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Artists Taking Steps Toward PARECON

Submitted by Jerry Fresia on Sat, 07/04/2009 - 4:55pm

Artists Taking Steps Toward PARECON

Artists create not just a thing of value, we create the thing of value. And yet, we live on the margins and accept our status as "starving." Part of the problem is that we also accept our situation as is, without thinking much about it. The problem is that our creative abilities are directed toward the production of a thing, as opposed to a better situation. When we step back and look at our situation, it is quite easy to create better situations where we as artists and the larger community are better served. It is quite easy to take a step toward a more democratic or participatory economy (PARECON) where we have some control over what we do and who we become.

Dj D'lish @ AquaLounge July 2, 2009

Submitted by DJ Dlish on Fri, 06/26/2009 - 1:42am

plus 44 entertainment presents DJ D’lish and guest DJ Felli Fel for a night of house, hip hop, and electronica!

Bringing you the latest summer songs from across Europe and the US, a chic club, and a sexy crowd, plus 44 entertainment is launching their summer kick-off event. Please contact Devran (DJ D'lish) for more details. Devransm@gmail.com

 

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LA Film Festival Red Carpet Photos

Submitted by TheStoningofSorayaM on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 1:34pm

Check out all the photos from the LA Film Festival screening of THE STONING OF SORAYA M.  Presented by author Khaled Hosseini, the lines for this sold out screening wrapped around the Mann Theater and down the block.  Film opens June 26th.  Please check www.thestoning.com/theaters/ for theater listings near you!  www.thestoning.com.

THE STONING OF SORAYA M - Based on a true story

Submitted by TheStoningofSorayaM on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 4:34pm

THE STONING OF SORAYA M. is inspired by French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam’s acclaimed international best-seller of the same name which first brought global attention to the real Soraya, who in 1986 was stoned to death by her fellow villagers, in the presence of her children.

The film is directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh from a screenplay by Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh and Cyrus Nowrasteh.

THE STONING OF SORAYA M - Synopsis

Submitted by TheStoningofSorayaM on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 4:33pm

THE STONING OF SORAYA M. stars Academy Award® nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG) as Zahra, a heroic Iranian woman who boldly seeks out Freidoune (Jim Caviezel, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, DÉJÀ VU), a journalist who is temporarily stranded in her remote village when his car breaks down.

THE STONING OF SORAYA M - "Get Involved!"

Submitted by TheStoningofSorayaM on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 4:30pm

We encourage all who are interested in this important film to go to the film’s site and “Get Involved.”  Please submit your names and email addresses as part of our e-petition to stop stoning forever.  Our e-petition will be sent to the United Nations’ General Secretary as well as the United States’ Secretary of State.

Submit your names today at www.thestoning.com.

Film opens June 26, 2009

THE STONING OF SORAYA M - LA Film Festival June 20th!

Submitted by TheStoningofSorayaM on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 4:28pm

We are proud to announce the screening of THE STONING OF SORAYA M.

Don’t Be a Bybee

Submitted by Jerry Fresia on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 11:54pm

Greetings everyone. I have been invited to write a little for SoCiArts and I have decided to call my column "The Frame" because I wish to explore how creativity is constrained and framed by our political and economic institutions.

Don’t Be a Bybee

Submitted by Jerry Fresia on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 5:30am

Greetings everyone. I have been invited to write a little for SoCiArts and I have decided to call my column "The Frame" because I wish to explore how creativity is constrained and framed by our political and economic institutions. I have made my living as a visual artist for about 20 years and I found ways of doing this without participating in traditional venues, competitions, grant writing and those sorts of things largely because I believe that our art industry does more to crush creativity than it does to broaden it. The general theme of "The Frame" is to encourage artists (which in itself is an elitist concept that we need to think about) to resist the old institutions of the art industry and to help build our own new institutions in their place.

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