The North of Nowhere (NoN) Expo:
A Multidisciplinary Festival of
Independent Media & Underground Art
Sept. 16-30, 2007

Sept. 21 from 3-5PM
Just Added! FAVA's FILM OUT LOUD (#1)
@ FAVA (Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta) 2nd Floor, 9722 102 Street, Ortona Armoury (in the valley)
Put aside the digital world and put your voice to film. Come on over and check out Super 8mm, 16mm, 35mm film cameras. Take an in-depth look at Super 8mm filmmaking and view some classic Super 8mm films. For more info call FAVA directly at: 429-1671







SEPT. 21 @ 4PM
Button-Making Workshop
@ the ESPA Infoshop: Room #9, 6th Floor, Stanley A. Milner Library (7 Sir Winston Churchill Square)
Admission: FREE (materials donations suggested)*

Are you a passive objector? Wear buttons! Ever wanted a certain slogan or image on a button but didn't know where to get it? Now's your chance to learn how to MAKE YOUR OWN for fun spits & giggles!

Bring your own small pieces of art or slogans on standard-weight paper (art should be 1.25" or 2" round, for completed 1" and 1.75" buttons), or make some buttons with pre-printed art & slogans we provide. (Note: Old comics make GREAT buttons!)

Space is limited. We encourage people to register with us in advance to ensure a seat: Please email nonexpo@edmontonsmallpress.org or call (780) 434-9236 by Sept. 19 to RSVP.

* The skillshare is free, but a small donation of $0.25 - $1 per button is requested to help us cover our costs for hardware and pre-printed designs (free to low-income). This is a child-friendly skillshare, if accompanied by a responsible caregiver.



SEPT. 26 @ 1-5:30pm
Dignity Villages: The Experimental Communities Tool-Kit
@ Room #5, 6th Floor, Stanley A. Milner Library
(7 Sir Winston Churchill Square)
Admission: FREE

This free skillshare is not to be missed by anyone who's concerned about or impacted by the affordable housing crisis and our growing homeless population. We invite social workers, health workers, civil servants, police officers, lawyers & legal advocates, municipal and provincial politicians, faith leaders, and advocates from the larger community to join us in learning about sustainable 'alternative housing' models and how Canada's growing homeless population can be lessened through the support of these innovative and progressive experimental communities.

Space is limited. We encourage people to register with us in advance to ensure a seat: Please email nonexpo@edmontonsmallpress.org or espa2006@telus.net, or call (780) 434-9236 by Sept. 24 to RSVP.

Workshop Synopsis:
This will be an audio-visual presentation that focuses on intentional and 'experimental' communities, which by our definition refers to any housed community that is accessible to people who do not have the means to register a mortgage or pay 'market' rent, yet gives them reasonable tenure and a sense of belonging and home.

Experimental communities range from seasonally-tolerated 'tent cities' for transient travelers, to built communities that can weather all of the year's seasons in safety and comfort, for example Portland's "Dignity Village"*, which inspired this presentation.

In addition to presenting some of the successful models being implemented in other North American cities, Hendrik will address the alternative construction methods that have been tried (by necessity) and proven successful (green and sustainable). He will also discuss the political means that came into play to achieve acceptance and tenure in these communities. The ultimate goal for participating advocates is to make proposals to Edmonton and Vancouver City Councils to establish such sites in our communities by 2010.

Presenter Bio:
Hendrik Beune was born and raised in the Netherlands and moved to Canada in 1970. He attended UBC and graduated with a B.Sc. Honors in Zoology, eventually working as a Biologist and Shellfish Aquaculturist for many years. He is currently a multi-media student in pre- and post-production techniques for digital DVD and TV productions (including editing for Vancouver's FEARLESS TV) and is a community activist with various other arts clusters. He is also a homeless advocate, and works with Vancouver's UPWORDS street newspaper, as well as a current Board Member of the Pivot Legal Society, which advances the interests and improves the lives of marginalized persons through law reform, legal education, and strategic legal action (http://www.pivotlegal.org).

For direct info: hendrikbeune@gmail.com or UPWORDS@gmail.com

* See Portland's Dignity Village: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dignity_Village http://www.dignityvillage.org

Photos from ESPA's trip to Dignity Village in July 2007:


Sept. 28 from 3-5PM
Just Added! FAVA's FILM OUT LOUD (#2)
@ FAVA (Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta) 2nd Floor, 9722 102 Street, Ortona Armoury (in the valley)
Put aside the digital world and put your voice to film. Come on over and check out Super 8mm, 16mm, 35mm film cameras. Take an in-depth look at Super 8mm filmmaking and view some classic Super 8mm films. For more info call FAVA directly at: 429-1671

ALSO THIS MONTH, CHECK OUT OTHERS' ACTIVITIES:

The Way of the Radical Green Business
September 20, Thurs, 7-9pm
@ Business Building, Room 1-6 (by HUB Mall), University of Alberta For more info & to enroll: www.tadhargrave.com/freeintro

Join us for a free 2 hour ethical marketing workshop for "green" business owners, hippies & progressives. Learn how you can grow your green, community-minded or holistic business without selling out or losing your integrity. This workshop will help you get 'unstuck' and find a whole new way of looking at growing your business that doesn't require flushing your money down the toilet on ads or expensive marketing campaigns. Learn about effective, low/no cost, word-of-mouth marketing methods that work. FREE Admission - everyone's welcome!

TAR SANDS ACTION CAMP
SEPT. 21-23
@ an Undisclosed Location (Friday bus leaves Edmonton at 5PM)
Cost is $30-$50 (No one will be turned away for lack of funds)

The Alberta Tar Sands are one of the most environmentally and socially devastating projects on the face of the planet. Come to a three day camp and learn, from some of the nations top trainers, the skills you need to stop this project and create the green energy revolution. Workshops in Non-violent direct action, volunteer recruitment and retention, puppet making, street theatre, legal, media, fundraising, blockades, action planning, campaign strategy and more. REGISTER NOW AS SPACE IS LIMITED - email tarsandsactioncamp@gmail.com for a registration form.

Media: How is it slanted? It's influence and can we control it?
(Social Justice Movie Night)
SEPT. 28 @ 7PM
@ Unitarian Church of Edmonton, Main Hall, 10804 119 St.
Cost: $5 donations or PWYC will be accepted at the door.
Contact: njt.edmonton@gmail.com

We will be showing 2 edited documentaries (Orwell Rolls in his Grave & Manufacturing Consent) on who controls the Media and it's effects on public opinion. A discussion will follow. Suggestions on how to influence the Media will also be discussed. This event is co-sponsored by Unitarian Church of Edmonton, Social Justice Committee, CESC, Not Just Tourists - Edmonton. Social Justice Movie Nights are held the 4th Friday of the Month.

International Car Free Day is Sept 22!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Free_Days
Car Free Day in Canada http://www.carfreeday.ca How to Stage a Car-Free Day in Your Community http://www.carfreeday.ca/PDF/CFD_HowTo.pdf

FILM & VIDEO SOCIETY OF ALBERTA (FAVA)
FAVA has workshops year-round! For more information about FAVA's upcoming Master Classes or other film & video workshops, call 429-1671 or visit www.fava.ca