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Thursday January 01 1970

Anticivilisation gathering: against the megamachine

category international | environment | event notice author Saturday April 29, 2006 00:51author by llavors d'anarquia - llavorsauthor email llavors at nodo50 dot org Report this post to the editors

This year we are calling for a new gathering of critics against civilization.
The gathering will take place in the North of Barcelona (near the Iberic Mediterranean coast) on the 2, 3, 4 and 5 of June.

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1-Anticivilisation gathering: against the megamachine.

This year we are calling for a new gathering of critics against civilization.
The gathering will take place in the North of Barcelona (near the Iberic Mediterranean coast) on the 2, 3, 4 and 5 of June.

PROGRAM
FRIDAY 2-VI-06.

Morning: Welcoming the participants.

Afternoon: First meeting to know people and groups and to make the schedule for the following days.
Presentation of 3 discussion groups:
Group 1 (G1): “Domination, civilization and domestication “Green Anarchy (Eugene, Oregon).
Group 2 (G2) “Primal war and collapse. Wilderness against domestication “ (provisional title) Coalition Against Civilization (Greensburg, Pittsburgh).
Group 3 (G3) “Temporary Amoral Zone” group animated by Egoists Anonymous (Barcelona)

SATURDAY 3-VI-06.

Morning: Groups debates (G1, G2 and G3)

Afternoon: Workshops on practical skills and techniques to improve our un-civilized autonomy.

SUNDAY 4-VI-06

Morning: Groups meeting and debate (G1, G2 and G3).

Afternoon: More workshops on practical skills and techniques toward an un-civilized autonomy.

MONDAY 5-VI-06.

Morning: Group meeting and debate (G1, G2 and G3).
Final meeting to go through the conclusions or the unresolved questions.

WORKSHOPS:

We have already set up some of the workshops on practical skills: making bread, making soap, cryptography without computers, applied botanic knowledge, mankala, organic agriculture, energetic crisis, actual applications to spear thrower, distilled of “essences”…

Of course, we are waiting for more proposals. And there are more ideas, but we need people to carry the workshop. So, if you want to hold a workshop, please let us know!

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So, you need to bring with you:
-sleeping bag or blankets. (It may be a bit cold in Catalonia in June).
- whatever you need for eating: forks, spoons, plates, mug …

We, as the ones who are making the call for this gathering, will take responsibility for organizing the meals (last year a collective assumed to prepare the food with some help from us). So, we will have ready the food for Friday, Saturday and Sunday’s meals, and Monday’s breakfast and lunch. We expect help to cook and do the washing up.
The cost for the food will be about 10 euros per day, but we still have to count more precisely. We tell you in advance!
The food, of course, will be vegetarian with a vegan option.
Also, we hope to be able to organize some events to have fun on Friday’s, Saturday’s and Sunday’s nights.
We are going to have ready anything necessary to play videos and if you would like to show something to the rest of participants, let us know! And we trust in your skills and help.

Children, and people with any special need are welcome, but it will be good to know in advance, in order to ease their reception and to provide whatever you need.

To get information about the exact place or anything else you want to ask us, please write to luddites@nodo50.org or llavors d’anarquia (llavors@nodo50.org) C/Mestres Casals i Martorell 18 Baixos 08003 BARCELONA (Spanish State).

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2-ENCUENTRO ANTICIVILIZACIÓN: CONTRA LA MEGAMÁQUINA.

Este año, de nuevo, lanzamos un llamamiento para un encuentro de crítica contra la civilización.
El encuentro tendrá lugar en el norte de Barcelona (cerca de la costa del Mediterráneo Ibérico) los días 2, 3, 4 y 5 de junio de 2006.

PROGRAMA
VIERNES 2-VI-06

Mañana: Bienvenida de los participantes.

Tarde: Primer encuentro de personas y grupos para preparar las actividades de los dias siguientes.
Presentación de los 3 grupos de discusión:
Grupo 1 (G1): “Dominación, civilización y domesticación” Green Anarchy (Eugene Oregon).
Grupo 2 (G2) “Primal War y colapso. Salvajismo contra domesticación” (título provisional,) Colaition Against Civilization (Greensburg, Pennsylvania).
Grupo 3 (G3) “Zona Temporalmente Amoral” grupo animado por Egoístas Anónimos (Barcelona).

SÁBADO 3-VI-06.

Mañana: Grupos de debate (G1, G2, G3).

Tarde: Talleres prácticos de herramientas y técnicas para desarrollar una autonomía no-civilizada.

DOMINGO 4-VI-06.

Mañana: Grupos de debate (G1, G2, G3).

Tarde: Talleres prácticos de herramientas y técnicas para desarrollar una autonomía no-civilizada.

LUNES 5-VI-06

Mañana: Reunión final y puesta en común de los grupos (G1, G2, G3).
Despedida.

TALLERES:

Tenemos concretados algunos talleres prácticos: elaboración de pan., de jabón, cryptografia, mankala, botánica aplicada, aplicaciones actuales de los propulsores neolíticos, destilado de esencias ….

naturalmente estamos abiertos a todo tipo de sugerencias y propuestas. Esperamos vuestras ideas. Y, si alguien quiere llevar adelante un taller que se ponga en contacto con nosotros.

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Es imprescindible que traigáis:

-Saco de dormir o manta (en junio todavía puede hacer fresco por la noche).
-Útiles para comer: cuchara, tenedor, plato, taza, vaso.

Los organizadores del encuentro organizaremos la comida, con la ayuda de los participantes (el año pasado este trabajo era asumido por un colectivo). Prepararemos comida para los cuatro días del encuentro exceptuando desayuno del día 2 y la cena del día 5. Esperamos ayuda para cocinar y limpiar.
El coste de la comida rondará los 10 euros diarios, por el momento no podemos precisar el coste total, esto es sólo un avance.
La comida será vegetariana con opción vegana.

Trataremos de organizar algunos actos festivos para las noches de viernes, sábado y domingo. Reuniremos los equipos necesarios para proyectar vídeo.
Los niños y las personas con necesidades especiales son bienvenidos, para facilitar la acogida, mejor nos lo comunicáis con antelación.
Para más información sobre el lugar exacto o cualquier otro tema o pregunta, por favor, escribid a luddites@nodo50.org o a llavors d’anarquia (llavors@nodo50.org) C/Mestres Casals i Martorell 18 baixos 08003 BARCELONA.

author by ionatanpublication date Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:55author address author phone Report this post to the editors

So how do we all get to Barcelona? Walk? While eating the deer we just killed with a flint spear? And I guess if we all pool the pelts of what we've all killed, we'll have enough to build a shelter.

I'm not trying to be trollish; in some ways, I find the subject of a critique of civilization fascinating. One thought that I have, and it's a chilling one, is the amount of people who would have to die off, starve, and freeze to get us back to pre-civilization population levels.

Since I don't know how to farm or hunt, and the people who I know who do aren't the greatest at sharing, I'd probably be among the first billion or so to go.

author by jesspublication date Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:16author address author phone Report this post to the editors

if you're worried about not being able to survive without the continuance of this corpse-machine, to borrow a phrase, then start learning.. how to share would be a first step.. And yes Barcelona is miles away but dont knock em for the invitation, at least they're trying to share some ideas, skills + whatnot. Good luck to em

author by jack whitepublication date Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:20author address author phone Report this post to the editors

"if you're worried about not being able to survive without the continuance of this corpse-machine, to borrow a phrase, then start learning.. how to share would be a first step.."

Y'know after the fall of civilisation (or the "corpse-machine") I think it'll be pretty easy to pick up on how to use a spear and make bread. They're not the most complicated activities after all. (Fuck knows what you're gonna go around hunting with a spear though...)

I'd be more worried about things that'll be a bit harder to pick up - anyone at this yoke going to run workshops on diy heartsurgery or 'ways to communicate with people on the other side of the world without using technology' or anything like that?

 
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