<Hamilton FreeSkool!> Monday Documentary Discussion!

[Rachel]

Hello everyone!

I'd like to just remind you all that if you find yourself interested,
tomorrow, Monday the 4th we'll have the first Hamilton Freeskool Documentary
Discussion class (or "Ted: The Class") at the Sky Dragon Centre. That's 27
King William in Hamilton (one block past Gore Park, between James and John).

If you do fancy attending the class it's a good call to come to this one,
since we'll be sorting out how we'd like to structure things, as well as
having our first discussion. If you have a favourite, reasonably short
documentary of any kind that you'd like to come prepared to suggest, please
do! (The Sky Dragon has got wireless internet available so if it's online we
can access it) I'm planning to have a few options that we can select from.
Though not necessary, I'd also appreciate a quick email to let me know
you're coming if you do plan to be there, just for a sense of how many to
expect.

Thanks so much, I'm really excited about this and I know some of you are too
- look forward to seeing you there!

peace & exploration,

Rachel

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 12:42 AM, Rachel <rache.nolan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello there, happy autumn, fine people :)
>
> i apologise if is in error but I have forwarded you the following email for
> the upcoming Freeskool class I will be facilitating starting this Monday,
> October 4th. I think you may find it of interest and hope I might see you
> there next week or in future!
>
> thanks so much for for your interest and take care,
>
> Rachel
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Hamilton FreeSkool ! <hamiltonfreeskool at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 12:17 AM
> Subject: <Hamilton FreeSkool!> Monday Documentary Discussion/ TED: The
> Class!
> To: hamiltonfreeskool at lists.resist.ca
>
>
> happy autumn, freeskool fans!
>
> i'm happy to invite you all to the first class for Documentary Discussion/
> TED: The Class, this Monday, October 4th,  7 o'clock at the Sky Dragon
> Centre, 27 King William, Hamilton!
> this broad fall class is intended to be an enjoyable, engaging, and perhaps
> above all diverse weekly meeting to provide an opportunity for us all to
> learn something new and reflect on it in a group. i know some who've
> expressed interest in the class have ideas for material and i know i sure do
> - the hope is that we will all form this class together, bringing our own
> interests and backgrounds into the mix. (if you're curious for a sneak peak,
> some of my personal not-so-secret desires for material include TED talks on
> creativity, biology, astronomy and epistemology, Chomsky's Manufacturing
> Consent, a documentary on Woodstock, and a top-secret vinyl recording of an
> interview with pianist Glenn Gould, and i couldn't be more eager to include
> your ideas and fascinations in our "coursework")
>
> everything is fair game - history, theory, science, crafts or trades,
> cultural analysis, radical ideas, ancient art, contemporary debate... and I
> am at least as excited for the discourse as I am for the viewing.
> one of my favourite things about Freeskool has always been its tenet of
> radical inclusivity - the idea of creating open, inviting and
> anti-oppressive spaces not for a certain kind of person of a certain
> qualification, but for everyone who wants to learn. that diversity is
> terrifically inspiring. i don't want to sit by myself or with a handful of
> people with whom I have largely shared experiences and watch a TED talk that
> I know will delight me and move on - i want to play with and even exhaust
> the topic, have my assumptions challenged, have my attention redirected,
> have the information presented fleshed out by others with unique
> perspectives. so, Freeskool seems rather like a dream come true.
> this class, it seems, can offer us new perspectives, introduce us to new
> notions or activities to love or explore or at least be intrigued by, and
> give us an opportunity to meet and interact with new people in a positive
> and totally unstressful environment.
>
> If this sounds like something you might want to drop in on [regular
> attendance in the class is encouraged for the sake of fortifying the class
> but is not at all required] or if you feel like you need a little more of
> the good, glorious kind of learning in your life, please let me know at
> rache.nolan at gmail.com [that's like "rachel", but without the L...] so that
> I can have an idea of numbers. our first class will include a conversation
> about how we'd like to proceed [ie. how to schedule/organise material,
> facilitation, etc.], a first screening/discussion with a selection of good
> stuff for us to choose from, and probably baked goods.
>
> See you on Monday!
>
> Be brave with learning,
>
> Rachel & Freeskool
>
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