September 2009 Blog Posts (8)

G-20 Pittsburgh Summit

City of Asylum/Pittsburgh played host to 20 Burmese monks-in-exile for a showing of the movie "Burma VJ" *video journalist) at the Mattress Factory and a panel discussion with the monks. COA/P's exiled writer-in-residence is Khet Mar of Burma. The monks stayed in COA/P housing on Sampsonia Way. The next day the monks conducted a Peace Walk from Sampsonia Way to the site of the G-20 Summit.

The following link is a 30-second video that traces the walk, including the monk's sit-down… Continue

Added by Henry Reese on September 26, 2009 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments

Dialogue on Arts Spaces and Activism has Taken Off!

We're one day into the week-long online dialogue on Art Spaces Hosting Activism and Strengthening Community Engagement and I'm truly inspired by the conversations that are already underway. If you haven't done so already, please stop by, speak up, spread the word.

Here are some quotes from dialogue participants' comments that have me all… Continue

Added by Karen Phillips on September 24, 2009 at 1:05pm — 2 Comments

Two academic opportunities on peace and activism :: Oak & Scoville

Here are two opportunities that have come through my inbox:

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Call for Applicants for the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship is intended for recent college graduates interested in working on security and peace issues anywhere between six to nine months in the Washington D.C. Deadline for applications is 5 October 2009.

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Added by Todd Lester on September 23, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Support an Afghan Wheelchair Basketball Team: DONATE by October 3rd!

Support an Afghan Wheelchair Basketball Team

Let’s Send Them a Coach!

This past June I met the most inspiring group of basketball players. They play in wheelchairs. They are the first wheelchair basketball team in the Mainama province of Afghanistan and they want a coach!

The team was formed by the Orthopedic Workshop & Physiotherapy Center a few months ago. They taught themselves to play and recently had… Continue

Added by Heather Metcalfe on September 20, 2009 at 2:03am — No Comments

freeDimensional / New Tactics Online Dialogue: 5 days away

From September 23 - 29 something very exciting will take place.

Activists, artists, art space administrators, poets, nonprofit workers from around the world will have the opportunity to virtually come together for an online dialogue about one of the topics we fD-ers love best: "Art Spaces Hosting Activism and Strengthening Community Engagement." Community… Continue

Added by Karen Phillips on September 17, 2009 at 1:43pm — 1 Comment

Case of a Georgian activist & author :: How fD's Creative Safe Haven benefits from intersecting networks

Recently fD was asked by the International Cities of Refuge Network to host a poet and activist from the Republic of Georgia for a short transit placement before he would go to an ICORN city for one year. They had already asked the PEN network to research his case. We in turn asked the Trans Europe Halles network if they had an art space close-by (in… Continue

Added by Todd Lester on September 15, 2009 at 1:59pm — No Comments

Caravansarai hosts its first party on the roof!

Caravansarai hosts its first party on the roof!

That may be overstating things, but we did take a break from the 11th Istanbul Biennial to show some folks around our new building and talk about our plans for the future.

Two months ago Caravansarai found a small building in the Karaköy neighborhood of… Continue

Added by Anne (Anika) Weshinskey on September 14, 2009 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

freeDimensional will attend the YATF Informal Meeting in Alexandria

In late October, I will be heading to Egypt to attend the Informal Meeting organized by the Young Arab Theater Fund. freeDimensional was invited to participate in this annual meeting of independent cultural spaces and operators from the Arabic speaking region and beyond.

According to the YAFT website, "The Informal Meeting of independent cultural spaces and operators in the Arabic speaking region is a project… Continue

Added by Karen Phillips on September 14, 2009 at 3:35pm — 1 Comment