Just got this message from Persons Unknown
January – February 2011 Fingers crossed
Surrounded by institutions and universities, there is newly occupied space where education can be re-imagined. Amidst the rising fees and mounting pressure for ‘success’, we value knowledge in a different currency; one that everyone can afford to trade. In this school, skills are swapped and information shared, culture cannot be bought or sold. Here is an autonomous space to find each other, to gain momentum, to cross-pollinate ideas and actions.
If learning amounts to little more than preparation for the world of work, then this school is the antithesis of education. There is more to life than wage slavery.
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This is a part of the latest chapter in a long history of resistance. It is an open book, a pop-up space with no fixed agenda, unlimited in scope, This space aims to cultivate equality through collaboration and horizontal participation. A synthesis of workshops, talks, games, discussions, lessons, skill shares, debates, film screenings. Our time in this building is short, we have the next couple of weeks to zhumba, zhumba, zhumba.
Lets take education into our own hands. Propose a session, share your knowledge, extend your skillz, or just come down to 5 Bloomsbury Square, though the door is on Bloomsbury Way, opposite Swedenbourg House.
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Intriguing. I’ll try to get there before it closes. (Reminds me a bit of that other happening – was it called “Temporary School of Thought”.) If you get more details please let me know – It’s a bit out of my way so I don’t really want to just drop in on the off-chance of arriving at a good time.
Hi Pam,
Yeah, my guess is this is something very closely related to the Temporary School of Thought lot. I reckon its probably some of the same people and/ or friends of the same people. I was told in a seperate message that it was all starting at 3pm today (Sunday) so might try to pop down there later… 🙂
Hello
see https://network23.org/freeschool
you still going?…
if you have any links to any like-minded people I’d like to add them to my list and bring all the free schoolers together send me them!
cheers,
Yo
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Hi there, not sure if they are still going, ask them on twitter https://twitter.com/TheFreeSchool 🙂