This week from Yes Lab in NYC

Dear New Yorker,

Two treats for you: an all-star revolutionary panel this evening (Thursday), and hilarious clown fun this Saturday.

1. This Saturday evening, come prepare fun, funny, and media-savvy actions for F29 with Occupy's newest venture, the +Brigades. BYOB. Beware of clowns. Spread the word!

• Date: Saturday, Feb. 25, 7pm
• Where: Judson Church (Thompson St. entrance), New York City

2. Tonight (Thursday), come seriously consider how change happens, the role of electoral politics, the nature of revolution, and other big questions. Moderated by Nation editor Richard Kim, the panel will include Richard Schechner, Yotam Marom, Chaia Heller, and Nelini Stamp. Bring ID!

• Date: Thursday, Feb. 23, 7pm
• Where: Hemispheric Institute (20 Cooper Square, 5th floor), New York City
• More info: www.yeslab.org/cat

See you soon!

Your friends at the Yes Lab

[Also, from the Yes Lab blog]:

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Dear New Yorkers:

Two Yes Lab things of local interest:

1. The revolution will be debated - again! This Thursday, and all through the semester, come meet the revolutionaries who have changed or are currently changing the world. The series kicks off this Thursday (at 7pm to 20 Cooper Square, 5th floor) with Carne Ross, the former British diplomat who who resigned in 2004 after giving then-secret evidence to a British inquiry into the Iraq War. He is also the author of the just-published The Leaderless Revolution, and will speak about the future of politics and how ordinary people will shape it. See the Creative Activism Thursdays site for full list of speakers (so far) and locations. Speakers will be added throughout the semester, so stay tuned! (The series is co-sponsored by the NYU Dean for Social Science, the Hemispheric Institute, the Yes Lab, the Humanities Initiative at NYU Working Research Group on Artistic Activism, CAA, and Not an Alternative.)

2. Also, starting next Friday, Feb. 3rd, from 10am to 6pm, come change the world with us during Yes Lab Fridays, a series of weekly brainstorms and trainings to help activist groups and individuals carry out media-getting creative actions focused on their own campaign goals. Participation is easy - just show up Feb. 3 and see how you'd like to plug in. We ask that you email us in advance, at nyu@yeslab.org, so we can give your name to the security guard. (Also feel free to tell us about yourself, your interests, and your skills.)

See you this Thursday!

Your friends at the Yes Lab