January 22, 2012 • 20 notes • babylonfalling
babylonfalling: I’ll be at Bluestockings tonight with Howard Swerdloff for a short discussion and book signing. I’ll also be hanging some original copies of sixties underground newspapers from my collection. The weather is shitty, but it will be a fun night. Hope to see you there. Here’s the official line: Bluestockings - 172 Allen St. New York, NY 10002, 212.777.6028Saturday, January 21st @ 7PM – Free Reading: Sean Stewart “On the Ground” With Howard Swerdloff In four short years (1965-1969), the underground press in the U.S. grew from five small newspapers to over 500 newspapers–with millions of readers–all over the world. On the Ground: An Illustrated Anecdotal History of the Sixties Underground Press in the U.S. is comprised of stories told by the people involved with the production and distribution of the newspapers and features dozens of full-color reproductions which provide a window into the spirit of the times.  Join editor Sean Stewart and Howard Swerdloff (once called “Little Lenin” by The New York Times, Swerdloff was one of the founders of the New York High School Free Press) in a reading, discussion, and celebration of the release of On the Ground. In the next couple days I’ll finally get back to scanning and I’ll also throw up some photos of the events I did and capers I went on last week in the Bay Area.

babylonfalling:

I’ll be at Bluestockings tonight with Howard Swerdloff for a short discussion and book signing.

I’ll also be hanging some original copies of sixties underground newspapers from my collection. The weather is shitty, but it will be a fun night. Hope to see you there. Here’s the official line:

Bluestockings - 172 Allen St. New York, NY 10002, 212.777.6028

Saturday, January 21st @ 7PM – Free
Reading: Sean Stewart “On the Ground”
With Howard Swerdloff

In four short years (1965-1969), the underground press in the U.S. grew from five small newspapers to over 500 newspapers–with millions of readers–all over the world. On the Ground: An Illustrated Anecdotal History of the Sixties Underground Press in the U.S. is comprised of stories told by the people involved with the production and distribution of the newspapers and features dozens of full-color reproductions which provide a window into the spirit of the times.  Join editor Sean Stewart and Howard Swerdloff (once called “Little Lenin” by The New York Times, Swerdloff was one of the founders of the New York High School Free Press) in a reading, discussion, and celebration of the release of On the Ground.

In the next couple days I’ll finally get back to scanning and I’ll also throw up some photos of the events I did and capers I went on last week in the Bay Area.

January 22, 2012 • 23,578 notes • staff
staff: Two days ago, you guys stepped up once again to show the world just how much we care about protecting the Internet. Together, we generated more than 140,000 calls to Senators, spent more than 4,200 hours on the phone with their staffers, and blacked out 650,000 of our blogs to make our point and inspire others to get involved. And what’s more, this was on top of the 90,000 calls we sent to members of the House of Representatives a month ago. Incredible. It’s now becoming clear just how much impact our action is having. On January 18th, only 31 members of Congress opposed these bills. Just one day later, 101 members of Congress publicly stood with us in opposition. We are being heard. And as of today, it looks like both the Senate PIPA and House SOPA bills have been shelved, for the moment. It seems pretty likely that the bills won’t pass as written—a big first win. We now hope that Internet companies, the creative community and the content industry join together to innovate and devise new partnerships to combat online piracy. We’re confident there are effective ways to do this without damaging the Internet or diminishing our freedoms. You’ve made a big difference in keeping the Internet a safe and open place for creators. Thank you again.

staff:

Two days ago, you guys stepped up once again to show the world just how much we care about protecting the Internet. Together, we generated more than 140,000 calls to Senators, spent more than 4,200 hours on the phone with their staffers, and blacked out 650,000 of our blogs to make our point and inspire others to get involved. And what’s more, this was on top of the 90,000 calls we sent to members of the House of Representatives a month ago. Incredible.

It’s now becoming clear just how much impact our action is having. On January 18th, only 31 members of Congress opposed these bills. Just one day later, 101 members of Congress publicly stood with us in opposition. We are being heard.

And as of today, it looks like both the Senate PIPA and House SOPA bills have been shelved, for the moment. It seems pretty likely that the bills won’t pass as written—a big first win. We now hope that Internet companies, the creative community and the content industry join together to innovate and devise new partnerships to combat online piracy. We’re confident there are effective ways to do this without damaging the Internet or diminishing our freedoms.

You’ve made a big difference in keeping the Internet a safe and open place for creators. Thank you again.