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Support 16 Beaver !!!

2010.03.26
NYにある16 Beaverは、アーティストによって運営されている場所で、アート、文化、経済、政治活動に関する言説の生産、プレゼンテーション、ディスカッションのための場です。上記のテーマを分けずに、複合的なものとして扱う、素晴らしい企画をしていると思います。まだ一度も行ったことはないけど、関心を寄せ、尊敬していました。勝手に、これから繋がっていくことがあるんじゃないかと思っていた矢先に、彼らが財政的に大変だという情報をメールでもらいました。大家さんといろいろあったみたいで、当面の家賃をサポートしてくれる人を探しているみたいです。今後は、シェアオフィスにするなどの工夫をすることで、より透明で健全な運営をしていくとのことです。今、hanareの運営方法に頭を悩ませているので、本当に人ごとではないです。
彼らのイベントは全て無料で、これからもそのポリシーは変えないみたいです。無料であることと、幅広い参加者がいるかどうかは別問題ですが、hanareは毎回入場料や、食費を徴収しているので、その確固たる姿勢には頭が下がります。こういうことを無料で、継続してやっていく必要性を感じている人たちがいるから、私たちも頑張ろうと思えているので、勝手に仲間だと思っています。英語の読める人は以下の情報を呼んで、少しでも寄付が出来るようなら、お願いします。

Dear Friends/Comrades/Readers/Thinkers/Do-ers/Silent partners, ...


In the past 6 months, we have been struggling over our lease renewal with
the building owner of 16 Beaver Street. We are doing our best to resolve
this situation directly and through legal channels. However, the inability
to clarify our status in the space has prevented us from bringing in a new
partner to share the 4th floor with us, thus denying us a significant
portion of our monthly rent for the space. And thus, since September have
been accruing debt.

Unable to pay the full rent, without clarifying our status, we have sought
the help of pro-bono attorneys. After a recent hearing, the situation is
both more clear and more urgent: our current understanding is that we will
not be forced out of the space if we pay the full rent up to April. In
order to do so, we have to make up the accrued debt. We would like to
raise enough to cover our outstanding rent obligation and also have some
funds in reserve to help support us over the next several months as we
reorganize ourselves and attempt to expand the horizon for how a political
space in Lower Manhattan can function today.

Our target is $30,000, and we have until our next court date on April 13
to meet it. This may seem like a lot, but if everyone on this list donated
what they can, we could quickly surpass it. From $10 to $1000, whatever
you can give, we will be very appreciative.

We did not want to ask for money, as other contributions of energy and
participation from many on this list have sustained 16Beaver as a project
for so long. It has been important for us to make all events free and open
to the public, and this can not change. But the sum seems attainable and
the space and our program is important to too many people for us not to
try something distributed and collective.

We are approaching our mailing list first, because it seems the most
direct, interesting and ethical way to raise this money. That is, ask for
smaller contributions from a broad network of friends and supporters.
Although we are not a registered 501(c)3 non-profit and do not plan to
become one, we felt given this outreach for money, we needed to have clear
accounting and a basic infrastructure for accepting support.

We are now fiscally sponsored through Fractured Atlas. You can contribute
directly by going online:

http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=3217

Of course, all contributions are tax-deductible (if this helps anyone).
Fractured Atlas receives 6% from the donations, which is fair, for the
help they are providing us.

We're asking for two things: please support us financially if you can
(international donations are possible, if you are wondering) and please
send to people who might be invested in the continued and ongoing
existence of 16Beaver. If you can help us identify and approach
individuals or foundations who might also be interested in additional
assistance please write to us at:  <donations AT 16beavergroup DOT org>

We know that while this may be a familiar narrative, the news of our
situation may be upsetting to you (it is to us). We hope 16Beaver Group as
a public and ongoing framework for collective conversations and inquiry
will go on regardless, but we need your support in this period.

We have two tasks in front of us: remaining in our space and implementing
our plan for sustaining it. We still would like to base our sustenance on
sharing space with others, but we would like to house a more open and
shared daytime working space that could support groups who have more
affinity with us. Ideally, we would like to set up a day-time working
space, with a base composed of small groups who need office space, and
individual artists and activists who would like to share a communal work
environment. We welcome queries from anyone who might want to join such an
undertaking.

We plan to continue doing the important work we've been doing and we need
your support and involvement over the next few weeks to make this
possible.

Please contact us if you have any further questions at the email address
provided in this letter.


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3. How you can you help

3.1 by monetary contribution online through Fractured Atlas who is now
fiscally sponsoring us.

http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=3217

3.2 If you know a group / individuals who would like to share a space and
has an affinity to what we are doing please direct them to us and this
email  <space AT 16beavergroup DOT org>

3.3 If you are a part of or know an organization who may want to offer us
financial assistance, or other forms of help contact us to <donations AT
16beavergroup DOT org>


hanare mediaが密かに熱い/ hanare media is burning

2010.03.20
Mary Taylorによる記事を2つアップしました。英語は。。。となる人も辞書を片手に頑張ってみてください。よい記事です。hanare mediaの紹介を今までしたことがなかった。まとまりのない執筆陣の人たちが、書きたいことを自分のペースで書く、ルールはそれだけ。書きたいことを書きたい時に、とはいいつつ、書いている人がお互いにやんわり影響を与え/受け合っています。最近も、誰かが言い出したわけではないけど、なんとなしにアート、エステティック(aesthetic)についての記事が多かったり、ちょっと前はグラフィティ、ストリートアート、ヒップホップ関連だったりと。
新しい執筆者を増やして、特集記事も組んで、ビデオコラムも始めて、外国語執筆陣も増やして。。。と言い出したらきりがないほど、沢山したいことがあるので、徐々に実現していきます。

A.I.R Miyashita Park

2010.03.16


今、渋谷区とナイキは、宮下公園を「NIKEパーク」と称してスポーツ施設に改変する工事を始めようとしています。私たちは公共の場でナイキのビジネスに参加することを、受け入れた覚えはない! ナイキが好きとか嫌いとか関係なく、公園はわたしたちみんなのものだ! そこでこの春から、様々なアーティストが宮下公園で滞在制作していきます。展覧会、シンポジウム、ライブ、上映会、ワークショップ、カフェなどを企画し、生きること、遊ぶこと、暮らし、居場所、排除、差別、暴力についてなど、対話の契機を生み出し、みんなの公園を実践していきます。

**Miyashita Park Artist in Residence** PARK IS OURS ! -Our actions make park.- 2010. March 15th - 17th Now, Shibuya-ku Ward (Tokyo) and NIKE try to start converting Miyashita Park into "NIKE Park". For this construction, they decided the half of park will be sealed off with the fences on March 16th and 17th. What are they talking about? We have never accepted NIKE use the park for their business in the park, public area! Miyashita Park is not only for NIKE's consumers, but OURS! Thereupon, various artists are going to stay at Miyashita Park and execute their works (= Artist in Residence, A・I・R) from this spring. Through the many projects such as exhibition, symposium, music performance, movie show, workshop and cafe, we will think about what Living, Playing, Life, Whereabouts, Exclusion, Discrimination, Violence etc. are, and we do PARK.

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