Visual Resistance

For those who enjoyed the Icarus Project Art Show, here’s their next event…

What: A meeting to talk about the near future of The Icarus Project in NYC and across the world where we hang out and eat good food and brainstorm exciting plans

When: This Sunday January 30th, 2005 1:00pm –?? (we have the space for the whole day)

Where: The Silvia Rivera Law Project 322 8th Avenue (Next to Duane Reade) 3rd Floor Manhattan, NYC

Who: For Anyone interested in talking about the near and far future of the Icarus Project in New York City and beyond. People who’ve talked about coming include members of Fountain House, the Freedom Center, the Icarus Project NYC Support Group, the NYU Students For Social Equality, The ABC No Rio Visual Arts Collective, Visual Resistance Collective, the New York Rat, the Teenage Lobotomy kids, Nsumi, the Curious George Brigade, David M. who presented about Hellerwork the other week, a bunch of other interesting folks.

This Sunday members of the Icarus Project and the Freedom Center and Fountain House are going to be coming to New York City to meet from as far away as California and Western Mass with the intention of figuring out ways we can all work together in the coming Spring. Beginning in April, the Icarus Project is going to be officially based out of the Fountain House building on 47th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues in Manhattan. What this means is still a little amorphous and what we’re hoping to do this weekend is figure some of it out.

Some things we already know: The Icarus Project is a new exciting visionary project with lots of
energy. Fountain House is an old established project with lots of resources. The Freedom Center is a growing project that does lots of grassroots radical mental health organizing.

Sascha will be there to talk about the work he and Ashley are doing this winter on a piece of writing which they hope will help to inspire a network of radical mental health support groups. He’s also going to present some visionary writings of Icarus members that have be posted
on the website for the general community. Will and Caty and others are going to talk about the exciting local community organizing work they’ve been doing with the Freedom Center. Alison and Elliot and some of the members of Fountain House are going to talk about the general philosophy and history of the place and how it’s put into practice on a day to day basis, the youth program at the House and the changes it’s going through, and the kind of things they’re hoping to see happen with the Icarus Project partnership. Folks from a number of colleges and universities and radical groups are going to talk about the work they do and how they want to get involved come the Springtime.

Basically we’re all going to hang out and eat a bunch of good food and talk about our visions for the future and do a bunch a brainstorming onhow we might make those dreams happen together. Come join us!

sascha (917) 733 9316
scatter[at]theicarusproject.net
http://www.theicarusproject.net

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