To Care is to Struggle: Support in Radical Movements 17 February 2013 @ 5pm Minnehaha Free Space – 3747 Minnehaha Ave. Minneapolis, MN A talk by Kevin Van Meter of Team Colors. How do radical movements respond to personal crises, trauma, care as well as issues that flow through our everyday lives? Beyond seeing politics … Continue reading »
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Care in movement / Care as movement: accountability, abolition, and alternatives to the state – A panel with members of Philly Stands Up! & Trans Youth Support Network – 2/15 – 6pm-8pm
Alexis Pauline Gumbs writes, “It is possible to call on each other (and to call each other out) instead of calling the police, and… healing justice is not merely a salve for overworked activists or a sparkle decorating our movement, it is a tangible resource for longevity and resilience against the state.” In recent years, … Continue reading »
Breaking Free: A facilitator’s guide to participatory action research practice – 2/5 – 6-8pm
Book release event for Breaking Free: A facilitator’s guide to participatory action research practice by Timothy Pyrch, a Professor Emeritus of Social Work at the University of Calgary. He has been a practicing popular educator in the radical tradition in the adult education movement for 35 years. He is devoted to democratizing knowledge-making processes through … Continue reading »
November Calendar of Free Space Events
Check out these upcoming events in November at the Free Space (and associated events around town put on by the MARS collective):
(s)Election Night: No-Parties Party – 11/6
Sick of electoral politics? Come hang out with fellow radicals on election night. We’ll have food, hot drinks, livestream coverage for laughs, and shoulders to lean on. The fun – or something like that – starts at 6:30 at the Free Space on November 6. Continue reading »
“Why we’re voting no and you should too”: A statement by the MARS Collective
The way we, the MARS Collective, have chosen to help create the world we want to see is outside electoral politics; we value self-determination, mutual aid, direct action, and autonomous community control. Voting for the specific ways in which our dignity will be taken away—whether by referenda or by politicians whose lives are utterly different than our own—is not a political system we see as legitimate. Nonetheless, we view defeating the proposed constitutional amendment of Voter ID/Voter Restriction here in MN as crucial to our struggles. Read on for more… Continue reading »
MARS Attacks your boss – Dance Party Benefit for IWW Work People’s College & MFS
Come out for a fun dance party and to support two good causes: The IWW Work Peoples College and the Minnehaha Free Space Featuring beats from: – the Pleasure Principle DJ Team – DJ Trash Talk – and more! Please note that this is at a different location from previous MARS Attacks: 740 E. Lake … Continue reading »
We’re moving to 3747 Minnehaha! Details on our move and how you can help
We are excited to announce that the Minnehaha Free Space is moving to 3747 Minnehaha Avenue, three blocks south of our current location! We’ll be closing from June 17th through July 31st for planning, packing, painting and fancying up our new digs.
3747 Minnehaha Ave. is in the IUE-CWA building right next to the studio of Ricardo Levins Morales, a fantastic radical artist and friend of the Free Space. We’re looking forward to being neighbors with union activists and with Ricardo! Read on for more about the new space and how you can help us make the move a success. Continue reading »
Update: Re-opening Wednesday 4/25
Update: We’ll be re-opening for regular open hours starting Wednesday, April 25. Sorry for the inconvenience of the last few days! MFS is still having plumbing problems today (Tuesday), so we’ll be closed again today. Sorry! The plumber is coming this afternoon and should have it fixed by tomorrow.
Minnehaha Free Space Open Forum-TWO DATES-4/21 and 4/26
To those who have organized or attended concerts, art nights, meetings, panels, discussions, dinners, workshops and classes at the Free Space, To those who have checked out library books, played pool, had political discussions, used the computer, listened to music, plotted resistance, played with toys, watched movies or just hung out, You are invited to … Continue reading »
