Posted by Christina on 2010-02-08 21:44:23:

It is 2010 and yet that time has rolled around for us to celebrate community and the love within with our 2nd Annual "Big Love" Benefit Dinner. This year the dinner will be on March 13th at the First Unitartian Church from 4pm to 6pm for the "Meet and Greet" and the dinner at 6pm to 9pm. Why do this again? Well,first of all for consistency(look up the definition,I did) and secondly to share, network and feel the love with our fellow community people. I hope this year is as great of a turn out, if even better, than last, as we all look at the big picture if not the title of the dinner itself, "Big Love", for yourself, your community service, the love for what we are doing and of course the love for the Brick House.... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2010-02-10 11:09:53:

Direct Democracy has something to offer BRYCC House Membership as substantive policy

Provided is a closer look at more contemporary Marxist Ideas... Larry Marx from The American Prospect that is.... The views of the author of this article are worth considering and even though some of the specific solutions offered are not that which I would agree to, the fact remains that this sort of Substantive Democratic Value

"Over the last several years, the race for money and influence and power has left the hopes and concerns of most Americans in the dust. All you see from Washington is another scandal or petty argument. And so we get discouraged. Half of us don't vote. The half of us who do vote are voting against somebody instead of voting for something. We know what fills the void: the lobbyists, the influence peddlers with the cash and connections. … They write the checks, and you get stuck with the bills."

At the 2007 Take Back America Conference, Barack Obama offered a thorough explanation of the challenges to American democracy. Now we have a political opening, a historic opp... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2010-01-21 16:06:55:

We started a Relief Drive in association with A Day of Service to honor the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s principals on Monday, January 18th and hope you will share in our effort.... We know our small listening community, artists and training program can support a specific effort to make things better through direct action.

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Please put the word out and consider the deed.... Money only goes so far with people who need water, healthy living conditions and safety supplies... Join us in supporting Edge Outreach and the People of Haiti as a part of another 40 days of peace and volunteer effort to honor Dr. King's dream to end poverty and suffering.

Link: http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20101200410

[[Link: http://www.edgeoutreach.com/Form/pwplform3.php| our primary p... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2010-01-18 20:24:17:

Compare them for yourself and ask... Is it really a coincidence??

Wow... check this out.... the Speed Museum has gone and done it again in less than a Months time... check out how similar their proposed activities are to what we are doing.... what is up with this cheap copy of fast art crap????

This new event ( http://www.louisvillefilm.org/call-for-entries.html ) is truly odd in that it is so much like the grant written by our art collective folks that one would actually have to wonder if someone had read our grant... http://www.brickhouse.cc/story/103

Given the recent Speed?? Baloney!( http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/pages/SPEED-BALONEY/231843093442?ref=ts ) Incident's uncanny likeness to the Small But Weird Invitational copied by the Speed Museum all in one month... http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=204152063908&index=1

Somebody somewhere is really paying attention to our ideas and handing them over to the folks at the Speed... whats up with that??? How odd... but totally human...... (read and comment)

Posted by frappyjohn on 2010-01-10 12:16:05:

By Bill Engebretson, Secretary

Meeting Called to Order at the Brick House, 1101 S. 2nd St., at 5:36 pm., Sunday, January 3, 2010. Directors Present Were:

Christina Baldon, Library & Arts Collective Bill Engebretson, Secretary & Radio Collective Kathy Sweeton, Co-Chair & Noize Collective Kristin Shelor, Arts Collective

Collective Members present

Martin Larsen, Noize Collective; Mevel., Noize Collective Andrew Morrow, Computers and Noize Collectives.

Purpose of the Meeting: Such business that would be part of the regular monthly meeting of the Brycc House Collectives Assembly. Old Business: None. Discussions:

BRAT-like magazine considered. Christina Baldon suggested she could help sell advertising. Library: Martin Larsen suggested that we inventory and sell books. Kristin Shelor suggested a special lending database. Christina Baldon and Martin Larsen will meet at 2:30 pm. On Friday for organizing the sale of books. Fund r... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-12-29 14:32:59:

Lessons on Civil Disobedience

As a preface to offering some decent reading worth repeating, I would just like to say that I see different kinds of Activism as social impact choices... Proactivism and Reactionism...

I do not believe these processes and applications to be mutually exclusive even though I am done ringing the dinner bell for folks to figure out that we need to act and act directly to make this world better for the next generations and for those who have less ability to help themselves or others through action.

I WILL NOT BE PURSUING DIALOGUE HERE... I WELCOME OUR DIALOGUE AS SIDE BY SIDE SUPPORT OF OUR FACILITY AS A PLACE WHERE REAL SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED CHANGE

December 19, 2005 20 Years Ago Today, I was Arrested for "Stealing" the Golden Shovel

By JOHN BLAIR

In some ways, it seems just like yesterday. In others, well...

Twenty years ago today, I was arrested for "stealing" the gold painted ground breaking shovels at the Union Carbide PCB facility in Henderson, KY. In many ways... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-11-17 20:42:50:

MLKjr's Last Speech never fails to inspire...

I encourage you all to understand how vision and drive forget the boundaries of ego and identify with the infinite ...

All the while, keeping the very finite within ones heart... ... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-10-24 22:09:59:

Trolley Hop Talk and Sceen Printing Skill Share

Monday, October 26th will be our monthly Trolley Hop Talk featuring Batik Techniques and plenty of Textile Points of interest. We welcome everyone to join us at 7pm and learn about the empowerment of art forms related to textile arts around the world. Snacks, hot tea and coffee for all!

Second weekend in November offers a silk screening party called 'I Screen, You Screen, We all Screen for Silk Screen!' Drop us a line if you would like to join us and screen print on paper or fabric as your own design or bring a t-shirt and print a brycc shirt just for fun!... (read and comment)

Posted by frappyjohn on 2009-02-28 02:23:17:

Draft by Kathy Sweeton-Windsor

Assembly Meeting February 26, 2009, OLCH, 6:30-8:30pm

Present: David B, Bill E, Christina B, Kathy S, John H (arrived at 7pm)

Discussion:

1) Financial Update - $115 deposited – balance of about $155 when the water bill clears. Kathy will be depositing $15 + $150 = $165 so the bank balance will be about $320 late on Monday. NA has not paid Christina in quite a while. (Kristin needs to also let us know if she was given any ‘rent’.) Christina will ask NA if they can get caught up on the back ‘rent’and/or pay some ahead.

2) HIGH SCHOOL PARTY - $150 Income - The Brown School BrickHouse party was approved by the Assembly. Christina deposited the $115 from the Silent Auction and Kathy will deposit her $15 + $150 for the Brown School Party. Kathy will staff the party with friends and/or BH members are invited to help supervise the 11th graders.

3) Donors for the BIG LOVE DINNER – Christina brought notes for the donors and the attendees signed the cards. Christina will add the tax stat... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-02-24 12:29:04:

How to Plan and Run an Event with BRYCC as a Brick House Benefit

Given my background in working with BRYCC-Brick House and other events including the INFEST Independent Education Festival, PAZ Conference, Forecastle, and more. I can honestly say that many events can be efficiently run with as few as 5-6 key people who work together weekly and fulfill their tasks on a timeline...

I would say that there should not be one person in charge because it is ultimately designed by those who participate in the committee and specialized task forces who meet each of the needs as they arise... I do think meeting facilitators can serve as managers and also that defining a point person for task forces can quickly eliminate a need for at least 3 people to accomplish one well placed goal...

Marketing Via Fan Base or By Unilateral Engagement of Public Interest Groups with Mutual Values

Ultimately there is a 'street team' associated with any sort of outreach proceedings. My thoughts on the concept of street teams is not the modern guerilla warfare tactics that i see used to flye... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-02-24 11:50:29:

Appreciation Awards Event hosted by Board of Directors honors Community Leaders

Hey folks...Kudos to everyone... Especially Sandee, Christina, Kathy, Dennis, Meg and Nana Yaa for nailing down the details as well as Thank Yous to Bill E. and John for showing up and supporting the behind the scenes task forces

Awards:

• Jackie Green for founding the Greening of Louisville
• Carla Wallace for Diligent Commitment to Social Change Globally and Locally
• Fausta Martin for Mediation and Long Term Dedication
• Mary and Martha Schroeder for Volunteer Leadership in the Garden Collective

Given the details of our 'nearly successful' first Big Love Dinner this month... I think we have learned alot and thus I just wanted to share how we can immediately have a look at organizing future events on a day with better weather and just a smidge more publicity as promotion and outreach...

Board of Directors Planning and Proposal Process

First off, it has become clear that long range planning and larger community-wide service events as funds raising is something that the Board of Directors need... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-01-13 23:21:07:

Join us in Honoring the Words, Deeds and Dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Are you ready to be Ambassadors of Peace as a part of a MLK Day of Service Learning & Greenovation at the Brick House? Call today and Schedule to lead or train for Volunteer Activities and Building Repair on January 19th.

As a celebration of the works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday this Thursday Jan. 15th, Brick House Community Center will begin its volunteer training and outreach with a message. Our center will be hosting a series of service events and educational opportunities to learn more about Self Engaged Enrichment and Applied Diversity Values.

January 17th & 18th will be a volunteer training days for collectives and members.

January 19th we will host a MLK Day of Service Learning at our site (8am -3pm 1101 S. 2nd St. on the corner of St. Catherine)

February 20th Reception and kick off of the Community Wide Green Convene starting at Glass Works (5:30-9 pm located at 9th & Market Streets)

February 21st we will host a Big Love Community Dinner & Benefit (4-9pm at First U... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2009-01-13 12:27:10:

Service For Peace Leaders bring a big Benefit to the Community!

we have a big event coming up that we would love for you to share with your community...

January 19th... Brick House Community hosts the Make a Difference Day with Service for Peace! 1101 So. 2nd Street at the corner of St. Catherine We welcome everyone!! 8am - 2pm

Get your work clothes on and Join volunteers along with Home Depot Specialists to make the Brick House a better resource for the Old Louisville Community.... Sign up for some Service Learning and skillsharing on your day off while giving back to the people who give all year around!

Neighbors and Community Partners are welcome to spend the morning with volunteers honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. vision of empowering peole and supporting our effort in underserved communities while learning more from experts who will be working on improving our site through weatherization/insulation, interior improvements including home decor tips/building code renovation standards, and conservation/greenovation techniques.

This communi... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2008-12-24 10:16:09:

War Resisters International Remember the Creative Resolution of Social Artists.... Reposted

Look back at an experience of empowerment. I wonder if the experience now seems that it was just a passing feeling you had at the time. Back then, you or your group somehow gathered the strength to make a difference--or at least feel that you made a difference. You may have changed something permanently, but the feeling was ephemeral. It wore off. A sense of empowerment is something that needs to be recreated continually.

Forms of empowerment, whether types of activity, attitudes, styles, spread by contagion. But after a while we begin to look for improvement, some benchmark to surpass--an additional element, an innovation, or better results. A street action that is empowering the first time we participate soon begins to need something new--more people, a wider range of groups, more impact. When it becomes difficult to extend the level of social mobilization, it is a common mistake for many of us to confuse militancy for empowerment. People escalate the action hoping for similar results in terms of public ... (read and comment)

Posted by creativemindsunion on 2008-11-28 05:00:38:

Asset Building or Just Sitting on Our Assets

Ok... We have had an ongoing debate and dialogue which needs to be wide open for every person's consideration and interpretation. At present, there is quite a bit of concern with some folks about fund raising and financial protocol in relation to regular expenses. I am of the mind to say, "Some money is better than no money while Documentation of Money Transactions is essential in the work we do." I am not of the mind to speak for others or to limit the paths by which we invest ourselves and our time as a diverse process of organizing and funds development in door2door outreach, community partnership along with long-range and mid-range program planning/design as a part of grant seeking and project development. The more interactive and informative our outreach and revenue stream vision is the more organic and beneficial it will be as a sustainable resource in hard times.

To make a long story short, there are plenty of solutions to our dilemma of financial stability and regular monetary support which occ... (read and comment)