People's Networking Convention (Madison WI)

***Tentative Schedule. Subject to change.
Don't Forget to REGISTER FOR THE PNC ASAP!! - www.infopnc.org

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15th:

2:00-11 PM: Meet and Greet at Madison Infoshop, 1019
Williamson Street. Register or check-in for PNC, get directions to housing
and share food and fun. Bike-in movie after sunset. ART OPENING, featuring
radical poster art from the past and present. If you are attending the PNC
and are a poster artist, please bring your work to display! This will be
at Escape Coffee, 916 Williamson Street all afternoon and into the
evening.

SATURDAY AUGUST 16th:

8 AM: morning yoga and breakfast at Just Coffee,
local fair-trade coffee roasters in Madison.

9:30-4:00: workshops at Just Coffee and Downtown Public Library. Current
workshops include: Transgender 101, The Role of Feminism in Social
Movements, Food Sovereignty, Unschooling, Alternative Economies and
Currencies, Be the Media, Screen Printing 101 and History of Madison's
Grassroots Leadership College and what they do.

Noon-5:00: PNC and Madison Socialist Potluck joint picnic in the park.
Meet people who've been part of Madison's radical scene and history for
over thirty years while enjoying delicious food prepared by some of
Madison's finest dumpster divers.

1:00-4:00: Orientation for the GrassRoutes Caravan. Meet fellow riders,
pick up maps of the route and start plotting the revolution! Bike
maintenance workshops will also be available to get your bike ready.

Escape Coffeehouse: PNC Film Fest. All day long and into the night, we
will show radical and provocative films for your viewing pleasure.

All day long: PNC Free Store in the parking lot of Nature's Bakery.

Sunset: OM THE DOME! Mass gathering of EVERYONE who wants to hold hands in
a big circle around the capitol dome (exact replica of the one in
Washington DC and right on top of sacred indigenous land) and om it up to
the sky. We plan to re-create '68 here in Madison and levitate their
monstrosity right off the hill. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yippie
and search for the history of Abbie Hoffman and friends in 1967 when they
gathered at the Pentagon to levitate it.

After Sunset: parties at area coops and bike games on the streets. We have the Memorial Union Terrace booked and are looking for acts!!

SUNDAY, AUGUST 17th:

8:00 AM: morning yoga and breakfast at Just Coffee or nearby park.

9:30-eary afternoon: workshops, free store, films, bike tour of Madison's
hot spots including Drumlin Community Garden, www.drumlingarden.org and
Rainbow Books, worker owned and operated booksellers.
http://www.rainbowbookstore.org/

5ish: GrassRoutes Caravan gathers at Troy Gardens to camp out and begin
our journey the next day to the RNC by bike! http://www.troygardens.org/

The People's Networking Convention will provide a space for discussion and celebration of non-elections based organizing. We are active people in Madison's bicycle community, students, as well as retired people and people of color. We wish to respond to the corporate-sponsored theater of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions and elections by providing the "people power" necessary for our own workshops and skill shares. We pledge allegiance to no parties and wish to work towards unity in our struggles and successes.

We seek to create an atmosphere of support and collaboration in our efforts against the government's domination and the injustices that come with an exploitative economy. We are presenting an opportunity for face-to-face dialogue and discussion related to grassroots democracy in our communities.

Building our alliances through participatory workshops and hands-on social experiences will provide us with a sense of what's possible when confronting large, overwhelming systems of power. Real democracy is what happens daily in our community organizing and solidarity building.

Workshops in the Works:

• Building Diverse Unity
• Analyses of Race, Class and Gender
• Unschooling
• Independent Media
• The Role of Growing Your Own Food
• Alternative currencies and economies
• Teach-in about history of Democratic and Republican parties
• Immigrant Rights struggles in Madison
• Teach-in about Indigenous History of Madison area
• Starting Affinity Groups
• Radical Intimacy and Consent
• Sex and sexuality politics
• Climate Change
• Role of Dance in Social Movements
• Legal Advice
• Feminist studies
• Jail Solidarity
• Diversity of Tactics
• DNC and RNC protest updates/support
• Group Organizing using Consensus

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