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If you require child care or have accessability needs or questions about any class, please contact the facilitator to make arrangements.
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Art Activism7:30pm
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Animal Working Group 1pm
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Alternative Astronomy 7pm
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Haiku 5pm
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FSO meeting 2pm
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Media Matters 5pm Art Activism7:30pm
AfterCare 1pm
Alternative Astronomy 7pm
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Oly Old-Time 7pm Stitch ‘N’ Crochet 3pm
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Haiku 5pm FSO meeting 2pm
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Art Activism7:30pm
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Art Activism7:30pm
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Alternative Astronomy 7pm
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Stitch ‘N’ Knit 3pm
Can You Taste Well? 4pm
Haiku 5pm
ASL Class 7pm
Oly Old-Time 7pm Alternative Astronomy 7pm
FREE SKOOL FEAST MEDIA ISLAND 5PM
Animal Working Group 1pm
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FREE SKOOL OLYMPIA CALENDAR OF CLASSES
April 2011
Free Skool Olympia is an autonomous, all ages, egalitarian,volunteerrun collective which works to offer a wide range of workshops, classes, trainings, and skill shares freely to the community. The Free Skool offers a direct challenge to educational, economic, and social systems that oppress and divide our communities by providing vibrant alternatives to those systems and safe places for them to thrive so that we may begin to imagine and build a truly free world.
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28 Book Binding!
Oly Old-Time 7pm Stitch ‘N’ Crochet 3pm Haiku 5pm
29 Can You Taste Well? 4pm ASL Class 7pm
FSO meeting 2pm
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FREESKOOLOLYMPIA.ORG
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Organizing Meetings Media Island
Every Sunday, 2pm 816 Adams St. SE
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS AftercareSkillshare (ConfidentialLocation) D and Growl
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Learn, review and share self care and other care skills for survior sex and BDSM play. 18+ only. Please do not attend this event if you have been accused of sexual assault. CONACT FACILITATORS FOR LOCATION.
Sunday, April 10th 1-3pm
Alternative Astonomy Russ Frizzell
The Muldership
Tuesdays 7-8pm
AnimalRightsWorkingGroup Media Island
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Animal Rights group with the goal of making Olympia a “No Kill” City.
Sundays
1-2pm
Artful Activism Paper Mache KOWA Studio Bruce Wilkinson
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Artful Activism uses creative tactics to educate and entertain people and engages them around an issue and builds community. We’ll start with paper mache masks and build from there to large puppetry to storyline creation and performance. Our goal will be to create an engaging puppet theater that will be part of the Procession of the Species in April. Please bring materials and tools for paper mache like cardboard, scissors, masking tape, newspaper, balloons, some materials provided
Mondays, 7:30-9:30pm
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Remember that strange piece of canvas board you have laying around? Time to turn it into your new favorite Journal. Bring the Paper you made two weeks ago, and your leather needle. We’re going to sew our pages together, and share different methods of binding books. Bring your glue guns if you have them, and an elastic Mind-set. We’re binding the world, one page at a time! I have extra leather needles for you! No biggie.
Tuesday, April 28th, 12-3pm
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Have a class you want to teach or a skill you want to share for the month of April? Coming to the feast to talk about it will be a great way for folks to learn about it, and you can network of others would like to help you or if you need help! Even if you AREN’T planning on doing a class or workshop for March, come and enjoy food with good people and learn what’s up with Free Skool Olympia! Bring food to share if you would like, but don’t worry if you can’t! Sunday, 13th 5pm
Grassroots Media Matters Bruce Wilkinson
Media Island
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Grassroots community media has the potential to network and inform a community. Or it could be a bunch of tiny groups of people not reaching outside a small demographic or group of friends. This class is about making media that competes against mainstream media through intensive cooperation and commitment.
Tuesdays, 12th,19th, and 26th 5-6:30pm
Haiku & Asian Poetry Bethel
Yashiro Japanese Garden
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Were you told in third grade that haiku is a short poem of three lines, consisting of five, seven, and five syllables? Have you always suspected this was not quite true... that there is much more depth to haiku than that? Well, you were right! Come and join us! Reading, writing, and sharing our poems in a supportive and friendly community setting. We will work together to educate ourselves about haiku and related forms of poetry. If weather isn’t permitting, we’ll find somewhere else to meet.
Thursdays, 5-6:30pm
How Well can you Taste? Jules
The Muldership
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See how well you can identify the ingredients in different drinks you are given.
Fridays,
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Makes Me so horny!: Mapping Women and Trans Pleasure 1507 Fern St Alexa Garvin
703.309.7167
A safe p;ace for women and trans people to map what makes them hot! A mini-workshop, part of a longer “Really, Really Safe Sex” series. Bring an open mind and explore your pleasure!
Saturdays, 9th and 23rd 3-5pm
BoundTogetherBookBinding! Media Island Charlotte Renninger
Media Island
Free Skool Olympia
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On rainy days we will discuss current Astromony topics and on clear evenings we will be outside observing stars and planets at various locations with the best viewing conditions. Bring your curiousityand imagination. If you have a telescope or binoculars please bring them too.
Stephanie Frizzell
Free Skool Feast!
Oly Old -Time Music Class Mikey Ring
Lincoln Elementary
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We Play mostly Appalachian traditional old-time music. Everyweek, a new tune is taught. All experience levels are welcom. Folks generally play fiddle, banjo. or guita, but naything else is more than welcome!. If you don’t have an instrument, please contact us ahead of time and we will try to have a loaner available. For more info, go to www.olyolftime.org
Wednesdays, April 13th, 20th and 27th . 7-9pm
Recycled Paper Making Charlotte Renninger
Media Island
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Want to that old energy in y our old journals and re-energize it by blending it in a blender? We’re making beautiful paper! We’ll be using an old blender, old window screens, and a piece of plexiglass to set our pages. Come prepared to problem solve! E-mail ahead of time if you have materials to contribute.
Thursday, April 14th 12-2:30pm
Signing for Brave Beginners Media Island Boon Le Scott Yoos
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Basic, intro-level class in the joy-filled art of successfully sending & reading Sign Language! Our primary emphasis will be on A.S.L. (American Sign Language), but we MAY stray a bit into the dark realm of S.E.E. (Signing Exact English) depending upon the group’s tolerance level! All ages & ability levels will be welcomed. Bring your patience, enthusiasm, and be prepared to have some good, solid FUN Fridays, 7-9pm
Stitch ‘N’ Knit/Crochet Charlotte Renninger
Media Island
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Two hours of knotty fun! At the beginning of the 3:00pm hour, there will be a crochet & knit tutorial for beginners. An otherwise casual environment to work on yarn & sewing projects and learn new things with fun folk. Yarn will be provided. Crochet hooks are available until supplies run out. Open minds required. Most appropriate for ages 8+ Thursdays, 3-5pm
LOCATIONS:
Media Island and KOWA Studio - 816 Adams St. SE. (East of the library, accessable on Routes 12 & 13. Wheelchair accessable) 1507 Fern St. SW - (Route 47 to 9th & Soroya. Walk west to Fern. 1507 is 1/2 mile south) The Muldership - 2407 Elliot ave NW. Route 41 to the handy pantry. Walk west on Elliot, second house on the left. Lincoln Elementary - Route 12 or 13 to Capitol Way and 21st St. Walk east on 22nd, take a right at Washington. The entrance will be on the left and the classroom is just down the stairs on the left. Yashiro Japanese Garden- 1010 Plum St. A short walk from the downtown Bus station or take route 94 to Plum and Union. Go North up Plum, the garden is on the right.
