The Austin Time Exchange Network (ATEN) is a local program that enables individuals to provide and receive skills and services within a network of people and organizations in Greater Austin. Similar to concepts expressed in bartering and alternative currency systems\, this grassroots initiative lets members exchange labor and assistance without using the U.S. Dollar. Launched in April of 2006\, ATEN currently has over 60 members and invites new participants to join by attending any of our upcoming introduction meetings.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T022442Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080308T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080308T040000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/585 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/585 SUMMARY:Learn Something Awesome! DESCRIPTION:Learn Something Awesome!
The next Learn Something Awesome! public workshop event will be held on Friday\, March 7th at Monkey Wrench Books at 7pm.
The workshops will include\: crocheting plastic bags into useful items\, acupuncture and Chinese medicine\, yoga with a radical perspective\, and designing a basic web site with Adobe Dreamweaver.
This is a laid-back\, conversational event designed to connect and educate members of the Austin community. Come out and Learn Something Awesome!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T022442Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080308T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080308T223000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/592 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/592 SUMMARY:Austin Time Exchange Orientation DESCRIPTION:The Austin Time Exchange Network (ATEN) is a local program that enables individuals to provide and receive skills and services within a network of people and organizations in Greater Austin. Similar to concepts expressed in bartering and alternative currency systems\, this grassroots initiative lets members exchange labor and assistance without using the U.S. Dollar. Launched in April of 2006\, ATEN currently has over 60 members and invites new participants to join by attending any of our upcoming introduction meetings.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T022442Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080313T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080313T040000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/599 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/599 SUMMARY:Ecovillage Reading Group DESCRIPTION:Discussing\:
Creating a Life Together
Electric Water
Land Trusts
Carlos' brother is in Dead Legs and is travelling from Florida to be here for you. You should come hang out!
Audrey Ryan (3\:00PM)
http\://www.myspace.com/audreyryan
Dead Legs (2\:00PM)
http\://www.myspace.com/deadlegs
All The Saints (1\:00PM)
http\://www.myspace.com/allthesaints
Punk Rock Breakfast II
Bryan Ohio's leaving town bonanza with free food and juice!
@ ROOM SERVICE VINTAGE
THE VALLEY ARENA 3\:00
THE PHARMACY 2\:30
SHINOBU 1\:45
SIRHAN SIRHAN 1\:00
@MONKEY WRENCH BOOKS &\; SCOOTER REVOLUTION
DEBATE 12\:30
PRETTY AND NICE 11\:30 am
CALL IT RADAR 10\:45am
BIRDS AND BATTERIES 10am
The Valley Arena (Long Beach )
http\://www.myspace.com/thevalleyarena
The Pharmacy (Seattle)
http\://www.myspace.com/thepharmacy
Pretty &\; Nice (Boston)
http\://www.myspace.com/prettyandnice
Call It Radar (Miami Florida)
http\://www.myspace.com/callitradar
Shinobu (San Jose)
http\://www.myspace.com/shinobu
Birds &\; Batteries (San Francisco)
http\://www.myspace.com/birdsbatteries
Debate (Brazil)
http\://www.myspace.com/debaterock
The Political Party and He Said She Said Presents
Fest By No Fest
Saturday March 15th @ 10am
@MONKEY WRENCH BOOKS
SHINOBU 4\:30PM
WESTERN FRONT 3\:45pm
WE VS THE SHARK 3\:00pm
@ ROOM SERVICE VINTAGE
TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET 2\:30
THE FEMURS 1\:45
LOW RED LAND 1\:00pm
@MONKEY WRENCH BOOKS
MATT KURZ ONE 12\:30pm
SCOUTS HONOR 11\:45am
THE MONOCLES 11am
Teenage Bottlerocket (CA)
http\://www.myspace.com/teenagebottlerocket
The Femurs (WA)
http\://www.myspace.com/thefemurs
We Versus The Shark (GA)
http\://www.myspace.com/weversustheshark
Low Red Land (SF)
http\://www.myspace.com/lowredland
Shinobu (San Jose)
http\://www.myspace.com/shinobu
Western Front (CA)
http\://www.myspace.com/westernfrontmusic
Matt Kurz One(Brazil)
http\://www.myspace.com/mattkurzone
Scouts Honor (Chicago)
http\://www.myspace.com/scoutshonor
Monocles (Houston)
http\://www.myspace.com/themonocles
Four on the Floor Party Benefiting MonkeyWrench Books
Saturday\, March 15th\, 11am-10pm at Parts and Labour (1604 S. Congress)
MonkeyWrench Books would like to invite you to a FREE (but please tip your bartender!) show at Parts and Labour (1604 South Congress) this Saturday. Featuring free tamales from Fancy Pants Tamales and great bands from 11\:00am-10\:00pm. The schedule is as follows\: Caitlin Rose (11\:45am)\, The Mean Us (12\:45pm)\, The Mediums (1pm)\, David Israel (1pm)\, The Nobility (2\:30pm)\, Your 33 Black Angels (3\:15pm)\, The Vivian Girls (4pm)\, So Many Dynamos (4\:45pm)\, AM Syndicate (5\:30pm)\, Black the Dynasty (6\:15pm)\, Astronautalis (7pm)\, The Show is the Rainbow (7\:45pm)\, Burning Hotels (8\:30pm)\, The Always Already (9\:15pm)\, De Nova Dahl (10pm).
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T022442Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080315T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080316T055900Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/508 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/508 SUMMARY:SXSW DESCRIPTION:More Info Soon!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T022442Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080315T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080315T223000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/593 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/593 SUMMARY:Austin Time Exchange Orientation DESCRIPTION:The Austin Time Exchange Network (ATEN) is a local program that enables individuals to provide and receive skills and services within a network of people and organizations in Greater Austin. Similar to concepts expressed in bartering and alternative currency systems\, this grassroots initiative lets members exchange labor and assistance without using the U.S. Dollar. Launched in April of 2006\, ATEN currently has over 60 members and invites new participants to join by attending any of our upcoming introduction meetings.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T022442Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080322T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080322T040000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/603 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/603 SUMMARY:The EZLN and The Other Campaign/La Otra Campaña in the USA DESCRIPTION:The EZLN and The Other Campaign/La Otra Campaña in the USA
Juan Haro of the Movement for Justice in the Barrio will discuss the Zapatista's Other Campaign both in Mexico and the USA. He will focus on how it has influenced the work that the MJB does around anti-gentrification organizing in New York City.
The Movement for Justice in El Barrio was founded by immigrants and low-income people of color. For the past three years\, this 400-member strong tenant rights organization has successfully staved off the gentrification of Spanish Harlem. Movement for Justice in El Barrio will be coming to Austin to share their successes and discuss their organizing strategies.
Friday\, March 21st
7\:00 pm
MonkeyWrench Books
110 E. North Loop
512-407-6925 for info or directions
The Austin Time Exchange Network (ATEN) is a local program that enables individuals to provide and receive skills and services within a network of people and organizations in Greater Austin. Similar to concepts expressed in bartering and alternative currency systems\, this grassroots initiative lets members exchange labor and assistance without using the U.S. Dollar. Launched in April of 2006\, ATEN currently has over 60 members and invites new participants to join by attending any of our upcoming introduction meetings.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T022442Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080325T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080325T023000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/607 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/607 SUMMARY:Ecology Lecture Series\: Skotty Kellogg Speaks about Urban Sustainability DESCRIPTION:Skotty Kellogg of the Rhizome Collective will be speaking about urban sustainability.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T022442Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080327T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080327T040000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/609 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/609 SUMMARY:NAFTA FROM BELOW\: Maquiladora Workers Speak Out on the Impact of Free Trade in Mexico DESCRIPTION:NAFTA FROM BELOW\: Maquiladora Workers Speak Out on the Impact of Free Trade in Mexico
Join MonkeyWrench Books and the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras at A Presentation in Solidarity with the Key Safety Systems’ Workers struggle.
Key Safety Systems is a leading global producer of airbags and other auto safety systems\, which has sent its production to maquiladoras such as Valle Hermoso\, Mexico\, just south of Brownsville\, Texas\, in search of cheap workers. Two workers organizing at KSS’s Valle Hermoso plant\, Perla Cruz and Israel Monroy\, will speak on the human costs of NAFTA-style free trade. CJM coordinator Martha Ojeda\, a former maquila worker and veteran organizer\, will also be present.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T022442Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080327T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080327T040000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/605 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/605 SUMMARY:Ecovillage Reading Group DESCRIPTION:villages
electric water
Spanish Language Film Night
El Violin (Mexico\, 2005\, 98 min) (In Spanish--no subtitles available--sorry!)
The quietly dignified Don Plutarco\, his son Genaro and grandson Lucio make a humble living as travelling musicians. They also collect supplies and ammunition for the guerrilla movement that has arisen in response to the tyrannical regime. Upon returning to their hometown after one journey\, they find it has been occupied by the army and their fellow villagers have been forced into hiding. Genaro leaves to find a way to salvage the supplies. Meanwhile\, unbeknownst to his son\, Plutarco attempts to recover the ammunition himself and courageously approaches the squad captain.
Thursday March 27th
8\:00pm
MonkeyWrench Books
110 E. North Loop
512-407-6925 for more information or directions
Participatory Economics\: Alternatives to Corporate Capitalism
Case studies from Venezuela
a Lecture by\: Robin Hahnel
Robin will speak about Parecon with a specific focus on contemporary examples from Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution.
Professor of economics at American University in Washington\, DC\, and author\, with Michael Albert\, of Looking Forward\: Participatory Economics for the Twenty First Century and The Political Economy of Participatory Economics. He has written three other books analyzing the global economy Panic Rules! Everything You Need to Know About the Global Economy\; The ABCs of Political Economy\: A Modern Approach\; and Economic Justice and Democracy\: From Competition to Cooperation
Friday\, March 28th
8 p.m.
MonkeyWrench Books
110 E. North Loop (corner of 53rd St and Ave F)
call 512-407-6925 for info or directions
The Austin Time Exchange Network (ATEN) is a local program that enables individuals to provide and receive skills and services within a network of people and organizations in Greater Austin. Similar to concepts expressed in bartering and alternative currency systems\, this grassroots initiative lets members exchange labor and assistance without using the U.S. Dollar. Launched in April of 2006\, ATEN currently has over 60 members and invites new participants to join by attending any of our upcoming introduction meetings.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T022442Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080329T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080330T000000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/604 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/604 SUMMARY:Mutualism Study Group DESCRIPTION:Mutualism is a school of thought that calls for decentralizing economic and political power through building cooperatives and community financing systems. It is a radical theory that opposes corporate and state power\, and instead promotes an economy of small farms\, independent business\, cooperatives\, and self-employed workers.
This group will meet monthly to discuss mutualist theory and practice\, study relevant books and articles\, and work towards building up \\"mutualist infrastructure\\" in Austin.
The first meeting will be introductory\, and for April we'll start discussing some of the work of the contemporary mutualist scholar Kevin Carson (www.mutualist.org)