D.I.Y. Guide to Santa Cruz- An Incomplete List of Independent Local Projects

Here is an incomplete list of other radical and do-it-yourself projects in Santa Cruz with whom we at SubRosa sometimes have a mutually supportive relationship.

For instance, some Free Skool classes happen at SubRosa.  The Guerilla Drive-In has assisted with showings at the space.  The Meristem Health Distro has a rack of zines to the right of the counter.  The Union of Benevolent Electrical Workers has also held Free Skool classes at SubRosa.  Other projects, such as the Bike Church, the Fabrica and the Computer Kitchen are our neighbors and friends.

You can also access this list that has a larger font and easier to read at the Free Skool website http://santacruz.freeskool.org/content/free-skool-2012-spring-calendar (scroll down to the bottom after the list of classes to see the list).

Imperiled Life: Revolution against Climate Catastrophe, presentation and discussion, Sat. May 26th at 6-8pm

The event will consist of a presentation by the author, Javier Sethness-Castro followed by a participatory discussion regarding the issues raised in the work.

Imperiled Life theorizes an exit from the potentially terminal consequences of capital-induced climate change. The work
is a collection of reflections on the phenomenon of catastrophe— climatological,  political, social—as well as on the possibilities of overcoming disaster.

By means of an appraisal of the current state of the Earth's climate and of the possible futures that would be impelled by further climate destabilization, the book clearly states that dramatic revolutionary transformation must be had in the near term if humanity and life itself are to have something of a chance to flourish in light of the ongoing climate crisis. It offers the alternative of an “ecological anarcho-communism” at the close of the work.

Combining reportage from the 2010 Cancún climate negotiations with investigations into historical and contemporary anti-systemic thought and praxis, Imperiled Life seeks to promote critical thought and action as means of overturning prevailing trends and thus changing our historical trajectory.

Title no. 4 in the Anarchist Interventions series (AK Press/Institute for Anarchist Studies).

More information at http://www.anarchist-studies.org and http://www.akpress.org