little Direction?

So... Even though we all know the Anarchist and/or Self-Made Individual is purely built by the investment of time, finance, and resources .... what do folks think about this? Martin Atkins believes he’s beginning a revolution. Fed up with traditional educational systems, believing academia doesn’t adapt quickly enough to properly educate students and challenge their minds, he’s bringing chaos into the classroom through his new school, launched last summer, Revolution Number Three.

Atkins is a music-industry veteran. A member of bands such as Public Image Ltd., Ministry, Pigface and Killing Joke, he’s also run his own independent label for two decades and has taught—most recently at Columbia College—courses on the behind-the-scenes aspects of the music business, like the logistics of touring. Last Spring Atkins helped re-brand Columbia’s student-run record label, AEMMP, the subject of a 2009 Newcity cover story.

Atkins is quick to note that he “doesn’t have all the answers. Te... (read and comment)

Posted 2010-01-18 20:24:17:

Compare them for yourself and ask... Is it really a coincidence??

Wow... check this out.... the Speed Museum has gone and done it again in less than a Months time... check out how similar their proposed activities are to what we are doing.... what is up with this cheap copy of fast art crap????

This new event ( http://www.louisvillefilm.org/call-for-entries.html ) is truly odd in that it is so much like the grant written by our art collective folks that one would actually have to wonder if someone had read our grant... http://www.brickhouse.cc/story/103

Given the recent Speed?? Baloney!( http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/pages/SPEED-BALONEY/231843093442?ref=ts ) Incident's uncanny likeness to the Small But Weird Invitational copied by the Speed Museum all in one month... http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=204152063908&index=1

Somebody somewhere is really paying attention to our ideas and handing them over to the folks at the Speed... whats up with that??? How odd... but totally human...... (read and comment)

Posted 2010-01-16 04:56:33:

UPS Pilots Union (Independent Pilots Association) Volunteers to Fly Haitian Relief Without Pay

PR Newswire

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Given the unprecedented tragedy in the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the Independent Pilots Association â€" UPS pilots union â€" is supporting the relief effort by establishing an electronic volunteer database for its members. "This is not the first time our members have stepped-up and volunteered their services to move aid to a disaster area," said Capt. Robert Thrush, President of the IPA. "Back in 2005, more than 500 IPA crewmembers volunteered to staff flights into Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana to help alleviate the suffering from hurricane Katrina."

The Independent Pilots Association is the collective bargaining unit that represents the 2,800 professional pilots who fly UPS's large jet fleet.

Casey Calamusa Communications Director, World Vision Thursday, January 14, 2010; 10:00 AM

Casey Calamusa, communications directo... (read and comment)

Posted 2009-12-29 14:32:59:

Lessons on Civil Disobedience

As a preface to offering some decent reading worth repeating, I would just like to say that I see different kinds of Activism as social impact choices... Proactivism and Reactionism...

I do not believe these processes and applications to be mutually exclusive even though I am done ringing the dinner bell for folks to figure out that we need to act and act directly to make this world better for the next generations and for those who have less ability to help themselves or others through action.

I WILL NOT BE PURSUING DIALOGUE HERE... I WELCOME OUR DIALOGUE AS SIDE BY SIDE SUPPORT OF OUR FACILITY AS A PLACE WHERE REAL SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED CHANGE

December 19, 2005 20 Years Ago Today, I was Arrested for "Stealing" the Golden Shovel

By JOHN BLAIR

In some ways, it seems just like yesterday. In others, well...

Twenty years ago today, I was arrested for "stealing" the gold painted ground breaking shovels at the Union Carbide PCB facility in Henderson, KY. In many ways... (read and comment)

Posted 2009-11-30 07:30:43:

the world is waiting for us to heal ourselves

I have tried person to person calls, asking for facilitation, securing bylaws which define function as process by which autonomy and accountability work hand in hand, setting priorities and simply waiting for others to pick up slack, offering myself up for training to improve...

Even drawing straws for sharing common responsibilities... clearly its not about what i can do but more about what i cannot do by myself or with my words...

Brycc is getting more and more people who understand the vision but just cant find consistency ... people want us to survive and do well and show up to make it happen..

This was sent to our myspace page and i dont disagree regardless of the faith/religion from which it came...

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Posted 2009-11-17 20:42:50:

MLKjr's Last Speech never fails to inspire...

I encourage you all to understand how vision and drive forget the boundaries of ego and identify with the infinite ...

All the while, keeping the very finite within ones heart... ... (read and comment)

Posted 2009-11-01 09:16:02:

Peace and Justice Week at UofL

Peace and Justice Weeks is a collaborative effort of campus organizations, student groups, and community community organizations to put on programs and events that highlight work being done around social justice issues. This years list of events:

Monday, November 2nd

Journey of Hope Chao Auditorium 6pm Don’t miss this stimulating panel discussion featuring Journey of Hope, an organization led by murder victim family members joined by death row family members, family members of the executed, the exonerated, and others with stories to tell. Journey of Hope conducts public education speaking tours and addresses alternatives to the death penalty. Please contact Kate Miller at the ACLU of KY with any questions at 502-581-9746 or kate@aclu-ky.org. Sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union, Anne Braden Institute, the University of Louisville chapter of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, Pan African Studies Graduate Association, the University of Louisville chapter of Amenity Internati... (read and comment)

Posted 2009-10-31 09:54:04:

Be Safe and Enjoy!

Through the Dark All Saints Go... Amidst the Peril with Minds Aglow Careful not to disturb that which lies... Hidden behind dark glowing eyes... Awake them not to hear their screams... amidst the nightmare of their dreams Wish them well and go your way... Happy to honor All Saints Day!... (read and comment)

Posted 2009-10-24 22:09:59:

Trolley Hop Talk and Sceen Printing Skill Share

Monday, October 26th will be our monthly Trolley Hop Talk featuring Batik Techniques and plenty of Textile Points of interest. We welcome everyone to join us at 7pm and learn about the empowerment of art forms related to textile arts around the world. Snacks, hot tea and coffee for all!

Second weekend in November offers a silk screening party called 'I Screen, You Screen, We all Screen for Silk Screen!' Drop us a line if you would like to join us and screen print on paper or fabric as your own design or bring a t-shirt and print a brycc shirt just for fun!... (read and comment)

Posted 2009-09-01 17:49:22:

KYWAC creates a womens leadership environment locally!

Last night was a huge batch of yellow and orange fun... Women from ages 16 to 60 came out and learned about the Power of Print as a part of understanding the materials and processes associated with printmakers. Monotypes and Seriography were the featured skill sets and between the 5 active women we were able to lead the community of 15 to a greater appreciation for processes of creative interaction.

We produced over 15 BRYCC T-shirts and 3 Bike Love sweatshirts as well as a few funky freestyle shirts for the fun of it... we learned about rainbow rolling ink and screen printing process. With the help of lots of participants, the Trolley Hop Talk explored the roots of screen printing, monotypes, intaligo, lithography and batiking as cultural expressions.

Next month we will be taking on Mosaic processes and presenting our work on the exterior signage approved by the city! Join us on Sundays from 3-5 for open studio time and find out more about how you can start your own mosaic project.

Much thanks to... (read and comment)

Posted 2009-08-03 12:07:51:

Joining the dialogue and Redesigning our Resource Base...

Well another year has proved to be a work in progress with lots of outreach and planning for our community. There seems to be some confusion about where to check for upcoming events and how members will dialogue together regularly with regards to events and resources... Here is a list serve we can use for internal decision-making and discussion:

Confirm your list serve subscription and Join the Open Studio Arts Cooperative Community

Please feel free to start up conversation and kick around ideas for proposal or project development. Also join the facebook community online by searching for BRYCC and clicking on the groups link for Open Studio...

Your input counts more than ever now that we are moving forward as a community to redesign our buildng and plan for accessible resources in our greenovation process. ... (read and comment)

Posted 2009-06-24 06:00:47:

Community Outreach for 2009- 2010

Join us for our annual gathering of Friends, Community Partners, Neighbors, Committees and Collectives to review the highlights of the last year as a part of planning our priorities for the upcoming year.

Greenovation discussion will be featured in the form of a Charette and review of our progress in returning BRYCC House to a fully operational organization. Specific fundraising and funds development dialogue will be proposed for the sake of exploring our legacy proposal to the US Green Building Counsel for their support and guidance as we continue to make progress at the site.

Items which are suited for Board of Directors approval due to fiscal and liability impacts will be assigned to their agenda and meeting time on July 19th.

Please call 303-2497 to place a topic for discussion on the agenda for this meeting or email creativemindsunion@gmail.com.

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Posted 2009-05-24 12:26:40:

How do we get our voices heard???

Our community is actively pursuing a biking lifestyle on many accounts and with folks of all ages participating as members of a movement for social change...

So whats next... Mayor's Hike and Bike?? Ride to Work with City Support... Park and Tarc?? Sure why not... but there has got to be more and there has to be a safer way of doing all this together.

We are proposing a community-based survey be run this summer to understand and gather facts about the alternatives to combustion-based transport as well as alternatives to further roadway development. Anyone interested in these ideas is welcome to gather and present or propose your city wide solutions, neighborhood applications or personal resolutions on the issue.

We welcome your input and your ideas and would love to spend some time documenting these expressions as a part of organizing a film on the subject to be used in outreach around the city. West and and East end alike do not seem to be benefitting from the grand scale of corporate progress a... (read and comment)

Posted 2009-05-06 11:41:41:

Saturday, May 9th .... Brown Foreman Ampitheatre on River Road

Local Women artists are invited to join us for another KYWAC Invitational exhibiting and selling our art....

This is a call to Women Artists, Craftswomen, Inventors, Musicians, Poetesses and Authors stop in the Brick House Community Center on Thursday May 7th at 6pm to register your work or show up Saturday May 9th at 8am to assist with art exhibition...

Stay all day and enjoy the Drums from around the World!

Interested individuals are encouraged to stop in and register your items/inventory at the Brick House Community Center this Thursday at 6pm as well as participate this Saturday (enter work even if you cannot attend the event on Saturday). Please tag each of your items and bring along a written inventory with your contact information or business cards for quick registration. Open Studio also has frames and supplies available for check out or in-kind volunteerism barter terms.

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Posted 2009-04-17 15:10:24:

Working through the Revision Process

Members Present: Kathy, Christina, Cherise, Meg, Kristin, Richard, John, Bill E. (Welcome our newly elected member)

Visitors: Pip, Damon, Randall Head

Financial Report: Partial payment made $300 to mortgage with another $300 due on April 24th; $500 due for Utilities on April 20th; $250 due for Insight (collective fundraising is currently managing this balance)

Ky Colonels Grant submitted in conjunction with USGBC offer to take Brick House Community Center on as a design charrette relative to affordable greenovation options

Proposal of changes to Bylaws debated with regards to which proposed changes would be taken into consideration first... many concerns were put forward regarding ongoing tabled proposals and the return of old members in relation to addressing these issues... Agreement was reached to considered proposed changes in parts and pieces as an ongoing commitment to review all proposals.

Proposal to amend Article 3 with exceptions to specific language which would alter co-chairper... (read and comment)

Posted 2009-04-15 23:05:39:

Recent Outreach Efforts include Facebook Group Dialogue

Hey folks... we welcome you to come visit us on the facebook website. We are listed as BRYCC Brick House and have groups which you can join for Community Gardening, Freewheel Bikes, Open Studio and KYWAC.

Everyone is welcome and we will gladly work with anyone having difficulty finding us. We set a goal of raising $250 as a part of the Causes application which allows for fundraising and specific dialogue on the page associated with our sustaining member participant option.

Our goal is to get 50 people to commit to $5 a month or 25 people to commit to $10 a month... but honestly... we will accept any combination of options... Heck... go ahead and pledge $250 for the entire year and assist us to get past our LG&E billing which really does smack of some legal action if you have the time and patience to lead the charge. More on that later....

Join us on Facebook folks... its lots of fun and you can build your own account today for free! www.facebook.com ... (read and comment)

Posted 2009-04-02 09:55:41:

Arts Council of Louisville welcomes you to join the Louisville

KY Women Art Collective invites you to join other artists for a workshop with the Louisville Arts Book USA

When: Thursday, April 02, 2009 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT

Where: Louisville Free Public Library 301 York Street in the Centennial Room Louisville, KY

Support local arts! Louisville Arts Book USA is for local artist to get exposure and network with each other . The Arts Council of Louisville encourages you to register even if you can not come to this training session , please call 502 - 585- 9525 to set up an appointment ... (read and comment)

Posted 2009-03-31 12:38:59:

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