Chicago DUers: My protest photos will be featured in exhibit. Please come.

[prolesunited]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Chicago Indymedia presents Indymedia's May Day Art Party. In commemoration of the Haymarket Martyrs and peoples' struggles around the world, Chicago Indymedia has organized a collectively curated Art Show. The exhibit is to feature experimentation in collective expression according to the themes of workers' rights, peace, and dissent.

The May Day Art Party is to take place on May Day, which takes place on the 1st of May ever since the 1st May Day in 1886 when 90,000 marched in Chicago to demand an eight-hour work day. May Day continues to be celebrated in countries throughout the world. May Day also mocks the one year anniversary of President Bush's infamous declaration of an end to war in Iraq.

The programme will include:
1. a collective photoexhibit
2. spoken word and speakouts
3. videos *
4. Musical guests: Un Voz, special guests TBA

The programme will take place at Polvo Art Studio, 1458 W. 18th St, 1R (entrance on Laflin). Doors open @ 7 p.m. We will be requesting a $5 donation but refusing entrance to no-one
http://www.polvo.org/

One of the curators for this contacted me about this after seeing some of my work on the Net. I am one of 10 photographers in the exhibit. Hope you can attend this event. Sounds like it will be an interesting group to say the least.
Perhaps afterward we could go out for a couple of drinks. Let me know! :bounce:

[arcane1]

1. dammit, I'll be missing out...

:evilfrown:

you do great work, though, you'll kick their asses! :toast:

:yourock:

[prolesunited]

6. Thanks!

:-)

[Lisa0825]

2. very cool!:-)

[prolesunited]

7. I thought so

Hope some people can make it

[flamingyouth]

3. That's great news!

Excellent poster design, by the way.

[prolesunited]

9. Someone from Indymedi

did the poster. I'll be sure and post pics of the event afterward.

[northofdenali]

4. Congrats, proles!!! Of course, DU'ers know your art

is great, so I hope your turnout will be outstanding. Wish I could be there!! :hug:

[prolesunited]

10. Appreciate the kind words

and the hug. :-)

[pmbryant]

5. Count me as one of those who will be there in spirit

:bounce:

:kick:

--Peter

[XNASA]

8. Sounds like something to do.

I will do my best to attend. I promise.

[never cry wolf]

11. Awesome!!

That's great!! I wish I could make it but my daughter has a young author's recognition dinner that day.

Congrats Sharon!!

[maxpower]

12. I will be out of town

Sorry. Keep up the good work.