Node Will Host Crude Oil Pipeline Discussion at Newburgh Rowing Club

This Sunday, September 7, node  will host the art and activist project SeaChange, as it makes its way down river from Troy to New York City. Wigwam reported on node a while back, and it is going ahead full steam, with a change in location from the Long Dock building to the University Settlement Camp.

The SeaChange event will be held at the Newburgh Rowing Club, on the waterfront south of the ferry dock, near Gully’s Ba.r The discussion will focus on the crude oil virtual pipeline along the Hudson, and will also include a presentation about node.

AGENDA
5:00 – 5:30: Welcoming (give people time to arrive slowly)
5:30 – 6:00: Presentation/Discussion on Crude Oil by Riverkeeper
6:00 – 6:15: Questions
6:15 – 6:30: Climate Justice Performance
6:30 – 6:45: About SeaChange
6:45 – 7:15: Discussion on Local Resistance “node”
7:15 – 8:00: Potluck Dinner
8:00 – 8:10: Closing Performance

SeaChange: We All Live Downstream is a collaborative art & activism project, navigating the Hudson River, climate change, and water as commons in the summer and fall of 2014. Initiated by Mare Liberum | The Free Seas & 350.org.

Pavilion space at the University Settlement Camp. All workshops listed will be held a USC.

Other events and workshops coming up at node:

• DIY Mushroom Cultivation Workshop (9/9): A 3-hour workshop covering the core skills needed to start growing “mushroom to mushroom” year round. Theoretical concepts and practical skills are covered in-depth and include various ways to cheaply grow edible and remediative mushrooms and their mycelium. Topics covered include liquid culture work, grain and sawdust spawn, fruiting systems, and outdoor installation design.  Link: http://edgeofno.de/events/mushroom-cultivation-for-insulation  // facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/events/270604916480569

• Permaculture Ways of Living (9/16) and Natural Building for the Northeast (10/2): both are 2-hour discussions with Andrew Faust.  More info for both: https://www.facebook.com/events/941314955885182/?ref=22   AND  https://www.facebook.com/events/1467517763520873/?ref=22

• Drawing Your Vision (9/21): Empowering people by teaching them the tricks to be effective when drawing their dreams and creative projects.  Lets flood town hall with our ideas, and communicate them effectively through drawing!  More info: http://edgeofno.de/events/drawing-your-vision