Sister Serpents
Thursday, March 1, 7–9pm

Come hear the secret history of the feminist art collective the Sister Serpents. Founders Mary Ellen Croteau and Jeramy Turner will give a visual presentation on Chicago feminist art and agitation in the 1990s, sharing the posters, flyers, stickers, stamps, performances, and street art of the Sister Serpents. Visit our website for more info

Antifa Discussion Series: Community Resistance to White Nationalism
Wednesday, March 7, 7-9pm

The Antifa Discussion Series is back at Interference Archive to discuss community resistance to white nationalism. Our talk will be fueled by the current exhibition, no. NOT EVER., a multi-media, interdisciplinary, immersive installation that provides an anti-racist, anti-fascist framework for understanding the rise of white nationalism in the current moment.

From an intersectional lens, the Antifa Discussion Series is a meeting group that focuses on discussing the purpose, history, theory, and application of Anti-Fascist action. Each meeting centers around a theme. We are a non-cumulative “101” course, meaning that you do not have to know much about the topic to attend. Visit our website for suggested readings and more info

Radical Playdates are back!
Saturday March 17, 2-4pm

Want to check out Interference Archive, but think it’s not a space for kids? Think again! We’ve got Radical Playdate.
Kids can hang out and play, while you browse radical materials. All ages are welcome. We have storybooks and toys for little ones, and stencil-making and drawing for older kids. Bring a book, bring a snack, or just bring yourselves!  Visit our website for more info

no. NOT EVER. at Interference Archive
Exhibition Dates: January 18 - April 15, 2018

Interference Archive is partnering with the Seattle-based collaborative If You Don’t They Will to host their installation of no. NOT EVER. alongside a curated selection of material from Interference Archive’s collection.

no. NOT EVER. is a multi-media, interdisciplinary, immersive installation that provides an anti-racist, anti-fascist framework for understanding the rise of white nationalism in the current moment. This video-based “living archive” depicts a wide-range of rural and suburban organizing strategies from the 1980’s and 1990’s that say “no. NOT EVER.” to white nationalism in the Pacific Northwest.

In response to the Northwest Territorial Imperative, a late 1970’s call to (re)create a white homeland in the Pacific Northwest, a network of 120 rural and suburban grassroots groups organized to counter white nationalist attacks on their communities. Some of these groups consisted of a few people, some were formalized non-profits with a board of directors, some were only around for five years, and some still exist today. The activists interviewed developed invaluable creative and resourceful ways to differently counter a variety of white nationalist assaults in and on their communities. Their strategies break down isolation, provide networks for resource and research sharing, and challenge urban assumptions and stereotypes about rural and suburban organizing.

no. NOT EVER. is an installation that combines video footage from archival interviews, interactive research stations and a community resource guide. This dynamic “living archive” functions as a participatory teaching tool and as an intergenerational bridge to support ongoing efforts to say no. NOT EVER. to white nationalism in a wide range of communities and contexts.

If You Don’t They Will is a Seattle-based collaboration that provides concrete and creative strategies to counter white nationalism through a cultural lens.

For the Brooklyn installation of no. NOT EVER., Interference Archive will draw from its collection to provide an additional lens into the history of anti-fascist organizing. The exhibition will present posters, newsletters, buttons, and vinyl albums from campaigns and organizations from the 1960s to the present. Visit our website for more information.

Episode 45: Teaching Self Defense

“When I first took karate, I was already an activist. And I could see right away what this could do for women in the 70s.” — Annie Ellman

In this episode of Audio Interference, we talk to two groups that teach self-defense skills: Pop Gym (popgym.org) and the Center for Anti-Violence Education (caeny.org). We hear from CAE founder Annie Ellman, along with Izzy Finkelstein and Rachel Marks, and Pop Gym founder Grey Cohen.

This episode includes audio from a self-defense demo by the CAE Peer Educators at our block party in September 2017, originally broadcast live on Radio Free Gowanus (www.radiofreegowanus.org).

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Episode 46: Bread and Puppet Theater

“Puppetry, especially giant puppets, gives people glimpses of this bigger reality that is beyond what our minds normally inhabit.” - Joe Therrien, Bread and Puppet Theater

In this episode of audio interference, we are speaking with folks from Bread and Puppet Theater, one of the oldest, self-supporting theatrical companies in the country. Bread and Puppet have been creating performances that tackle social justice issues, and feeding people homemade sourdough bread, since 1963.

We speak with puppeteers Amy Trompetter, Linda Elbow, Josh Krugman, Sam Wilson, and Joe Therrien about the group’s history and legacy of performance and activism work.

To learn more about bread and puppet, visit their website at www.breadandpuppet.org.

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