Date: 21 Jun 2000 22:51:45 -0000
Subject: NAAC Updates


Hello to everyone on the NAAC update list.  For our new members we have included a basic introduction.  For more general information please see our web site at naac.8m.com


The North American Anarchist Conference will be taking place in Los Angeles from August 11-17 2000. The primary focus of the NAAC will be the intellectual, philosophical, theoretical, technical and spiritual advancement of anarchism as a political theory, ideology, practice, and the analysis and evaluation of the current state of anarchism as a viable political theory and practice.

The first three days of the NAAC (August 11-13) will include speakers, workshops, films, study groups, networking, plays, film shows and preparing for the last four days (August 14-17) which coincide with the Democratic National Convention which is being held in Los Angeles. There will be lots of direct actions and street protests taking place around the DNC.


Conference program update and preliminary list of workshops, speakers and events.

Workshops:

Anarchism 101 (a basic overview of anarchism for newcomers
State Control
Anarchists and Leftists
Political Prisoners (Anarchist Black Cross)
Anarchist study and Action
"Know your rights"-dealing with police
Homophobia
Burma-Unocal
Colombia
Bike repair
Composting
Animal Rights
Consensus 
Women and the future
Big Mountain
Police abuse in LA
E.Z.L.N - Mexico
Magonismo
Welfare reform and slave labor
Liberation Pedagogy
Black Block: Tactics and history
Strategies of Anarchism
Authority and Youth
Starting a Cop watch
Video activist workshop
Anarchism and youth
Anarchism and womyn

Networking:  Development of a Continental Anarchist Network

Speakers:

Michael Albert  (Participatory economics, political economy)
Cecilia Garcia
Thomas Katenay

Discussion groups: still open

Art and culture:

Political Prisoner Art Display ( LA Anarchist Black Cross)
Video showings: still open
Poetry: Ulysses Facio



Attention:  This is only a very preliminary list.  We still need many more submissions in the area of art and culture, and we still need to get more confirmations for keynote speakers.  We will be sending out new updated and improved lists as we develop them.  Please keep sending us your ideas.  

To those of you who have proposed workshops, please get in contact with us to confirm that you are still interested.  


Other Updates:

We have received many questions regarding housing and transportation.  We will be setting up lists on our web page where people can ask for housing/transportation.  People who can provide housing/transportation should leave a contact and we will begin to hook people up with what they need.

We will also be providing information on train, buss, and car directions on the web page in a little while.

We are asking that people pre-register for the NAAC.  It is not mandatory, but it will help us out alot if people do pre-register.  We are asking for a 25 dollar donation.  No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.  Any donations over 25 dollars would be greatly appreciated as we have many expenses to deal with before the conference.  Our pre-registration form is available at our web site, just print it out and sent it in.

Take care, and we will see you all in August

For the revolution----  The August Collective





NORTH AMERICAN ANARCHIST CONFERENCE
LOS ANGELES = AUGUST 11-17 2000
http://naac.8m.com/
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