Saturday, Feb. 14, 2 PM

Anarchist Forum: "Provo: Amsterdam's Anarchist Revolt"

Jordan Zinovich, Lindsay Caplan and Janna Schoenberg discuss the legacy of the historic 1960s anarchist group that combined humor and provocation of police to elicit violent responses by nonviolent bait. The Provos also built structures to help the poor and opressed. Discussion baed on Autonomedia's 2007 book of the same title by Richard Kempton. With archival film footage.

The event will take place at The Living Theatre, 21 Clinton Street, Manhattan (just south of Houston St) (212-792-8050). Coming from uptown, take the F or V train to "2nd Avenue" (exit front of train on 1st Ave, walk east along Houston and turn right on Clinton) or coming from downtown, take the F, V, M or Z train to "Delancey - Essex" and walk east on Delancey three blocks and turn left on Clinton for 2 and a half blocks. Everybody is welcome and invited to come and to have their say. There is no set fee for the presentation, but a contribution to aid the LBC is suggested. If you have questions, contact the Libertarian Book Club/Anarchist Forum, 212-475-7180 or e-mail: roberterler (at) erols.com

Saturday, Jan. 31, 2 PM

Anarchist Forum: "The Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers"

A look back at the fascinating Lower East Side anarchist group first known in '66 as a Dada art movement called the Black Mask, but then in '68 became more active by feeding the poor, setting up crash pads, occupying a Columbia University building, promoting surrealist protests, shutting down MOMA, providing free weekly musical events and irritating the police. They became known widely as the Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers. Speakers at the forum will be the Living Theatre's Judith Malina, whose conversations with the painter Ben Morea, one of the group's founders, led him deeper into anarchism, and Osha Neumann who was an early member and has this year published a book on the history and soul of the group.

The event will take place at The Living Theatre, 21 Clinton Street, Manhattan (just south of Houston St) (212-792-8050). Coming from uptown, take the F or V train to "2nd Avenue" (exit front of train on 1st Ave, walk east along Houston and turn right on Clinton) or coming from downtown, take the F, V, M or Z train to "Delancey - Essex" and walk east on Delancey three blocks and turn left on Clinton for 2 and a half blocks. Everybody is welcome and invited to come and to have their say. There is no set fee for the presentation, but a contribution to aid the LBC is suggested. If you have questions, contact the Libertarian Book Club/Anarchist Forum, 212-475-7180 or e-mail: roberterler (at) erols.com

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 7 PM

Special "Chaos Day" Anarchist Forum: "The Magic of Money and the Future of Capitalism"

Peter Lamborn Wilson on finance as a form of gnosticism, a long historical view of the current crisis, and the prospects for resistance and revolution in the 21st century.

The event will take place at The Living Theatre, 21 Clinton Street, Manhattan (just south of Houston St) (212-792-8050). Coming from uptown, take the F or V train to "2nd Avenue" (exit front of train on 1st Ave, walk east along Houston and turn right on Clinton) or coming from downtown, take the F, V, M or Z train to "Delancey - Essex" and walk east on Delancey three blocks and turn left on Clinton for 2 and a half blocks. Everybody is welcome and invited to come and to have their say. There is no set fee for the presentation, but a contribution to aid the LBC is suggested. If you have questions, contact the Libertarian Book Club/Anarchist Forum, 212-475-7180 or e-mail: roberterler (at) erols.com

Tuesday, Sept. 9, 7 PM

Anarchist Forum: "Anarchist views on Elections"

Speakers: Judith Malina of the Living Theater, Bob Erler of the Libertarian Book Club and Kazembe Balagun of the Brecht Forum. Open discussion after the presentation.

The event will take place at The Living Theatre, 21 Clinton Street, Manhattan (just south of Houston St) (212-792-8050). Coming from uptown, take the F or V train to "2nd Avenue" (exit front of train on 1st Ave, walk east along Houston and turn right on Clinton) or coming from downtown, take the F, V, M or Z train to "Delancey - Essex" and walk east on Delancey three blocks and turn left on Clinton for 2 and a half blocks. Everybody is welcome and invited to come and to have their say. There is no set fee for the presentation, but a contribution to aid the LBC is suggested. If you have questions, contact the Libertarian Book Club/Anarchist Forum, 212-475-7180 or e-mail: roberterler (at) erols.com

Tuesday, June 10, 7 PM

Anarchist Forum: "Thus Spoke The Spectacle"

A live music video critique of media-saturated culture. The performance, based on Guy Debord's landmark Situationist work "The Society of the Spectacle," combines original music with bit and pieces of the media barrage reassembled to draw out their hidden meanings. The Spectacle, according to Debord is "the world of illusion where all attention and consciousness converge," constituting a unified thought-world constructed daily through communication technology. The Spectacle is dominated by images of commercialized community: happy, well-adjusted people connected to each other, and a multitude of products, in meaningful and satisfying ways. The reality is a never-ending psychic invasion causing alienation: separation from the self, from others, and from a genuine experience of life. Music by Eric Goodman, lyrics by Guy Debord, live performance by Eric Goodman and Mike Stevens. Open discussion after the show. thespectacle.net

The event will take place at The Living Theatre, 21 Clinton Street, Manhattan (just south of Houston St) (212-792-8050). Coming from uptown, take the F or V train to "2nd Avenue" (exit front of train on 1st Ave, walk east along Houston and turn right on Clinton) or coming from downtown, take the F, V, M or Z train to "Delancey - Essex" and walk east on Delancey three blocks and turn left on Clinton for 2 and a half blocks. Everybody is welcome and invited to come and to have their say. There is no set fee for the presentation, but a contribution to aid the LBC is suggested. If you have questions, contact the Libertarian Book Club/Anarchist Forum, 212-475-7180 or e-mail: roberterler (at) erols.com